Evening journal., 1895-08-24
AWAKENING MILITARY.
Colonies Ross and Boyd Will
Inspect the Staff.
PREPARATORY TO ATLANTA TRIP

Company Commanders Urged TO Resume
Active Work AFTER September Is Ush-
cred UNJUST Prepare Duplicate Re-
ports OF Weekly Attendance at DriII.
As this month will end the long Sum
mer rest enjoyed by members OF the Del
aware NATIONAL Guard, preparations are be
ing made nowat he armorles for resuming
drills and active military work with the
close of this month One Of the most
successful Winters OF the guard's exist
euce is looked forward to, especially
In Wilmington. now that the soldiers
have a home Of their own and a most
congenial place to spend the Winter
evenings
To spur on the various c)mmaudants,
the following general order has been
issued by the new N G D authori
ties and forwarded to the captains and
other commissioned officers;
Special order No
l. By the direction OF the Governor
and Commander in Chief the General
STAFF will assemble at the Armory at
Milford, Del, September 10, 1895 at II
o'clock m, for the purpose Of close
inspection.
3 Full dress uniform will be required
of each officer Of the late regulation.
3. Officers will wear fatigue uniform
en- route to and from said inspection.
A. Colonel w M Ross, assisted by his
assistant, will be present and conduct
said inspection.
By order Of the Governor
GARRETT J HART,
Ofioial; Adjutant General.
A D CHAyToR
1t. Col. and Q. NJ Genl.
The star OF Governor watson
The new governors staff consists Of
the following officers: Adiutsnt General
Garrett j Hart; Qaartermss ter General.
r r Holiday; Inspector-Gen
eral, William NJ Ross; Colonel and
Aid ds-Ca mp, New Castle county, I. b
Gilpin; colonel and aid de camp-Kent
county-E p. Stacy; colonel and
abide camp-SuGssx county-L. W.
Mustard; colonel and quarterma ster
for New Castle county, Enoch Moore
colonel and qusrtermaater for Kent
county, z e Troler; colonel aud quarter
master for Sussex county, II Q PennlnR-
ton; colonel and Judge advocate general
Charles w McFee; colonel and surgeon,
g Robinfon; lieutenant-colouel and
assistant adj1lant general & Parke
Postles; colonel and assistant quarter.
MASTER general, A. d. Chaytor colonel
and assistant Inspector general Evan g
Boyo; Lieutenant colonel and inspector
Of rife practice, Howard Simpson: FIRST
lieutenant and assistant Inspector of
rifle practice, " q Dwell
All Of the above will 60 with tbs
governor to the Atlanta Exposition. The
following order was sent out to-day:
General order. No IL.
1. II Is desired that all company com
manders take up the regular weekly drill
with the close OF the prefent month,
which will end the Summer recess.
2. Better results than ever heretofore
will be looked for at the annual inspec
tion Of 1895 in numbers, drill and dis
clplile
3 Company Commanders will cause
to be prepared In duplicate. monthly
reports OF weekly attendance at drill,
one to be forwarded to the Lieutenant
Colonel commanding, and one TO this
Office, upon the first day OF each month,
commencing Ostobsr /. 1895
By order of the Governor.
GARRETT HART,
Official; Adjutant General
A ID CHAYToR.
L. Col and Asst Q M Genl
Want to Beautify a Reception RooE.
At the special meeting OF Company O.
First Infantry, N. G D, last evening. Il
was decided TO consider the remodeliDe
aud rehtting OF the company's reception
room at tho arm lry The suhjsct was
discussed AZ length, but definite action
was deferred until the meeting next
Friday night.