Evening star., 1899-03-18

the board is authorized to summon before
il the general staff officers at the head of
the various staff departments for confer
ence as to necessary or desirable amend
ments or reforms.
In submitting itsSlnal report to headquar-
ters the board. so the directions provide,
will be careful to set forth separately and
distinctly. first, the laws, etc. as they now
stand, and second, recommendations as to
changes proposed.
Notes.
Room No. 20, in the Center Market ar
mory, about to be vacated by the 9th Bat
TALON has been assigned for the joint use
and occupation to the Engineer Company
and the Signal Company.
Col. Henry May 1st Regiment, who has
been absent on a hunting trip to the south,
has returned to the city and will assume
command of his regiment in a few days.
Lieut.. Stuart w Griffith of the Naval
Battalion, recently appointed, has received
his commission and Thursday last qualified
by subscribing to the oath of office.
The resignation of Capt. s. R. Jacobs,
quartermaster I'd Regiment. has been for
warded by the commanding general to the
Secretary of War. approved.
The adjutant general has now in hand
several important rulings of the command
ing general in various matters of moment
official publication at an early day. Among
other things, the regulations in regard to
leaves of absence of officers will be amend
ed as to include several new features
Quite a number of applications for dis
charges of men who claimed to have en-
listed in the National Guard at a time
when they expected to be called into active
duty are now being held up at headquar-
ters until the question is decided to the
extent to which such applications are TO be
complied with.
The action of one company commander in
dropping several persistent absentees as de-
serters has presented to the brigade author
tiles a new question which may have an
important bearing upon the fate of other
recalcitrant members of the guard. No
definite action has yet been taken in the
matter. but the company commanders rec
concentrations for the discharge of certain
men deserters must be finally acted
upon
Sergt. Arthur H. Devoe, Company D. ID
battalion having been elected second lieu
tenant of that company, has been ordered
to appear before the brigade board of ex-
animation Wednesday evening next
First Lieut.. F. j. Woodman, surgeon 9th
Battalion. has been directed to examine
applicants for enlistment in the engineer
company in Room 20, Center Market Ar
mory, this evening.
First Lieut.. E. w. Zea, Company c, 1st
Battalion, now temporarily attached to
Company A, 1st Battalion, has been
dered to receipt for the property now held
by Capt. c. L. Beatty and Lieut.. III. ].
Keough, both of whose designations are
now pending. Capt. John S. Miller, Com
pany ID, 1st Battalion, has been directed
to transfer his government property to
First Lieut.. Howard Beall of the same
company.
The commanding officer of the 9th Bat
TALON has been directed to detail an officer
to act as quartermaster of that battalion
to relieve First Lieut.. Louis @. Freeman,
the battalion quartermaster, whose resig-
nation will be acted upon as soon as his
property accounts are settled
Took Him Literally.
From Life.