The morning times., 1896-06-21
DISTRICT SOLDIER BOYS
0ae Weeks News and Gossip
Around LEGAL Armories.

The annual report OF Major Alexander,
inspector general, has been received at
headquarters. 1t shows the National Guard
to be in ID very satisfactory condition.
The report is tbellast detail OF the work
OF the winter, and signalizes the compile
ton of the Dri igade work in winter
quarters. -ts
This report said Adjt. Gen. Aosher,
confirmed by my OVID observation and
study OF the Condition OF the brigade.
makes it evident uhau the militia is today
in better copditiontbaD it ever has been
before during my service as It's adjutaDe
general. Nearly the whole brigade has
been rid OF the dead wood oD it's rolls and
the Improvement 10 attendance and con-
dition Of arms and accouterments iDdi-
Gated in this years brigade average is
but proportionate to the increased eff
cheney and capability Of the Guard as 9
whole"
Major Alexanders full report was re.
ccived a week ago. and is almost an &C.
tavo volume. The document forwarded TO
headquarters Friday is a summarized state
ment of the report.
GOOD SHOWING MADE.
Markings were made under the headings
of discipline, instruction, military appear
ance, arms, and accouterments, clothing
tins scale: Excellent, 100 to 80 per cent, 4;
good. SO TO so per cent, 3; fair, 80 to 60
per cent. 2; poor, 81 to 90 per cent, 1, and
bad. less than 80 per cent, o. The averages
of each suborgaDiZation, as in the report,
constitute figure OF merit out OF posi-
bic yerage Of 4, tile average for the year
1895 following that Of the later report:
Field and staff-First Regiment. 3.s6-
3s6; First Battalion average, 3.31- So;
field and staff, A; Company A, 2.S6-
3.29; Company B, 3.43-3.43; Company Q,
3.43-3 3.7l; Company D, 3.o4-351
Second Battalion, average, 3.16-3. As;
field and staff. A; Company A, 1856
$50; Company B, 3.43.
Third Battalion, average, 3.52 z. 81;
field and staff, As. 81; Company A, 3.71-
3.43; Compan c, 2.43.
Field and staff-Seccnd Regiment, 3.71-
3.s6.
Fourth Battalion, average, 3.46-3.2O;
field and staff, 4.-357; Company A,
3.71-3.43; Company {, 2.43-2.S6; Com
pany d, 3.71- 3.57.
Fifth Battalion-Average, 3.0S-3.07;
field and staff, j. Sc 3.b7; Company A, g.
3.I4; Company B, 2.71-2.71; Company c,
8: Company d, 2.S6-2.S6.
Sixth Batta!ion-Avera 3.61-3.31;
field and staff, 3.S6-4; Company A, 3.s6;
Company B, 8. 57-3.71; Company G, 3.14-
2.7l.
First Separate Battalion-Average, 3.6s-
3.77; field and staff. 3.S6-3.61; Company
A. 8. .S6-4; Company b 3.43-3.67; Com
pany c, .b7-3.7; Company d, 3.7l-4.
Engineer Corps Average, 3.32-2.s6;
field and staff, 4-2.s6; Company A, s.
2.s6; Company b, 3.I4-3; Company c,
3.I4-2.71
First Separate Company Cavalry, 3. 90
8. 43; Second Separate Company tcyclists),
8. .29; Third Separate Company unfaDtry
veterans), 3s6-3.7i; Light Battery A,
3S6-3.7l; Ambulance corps, 3.<o-o.od,
Field Music, 1885.
There were present at the inspection OF
! S9611y officersand1 ,O52 men, andabsent
z officers and "a men, total of 124 Off
GERS and ,2O6 men. In 1895 the num-
bers were: Present 12T officers and lii
men: absent, officers and 272 men; total,
36 officers and 1888 men. The percent
ages present at the two inspections were
In 1895, S1.5; in 1896, S7.9.
THE BRIGADE AVERAGES.
The brigade averages for the two years
were 3 81 for 1895, and .49for the current
wear. The organizations reporting present
at the inspection 100. per cent OF their
membership were field and staff, Firss
Battalion, Company B; and Company c,
First Battalion; field and staff OF the Sec
oud Battalion, Third Battalion, Fourth
battalion, Fifth Battalion, Sixth Battal
ion, Company A and Company B, Sixth
Battalion; field and staff First Separate
Battalion, Company A and Company D,
First Separate Battalion, and the corps of
field music, a total Of fifteen organiza-
tiOus.
Now that the inspections are completed,
guardmen are at liberty to turn their
attention to summer assignments, and the
question OF a camp will probably be set
tied in a short time. This is a matter in
which all the boys are interested. Many
OF them are now compelled to fix the
time OF their summer outings, and II the
Guard is TO go into camp this year they
wish to know 1t before making definite
plans.
Many of the men claim that the failure
of headquarters to give sufficient notice OF
the intention of the commander has seri-
ously 'inconvenienced them. They point
at that last year they were given almost q
years notice, while this season they cannot
have more than month or two notice.
The result will be that great many OF the
members will be unable to get away.
Capt. John 8. Miller OF Company D, WASH
ington Light Infantry Corps, has been ten
dered the captaincy OF Company A, same
corps. He has accepted the offer and viii
transfer from his old company at once. It