Evening star., 1899-01-28

the part OI al concerned ana immaculate cor
rection OF errors in each particular instance
will result in the reforms imperatively
necessary. Once the various adjutants
thoroughly understand the required meth
ods. they will or should be required to in
struct and guide the officers of their re-
sDeCtive organizations"
Captain Dapray speaks of uniforms and
equipments. and then, under the head of
ha IRA "Es and quarters, says: 1T need
Ia rdIv he stated that under the present al
lotment of rooms The 1st Senarate Rattal-
ion is handica pped. Additional space for
drill and assembly purposes is im0erativeIy
needed. In the very inappropriate and un-
suitable rooms or So-callP1 han now used
a drill hall one corrDanv can hardly be
formed according - the tactical raru're-
TfHtS, Hnd. besides. The room is cheorless
and most urcorn Portable. \ committee Is
recommended 70 he npnont"d ~ once for
he pUrD0Se or FrAin~ suitable buifdin@
in dasira HE ncfchhorhood for tho rrse Of
tlsis battalion. Tho SINGLE fact hot nther
r1r.s Of no bu'l1i~- now ooclrn:o1 nv thr
hHttalfon arc re0'c1 nrI 1rso1 nv socia.ics
Or clubs whose rrer7hors CONSIST If hn'h
women and Mon. apd as nnnn occasions like
tho occas'or of This frsner-ior rr7nr re-
port outsiders. men nnd women lOitpr in
Tho corridors nn1 Fr-rr nr0r no doors
suggest roa-o~s v-rv a-o-har h-iI1f,7c-
-NoUld not he ccrNnn'Ied TO share divided
onrrna'iou -
Reports and RespnuSib'Iities.
Property reDorts and reSnnnsib;'ities are
discussed by CaDtain Danrav in these
words: 'It is resnectfullv recommended
that tho uuartermaster general he required
to devise a system of renOrts and iuSpec
tion of public property more efficient and
huSin"Ssl;ke than those now prevailing. In
stead of the single annual return or renort
the return should he made al least quar-
terly, and both regipental and battalion
commanders should be required to make
tanning to their respective organizations
as will satisfy them that the property
signed to each organization is actually in
existence and in good serViceable coudi-
ton 1t is perfectly prepoSterouS that any
system of property accountability should
be countenanced, permitting, for example,
one captain in the 1st Separate Battalion
to carry property as on hand when that
property has been steadily disappearing for
nearly a year, and when called upon for Il
report alleges that, notwit thstanding a.
due care and caution, enough uniforms for
half a company have been lost or stolen.
This officers property affairs are now un-
der special investigation and will be duly
reported upon.
'It might be well to direct the major
commanding the 1st Separate Battalion to
examine carefully and report definitely the
exact amount and condition of the various
articles of pub ic property now presumed
to be in the possession of the several Of
ficers of his battalion. At all times and
q regiment or battalion should know posi-
lively the exact state of the uniforms and
equipments cf his men, and any system
that prevents regimental battalion
commander from immediate scrutiny and
direction in such matters. is, to say the
least. faulty and bad. Monthly inspections
at least should be prescribed for both bat
talon and regiments and report of those
inspections should be submitted to head
quarters of the militia
Need Initiate No other.
In the way of commendation Captain
Dapray says: 1T is but just to say that
much of the observation relative to reports
and property have eliminated In this bat
TALON after they have been discovered to
exist in all the others investigated. So
far as the 1st Separate Battalion is direct
ly concerned, the commander displayed both
zeal and competent knowledge of his du-
ties, and If ne maintains the military
already established, exercising the
additional care and watchfulness as to
property herein suggested. the LIST Separate
Battalion will have every reason to feel
assured that in military bearing, military
precision and military and sodierly zeal
and promDtness. it need initiate no other
in the District National Guard"
Second Regiment Team Wins.
The match at 200 yards, open to regi-
mental teams, was shot Thursday evening
in the gallery at the Center Market Ar
mory. The team representing the I'd Regi-
ment finished in the lead with total of
i2S out of a possible 800. The 1st Regiment
team made a total of 420. The scores in de-
tail were:
First Regiment-Lieutenant Rcichelderfer,
II; Sergeant Major Dyer. 10: Sergeant Nc
kee. Il; Sergeant WASHINGTON A; Private
I. Y. Mcintosh, 46; Captain Weaver 40
Lieu' enant Zea, Al: Sergeant ODel. 4O
Sergeant Brown, %; Sergeant Collins, II.
Total ~"
Second Regimcat-sergeant Whpp. 46
Sergeant Davenport, ~; Private Phillips
y; Private Gheeu. n; Lieutenant Lanham
u; Private Pyle. -; Captain Shaw, 4G; Pri-
E&te iiouzees -: Private Bodc, i3; Private
H NJ He'll, 90 Total AS.
me next competition in the gallery VIII
be the company team match Al 3o0 yards
Thursday and Friday, February . and 10.
Increase of Interest,
Capt Edwards reports a highly pratify-
ing increase Of interest in military work
among the members OF his command. Com
pany \, 2d Battalion. More than a. per
cent Of the entire membership of the or
ganiZation now report for drill every Mon
day evening.
The nOn-cOmmissiOned officers of the com
pany are to meet next Monday evening in
order to arrange a new rapid assembly roll
They will also come together every Friday
evening for school. The company is en-
dcaroring to have the armory open daily
from 1o::%1 am. to IL pm, In order that the
present members may have an opportunity
OF bringing in new material. The general
courtmartial of the company will meet the
fourth Monday of every month and try all
cases referred TO it by the company COM
mander.
The success of the Athletic Association of
the District National Guard is now firmly
established. The membership at the pres
ent time numbers eighty guardsmen Those
recently elected include Capt Harry Walsh.
Sereeants ]. A Gallagher and Thomas T.
McAnnal!y, Corp, +. }. Duffy and Privates
q. y. Harkan, s. j. Walsh, T. d. Walsh.
w. Z. Sacks, J. Murphy, j. B. Murray, j.
Quigley and T. L. Gooding, all of Com
pany A, 4th battalion. and Lieut. Denni-
son of the 9TH Battalion.
Discharged From the Service