The Washington times., 1895-03-17
DISTRICT SOLDIER BOYS
One Weeks News and Gossin
Around Local ArmOries.

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General comes back" He is to settl
all difficulties, heal all sores and smootl
over all rough places. He expected t.
be gone only month, but the latest new
received from him postpones his return
until some time In April. In the mean
time all the unpleasant things of life
the guard hold, are piled right on thei
shoulders. Gen. Ordway was the onl,
one who knew exactly what he wanted
and none of the officers. in his absence
feel like taking any authority on them
selves. So 1t is that complaints are
accommodating.
The chief defects in the new hall arr
the heat and light. The building has
never been thoroughly warmed since the
| the guard has been In it. The difficulty
just now Is that the heat is turned of
just as soon as the lights are put out. II
1t were left going for couple of weeks
| the entire building would be thoroughly
heated and dried out. After that ther,
would be but little trouble The adju
/ tant general and the headqua rters clrrI
| are still at the old quarters, and will stay
there for some time yet. They are not
anxious TO go moving in until the walls
! are thoroughly dry. The light, too
! bothers everone, and these two mat
| ters will be brought to the immediate
| attention Of the general on his arrival In
| Washing ton.
THE NEW ORDER.
There is more or less complaint, too,
over the hours in which the armory is open
TO the members ofthe guard. Col. Clay com
manding has just issued a new order which
int ha
The colonel commanding directs that
after the 10th instant no enlisted man
Will be allowed in the armory before 4
p. m. on week days, and all passes now
outstanding are To be considered void
after that date. The armory will be
open to both officers and enlisted men
from 10 n. m. until p. m on Sundays.
mo one is permitted to remain in the
armory after 30 p. IN.
playing of cards or any other games in
the armory viii not be permitted oil Sunday,
and VIII not be permitted at-any time for
money or forfeits."
The honrs for Sunday are the ones to
which the greatest objection is made by
the members of the guard. They hold
that most of them can only come to the
armory after the hour last named They
say that is the one day when they can all get
together and talk over matters of interest
TO the company and the regiment. Many
of them are single men, and the company
room has been the place where they could
always find their chums and spend pleas
ant evening. For the rule concerning
games they do not care SO much.
THE NEW HEADQUARTERS
Most OF the commands are in shape now.
For the first time in the history OF the guard
the headquarters of the two regiments are
under the same roof. Col Moore, of the
First Regiment, and his staff held a meet
ing in their new quarters Thursday evening,
and all were pleased. The sideboard,
with its glittering glass ware, is i'll shape,
and the carpet is down. Pictures and
other adornments will come later. On
the other side OF the building the headquar-
ters of the Second Regiment looks very
homelke. All the furniture is in, the pic
lures are hung, and a collection of duelling
pistols, sabre, and an old carbine hang
over the Goor. 1t is bright, warm room.
Curtains are yet to go up. In the superin-
tendent's office railing is to lie put up
ard telephone to 20 in. The lecture-room
floor has been covered with cocoa mating
as have the brigade and staff quarters;
and over each door is a sign Bearing the
name OF the company occupying the room.
In the halls the wainscoting is nearly fin
ished.
The headquarters OF the Fifth Battalion
are in fine shape. Lace curtains hang
at the windows. and on the walls are pic
lures OF the various companies of the bat
talon and groups of all kinds. The coloIs
stand in one corner, and next to them is a
handsome new desk. The room has been
most tastefully arranged. The Fourth
Battalion is also in the very best shape. It's
handsome flag hangs on one SIDE. and some
new pictures adorn the wall in addition to
those that were once used at Headquarters
The adjutant has new desk, and there
are plenty of chairs for the visitors. Chan
deliers are in, but the curtains and one or
two other ornaments are to be added. The
Sixth Battalion headquarters, which lies
between these two, is all fixed up. too, in
the most comfortable manner. The Third
is the only battalion having it's headQuar-
ters on the side of the building and is not
fixing up as rapidly as some Others. It is
intimated that change may come some of
these days. The Seconds headquarters
has been put in shape, but great deal of
attention has not been paid TO them.