Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Annual Inspection and Muster to
Occur in September.
ORDWAY RANGE The RENDEZVOUS
The Organization Of Third BattaI-
ion in Progress.
NEWS FROM THE ARMORIES

The annual inspection and muster of the
troops of the District of Columbia Nation
al Guard for the year 1859 will take place
at the Ordway rifle range during the month
Of September. Subject to changes, the
dates are as follows:
The general staff and non-commissioned
staff CT the militia and the field and staff
and non-commissoned staff Of regiments,
Monday, the 18th.
First Battalion, Tuesday the 10Th; I'd
Battalion, Wednesday, the 2Oth 4th Bat
talon, Thursday, the 21st 9TH Battalion,
Friday, the Odd; 9th Battalion, Saturday,
the I'D; Naval Battalion, Monday the
18th; Engineer Corps, Signal Corps. Ambu-
lance Corps, Battery A, Light Artillery;
Band and Corps of Field Music Tuesday,
the 26th; LIST Separate Battalion, Wednes-
day, the 9th.
All organizations except the general
staff and non-commissioned staff of the
militia and the field and staff and nom
commissioned staff of regiments will leave
their armOrieS the evening preceding the
day set for their inspection and will march
overland to the range. The general staff
and non-commissioned staff of the militia
and the field and staff and non-commssion-
cd staff of regiments will report at the
Pennsylvania railroad station, corner of 9th
and b streets, the day set for their inspec-
ton.
permanent camp will be established at
the range and be ready for occupancy upon
the arrival OF each organization.
Regulation Uniform.
The regulation field uniform will be worm
which will include campaign hat, blouse
trousers and leggins and the equipment will
include rifle cartridge belt, bayonet scab-
bard, WOODEN and rubber blankets, in the
roll, and canteen.
Immediately upon arriving in camp
guards will be established and sentinels will
be posted as follows: One each at the
guard house, at the right flank of the bat
talon camp, the left flank of the battalion
camp, the range house, the 200 yards tar
gets, the 200 yards targets the 500 yards
targets, the 600 yards targets and the
kitchen.
put coffee viii be served at the kitchen on
the range.
The plan to be followed will probably be
that reveille the following morning viii, he
sounded at $50 O'Clock, at which signal all
guards except those on the TANKS of the
battalion camp will be withdrawn and the
| posts abolished
The time intervening between reveille and
mess cali will be spent in preparing uni
forms, arms and equipments for inspection
Mess call for breakfast will be sounded al
$50 O'Clock: first call for battalion inspec-
ton and muster, 7:30 o'clock: adjutant's
call, 40 o'clock Battalons will form in
columns of companies.
The separate organizations will take the
same formation. according to precedence
the Engineer Corps in front Muster will
follow the inspection
Immediately following the muster the
troops will engage in the regular range
officer
Mess call for dinner will be sounded at
u m.
AT 300 pm. the remaining guards will
De Withdrawn. At 3:4J O'Clock coffee will
be served at the kitchen AT 4 O'clock first
call for battalion formation will be sound
ed. At 4:15 assembly will be blown and
the battalion will leave camp and proceed
overland TO its armory.
Battalion Exercise Possible.
Should any time remain undisposed of
between rife practice and the hour set for
withdrawing the guards the battalion will
be exercised in such schools as may seem
most desirable to the battalion commander
1t is earnestly hoped and confidently ex-
pected at District militia headquarters that
organiZa tons will turn out their full
strength for the duty ordered at the range
which is expected to prove both pleasant
and beneficial.
Attention is called to section 40 of the
act of Congress ito provide for the organ
ization of the militia of the District of
Columbia which enacts, that any drill,
parade, cncampment or duty that is re-
quired or ordered authorized to be per-
formed under the provision of this act shall
be deemed to be military duty" officers
| and men who for any cause cannot perform
tn tour of duty hereby ordered must pre-
Viously make application and procure writ
ten excuse from their Immediate command
ing officer. Those who fail to procure such
written excuse must be reported as absent
without leave, and will be treated accord
| ingly.
Closed for All Time.
The restoration to duty of Lieutenant
Colonel Richard A. O'Brien ID Regiment
by special order issued from District mill
| tia headquarters few days ago, closed for
all time the incident involving the suspen-
| sion of that officer from his command and
| his expulsion from camp last June. The
! matter embraced was regarded as mill
| tary insult, pure and simple. The status of
! the affair remained unchanged from the
! moment the suspension went into effect I'M
| I'll the official apology was submitted.
| The officials at headquarters express
! amusement at Il suggestion that the com
| handing general should withdraw his let
| ter reprmanding Lieutenant Colonel
| O Brien. All communications relative to the
case are part of the record at headquarters
| and, of course, will remain So Had a court
| of inquiry been held the only question that
| could have been considered, it is explained
was whether not the officer whose case
| was under investigation had criticised his
| superior officer.
| Organization of Third Battalion
| The organization composed of former
| High School Cadets to be mustered into the
| District of Columbia National Guard as
/ one of the companies of the new Sd Bat
TALON, and to bear the distinctive name
| "Nailor Rifles has resumed drills at the
| Center Market armory. Weekly meetings
| will be held every Wednesday evening. The
| appointment of non-commissioned officers
| will be announced next Wednesday, and
each man from that time on will do all in
his power to promote the welfare and add
| TO the efficiency of the organization.
| The number required for muster in has
| already been obtained and many appica-
| tons for membership are on file. 1t is the
intention of Capt Hodgson to make his
company drill team and with it to main
tain the record of the District of Columbia
| in that particular
Capt. HOdgson was a lieutenant in the
| High School Cadets, but at the outbreak OF
| the war with Spain resigned his commits
| sion and enlisted in the Morton Cadets. He
| was with. the District Volunteer Regiment
from Washington to Montauk. and then