Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-12

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ExvfANkg such thorough reor-
ganization deserves
and must receive the attention of all persons
interested in local military matters II Is astep
forward and osn only result in great good LOT
the entire brigade.
The order is as follows:
General Orders, No. 8.
HKADouABrERs DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA MILITIA.
WASHINGTON, DC, March IA. 1sS2
The following changes in the organization OF
the National Guard are announced: :.
l. Company B, second battalion. II dis
banded
IL Company d, second battalion. is CONSOLE
dated With company c, fourth battalion. to
which company Second Lieut.. Chas- Shsckel-
ford will be stssehed q supernumerary-
Ill Company b. foursh battalion, is trans
ferred 10 company d. sixth battalion.
". Company d, fifth battalion, is CONSOLE
dated with company b. fifth battalion, which ia
transferred to be company b. fourth battalion.
Capt Z L. Dunn and First Lieut. S. Jacob
SON will remain unassigned until otherwise
ordered
" Company C. fifth battalion, is consoli-
dated with company A. fourth battalion. to
which company First Lieut.. Frank Murphy
and Second Lieut. ID. W. Neliyan will be at
tached as supernumeraries.
VI Company A. fifth battalion, is attached
to the sixth battalion without change of desig-
nation
VII. Maj r A. o'Brien. 9Th battalion, is
assigned to command the second battalion dur
ing the absence of Maj Fred Bracket
The staff officers of the fifth battalion will re-
main unassigned until otherwise ordered
The non-commissioned staff of the fifth bat
TALON will be honorably discharged trans
ferred to companies, as they may elect.
VIII The organizati ton known as the Washing
ton Military Cycle Corps. heretofore attached
to the engineer corps, will be organized as a
company OF mounted infantry and designated
second separate company.
IL The annual muster rolls april 30) will
be made IN accordance with the organization
and designations herein prescribed.
By command of Brig. Gen. Ordway.
OSCAR F. Lone, Adjt. Gen.
WISDOM OF THE CONSOLIDATION.
The intelligent guardsman will at once see
the wisdom of the conclusions reached by Gen.
Ordway. Out of weakness is to come strength
and in place OF weedy and not over creditable
companies must come commands which will be
an honor to the model brigade in the United
States The changes have not been made
hastily. For months past Gen. Ordway has
watched most carefully the condition and con-
duct Of every company, and this order is the
result of his scrutiny Originally it the
generals idea to consolidate company b, sec
ond battalion. with some other weak company,
but a little elaboration made II plain that dis
reasonably near TO fitting the case. Next to
receive attention was company d. second bat
TALON; that had been running below the mini
mum, but for this no blame could be attached
TO Capt Raymond. Then II became evident
that company G, fourth battalion, would be
the better for the addition of experienced ma
terial. and as company had no captain it was
concluded that ID of the second and c of the
fourth should be consolidated under the COM
mand Of Capt Raymond, and that the CONSOLE
de h. raR
fourth.
Naturally company B. fourth battalion,
should be in what is known as the departmental
battalion, for company b was enlisted in the
pension office. The transfer has been ordered,
but the gap Is already filled up. Companies Is
and d Of the fifth are consolidated and become
b Of the fourth
There has always been close relationship be-
tween company of the fourth and company
of the fifth Now they will be one and that one
Will be company of the fourth This company
will number about 100 men.
All these changes would leave but one COM
psny-A-in the fifth battalion and as that
one company would be a trife lonesome as a
star 1t has, without change of designation. been
attached 20 the sixth battalion. Mai. Bartlett
sill care for it for awhile anyhow
necessary outcome of the recognizing and
strengthening process was the depriving of
MAI U Brien Of o command, but the matter
has been adjusted so as to keep the major tenn
nent duty can be found. He is one of the most
practical and valuable officers in the brigade
deserving of every consideration: a shining ex-
ample Of success founded on merit.
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PROPERTY.
Another reform will soon be in operation.
When man is commissioned captain OF a COM
pany be will not receive the parchment until
b has executed and placed on file at brigade
headquarters a satisfactory bond for the sum of
ESQ Precaution Of this nature has been
shown by. experience to be absolutely neces-
sary. In many Of the states the bonds are for
much larger amounts, some Of them running
up into the thousands but Gen Ordyay Il
going TO be satisfied with $3.50 worth of secur-
ry. Very few officers realize the extent Of
Their responsibility for property. With infinite
trouble q captains acc6nnts are adjusted and
YET within g few months. by earelessness that ia
but little short Of criminal in a military man.
he limits himself to be tangled up most fool
ishly and unproi;ably. One year ago the ac-
counts Of a captain in the District National
Guard we're clear-made so after much exertion
snc profanity on the part of the quarter master
general and assistants. today that captain is
indebted to the United States In the sum of
fully s1O0- His men have worn government
ovsrcoats on all Occasions and the families of
members OF the company have kept themselves
warm In bed through the instrumen tallty Of gov
eminent blankets OF course this is an excep-
honal case. Unless the captain or the COM
peEy settles mere Will De SUIT and a iudg-
ment, even II there isn't anything else 1t Is
perhaps only justice TO state that the company
10 colOred one.
MOLE ESCoMICMS
The District National Guard is not only re-
seiving its due share of credit in Congress as q
model organization, but is attracting attention
In al parts OF the country for its work The
lsss number Of the journal of the Military
Service Institution speaking of the lectures
that we're delivered before the officers last win
ter aud which have been Published in a neat
volume entitled The National Guard in Sery-
lee, ssys that 1T Is a book that ought to be In
The hands Of every National Guardsman" and
that they ''have laid all National Guard officers
under Obligation" Another critic In the same
issue OF the Journal says that Gen Ordway ..is
entitled TO the highest praise for the public
spirit that led him to organize the series Of
lectures enjoyed by the District militia and
me ofieers who were associated with him in
tne course should share his praise" In the
same issue Of the Journal is able criticism
ON the drill regulations for street riot duty for.
mulated by Gen Ordway for the guidance
Of the District National Guard. which gives i;
the highest possible praise the best exposi.
uon OF the subject that has yet been pubIished
Col Long has completed a system of drill
tor cycle company which Is now being tested
and the publication of which will confirm the
faos that the District National Guard keeps in
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