Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-25

the organizations that furnish men, based
OF course, upon pro rata allotment.
Appointments and Elections.
In a communication to the Secretary of
War General Harries has recommended the
following appointments in the National
Guard of the District of Columbia:
Corporal Harry i. Patterson Company B
I'd Battalion, to be second lieutenant, Com
pany b, ID Battalion February y, 1899
vice Chisholm, appointed captain.
First Lieutenant Charles Z. Swigert quar-
termaSter, 9TH Battalion, to be captain and
quartcrmaster. "a Regiment April Is. 1889
vice Jacobs, resigned
First Lieutenant Richard D. Simms ad-
1utanl, 9TH Battalion. to be major 9TH Bat
TALON; April Is 1889, vice Slmonscn, re-
Private Joseph G. STEELE. Co.npanv D, 9Th
battalion. to be second lieutenant, Com
pany ID, 9TH Battalion, July -, 1899, vice
Leeman. resigned.
AT an election held by Company c. 18th
Eattallon. recently First Sergeant w C.
Mhlpp was elected first lieutenant
Inc brigade board of examination has re-
ported that Corporal Joseph P.att who was
recently elected second lieutenant of Com
pany {. 9Th Hdttaiino, failed to appear for
examination 18th instant as ordered
The comma nding officer of the 1st Sapa-
rate Battalion has been authorized to hold
an election Tor second lieutenant of Com
The comma ndirg officer of the 1st SEN
afate Battalion nas recommended the an
pGIntment of Quartermaster Sergeant VIII
son b. Evans as first lieutenant and GUAR
teimaster Of the LIST Separate Battalion to
MI vacancy to be caused by the resiGna-
ton of First Lieutenant Judd Malvin. which
has been rendered.
FIRST Lieut.. George +. Tralles. COMPANY
Is, "a Battalion, has rendered his rasigna-
ton, and the commanding officer of the I'd
battalion has been ordered to preside at an
election to fill the vacancy this evening.
Mayor Joseph w. Anderson, commanding
the "a Battalion, has reported to headquar-
terS that, as the result of an election held
by Company d. % Battalion the 1Ith in
slant, John II. Lewis was chosen first lion
tenant and Arthur H. pevoe second lieut. an
ant. Lieut. Lewis is now quarternlaster Of
the "a Battalion. He served during the war
with Spain as captain of a cOmnanv ia =
volunteer regiment.
he commanding officer of the 9Th Bat
talon has reccmm nded the following 81
pontments: First Lieut.. Charles /. Ian
nam, Company a, 9th Battalion to he adj
Jutaht, 9Th battalion, vice Simrls n0rri-
mated fer appointment as major 18th Bat
tahon' and Color Sergeant George A Won
lachennauS IN. general non-cOmnisSioned
stan, to be first lieutenant and quartcrmas-
ter of the 9TH Battalion, vice Swigart.
nominated for appointment as captain and
quartermaster Of the I'd Regiment
Officers Must Re Elected
During the progress of thu war with
Spain the practice prevailed in the National
Guard of appointing company officers,
That practice, however, came to an end
upon the formal announcement of the
restoration of peace. In future all COM
psny officers must be elected as prescribed
by law, and it is understood that ne rr,c-
tice which has heretofore orevaiIad of
n aintaining Supernumera roll of Off
GERS, is to be discontinued. At the present
time there are three officers on thea SUPER
numerary list, and it is stated they Will he
given an opportunity to resign or b., hon
olably discharged, as is provided by law.
Lieut.. ID. b. Macleod, now in charge of
the brigade band, will be placed back in
his old company, E, of the 4th Battalion
but will continue in immediate control of
the musicians that his status as re-
CARDS the band will not be materially af-
fected.
The commanding officer of the LIST Sen
arate Battalion has recommended to the
commanding general the revocation of the
commission OF First Lieut.. Frank III Bur
CESS, who, since his discharge from the VOL
untcar service, has failed to renort for 6utv
as required. 1t has not yet been decided at
headquarters whether this officer Will he
recommended for discharge or be drraIgnad
before court-martial.
General Order Regarding DISCHARGES.
The adjutant general has completed a gem
eral order which will issue in day or two
Among other things, the order provides that
hereafter, unless otherwise specially author
lied, the discharge certificates of men dis
missed in the interest of the service will
have stricken out the words mo objection
to his being re-enlisted is known to exist
The object of this is in keeping with the
announcement made some time ago that a
man discharged in the interest of the serv-
ice cannot be re-enisted except by spe-
cial authority from headquarters. This de-
cision was based upon the assumption that
all men whose services in the guard have
been satisfactory would be honorably dis
charged on their own application. While a
discharge in the interest of the service Is
not a dishonorable discharge, it carries on
its face certain qualification or limitation
of honorable discharge, which renders its
recipient persona non grata to the guard
in future.
Another paragraph of the new general
order defines in detail the conditions to
govern leaves of absence to officers and
furloughs to enlisted men. All in all, this
paragraph promises to be an innovation so
specifically minute in it's directions as to
be of unusual interest to the guard.
A second paragraph relates to respon-
stbility for public property issued to COM
panies, and will set forth in detail the man
ner in which all transfers hereafter will
occur between commanding officers of COM
panies.
A paragraph will also be published re-
garding the rendering of returns and re-
ports promptly on the dates prescribed 1t
is understood that this paragraph has been
called forth by the fact that some reports
due at the close of the last quarter of 1898
have not yet reached headquarters In
future such derelictions will meet with
very positive action.
Social Session of list Regiment.
Lieut.. Col. Burton R. Ross, LIST Regiment.
has forwarded the following to militia
headquarters:
IT have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt Of your letter Of March Is, in which