Evening star., 1898-10-06
DISTRICT NATIONAL GUARD
Acting Adjutant General ]. A. Dapray Issues
Important General Orders.
Board of Survey Appointed to Pass
Upon Supplies Transferred to
First Regiment.

Acting under the general line of admin
istration mapped out by the commanding
general of the District militia, Capt. Da-
pray, the acting adjutant general, is pro-
ceeding vigorously for the best interests OF
the National Guard. as will be seen by the
following additional orders just issued:
/. A board of survey is hereby appoin ted
to meet at these headquarters tomorrow,
the 9Th instant, at 7 o'clock pm. to deter.
Nine the exact amount of articles pertain
ing to ordnance and ordnance stores, and
quartermaster supplies, which were trans
ferred from National Guard organiza tions
to the 1st Regiment, District of Columbia
Volunteers, when that regiment was equip
ped for active service in the field, IN May
1893, and in the case of any discrapan ncy
1ound to exist in property responsibility tee
board will as far as practicable. determine
and fix the responsibility therefor, making
due recommendations regarding the same
The detail for the board consists of Maj
Charles H. Ourand. inspector general, Dis
tr.ct of Columbia Militia; Capt. William e.
Harvey, Company c, 9th Battalion Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard; Can't
Alfred P. Robbins. aid-de-camp, District of
Columbia Militia
The board will proceed as rapidly as pos
S-hle to a conclusion of the duties Drescri,)-
ed, and to that end is authorized to sum-
mons before it the various officers concern
ed, at such times and places as may be
deemed necessary for the quickest and
most practical determination of the fmpor-
tant questions involved.
IL Maj. Charles H. Ourand, inspector
general, District of Columbia Militia will
peglnrlng on or about the 9Th instant,
make general inspection of the official
records of each organization in the District
of Columbia National Guard during which
inspection he will note carefully the conli-
tlons OF the various company rooms, and
ascertain the nature and degree of regL-
iarity of military drills and instruction.
Reports of the result of this inspection
Will be submitted to these Headquarters as
soon as practicable after the inspection Of
each organization. in order that no tine
may be lost in meeting the conditions set
forth.
The orders issued by command of
Brig. Gen. Harri,s
Purpose of the Order.
The purpose of this order is to have de-
termined as soon as possible the exact
amount Of properly transferred to the
volunteer regiment, in order that the mat
ter Of reimbursement to the National Guard
may be made. Meanwhile commanders of
integral organizations have been called
upon Tor immediate special estimates of
the clothing, &c, required to equip fully
their respective commands, and, of course,
mucn will depend upon The promptness of
the officers concerned
In regard to the guns and other ordnance
Guard to the District volunteer regiment
and which have been deposited in the Ma
uonal Guard armory here, presumably for
safe keeping, Capt Dapray yesterday,
under the advice of Gen. Harrios, addressed
a letter to the acting dnancG officer, who
is charged with the rIGstering out of the
volunteer regiment protesting against any
purpose of returning to the National Guard
those arms and accoUterments in their
more or less battered, worn and unSeryice-
ia Of no Nov
partment do not contemplate any return to
state or District guardsmen of the property
transferred by the National Guard, except
upon special application approved and au
thOriZed in each particular instance by the
Secretary of War and chief of ordnance
and even tfen it is prescribed that the
arms ought to be first sent to the nearest
United States arsenal to be put in thorough
repair. The stand taken by our National
Guard authorities in this matter is not only
proper and fair, but decidedly In the inter
est of every national guardsman who is
charged with the care and preservation of
a rife
Captain Dapray hopes TO have the matter
speedily adjusted, so that those organza-
tions who have been practically diSmantled
on account of the transfer of arms and
clothing to the volunteer regiment in May
last may again resume their drills and re-
cover whatever may have been lost in the
past few months.
All in all. it seems to be generally cor
ceded that the commanding general and
acting adjutant general are thoroughly in
earnest in the work of rehabiiiti-ting the
District National Guard, and if every Off
Ger of the guard will join their efforts anu
fullest cooperation the most satisfaC terry
results may be confidently expected.
Other Minor Orders.
Private Jacob Shipman. Company A, lst
Battalion d. C. n. G.. has been discharged
on account of removal from the District.
Major Otto G. Simonson, D. C. N G.. mas
been granted sixty days leave of absence.
Private Albert b. Weir, Company B, 9Th
Battalion, and Private Joseph G.. Stelle
Company ID, 9TH Battalion, have been Or
dered to appear before the brigade board
for examination, on Wednesday evening,
October 10. for the positions Of second liea-
tenants, respectively, of Companies Il and
D, 5th Battalion.
Sergeant Major Thos. H. Clark, 1st Sep
arate Battalion, has been discharged on his
own application to enable him to accept
commission as second lieutenant in the Sth
United States Volunteers.