Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-28
THE NATIONAL GUARD
High Military Standard to Be Main
tanned Hereafter.
OFFICERS ORDERED UNDER ARREST
instructions Covering Ordnance and
Other Property Accounts,
M L ST REPORT FOR DUTY

military standard, more than ever SIM
liar to that of the regular service is to be
maintained hereafter throughout the Dis
OF Columbia National Guard Practices of
a nature even slightly military will not
he tolerated. From all indications it would
seem Wise for officers well as enlisted
men to bear this very much in mind. For
instance, as stated in The Star Saturday
the placing under nominal arrest of several
officers, all well known, and, one at least
of rather high rank. for failure to appear
at an ordered informal inspection a few
evenings ago, is an evidence that hereafter
orders must be obeyed to the letter. Under
nominal arrest means suspension from all
military duties and authority until released
thercfrom
Captain Dapray made several visits for
the purpose Of inspection and instruction
last week, but little was accolnplis he'd
owing TO the slim attendance of officers
he has arranged to visit the I'd Regiment
headquarters next Wednesday evening
Inc prospects are that general reor-
Sanlzation of the brigade may occur as soon
as the commanding generals health per
n1ts him to undertake the TASK The de-
sire is TO place the Guard on a fon.irr that
will be n keeping with actual servI,.a To-
quirements. This, it seems, is not the case
at present.
Animal Returns OF Property,
Blanks, in duplicate, for annual returns
OF quartermaster and ordnance property, to
be rendered by company commanders and
other officers responsible for property, have
Just been sent out from headuuarters
These returns. it is stipulated, must be
forwarded direct to the quartermaste gem
eral and chief of ordnance District of Co
lumbia militia, direct on or before Decem-
u. Il lint,
eral Ailatre has been directed to call at
tention to the following requirements:
All transfers of public property between
officers must first be approved and au-
ihorlzcd by the heads of the proper staff
departments.
Transfers of public property of any kind
Whatsoever. based on memorandum re-
reipts' must be regularly closed by the
eXchdnSe Of invoices and receipts, each In
duplicate, at the earliest possible moment
after the transfer is effected
In all transfers of property between Off
GERS the invoicing officers must forward
direct to these headquarters one copy of
the receipt furnished him by the receiving
officer, and the receiving officer must, like
wise, forward one copy of the invoice fur
nished him by the invoicing officer at the
earliest possible moment after the transfer
is concluded
Officers who are accountable for public
property in the National Guard and who
commanded and equipped companies in the
teer Infantry must at once invoice to the
quartermaster general and the chief of
ordnance, respectively, the quartermaster
and ordnance property taken by them from
the stores Of the National Guard for the
use of their companies in the volunteer
regiment, as of the date of the muster in
Of the same. They must also receipt to
the National Guard officers, on regular
transfer papers, for all property received
from them.
Must Report for Duty.
General Harries, through Adjutant Cen
eraI AlIaire. during the week issued the
following order:
''All commissioned officers WHO awaited
themselves of the leave of absence author
lied by paragraph IL, G. o., No. 8, current
series these headquarters, to enter the LIST
District of Columbia Volunteers, will, if it
is their intention to remain in the National
Guard report for duty at once to these
headquarters through proper military chan
rels.
Commanding officers of separate integral
organizations will forward through mill
tary channels a list of the names of those
enlisted mon of their commands who OBJ
tanned furlOugh under above general order
and who intend remaining in the National
Guard. Regimcntal and battalion COM
manders will make a like report of their
non commissioned staff
Those Who Have Reported.
The following officers of the 1st Regi-
ment District of Columbia Volunteer In
fantry have reported for duty in the Ma
tionai Guard:
Mai. NJ. Emmett Urel as colonel I'd Reg
iment; First Lieut.. c. Fred Cook. as cap
tain ana aid camp, District of Columbia
Militia; First Lieut.. 4. y. Mayer, regi
mental adj utant, as sergeInt-ncajor, general
non commissioned staff; Cant. George w.
England. as captain Company D. 9TH Bat
tig.,, Il
jor, 4th Battalion: Capt. James L. Mock,
as captain and adjuant ID Regiment:
First Lieut.. Thomas S. King. as captain
and inspector of rife practice 1sr Rcgi-
mcnt; First Lieut.. Richard j. Donneliv. as
captain and adjutant. 1st Regiment; First
Lieut.. j. Howard Griaith=. as first neutcn-
ant. Light Battery \; Mai. Charles De l..
Hine, captain, Ligttt Battery A: First
spector of rife practice, I'd Regiment.
Hoard of Survey.
In order that the property accounts Of
Company A, 5th Battalion, may be imme-
diately adjusted and that the property ac-
countablity of William H. Mellach, late
captain Of the company. may be deter
mined, the commanding officer of the bat
talon has received Instructions from head
quarters TO at once appoint a board of
survey to ascertain the amount of quarter
master and ordnance property now charged
against Captain Menach the amount of
property now on hand in the company and
the amount of property unaccounted for
at the present time.
II any shortage in property exists the
board will be instructed to investigate the
cause or causes for the same. will fix re-
sponsibility therefor and will make rec
concentrations as, in its judgment, may be
deemed right and just.
The board will be empowered to summon
before it such witnesses from the National
Guard as may be necessary for the fullest
investigation of the matters before it.
Light battery in the War.
In a communication to the adjutant gen
era1, District Of Columbia Militia, Charles
De Lano Hine captain Light Artillery. CON-
handing Battery A. District of Columbia
National Guard states that the battery fur
nished two officers and forty-eight enlisted
men for service in the LIST District of Column
bia Volunteer Infantry in the war with
Spain. The officers and men were mustered
into service last May In the companies of
the regiment as indicated in the following:
Officers-Captain Charles De l.. Hine, a.;
major; First Lieut. j. Howard Grifiths. as
first lieutenant, Company z.