The times., 1898-05-04
MASTERING IN THE MEN.
Gen. EarrIcs Expects to Receive fhe
RegimentaI Order To-day.

The work of mastering in the First
Volunteer Regiment of the District of
Columbia viii commence in a few days.
Gen. George A. Harries expects to re-
ceive the official order today from the
War Department announcing the in
crease of the Districts quota from bat
talon. He will so to Secretary Alger to-
day and offer the services of a regiment.
The Secretary will be informed that the
regiment is already formed and in shape
to go in camp and be mustered into the
United States service by Col Heyl who
has been detailed by the War Depart
ment for that purpose. Col. Heyl
will be assisted by several surgeons and
the companies which the men have been
so long engaged upon will be somewhat
thinned out by reflections because of ply
steal disabilities. Then there will be
more recruiting and finally the new vol
unteer regiment will be in the best shape
possible for service.
This is the plan as proposed at Nation
al Guard headquarters. OF course, there
viii be reports this morning by the cap
tains of the several companies, who will
state Just how many men they have
ready to go TO the front, and In fact the
captains will present a full muster TO
the colonel to command the regiment.
This will form the basis for the order to
be issued by Secretary Alger
Company officers were very busy at the
armory last night in getting their organ
izations in shape for report. The old
companies that have few changes to
make put in their time in the drill hall
going through difficult and useful ma
neuVers. The Emmett Guard and the Ord
way Rifles We'd with each other in drill
ing last night and delighted the specta-
tors with their excellent showing. Capt.
Harry Walsh kept his company actively
engaged in foot and gun movements,
while Capt. Hodges of the Orway Rifles
drilled his men in foot movements only.
Company +, Capt. Simonson, is the first
company TO be recruited to the full limit
and early last night it had reached the
100 mark.
Company e the senior company, Capt
Richard A. O. Brien, is not far behind in
the list and will make an excellent show
ing, as will also Capt. Hodgson's COM
pany.
a new move was on foot last night in
Company G of the Fourth battalion This
company was ignored entirely by Gen.
Harries, Capt Streek. the commanding
officer. has been in the Guard for nearly
ten years. and has worked hard with
the company, the members of which re-
sent Gen. HAIRLESS action bitterly, and
determined that if they could stay out
of the volunteer company they would do
so. There was a meeting last night and
ii was determined that no member of the
company would volunteer. This step. it
is thought, will result in a lack of men
to fill the regiment up to its full standard
or else force the captains to go outside
of the Guard for material 1t is very
likely this will be done in any event as
there is no restriction against it
Gen. Harries stated to Capt. Sayers, in
explaining his giving commissions TO Of
ficers outside of the Guard. that the new
regiment is not a guard regiment, but a
volunteer organization. The captains say
il is poor rule that does not work both
ways and they will also find material
on the outside.