Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03
THE NATIONAL GUARD
1t Enters Upon the New Year With
Increased Interest.
LECTURES AND DRILLS.
Gen. Ordway's Order In Regard to the I'm
portance of Attendance Upon the Course of
Instruction-Rine Practice Commenced Last
Night-Militia Notes.

The year 1891 has in il more of promise, so
far as the District National Guard is concerned,
than any of the years departed; it also has in
! it more of real. solid fact. Those who thought
militia membership was a synonym for uni
formed idleness are no longer in the organize
ton. their places having been filled by indus
| trious young men who are DESTROYS Of securing
as much of military education Us can be ex-
| tracted from their environments. There has
also been a marked improvement in the
methods of instruction, and these methods are
now being so materially improved that no
National Guard in the country can hope, year
| from now. to have a more intelligent and thor
oughly disciplined brigade than the one COM
handed by Gen. Albert Ordway.
THE LECTURE COURSE.
On Monday night will commence a series Of
lectures that cannot fail to be most usefully
instructive. The circular in which the lectures
were announced says:
lit is proposed to convey the instruction by
| a course of lectures based on the assumption
that the President has called ont the militia for
three months service, to hold the defensive
until armies can be raised; and, by following
ont their supposed movements from the time
the orders of the President are received until
the expiration of their term of service, to EN-
brace in the lectures every duty of subordinate
officers in the field.
1T is not proposed to discuss the art of war. but
| to confne the lectures to instruction in knowl-
! edge that subordinate militia officer should
possess and in duties that he should be pre-
pared to perform in an emergency. The lee
lures. therefore, must omit much that might
| be looked for in an ordinary professional text
| book, but they will be given with the purpose
of affording practical instruction to all officers
and in the hope of interesting few to seek for
such further instruction az would be essential
to them in higher positions or in service be-
yond the time that military operations would
be entrusted to the militia.
The lectures will be given in the officers
room of the First Battalion Armory. All Off
GERS and all enlisted men who have qualified as
candidate for promotion will be required,
and all enlisted men who may desire are cor
daily invited to attend the lectures. The wear
ing of uniform in attending the lectures is not
requisite"
The lecturer will be Lieut.. Constantine
Chase. third United States artillery, and his
subject ''Muster-in, Embarkation, Travel and
Decentralization"
JOHNNY AND HIS GUN.
Gallery rifle practice for 1891 commenced
last night the seventh battalion facing the tar
gets. Tonigh: the general staff and the field
and staff officers and non-commissioned staff of
regiments will put in their January scores.
On Monday night companies A and IL. second
battalion, viii practice; company will occupy
the gallery on Tuesday evening and company
ID on Wednesday. TINS closing ont the second
battalion. Company A of the fourth with the
new battalion inspector. Lieut.. Farrabee. will
be at work on Thursday and on Friday another
new inspector will probably be at the gallery
with company of the third-Lieut. James Nj.
Stewart. On saturday night company c Of the
sixth will shoot.
A LODGE OF SORROW.
The first battalion, or to be more precise for
he. Waa1, T.erht In
fantry Corps. proposes to honor the memory of
its dead in "a ceremonial which promises to be
impressively interesting--a lodge of sorrow.
Since the organization of the corps fourteen Of
Its members have been promoted by death, and
on she night of Sunday. the 11th instant, Al
baughs Opera House will be the scene of Off
cial mourning. A sermon viii be delivered by
some minister Of emineuce. addresses will be
deliyered by Col. Moore. Surgeon Leach and
Campbell! tarrlngton. appropriate vocal music
will he provided by L quartet and instrumental
music will come from the National Guard Band.
al officers OF the guard will be invited to at
tend. boxes being reserved for tie more dis
tinguished ones.
AMONG THE BIG GUNS.
Capt. Arthur W. Yates, who has commanded
the light battery from its organization, has re-
signed. His place will not soon be filed, for
good officer i'll that position is absolutely
sary. and the knG vi good officer wanted is u
little hard TO find. The ideal commander must
possess quantities when are net requisite IN the
Sharactef vi " esui"r arm! Hiileer-
Technical knowledge. too, II needed. When
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PROSPECTIVE CoCRI-MARriAL-
Trooper John Linney of troop A will prob
ably be the victim of a court-martial within
,b. oo,,,;,,,, ,.ooL Tho oI,,rr-a, ,o,irs, hin,
az -
"ouiu lndicaIe tiia' ne mas oeeh guh'y Oh iin-
properly criticising his commanding officer,
Capt. II. ). barbour. 1t Is understood that on
New Year day Capt Barbour told Gen. Ord
way that the troop was prepared to start for
the BAD Lands at ten hours notice, and. re-
ferring to that rumor. Trooper Linney is al
legged TO have said that Capt. Barbour was .'too
fresh, entirely" or words TO that effect. There
were other slurs OF like nature. but they have
not yet been put III general circulation. Iinney
also wanted to know what kind of a commander