Evening star., 1894-01-27
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Preparing to Make 1894 a Memor-
able Year.
RENEWED ACTIVITY EVERYWHERE
The First Regiment Getting Ready
for Real Work.
M ATT RS OF TEREST

Business around the armories has bright
ened up considerably during the past week.
and there is prospect of increased industry
as winter draws nearer to a close To be
sure the winter Washington has known has
not so far been very formidable, but as
none of the District solders-not even those
connected with the weather bureau--had an
idea that there would be so much of mild
ness no plans for outdoor drills were made.
Whatever there was Of enthusiasm has
therefore been divided between work in
the drill halls and the rifle galleries. The
day of perfunctory maneuverings and ina
bility to shoot is passing away rapidly, and
unless all the signs are misleading in the
extreme the year which has just opened up
will witness greater improvement in the
District National Guard than even the most
sanguine of prophets cares to foreshadow.
OF course there are many difficulties to
be overcome, but there seems to be plenty
of 1.-The spirit that overcometh" In the bri-
gade. and the chances are that the workers
will succeed in doing very much Of that
which they have set out to do.
Col. Moore is Stirring Them Up.
In the first regiment there has been mark
ed access Of regimental activity, DUE main
ly, to the excellent missionary work OF Capt.
Pefxotto, the new regimental adjutant. Col.
Moore Is thoroughly in sympathy with the
revtving designs and has secured from
about all of the officers satisfactory assur-
ances of their intent to cooperate with him
IN an effort to raise the regimental tone
until even the most critical will have no
reason for complaint. As a preliminary
step-and a good one-it has been decided
to hold an officers meeting once in each
month. and every officer in the regiment
will be expected to attend. The Interchange
OF Views which will surely take place at
ficially. The second Of these meetings is
to be held next Wednesday evening.
Within the next week or two the regi-
ment will be exercised in rapid assembly
not exceed two hours. which means that II
COL Moore telephones the battalion COM
manders at 9 o'clock he will expect the
regiment to be ready for duty not a minute
later than g. After the assembly the regi-
ment will probably-weather permitting-do
q little street riot drill.
And Col. Clay Has Both Eyes Open.
The second regiment Is wideawake as
usual. A goodly proportion of the regimental
attention is centered just now upon get
ting the seasons rifle practice properly
started, but the other soldierly essentials
are not suffering from neglect Col Clay
does not anticipate much Of open-air drill
work before the incoming of April, but the
program from that time on Is rich In street
riot drills and other attractive and useful
exercises of the thoroughly practical sort.
Especial effort Is going to be made to have
phenomenally large percentage Of officers
and enlisted men qualify as marksmen or
better. and this endeavor Is quite likely to
result In complete eclipse of all past
records. A somewhat novel feature in the
social end of the organization is Col Claws
almost gratified desire to gather the vocal
lists Of his command together and swear
them in as members of the Second Regi-
ment Glee Club. There is considerable
quantity Of real talent in the regiment,
and If Surgeon Frank J. Woodman Of the
sixth battalion takes charge Of the club
as he probably will-the second will have
another reason for being proud Of itself.
The February Schedule.
General orders, No. l, current SERIES pub
fishes the schedule for gallery practice to
be observed for the month Of February,
1894. as follows:
The first battalion will practice in the
gallery at its armory, under a schedule to
be prepared by the battalion commander.
Second battalion-Company A, Thursday,
February 8; company B. Thursday. LIST;
company c, Saturday. 18th; company d.
Third battalion-Company A. Monday,
5th; company B, Monday. 10th.
Fourth battalion-Company A, Tuesday.
18th; company B. Tuesday. 9th; company
c, Tuesday. 9Th: company D, Tuesday 10Th.
Fifth battalion-Company A. Friday, ID;
company B. Friday I'd; company c, Fri
day. 9th; company D. Friday, 10th.
Sixth battalion-Company A. Wednesday.
7th; company B. Wednesday, 14th; COM
pany c. Wednesday. 2sth.
First separate battalion-Company A,
Monday. 18th; company B, Friday, 23d:
company c. Wednesday, 21st: company d.
Saturday, oath.
Engineer corps, Saturday, 10th.
First separate company. Saturday, Sd.
Second separate company, Saturday, 80.
The general staff and the field and staff
officers and non-commissioned staff Of reg
iments. Monday, February 20.
The field and staff officers and non-com-
missioned staff Of battalions. the evenings
assigned to company A Of their respective
battalions
Practice for February will be at 300
wards The volley firing Is to be done
kneeling instead Of standing, as heretofore.
A Good idea From New York.
The National Guard Association of the
state of New York has recommended sew
eral amendments to the states military
code Two amendments of interest to
guardsmen generally are those allowing
mounted officers $50 annually to procure
uniforms and $50 to all other officers. and
providing that each enlisted man. while on
actual duty, except for inspection and prac-
tice who has served full term of enlist
ment, shall be entitled to additional pay
at the rate of 25 cents per day during the
second five years Of his service. and fur
ther addition Of IS cents per day for each
succeeding five years of service, providing
that when duty or assembled therefor
In case of riot, or when called in aid Of the
civil authorities, commissioned officers shall
receive the same pay as commissioned off,
GERS Of the regular army Of the United
States of the same grade and term Of serv-
ice.
Next Weeks Shooting.
Ordered rifle practice in the brigade gal
lery next week will be in accordance with
the following schedule:
Tuesday-Company D, first separate bat
talon.
Wednesday-Company C.. first seDarate