Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Gen, Harries Will Inspect First and
Second Regiments.
ASSEMBLIES OF OFFICERS ORDERED
Record of Changes and Casualties
During Past Six Months.
FOR BETTER ORGANIZATION

The commanding officers of the Isl ana
ID Regiments have been directed by the
ccrnmauding general to cause the necessary
Orders to issue for the assembly OF all the
commissioned ana nou-c2mmissioned staff
officers Of their respective c1n.m"nds-ihe
LIST Regiment the evening of the I'd in
staut and The "a Regiment the evening OF
the. 1Gth instant. The meetings Will be held
in tine quarters of the general staff, at
headquarters and the commanding gener-
al ana general staff will he present. The
time fixed for the list Regiment assembly
is 80 o'clock. and the "a Regiment
o'clock.
The regimsntal commanders have further
been notified that on dates during the pres
ent month yet to be selected. the command
ing general. accompanied 10y the general
staff. proposes to make formal inspections
Of the regiments. under arms. in undress
uniform. in the armory drill hall. The con-
ditions and features of these inspections
will be made known at the assemblies the
10th and I'D instant.
Resicnntions and Appointments.
Captain John NJ. Miller Company d. LIST
battalion and First Lieut.. VIM. NJ. Arnold
adjutant Of the LIST Battalion. have ten
dered tneic designations. The papers have
not yet reached headquarters. but are en-
route through military channels. Both
these officers have been connected with the
Ist Battalion since the organization OF the
National Guard. and with the Washington
Light Infantry Corps for a number OF
years.
r 6 Puts has been nominated for com
mission as second lieutenant Of Company
r, tth Battalion. Albert W. Weir as second
lieutenant cf Company Il. 9TH battalion,
AZ "a a 10
9th Battalion. with rank of first lieutenant
Lieut.. Buiso:tU was an officer of the LIST
District of Columbia Volunteer Infantry
and served in the Cuban campaign.
Company Team Rifle Match.
The first series % rifles matches of the
season took place in the gallery at the
Center Market armory Thursday and Fri
day evenings Companies y, b. and D,
LIST Battalion: Company b. 9TH Battalion,
and Company &. 9th Battalion. were not
represented IN the contest Company G,
9Th Battalion. made the highest total, the
scores beiuE as follows:
Company &. 9Th Battalion. HII: Company
T.. ~ Bdtt dion. 20; Company c, 18th Bat
talon. M; Company y 9th Battalion, ~
Company e. 18th Battalion. 40; Company
u. 4th Battalion 1873; Company d. 9TH Bat
TALON. 1>3. Company y. 18Th Battalion, IT,;
Company d. 9TH Battalion, III; Company
\. 2d battalion. iIa; Company \, LIST Sep
araJ, Battalion. ltIj; Company d, LIST Sep
arata RattSIi.u. 1.i6; Company c. LIST Sep
..rat- Battalion. III: Company d, 1st Sep
aratt Battalion. rs.
The battalion team match will be shot
Thursday evening next.
Changes ard Promotions.
Following l. a record Of the appointments
made 10y tn. President in the militia of
;hs District of Columbia and OF the casual
Ties and changes that have occurred during
the past six months.
Promorions-First Regiment Lieutenant
Colonel Henry MAY. to be colonel, vice
Alexander, resigned. LIST Separate BattaI-
ion. Second Lieutenant Samuel Piper 10
he first lieutenant. vice Lewis. resigned.
AppolHtmrGtS-ta ptaiu William Fl. Al
latre. 2>d Infantry. 20 be adjutaut general,
with rank Of lieutenant colonel. vice HCyi,
relieved. Isl Battalion. Sergeant AleNan-
der NJ Allison 70 BE- second lieutenant,
Company G.. vice pavi6ga. appointed ma inr
and judge advocate general. u. c. militia:
~ Battalion, Second Lieutenant Daniel V
tHlShoim. t. be captain. Company Is. vice
SiililiuS. resigned. Second Lieutenant Harry
I ID" GrrpJ, to he adiu;ant. with rank ct
first lieutenant. vice Anderson appointed
major. Private John II. Lewis TO be quar-
'rrmaSier, with rank Of first lieutenant,
vice Webb. resigned: 9TH Battalion Ser
g"'tnt VIII Emery SorrcIiS To bt second
lieutenant. Company y. to ill an original
Vacancy Sergeant Major Charles L. Ian
Jam: 10 be iirst lieutenant. Company A
J" nj! an original vacancy: Private Alfred
a smith, To be first lieutenant, Compauv
Y, 70 iii an original vacancy: Leigh hin
French 1" BE- inspector of rifle practice.
wee houhE- appointed captain. Company D.
Naval battalion
Naval Observation-Disclosures Z. Hams. To he
commander, to MI an original vacancy; VIII
liam y. Megrath, 10 be lieutenant com
n'nder' TO fill an original vacancy; Robert
Il. BrummetI, 10 be signal ordnance and
equipment officer with rank Of lieutenant.
- ill an original vacancy; Sidney Bieber.
10 he paymd~ter, with rank OF lieutenant
1" All an original vacancy; Thomas "
rover. 10 he chief engineer. with rank OF
lieutenant. 20 TIL AN original vacancy; :.
tIiH"Fd Cox, 10 be surgeon, with rank of
lieutenant to I'LL an original vacancy. First
HviSi'r-JOSeph :. Van Fleet, to be lieu
tenant, 10 iii an original vacancy; Gren-
vile Lewis. jr.. TO he lieutenant junior
grade. To iii III original vacancy: Charles
T. Rutgers. 10 ne ensign, To ill an original
vacancy, l. Claude Covell. to he ensign to
fill an original vacancy: Alfred ?. Lang TO
be ensign. vice RugerS. resigned. Second
bIvlsIou-Seanan SherDuTHe q. Hopkins.
ip DE lieutenant, to I'LL an original vacancy;
seaman Harry \ Shpley, To- be lieutenant.
Junior grade. 10 fill an original vacancy:
Robert r bradbury. to he ensign, to fill an
original vacancy: Edward O. Cresap, to be
ensign. 10 ill an original vacancy.
Commission decliued-Albert r. Smith, to
be chief engineer. Naval Battalion with
rank Of lieutenant. to fiji an original va
CaUcy-
Capt. ]. A. Dapray. I'D
United States Infantry, was announced as
special Inspector and instructor of drills.
ceremonies and discipline the appointment
Of Private Leonard H. Nattingly Light
Battery as acting captain and adiutaut
1St Regiment. Was revoked: the appoint
mcEt Of Private Milo II. Su,Gf. ambulance
corps. as acting second lieutenant. was re-
vukcd-
Casuaitivs- Resigned Capt. Charles NJ
Shrevc Company Il. LIST Battalion: Second
Lieut. George W. Sneden. Company A. 1st
Battalion. Ensign Charles z. Rutgers. Ist
Division. Naval Battalion Died - First
Lieut. Richard J. Harden. Company A. ith
Battalion, In general hospital. Siboney,
Cuba
To Improve the Guard.
In connection with movement To better
Organize and equip the National Guard as
Il result of The war with Spain. the state
ment is mad that the returns from the ad-
1utan-s general OF the various states indi-
cate that on April l last there We're in the
state organizations about HOOD officers
and men. The enlisted strength Tor the way
from the volunteers comprised about 30. ;sgp
men, bur what proportion was from TIE
National Guard has not yet been estimated.
Three years ago General fiagler insisted on