The times., 1898-05-06
THE BOYS WELL PLEASED
District Guard Prefers Not TO
Camp at Soldiers Home.
FORT WASHINGTON MENTIONED
IL Is Thought Rest to Send the
Troops Out OF the City in Order
That they Mny Get the Full BEN
eff of the Truining i'm Camp-The
District Quota viii BE Enlarged.

That Secretary AIger has decided not
to allow the District volunteer troops TO
80 in camp at the Soldiers Home was ex-
cIusively announced in The Times yester-
day afternoon and caused considerable
comment at the armory last night.
The soldier boys, however. are not dis
pleased over the change but feel that
they would like to get away from home.
where they can get plenty of genuine
army life.
Militia officers say that it is better. to
send the soldiers some distance from their
homes where they can drill and perform
camp duties without being hampered By
the arrival Of friends. In this connection
Fort Washington has been suggested as
an excellent place to send the volunteers.
For Myer has been considered, but il is
likely that it will be occupied exclusively
by the 10000 volunteer troops who are to
be mobiliZed in Washington. At Fort
Washington the soldiers will find all nee
esSary conVeniences. 1t has been used by
the guard as a Summer camping place,
and though some distance from the city
is not too far to be reached in case IT was
found necessary to transport the men to
the South.
There have been several objections 10
the Soldiers Home grounds, the princi-
pal one being that construction of a
camp would destroy the natural beauty
Of the place and without any real neces-
sity.
Gen. Harries had not been advised yes
ierday afternoon Of the proposed change
made by Secretary Alger, and said he
was merely waiting orders from the War
Department.
That there viii be regiment of voIun-
teerS from the District there is little
doubt All preparations are being made
70 thar end. both By the War Department
officials and Col Harries. Equipment
and supplies are being arranged for at
the department for a regiment and not
battalion which indicates that notwith-
standing Adjt Gen. Corbin's assertion to
the contrary. there will be change in
the District quota OF volunteers.
Ihere was much activity last night al
the National Guard ArmOry The work
or recruiting the companies proceeded
vigoI ousiy. and there were several squad
drills.
The Second Battalion had its regular
annual muster in the drill haU and the
companies maneuvers were viewed by
large number OF people.
The first company TO arrive was Com
pany tCorcoran Cadets Capt Daniel
y. Chisholm. 1t was followed by Com
pany d jAllison Nailor Guards Can't
Fred. J. Stutz, and then came Company
c, known as the National Rifles. under
Capt Charles s. Domer and Iieuts. Will
lam r. Erist and Samuel C. Redman
The fourth company were the Corcoran
Cadets, which lined uD under Can't Ed
wards and Lieut.. Meyer After several
company maneuyers, Major j. w. Ander-
son commanding the battalion. and Adjt
/ Harry DeGrOot appeared. and the COM
panies were assembled for inspection
. Every organization showed weH-ilIed
ranks, and Major Anderson complimented
4 each captain on the excellent showing.
During The inspection much amusement
was caused by the drilling in different
parts of the hall Of squads of men from
The hospital corps. They were equipped
with stretchers. and small boy. procur-
ed for the purpose, was stretched out on
the floor to be used as "a wounded man
would be IN the regular service. Several
times he was lifted upon the stretcher
and horne TO supposed ambulance.
That there will be further changes i'm
the officers OF the volunteer regiment
seems TO be an accepted fact in National
Guard circles, but just what officers will
be moved is not known il was Learned;
that under the volunteer bill Col Harries
migh-. through a technicality. provide for
an additional major in the regiment. It
is said that Lieut. Col O'Brien will be
the officer selected and the change will
undoubtedly be very popular
Meanwhile the recruiting Of Company +
Of which Col. OBrien was made captain
is progressing. There was a meeting lasr
night Of the members and a drill will
take place some night soon. Should Col
D'Brien be made a major, however. there
win be shifting Of the officers by which
Capt. Simonson will take the senior com
pany. IT is likely that this change will
result also in the introduction into the
regiment of one company from the Wash
ington Light Infantry, and il is very
probable that Company c under Capt.
Jesse Lee, will be selected.
II was learned last night that a Wash
/ ington Light Infantry member had lost
his position in consequence OF his being
ordered to the Soldiers Home on the
memorable Monday. The member work
ed for a well known clothing firm and
when he returned from the march up the
hill and down again his firm declined TO
again accept his services. He communI-
Gated this TO the miiftiamen and it re-
suited IN the adoption Of resolutions con-
1 deu1uiuu the merchants actions