Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-02
DISTRICT NATIONAL GUARD
Favorable Reports of Examinations Made by
Brigade Eoard.
discharges Made for the Good of the
Se.. ;ce-Members Drop
ped for DesertiOn.

Lieutenant Charles L. Lanham. recently
army, has rendered his resignation as ad-
jutant of the 9th Battalion, District OF Co
lumba National Guard
Favorable reports have been made by the
brigade board of exa nination in the cases
of Robert II. Bowdler captain of Com
pany A, 9Th Battalion, and Sergeant Will
liam T. Place as second lieutenant Com
pany C, 4th Battalion.
Second Lieutenant Frank G. Butts, Com
pany B, 9Th Battalion. has rendered his
resigna ton. Lieutenant Butts has been
connected VII, he National Guard for a
number of years.
Principal Musician William A. Duvall.
corps of field music, has been appointed as
superintendent of the National Guard ar
mory. the position recently vacated by
Captain Walsh.
Joseph L. King, commissary sergeant,
1st Regiment. recently examined for the
position. has requested permission to with
draw his acceptance of the election as sec
ond lieutenant of Company A, LIST Bat
talon.
Discharges Ordered.
The following discharges In the interest
of the service have been granted from
headquarters to the following enlisted
men: Private Aloysius Barnes, James C..
Billingsley, John NJ. Browning, Harry
Burns, e. Conner, Charles ]. DE Groot,
Oliver Duoaw. Joseph F. Gughan, George
r. Glasco, E. German, Lee Hartley,
Charles T. Hennessey, William J. Holt. w.
F. Henderson, R. W. Kendall, W. Keiny.
John ]. Mccarthy, Henry T. Murphy. Dock
O. Brien, Frank A O'Neill, August Pitt,
Thomas ]. Prenderville. John Prenderville.
F. Stamter. w. f. Talbert, George H.
Thorp and Richard F. Ward, all Of Com
pany G., 4th Battalion.
Requests for the discharge of the follow
ing enlisted men have been made: Privates
B. B. Allen and G. c. Burns Company D,
4th Battalion; Clarence L. Palmer. w. F.
Smith, W. F. Warren. ]. A. Byrd. c. w
sisson, F. S. Gooding. w. E. B. Saks, and
TALON: Private William A. Cline Battery
A, Light Artillery: Private H. p. Hill.
Company A. 9th Battalion.
The commanding officer Of the LIST Sep
arate Battalion has forwarded requests for
honorable discharges for the following:
Company B, Privates Emmett G.. Jackson
Francis w. Sommervtlle and Harry Neal
Company D, Privates Andrew Tinney and
Louis A Cornish, because of removal from
the District.
Privates John T. George and Silas W.
Wade. Company B, 1st Separate Battalion
have been recommended 20 be dropped as
deserters. Dishonorable discharges have
been asked for the following by the COM
handing officers Of Company D, LIST Sep
arate battalion because of their expulsion
from the company: Privates Roscoe c.
Clayton, Preston Jones' Montreovia Rob-
inson, George Johnson. James C. Waters
Jr., Arthur johnson, William H. Johnson
and William Coates.
Departure of Sea Girt Teams.
The crack rifle shots of the District Ma
uonal Guard, nearly forty strong left for
Sea Girt, N. j.. over the Pennsylvania rail-
road at 11:56 last night, Major James E.
Bel, inspector general OF rife practice, in
charge. Quite a number of ladies accom-
panied the team, and a large crowd of
friends cheered the party the train
pulled out.
1t was expected that the District repre-
sentatives would reach Sea Girt about
O'Clock this morning. Major Bells spaniel,
the mascot OF the team. The personnel of
he team wac .riyap in yactarday'S