The Washington times., 1895-02-17
Notes from the Commands.

! Col Clay is in command of the Brigade
after tomorrow.
Corp. John T. Hough. Company C. Fourth
| Battalion. has applied for a discharge.
Corp John Gately, Company A, Fourth
Battalion, has applied for discharge.
! Private Van Ness, Company B. Fourth Bat
TALON, has applied for transfer to Troop A.
| Capt J. Van Ness Phillips. aide-de-camp,
| has been granted leave for two months and
! fifteen days.
Capt. Young. Company B, Third Bat
talon; is back from ten-days' leave of ab-
sence.
Capt Savers, of Company C, Third Battal-
| ion, wants contest. He is drilling twice
week. He is after the winner of Friday
nights prize.
| Sergt. Fry, of the Light Battery, won the
| quarterly shooting medal at the shoot We'd
nesday.
Private Howard NJ. vermillion, Company
| D, has been transferred to Company b,
| Fourth Battalion.
| Private Clarence E. Davis. Company c, has
| been transferred to Company B. Fourth Bat
| talon.
| Private Joseph Murray, Company G, Sec
| ond Battalion National Fencibles). has ap-
| Piled for transfer 10 Company B, Fourth
| Battalion.
Private Rolvix Harlan. Company 4, Fourth
| Battalion, has applied for honorable dis
| charge
Company B Columbian Zouaves) is ex-
| periencing quite boom at the present time.
| 1t has gained quite a number of recruits and
| is drilling twice a week.
/ Efforts are being made to strengthen the
| Second Regiment Glee Club. 1t is proposed
| to increase the number of voices consider
| ably.
The total number of unorganized men in
tSI>o III F1,
placed at 42, 900. The figures were furnished
by Adjt. Gen. Ruggles.
Major E. r. Campbell has issued invita-
tions to supper to be given to his friend,
William E. Bundy, of Cincinnati, Ohio.
This, and what needful else calls upon us,
| measure, time and place. So thanks to all
at once, and to each one, whom We invite to
| join US.
In the report of the Secretary OF War trans
| mitted to the House, giving an abstract OF
the available militia force of the United States,
the following shows the District of Colum-
bias standing. 1t has one general twelve
general staff, forty-fve regimentaI, field and
staff and company officers seventy-four max
| ing total of 1872 commissioned officers. The
organized strength consists of 267 non-com-
missioned officers, twenty-nine musicians,
and $50 privates, making total of ], ,446. or
| a grand aggregate of 1,578.
! The Fencibles are humping things to form
a battalion. II they can get the men with
out going into other companies in the Dis
trict Guard they can have the battalion.
Over thirty recruits have been received or
sent in their names, and the boom still con-
tinues. Gen. 0rdway said, when asked
about the movement: If they get the men
they can have battalion. OF course they
must not take them from other companies In
the Guard. How will 1 take care OF them?
Why, I'll consolidate two or three weak
companies. If the Fencibles can be re-
cruIted TO 200 men Of the calibre of the
present company they can be formed into
a battalion OF their own for FIJI fnd way.
1t was my Intention when the Guard was first
formed to have two regiments. Tho Wash
ington Light Infantry was to be the nucleus
OF one Gas it Isl and the National Rifles was
to be the nucleus OF the other. Ny plan
failed then In the latter respect. thought
wholesome rivalry would be good thinr for
/ the Guard. So if the Fencibles can get men
enough they shall have a battalion of their
own"
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