Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-29
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Transfer of Property to Center Mar
ket Armory is Completed.
DRILLS And MEETINGS SUSPENDED
Troops, Armed and Equipped
Marched From Old Quarters.
PERIOD OF INACTIVITY.

| A0A1oAb A>dtioidl 6udTU, SO lar active
military duties are concerned, are practi-
cally at standstill, and of necessity must
continue SO for several weeks to come.
with thu exception of the LIST Battalion,
LIST Separate Battalion, Company c, I'd Bat
| talon, and Troop A, drills, rifle practice
and meetings have been suspended
throughout the brigade. This state of af-
1airs is due to the changing of quarters
from the building at 446 L street to the
Center Market armory
The past week has been devoted exclu-
slveiy to the transfer Of property, and such
progress has been made that the l. street
building is now entirely vacated. The prop
erty first transferred down town was the
| tents and camp equipage. This has bean
| stored away in the loft over the B street
wing of the Center market. Headquarters
| ana the quarters Of the general staff were
| established early in the week in very pleas
ant rooms in the Ames building. I41O-12 G
| street. The office of the adjutant general
\ Is on the first floor of the building 'front.'
ing on street. This room has several
| large windows and directly inside the en-
! trance Is an iron railing, which will be the
| means OF affording the adjutant general
some degree of privacy. Directly in the
| rear Of the office of the adjutant general
| and communicating with it, is the office of
| the quarternaster general, wherein are To-
| Gated the headquarters clerks The Iele-
! phone Is in this ROOM In the rear of the
quarterinaster generals office is a store
| room for stationery, the saddles of the
general staff officers and property of A
| like nature. The entrance to the Office of
| the adjutant general is from the main YES
| tibule of the building, while there is a sep
erals office from the main hallway of the
/ building. The front window and the en-
| trance doorway have been appropriately
| lettersd in gold leaf.
no nfT of no.
| his civic capacity, is in the board of trade
rooms on the second floor of the Ames
building. Directly above the board of
| trade rooms, on the third floor Of the build
| ing, are the quarters of the general staff.
These consist of two large rooms, which
may be thrown into one. The walls are
| newly papered. the floors stained, and
| everything is bright and attractive. -t
In Heavy Marching Order.
The formal transfer Of the troops down
town occurred Wednesday and Thursday
| evenings The several organizations
marched from l. street to the. Center mar
ket in heavy marching order depositfng
their National Guard property in the in
closure over the 9th street wing Of the
! market, that will hereafter be the drill
hall of the guard. The I'd Battalion, the
Ambulance Corps, the Engineer Battalion
and the Band and Drum Corps moved
Wednesday evening, while the 4th and 5th
Battalions bid farewell to the old armory
Thursday evening.
Until the quarters for the several organ
izations in the Center market building are
in readiness 1t will, as stated, be almost
impossible to proceed with military duties,
although it Is understood several of the
companies will endeavor to keep moving.
The Market Company has promised to ex-
ert itself to have everything in readiness
at the very earliest possible date. ASlarge
force of workmen is now engaged making
the necessary alterations and improve
ments.
When the troops are finally established
in the new home and everything in shape,
the expectation is that the anticipated new
and 1ourishing era of the District of Co.
lumbia National Guard will make its pres
ence felt
Second Battalion Possibilities.
The vacancy in the position Of major Of
the I'd Battalion will continue to be an in
teresting topic of conversation until it is
filled dozen individuals have been sug
gested for the place, but no conclusion in
that direction has yet been reached by the
commanding general. The probabilities are
that Capt. Charles s. Domer of Company
C would be granted authority to insert gold
leaves in his shoulder straps II he cared for
them. Capt. Domer is the proper man for
the place for half a dozen reasons, and par
ticularly because Of his knowledge and ex-
perience in matters military. With Capt
Domer in command the I'd Battalion would
rank second TO none IN the brigade, ana
but little doubt exists that he would ac-
cept the promotion were 1t not for his con-
nection with his company. The under
standing is that the members of Company
| c would not consent to part with Capt
| Domer under any circumstances. and,
| therefore, it seems, other possibilities must
be considered.
Among those who have lately been sug-
gested for the majority of the I'd Battalion
| is First Lieut.. Luther Fl. Reichelderfer, at
present inspector of rifle practice of the 9Th
Battalion. The knowing ones are of the
| opinion that the chances of Lieut. Reichel-
derfer being elevated to the command of
the battalion are very promising indeed.
| He is an officer who is respected by ali and
| is held in high regard by the commanding
general Lieut.. Reichelderfer has had
| thorough military training, several years
ago commanding the regiment Of Higl
School Cadets, with the rank Of colonel
| In the National Guard he has held commits
sion as captain of Company B, I'd Battal-
| ion, and also as adjutant of the Sd Bat
| talon, while for some months he was act
ing inspector of rifle practice of that bat
| talon. When Gen. Ordway reorganized the
brigade last April he considered Lieut.
Reichelderfer too valuable an officer to part
with. and therefore retained him on the
! supernumerary list On assuming COM
| mand of the brigade Gen. Harries, at the
earliest opportunity, arranged matters so
! that Lieut.. Reichelderfer could be assigned
active duty. In every way Lieut.. Reichel-
derfer is an officer of sterling worth, and
III.
is believed, prove as popular and as capable
as he did in filling the other positions men
| toned.
To Regain Lost Ground.
The election held by the members of
Company B. I'd Battalion, last Tuesday
evening, that resulted in the selection of
| the former company commander, Edgar
A. Shilling. to succeed himself, was a fore
gone. conclusion. Capt. Shilling was chosen
| by a large majority. 1t is pretty well UNI
derstood, and was understood by Capt
Shilling before the election was ordered.
that his return to the command of the
organization must be followed by the elIn1-
nation of one commissioned officer and
certain of the enlisted men therefrom. .ss.
That q faction exists in this former crack.
company 10 apparent to all connected wifi,
1t and several who are not. All dissension
however. will be speedily and completely
wiped out. There Is no other course left
open for Capt. Shilling. With the restora-
ton of harmony the expectation. as well
as the probability. is that the companv
win rapidly regain lost ground.
Notes.
The members OF Company B, 4th Bat
/ talon. entertained their frfenda last axsa,