The Washington times., 1895-04-21
DISTRICT SOLDIER BOYS
One Weeks News and Gossip
Around Local kTmOrieS.

The order for the annual inspection and
muster isout. Itbegins with thegeneralstaff
and dnon-commissioned staff at headquarters
Wednesday, May / and ends with Battery
A, First Separate Company and Ambulance
Company, Saturday May 1S. The dates
of the other inspections are as follows:
Field and staff, First Regiment, at $40
p. M, Wednesday, May /; First Battalion,
at s:45 O'Clock p. M, Wednesday, May /;
Second Battalion, at 8 O'Clock p. m., Mon
day, May 13; Third Battalion, at 6 o'clock
p m, Saturday, May II; field and staff,
Second Regiment, at o'clock p. m, Mon
day, May 8; Fourth Battalion, at o'clock
p. m, Tuesday, May 4; Fifth Battalion,
at 81 O'Clock p. m, Monday May 6; Sixth
Battalion at O'Clock p. M, Tuesday,
May z; First Separate Battalion, at S:45
o'clock p. m, Monday, May 27; Engineer
Corps, Corps OF Field Music, aud Second
Separate Company, at o'clock p. M,
Saturday, May 4.
The inspection will be in regulation full
dress uniform, except that those organi-
cations not provided Will wear field dress
and equipments. In issuing the order, Gen.
Ordway takes occasion to compliment the
commands on the increased percentage in
attendance over 1898. Hereafter service
chevrons will be worn only on the uniform
dress coat.
TWO YEARS COMPARED.
comparison of the percentage OF attend
ance of the years of 1893 aud 1894 shows
some interesting facts. In 1898 there were
only three organizations having 100 per
cent and in 1894 there were seven, as
follows Company B, First Battalion, Com
First battalion Field q nd STAFF
Second Regiment, Field and Staff, FifFt
Battalion, Field and Staff, Third Bat
talon, Field and STAFF, Fifth Battalion,
Field aud STAFF, Engineer Corps.
In 1898 ten commands Were over ninety
per cent ard i'll 1894 there were eleven, as
follows: Company a, First Separate Bat
talon. Battery a, Light Artillery Company
B, Sixth Battalion, Company A, First Bat
TALON, Company c, Fourth Battalion, Com
pany A, Fourth Battalion, First Separate
Company, Corps OF Field Music, Company
D, Fourth Battalion, Company d, First
Battalion, Field and Staff First Regiment.
In 1894 there were only three com
mands above 80 Per cent and below so.
In 1894 the number was eighteen, as fol-
lows:
Company A Sixth Battalion; field and
staff, Fourth Battalion; Company A,
Second Battalion; Company c. Second
Battalion; Company B First Separate
Battalion; Company B. Fifth Battalion;
Company G Engineer Corps; Company A,
Fifth battalion then Company c; Company
d Third Battalion. then Second; Com
pany A. Third battalion, then Company
b, Second; Company d, Sixth Battalion,
then Company a. Third; Company r,
Third battalion; Company b, Engineer
Corps; Third Separate Company then Com
pany A, Fifth; Company \, EngineerCorps;
Company b. Fourth Battalion; Company
ID First Separate Battalion; field and
staff, Sixth battalion.
In 1898 there were ouly eleven com
mands between 20 and so per cent. against
seven il 1898. The lowest in 1898 was
81 so and in 1854 $3.50 per cent. IL
the commands are able to improve in the
same rauo THIS year Gen. Ordway wlll
be much pleased.
A NEW INSPECTOR GENERAL.
The inspection this year viii be con
Quoted by new Inspector general, VIM
throp Alexander. Gen. ordway for
warded his nomination Wednesday 10 The
President The appointment has been most
enthusiastically received by the guard.
On all sides it is spoken OF in the most
complimentary manner. Two years ago
the new Inspector general assisted at III
inspection and every one was leased
with the way III which he handled ';imselfs
His appointment hears with II the rank of
caused by the death of Gen. Dan Macauley
last fall. Since then the position has been
vacant and the boys were wondering who
would inspect them this year.
Maj. Alexander began his military ca
recr with the Boston School Regiment in
1876, and was private, corporal first
lieutenant, respectively, in the command.
From 1873 To 1892 he served i'll the corps
of cadets at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology being, respectively, first SER
geant, captain ana major III 1880 ne en-
listed in the First Massachusetts Infantry,
and for time was first lieutenant of Com
pany D. He also belonged to the
Second Rhode Island Infantry, and
was also q member of Light Bat
terry A, Massachusetts, Volunteers
In 1889 he came to Washington
and enlisted in Light Battery A, ana three
months ater was commissioned junior first
lieutenant. and remained as such until Au-
gust, 1893. AT that time he returned to
Boston. Since then he has been of troop
D. While in the National Guard of the Dis
trlct be was a member fthe brigade eXamin-
ing board.
Gen. Ordway will straighten up all Ma
tional Guard matters this week. He VIII
come to the annOTy some time early in the
week and give d day or two To guard mat
ters. He will go into camp with the bri-
gade either June or 12 The date will