Evening star., 1898-11-05
THE NATIONAL GUARD
But Little Activity at Headquarters
. the Past Week.
RUM0RED RESTORATION OF MAJOR ROSS
Requisition foi Outfits of Ordnance
and ordknpce Supplies.
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RUM0RED RESIGNATION OF MAJOR ROSS
NEW oFFrcERs NAMED


The week preceding that set for tho
muster-out OF theS LIST Regiment District
of Columbia Volunteer Infantry. has been
unprecedentedly qaiet in local National
Grard circles The officers of the regiment.
most Of whom hold commissions in the
guard, have their hands full in the nrena-
ration Of the mustsr-out rolls and clothing
ard other property accounts, SO that no
| time has been available to look after Ma
tional Guard affairs. AT headquarters. also.
an unusual calm has prevailed. but tine
foundation is laid for a sort OF sour, ga
soon as the volunteer regiment Is out of
the way and thing of the mast.
Major Ross Reclamation.
weh-def1ned r,irnor today is that Maj,
burton K Ross commanding the LIST Bat
talon, has rendered his resignation. This
action, II the rumor Is correct, is semewhat +
In the nature of a surprise, for Major Ross
mas been connected with the local military
for such long period that he was general
iy regarded as fixture. He was among III a
first to become affiliated with the Guard at
the time Of Its organizati tion I'm 1897 and
prior to that time was one of the stronpast
advocates in favor of the formation of the
Nauonal Ma Guard at the national capital He
mas been the major of the 1st BattaEon
since the resignation of Major Dalton in the
ealy '90s. Major Ross entered the ranks
OF the Washington Light Infantry Corps
more than twenty years ago and passed
through all the grades to that of major.
During the interstate drill held In this ciry
IN May 1887, he commanded the team reo-
Tesenting the Washington Light Infantry
Corps. He is the instructor of the High
School Cadet Corps and is regarded as an
authority on drill matters.
Among the designations rendered during
the week were those of Maj. H. B. LOCKER,
INIT
company A, 1st Battalion, and Easi,.n
Charles e. Rugers. Naval Battalion
New Adjutant General.
AS stated yesterday in The Star. Capt
William H. Allaire, 23d United States In
fantry, has been reassigned as aGjutant
general of the District of Columbia militia.
relieving Capt. John A. Dapray, 23d United
States Infantry. The commission of Capt
Allaire as lieutenant colonel and adjutant
general of the militia has been made
out He was assigned to the duty he
is now to begin in earnest last June, but
within few days thereafter found 1t neces-
sary to leave the city because of illness
When the volunteer regiment returned to
washington Capt Rapray was assigned to
duty as acting adjutant general at the re-
quest of Gen, HaIraes, He has performed
the duties of the. office most acceptaby and
energetically. and It, is matter for con-
graduation that he will not sever his con-
leClloH With lllt'f DE&dQe, Dut IS TO remit in
as special inspector apd Instructor of drills,
ceremonies and discipline
Uniforms for Naval battalion,
General Harries debutized Capt. Dapray
last week to look stecially into the matter
of uniforming the1.Naval Battalion of the
National Guard AS may be known. the
Navy Department never supplies uniforms
except on cash purchases, even to the men
of the regular nR8y, whose pay is COM
puted at an in$5tkh to enable them to
purchase uniform " Sthing. But aside from
this, under ne tstscurAStances, it seems can
the Navy DebaH Ment' furnish uniforms
gratuttousiy tos the naval militia. After
conference with hsNavytDepartme officials.
however,. the acting adjutant general has
applied to the Secretary OF War for
War Department redusition on the Navy
Deeartment for the naval uniforms re-
quired, and the amount of value thereof
to be credited totthe Navy Department
appropriations and charged against the
District of Columbia militia.
Part of National Guard.
This arrangement is necessary from the
fact that. although a naval reserve. our
Naval Battalion was. by the law organ
izing 1t, made a part of the District Ma
tional Guard, and as such should be uni
formed out Of the appropriation for the
Guard. The fact that the allotments Of
clothing for the Guard has already long
since been made, matters not materially.
There is law which. aside from the linn
tied appropriations and usual allOtments,
authorizes the Secretary OF War to issue
to the National Guard such additional
tlcles as may from time to time be actual
ly needed. This thoughtful enactment of
Congress will prove Of timely advantage
to the Guard in the present emergency.
Regulation Has Been Approved.
The requisition for 900 complete outfits
Of ordnance and ordnance supplies recently
made by General Harries, through Acting
Adjutant General Dapray, has been ap-
proved by the Secretary of War and the
property will be delivered in the near
future. The matter Of new issue of
quartermaster property to the Guard is
now pending before the Quartermaster
General. United States Army.
Chief Engineer and Surgeon.
Commander Hains of the naval batta-
Lion has nominated Thomas w. Power to
be chief engineer, with rank Of lieutenant,
and Randolph B. Brummett to be surgeon,
with rank of lieutenant, his STAFF.
Under a recent ruling of Gen. Harries
all officers must past a satisfactory exam
tnation. Mr.. Power will be called upon
to appear before a board of officers of the
United States navy. who will volunteer to
act as examiners. Dr. Brummett Will be
1nterrogated by the board of examining
surgeons Of the National Guard.
Mr.. Power was at one time an engineer
n the Corean navy, and Is q man Of wide
experience When the Fern, now the
practice ship and headquarters of the naval
battalion, was in the light house service
Mr. Power was her engineer. He is there
fore thoroughly familiar with her engines
and workings, and is considered by Com
mander Hains az most desirable for the
position of chief engineer of the naval
battalion. -I4,,.-s
Dr. Brummett isa 81 young and popular
physician and surgeon of this city, we'll
known and well liked by the members Of
the organization,, No doubt exists that
commissioned VT. i
To CommaiIsi signal Company.
Sergeant VIII r. Sorrelrs signal company
has been honorably discharged to accept
promotion by commission. as second lieu
tenant Company I'D, ,6th Battalion. Lieu
tenant Sorrells VIII take charge Of and
temporarily comman8 the signal company,
relieving Captain Alfred P. Robbins. aid
de-eamp. DISTRICT of Columbia Militia, of
that duty. 4