Evening star., 1897-05-15
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Battery A; Eight Artillery, Practi-
cally 06t of E1istepoe.
Big BATCH oD COMMISSIONS EIP EClED
CreditabIe Rapid Assembly of Com
pany A,tSecond Battalion.
SENTINELS INSTRUCTIONS

| 1t appears from the statements Of num-
Der of enlisted meE who are On the inside,
| so to speak, that Battery A, Light Ar
tillery, win not figure in the coming camp
| of the brigade at Fort Washington. The
| absence of this organization from the out
| ing will be due to the fact that, unless all
signs fail, the membership of the battery
within the next few days will be reduced
| to about four men. Applications for dis
| Charge, 1t is understood, are soon to be
| filed by the wholesale, the situation being
| due to the recent general order reorganiz-
| Ing the battery as foot battery. The
great majority of the present members
have a strong objection to hauling can
| mons by hand, as they express il, and
| therefore have decided to step down and
| out.
At recent meeting the artillerymen
voted to dispose of the handsome furnish
| ings In their quarters, and, In fact of all
the valuable property owned by the organi-
zeticn. committee was appointed to con-
| duct a SALE On top of this, it was decided
to have a farewell road march. The march
| wss decided on. every one admits. for
the Iurrose of disposing of the money re-
ceived from the sale of the property, so
| that If attempt should be made to put
| the orgG nization its feet the promoters
of such action would have absolutely moth
| Ing In the way of company property with
| which to start.
So long as any one holds commission as
| an officer of the battery, there is a bat
| terry In existence, and it is stated on the
| hest of authority active efforts are to be
| made to restore the organization to a posi-
| ticn among the most healthy in the bri-
gade. The rumor is current that Captain
| Forsberg will tender his resignation be-
| fore the lapse of many weeks.
| Surprise Not "a Surprise.
What is the use of non-commissioned
| officers if you do not use them for other
purposes than right and left guides?" said
! Capt. E. c. Edwards at the armory last
| evening, after rapid assembly of his COM
| mand, Company A, I'd Battalion, The as
! sembly was more of a success than was an
| tfcipated, the attendance being but a few
| points below 100 per cent. Captain Ed
wards at q O'Clock last evening issued an
| order directing the members Of the COM
pany to report at the armory before s
o'clock. This order was transmitted to a
| lieutenant, who in turn notified the first
! sergeant. The latter communicated with
| the corporals, and the latter with the mem
| bers of their respective squads. The ma
| jority of the men were at the armory be-
| fore 1880 o'clock.
| By invitation Major O'Rrien and staff of
the I'd Battalion were on hand to inspect
the company, after which Captain Edwards
had guard mount and extended order drill
| The turnout reflected nothing but credit
on the organization demonstrating its eff
cheney in several branches of military duty
| Captain Edwards will make an inspection
of the lockers of the company Tuesday
| Eext. He has issued circular containing
| instructions as to the care of property and
| the arrangement of the same in the lockers.
Big Batch of Commissions.
Commissions are daily expected at head
| quarters for the following officers: Maj.
William Cranch Mcintyre, quartermaster
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ordnance; Maj. Edwin II. Neumeyer, com
missary general; Maj. Charles H. ourand.
inspector general; Col. Winthrop AleXan-
| der, 1st Regiment: First Lieut.. Howard
| BeaIl Company D. 1st Battalion; Second
| Lieut.. William Marshall, Company ID, 1st
Battalion; Capt. James E. Hosford, Com
pany B, 4th Battalion; Maj Otto G. Simon
son, 9TH Battalion; First Lieut.. Richard d.
| Simms. adjutant. 9Th Battalion; Maj. Gil
bert Thompson, I'd Separate Battalion en-
| gineers); First Lieut.. Frank l.. Graham.
| adjutant, I'd Separate Battalion; First
Lieut.. Lewis G. Freeman, quartermaster,
| I'd Separate Battalion; First Lieut. George
| A. Drury, surgeon I'd Separate Battalion;
First Lieut.. Gendie B. Young. inspector of
| rifle practice, I'd Separate Battalion; Capt.
| John s. Tomlinson, Company A. I'd Sep
arate Battalion; Second Lieut.. Andrew o.
talon; Capt. Frank w Holt Company B,
| I'd Separate Battalion, First Lieut.. w. c.
Stewart. Company B, I'd Separate Bat
talon; Capt. William E. Harvey. Company
c, I'd Separate Battalion, and First Lieut..
| George V. Chandler, Company c, I'd Sepa-
rate Battalion.
Other News From Hcndquarters.
| The brigade board of examination has re-
ported favorably in the cases of Corporal
| T. ]. r. Campbell, recently elected second
lieutenant of Company d, I'd Separate Bat
talon Engineers), and Sergt. Duncan Dav-
| enport, chosen second lieutenant of Com
| pany A, 9Th Battalion.
| The resignatio of Maj. John L. Smith
| meyer, chief engineer, and Capt. Thomas D.
Singleton aid-de-camp, have been accepted
| The designations Of Lieut.. Col. Clifford S.
| Walton, 1st Regiment, and Maj. George A.
bartlett, 9th Battalion lave been received
at headquarters during the past few days
The following officers have been honor
ably discharged during the week; Maj.
Frederick T. Wilson, Sd Battalion Capt.
| Harrison s. Barbour. 1st Separate Com
pany; Capt. William J. Simmons Sd Sep
| arate Company; First Lieut.. Charles a.
| knockey. Sd Separate Company. and First
| Lieut.. Frank q. Gibson inspector of rifle
| practice, Sd Battalion.
On his own application. Private Sidney II.
Davis, Company B, LIST Battalion, has been
discharged: r D., private Private Victor Nash, Com
| discharged because of removal from the
| District.
| Instructions for Sentinels.
Col. Cecil Clay has ordered the I'd Regt-
ment to assemble for parade and guard
mounting, Tuesday next, at S:15 o. M in
| the drill hall in undress uniform. All Of
ficers and men must be present, says Col.
| Clay, unless excused by proper authority.
All the companies Of the brigade, in view
| of the approaching camp, are deyoting
| considerable attention to guard duty. AS
| an assistance to all concerned, Col Mosher
| is about to have printed a circular giving
| instructions for sentinels, corrected to
date, and other matter pertaining to guard
| duty in camp. This circular is expected to
| issue in time to place copy in the hands
| of every member of the guard several
| days before leaving for camp
War Against the Festive Chigxer.
The attendance at the monthly meeting
of the Ambulance Corps a few evenings
ago was decidedly gratifying, and the re-
ports presented demonstrated that the or
ganization Is in decidedly healthy condi-
| ton. Private N. Vernon Walsh is carry
| ing the colors of the Ambulance Cycle
Corps on his wheel over the mountains and
| through the valleys to Toledo, Ohio. On
| the return trip he will endeavor to break
| the record of seventy-two hours between
Washington and Toledo. Knowledge of
| pharmacy being of particular advantage
| tn MANNERS q the cOrnS nr w NJ Iohn