Evening star., 1898-04-22

Harries has expressed himself several
tunes as being heartily in favor OF Il. as
an adjunct to the militia Under the bill
ABOUT 400 men would be available. and
these could be utilized for the defense of
the capital as outlined in The Star of
about a month ago
ABOUT loo men are actually members of
the battalion. but as Mr.. Hams states .,
is deemed proper that the organisation
shou!d have legal standing No ammo.
priauon is asked for at the presep. ard
the chief thirg TO be provided by tho pow.
ernheht would be monitor, such as has
oeeh given naval reserves in other places
VI snip OF some kind. Mr. Hams. who
mas AMENDED the Naval Academy AT An
napohs' Is regarded rs in every way can
ao'e Oh hIiing the position of commander
says ne Is Hooded with applications
uay lot enlistment in the battalion
out nothing can be done until the bin is.
passed. ' -
Lndfes OGer Their Services.
Inc members OF Ladies' Union, Veteran
Heeioi AUXILIARY. No. 30. Of this CITY. unde-
y. Aprii .. sent to the President of the
United States letter indorsing his course
IA reference to the Maine disaster ana
Cuban affairs 'N
a
Harriet L. Scribner and was as fol,on,s
we. the mothers, wives. widows s,s,,rs
ana daughters of Union veterans and army
nurses Of the war Of 81 to '65. who conn.
pose this organization desire to express or,
appreciation Of the deliberation and renc-
.dhee SHOWN by you in plunging our conn.
try In grievous warfare
ne horrors Of the late war are fresh IN
our memories. our hearts are still aching
from the loss OF our dear ones sacrin,.d
10 preserve the Union. and We witness daily
'he pain and suffering incurred in veteran
service. all of which cause the cry nj .uy,r,
70 bring terror to our souls
1ecause or this knowledge our nation's g
dignity and honor are more dear to US and
II TO maintain them it should be decided
necessary to lay anew the flower of Amer
icas manhood on our country's altar We
the Ladies' Union Veteran Legion of Wash
iEstoh' D. C.. Auxiliary No b. hereby ten
eer our services to you, to be commanded
IL Whatever way We can best serve the in
teFests OF our country to the extent of our
Abilities
Mr. J. Addison Porter, secretary to the
1iesiueht' sent Mrs. Scribner the following
reply:
Il beg leave to acknowledge the recent
q,
the President, the contents of which he has
carefully noted. 1 assure you of the Presi-
dents sincere appreciation Of your cordial
words of approval of the policy pursued by
the administration in regard to the matter
to which you refer"
Tne members of the legion have arranged
to give an entertainment in aid of the
movement they have undertaken tomorrow
evening. silver contribution or Offering
will be expected at the door,
Exciting Scenes.
There was great excitement about the
Center Market Armory of the d. c. n. G.
last night. The armory itself was brilliant
with lights and large crowd had gathered
outside to watch the soldier boys coming
and going. 1t was momentarily expected
that orders would be issued to call the mil
ttia out, and this was the primary cause
Of the suspense. There was some drilling
on the avenue, and the spectacle of men in
uniform walking to and fro caused some
thing of a sensation. The men were at the
armory until midnight, as they had been
given verbal instructions to be ready to re-
port at a moments notice.
Several conferences with army officials
were held by Gen. Harries yesterday and
1t was expected tnat the militia would GER
tainly oe called out. In all probability the
order will be issued today or tomorrow at
the latest.
1t Is stated that recruiting among the
different companies is continuing al an un-
precedented rate, and the companies are
being filled up with their full quotas An
entirely new company has been formed
from raw material Its captain. G.. B.
Young. formerly inspector of rifle practice
for L,
busy getting his men in shape. At present
his company numbers about fifty men and
will be known as Company ID of the 9Th
Battalion.
Light Battery A of the District Guard
has had its strength brought up to ninety
nine, having had an accession of thirty
three new members. 1t is commanded by
Captain Charles b. Hine, a former West
Pointer. When it takes the field it will
carry with it six of the 32-inch guns, like
those used in the regular army. The men
who have been selected for service in this
battery have nearly all had military expe-
rience of some kind. More than sixty-iive
applications were refused on account of in
experience.
Fifth Battalion Recruited.
OF the 9Th Battalion, Capt. ain King Com
its original quota of forty men; Company
c. 4th, Captain B. X. Streeks command
ing, has added twenty-five new men to its
fifty-two formerly; Company B. 4th. Cap
tain ]. E. Hosford, has added twenty-five
new members to its original fifty-two;
Company A Of the 18th, the Emmett Guards,
has added twenty-eight men to its quota OF
fifty-three; the Corcoran Cadets, Captain
E. C. Edwards. and the Morton Cadets,
Captain F.. b. Chisholm, have each en-
listed about ten new men. Company ID
of the ID, Captain Fred J. Stutz, has added
twenty recruits to its forty old members.
Most of the companies i'm the guard have
received accessions to their number. and
nearly all of them have filled out 10 the
quota.
The Brigade Ambulance Corps, COM
manded by Lieutenant w. ID. Fales, NJ d.,
has received an addition Of four or five
members. and the corps now has its fun
complement. Lieutenant Fales has given
lectures almost nightly to the physicians |
medical students, pharmacists and nurses !
who compose the corps. He has reviewed