Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-13
RIGID REQUlREME NTS
District Volunteers Must Meet Exacting
Physical Tests.
Recruiting Continues Rapidly - An
other Battalion VIII Go Tomorrow
to Munson's HILL

Surgeons of the National Guard are con-
tinuing the rigid examination of a physical
character that, the men who have yolun-
teered to serve in the District regiment OF
the volunteer army must meet before they
can be mustered into service. Owing to
this strict system, more than as many APP
plicants have been declined as have been
accepted, and when the regiment is COM
plete its soldiers will be as strong and
healthy and superior lot of men as the
volunteer army will contain.
II was almost pitiful to see the keen dis
appointment of many of those who were
turned down physically today. One man
who was half pound under weight asked
earnestly if he would be given another
chance if he gained the necessary half be-
fore night.
The recruiting went on at a lively rate
at the armory today despite the many who
failed to meet the tests, and this afternoon
Company ID, Captain w. s. Hodges: Com
pany c, Captain Domer. the ranks of which
comprise nearly ali the old members of the
National Fencibles, and Company E. Can
tain Graham, will be mustered in Com
pany L, Captain George w. England was
mustered in last night. Captain England
was captain of Company d, 9Th Battalion,
for several years the crack company, and
80 of the a men now under him were men,
bers of Company d.
The four companies above named will
fern another battalion. and will go ito
Woodbern Manor tomorrow morning to join
the soldiers who went over this morning.
The remaining four companies: COMPANY
II, Cap. LOCKER; Company /, Capt Sfmms.
Company K Capt. Youngs, and Capt. Nj
Capt. Jacobs, will reach their full compile
ment tomorrow, apd by noon Monday it is
believed the cntihe regiment will be in
camp. Capt. LOCKER has been particularly
careful In selecting his men, from a physi-
cal standpoint, and forty-nine of those al
ready enrolled in Company H average r
feet inches in height and AS pounds in
weight.
The hospital corps will probably have
very little I'd do Isith. the District yolun
teers as none but Perfectly sound men who
meet the REQUIREMENTS established by the
War Department. Aaye successfully under
gone the scrutinys4 Col. Forwood. U. S. A.,
and Surgeons WfsNer and Pyles of the
District troops
officers of Naval Battalion Named.
The organization of the Naval Battalion
of the District Of columbia, authorized by
act of Congress apRFoved yesterday, is pro-
crossing IN very3 gratifying way, and this
afternoon General Harr,es, commanding
the District National Guard will nominal tie
to President Mckinley the following on
GERS of the battalion: Robert p Haines.
commander; William a. Megrath lieilten,
ant commander; Sidney Bieber paymaster
and Albert E. Smith. chief engineer. Cam
tain William Edgar Horton, adjutant of the
District regiment, has been nom mated nv
President Mckinley as assistant quarter
master. with the rank of captain in the
volunteer array. Whether he will accept
this new honor or continue in his present
position which he has filled with such
satisfaction to his su,er:ors, Is now under
his consideration.