Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-30
|ELAWARE NATIONAL GUARD
A Claim for $40, 800 Filed at the
War Department.
7 REPRESENTS THE EXPENSES OF
departments OF Gen.Hart and
Quartermaster.

Departments or Genst1art anc
Quartermaster.
ma Expenses We're incurred In Recruitin,
and Maintaining tho National G,iurd 30
fore 1t Was Mustered Into the voiunteo
Service of the United states.
Adiutant-G General Garrett j. Har
as filed with the War Department
aim for $40, 300 for expenses incurred
" the State in recruiting and main
aning tho National Guard of Della
rare before il was mustered into th,
olunteer service of the United States
nd is preparing an additional claim
pr about $40, 600 for pay and allowance
br national guardsmen prior to theil
nlisting in the volunteer service. The
lain already filed represents the ex
enses Of Gen. Hart's department anC
be quarter master s department.. Ir
repairing it the record of Thousand
ien had to be searched and traced
Fum the time they entered the Nationa
uald service until they either volup.
pered or returned home.
The Delaware troops went into the
cid April Goth and the last company
las mustered in on May 10th of last
ear.
1t is for the expense of recruiting,
antaining. pay and allowance Of
hese men while in the field excepting
Ose who did not enter the volunteer
gment-that the claim filed and the
aim TO be filed with the government
re- to cover.
This is done under an act of Congress
reimburse the several States for ey-
enses of recruiting and maintaining
fdiers to comprise the volunteer army
the United States.
Every separate claim is backed by q
Oucher, and every bill was paid with
check on the Farmers Bank. Adju.
bnt-General Hart has secured tho hon.
led checks to substantiate the
puchors, il that Is necessary to satisfy
te War Department. The formulating
this claim has entailed considerable le
Dor on Acknowledgement Hart, who
ith Col. A. ID. Chaytor and an assist,
ave beer preparing the various forms
hd papers for the past two weeks.
Under the act of Congress, the State
III not be reimbursed for its entire
kpense incurred in recruiting the First
Delaware Regiment. The War Depart
ent only allows for the expenses of
be guardsmen who enlisted in the vol.
nteer services, or who presented them
flyes foi examination for the volunteer
Fyice, and were rejected. The main
nance of guardsmen who refused to
btei the volunteer service or TO be ex-
mined for that purpose will not te
orn!e by the War Department, under a
foyision of the act, but will devolye
tho State of Delaware. This will
present the actual expenditure OF the
tate for maintaining its troops.
ANNUAL INSPECTION n. @. d.
The annual inspection OF the First
eeiment, National Guard of Delaware,
III take place next month, beginning
the 18th, 10 accordance with the
flowing General Orders No. 81
l. The annual inspection of tho
ational Guard OF Delaware will take
acc at their armories as follows:
Friday, December 18th. Co. b, First
piantry, s p, M, Milford.
Monday, December 18th, Co. l, First
iantry, 5 p. M, Laurel.
Tuesday, December 10Th, Go. E,
rst Infantry, 8 p. M, Wyoming.
Wednesday,, December 20th, Co. II,
lIst Infantry, 8 p. M, New Castle.
Friday, December 22d, Cos. A, G,
4, First Infantry, 8 p. m., Whining
All inspections will he by COM
hny.
The general staff. field and staff
ID musicians will appear for inspec-
on with the organizations nenrest
cir place Of residence.
Commanding officers will have
spared and present tc the inspecting
lcers complete muster rolls and re.
fns OF their command, and complete
turns OF all property. AL to be made
triplicate.
y, ollicers having property in charge
VI cause the same, and all parts
eTeoi, to be IN headquarters, ,armories,
arlll rooms on the day of inspection,
VIII meet inspecting officers for
ltpose OF having the same inspected,
eSentlng receipts and expenditures Of
oneys with proper vouchers for same.
o All companies not yet organized,
at may become SO prior to January
lsOO, will report TO these head.
uarlsrs for inspection, when same will
ordered.
Brigadier- General W. M. Ross,
spectoi general; Lieut.. Col. A. D.
naytor, assistant quartermaster- gen.
~ and Major Evan q. Boyd, First
iah'ry, will be present and make said
spection.
ny order of Ebe w. Tunnel,
Governor and Commander in Chief.
JARRETT j. Hart. Adiutant- General.
" tno companies to DO inspected Co.
haS lis quarters at Milford Co. l.,
Laurel Co. Il, at Wyoming; Co.
at New Castle, and Cos. A, c, +
1q Il, in this city.
me lnspecting party will comprise
tlgadier-General Willie NJ. Ross, in
eclor- general; Lieut.. Col. A. d.
aaytor. assistant qpartern,aster. gen
a. ~. and Major Evan G. Boyd OF the
[st T. Delaware Regiment.
~ VIII be necessary for the regiment
snow 300 enlisted men in order to
.'he IT to receive "a, 900 in supplies
vn lhe War Department. This assist
~ is rather essential to the welfare
!he guard. The rule is that the
a'lonal Guard of q State must aver
iuo memhers for each representative
which the State is entitled in Con-
as As! 10 order to secure the Federal aid.
nuJutant-General Hart thinks Col.
SnS:! UmHsend will be able TO muster the
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