Evening star., 1898-05-30
CITY AND DISTRICT.
REORGANIZING THE GUARD.
Filling Up the District Regiments to
Their Quota.

The 2d Regiment of the District National
Guard. the regiment remaining in the city.
is rapidly being reorganized, and with Capt.
benjamin H. Streeks in command steps are
being taken to recruit the three battalons
forming it up to their full strength. new
1st Regiment will also be formed and Maj.
Burton Ross will doubtless be in command.
Commanding the brigade will be Lieut.. Col.
Henry May Capt Edward F. Riggs has
been appointed acting adjutant general.
Capt. Streeks in command of the ID Regi-
ment, has made the following assignment
of officers:
4th battalion First Lieut.. George c.
Thomas, Company D, to command battal-
ion; Second Lieut.. Clay VI. Mcclure, Com
Pany b. to command company: First Lieut..
Patrick j. Haltigan. quartermaster to COM
mand Company c; Second Lieut.. Arthur l..
Evans, Company D. to command Company
d; First Lieut.. F. Carroll Mattingly, Com
pany d, 5th Battalion, to command Com
pany A, 4th Battalion.
9th BattaliOn-First Lieut.. John E. Small
wood, Company B. to command the battal-
ion; First Lieut. George G. Dennison. /. r.
p, 20 act as adjutant of the battalion; Sec
ond Lieut.. Edward H. Brian, Company A,
10 command the company; First Lieut.. Rob-
ert Bowdler, Company c, to command the
company; Second Lieut.. Jennings b. Will
9th Battalion - Capt. Frank w. Holt to
command battalion; First Lieut. Louis q.
Freeman quartermaster, to act as adju-
tant: Capt. John s. Tomlinson, Company A.
TO command company; Capt. William Z.
Harvey, Company G. to command company.
lie enlisted men of Company ID will re-
port to Capt. w. E. Harvey, Company C,
Tor duty.
First Lieut.. Wilmer p. Vale, inspector of
rifle practice, in addition to his duties as
inspector or rifle practice of the 4th Bat
TALON. will perform the same duties for the
9Th Battalion.
First Lieut. Francis ]. Woodman, sur
geon 9th Battalion, in addition to his du-
ties as surgeon of the 9th battalion, will
perform the duties of regimental surgeon.
FIRST Lieut. Charles E. Swigart. quarter
master Jth Battalion is hereby announced
as acting reSimental adjutant.
The officers not included in the assign
ments viii retain their present positions.
The Inherent companies forming the bri-
gdde VIII be organized rapidly as pos
sible, and all Will open recruiting Offices. 1t
Is hoped that within short time the bri-
Sades ranks, depleted by the enlistments in
the 1st Volunteer Regiment, will be full
again and the guard b. once more in fight
ing trim
\ company of volunteers is to be formed
this afternoon at 30 O'Clock at Columbian
l University by the students and friends OF
that institution. The company will be one
OF United States volunteers and will pro-
ceed south some time during the week to
Neel4iAtIlt VI oluHteeTs, ulluer
Col Patrick Henry Ray, L. s. A The com
Pany rolls will not be limited to university
me;l, but VIII. instead. be open to all young
men OF good moral standing and possessing
the other necessary publications of the
good soldier.
News has been received in the city OF the
oeath az Tampa, Fla, of George WeitZel a
private in Troop c. Of the 9th United States
cavalry, formerly stationed at Fort Myer.
trooper W ethel had been stationed at Fort
Myer for about year and was one of the
best-kncwn privates in the regiment He
was given military burial