Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-01
Stay-at-Homes Interested in the Sea
Girt Events.
new ADJUTANF GENERAL 1T WORK
Labor Day Outing of Naval Bat
talon Jack Tars.
TOO HOT FOR DRILLING

Naturally chief interest In local National
Guard circles is now focused on Sea Girt,
N. ]. The departure Thursday morning
last of the brigade and other rife teams
to participate In the annual competitions at
the Jersey range moved the center of ac-
tivity of the District military from this
city to the seashore. There was a large
throng of we'll wishers at the railroad sta
ton, and the rifiemen received all sorts of
encouragement in unbounded quantities.
General Harries, commanding the District
of Columbia militia, accompanied by Adju-
tant General Mosher and Quartermaster
General Parmenter, will leave the city next
Tuesday evening to visit the District de-
tachment at Sea Girt. Returning, they will
start from Sea Girt Thursday evening.
Maj E. II. Neumeyer, commissary gen.
eral of the militia who had arranged to ac-
company the District detachment on the
trip to Jersey, will be unable to leave the
city at this time because of the necessity
of completing the details regarding the is
suing of commissary supplies to the Naval
Battalion, in view of the coming annual
cruise of that organization.
Too Hot to Work.
The continued torrid condition Of the
temperature here is discouraging to the
mere idea of going ahead with anything
that even resembles real military work.
This status of affairs exists throughout the
brigade. Some of the organizations are
holding drills regularly, and some keep up
the winter custom of meeting weekly. In
the ma jority of cases, however. the assem-
blies chiefly for the purpose Of roll
call. and ordered with the object OF
keeping the organization intact and to do
away with the necessity of interfering with
attendance records. With the approach of
cooler weather there will be the customary
fall awakening about the arrnortes and the
resumption of important and regular duties
Quite unexpectedly Col. Theodore Mosher
reported for duty the first of the week as
adjutant general of the militia. The under
standing was that he would not return TO
Washington from the Thousand Islands,
where he was summering. until some time
later in the season. Col. Mosher has been
hard a work in his office at Headquarters,
and the result of his efforts is already APP
parent. He is following the methods in.
troduced when he was formerly on duty
here in the same capacity he now fills.
Those methods were generally conceded to
be beyond criticism The coming of Col.
Mosher seems like the return home of an
old friend. He is thoroughly familiar with
all the details and the innefmost workings
of the brigade. and has already; accustomed
himself to the many changes In the per-
sonnet and otherwise during the years Of
his absence.
Brief Outing of JncIkies.
The naval battalion has completed ar
tomac river in the nature of Labor day
outing. The Fern has been moved from
the navy yard, where she has been lying
for several months past. 10 the wharf at
the foot of 9th street. The lines will be
cast off at o'clock this evening and then
the jackies, under command of Lieut.. Brum-
nett will head their craft down stream
The sailor lads intend to go as far as Piney
Point and ST. Georges Island. Returning,
the Fern is scheduled to reach this city
Monday evening next.
No further details have been announced
in connection with the annual cruise of the
naval battalion AS heretofore stated. the
indications are that the first detachment
will set forth about the 10th instant.
Militia headquarters has been notified that
the President has accepted the resignation
of H. A. Shepley, lieutenant Junior grade.
naval battalion.
spectod and condemned at the Center mar
ket armory large quantity of government
property that by reason of long usage has
become unserViceabe.
New saddle cloths with gold lace binding
for dress occasions have been procured for
the commissioned officers of 1.-The general
staff New saddles and brides will soon be
ordered. These new equipments have long
been needed the ones in use up to this
time having been. purchased in 1887. 1t has
been learned that the outfits are so old as
to be unsafe, the painful accident in which
Capt. Robbins figured while in Gaithersburg
recently being the result of weak stirrup
strap.
Notes.
Sergeant Fl. H. Leizear, Company A, 9th
Battalion, has been commissioned inspector
of rifle practice, Sd Battalion. with rank Of
first lieutenant
The following have been ordered to ap-
pear before the brigade board: First Lieu
tenant VIM. E. Dix for examination for
the captaincy of Company D. 1st Battalion;
Second Lieutenant Ed. II. Grove, for the
first lieutenancy of Company D. list Bat
talon; First Lieutenant John s. Robinson
for the caDtaincy. Second Lieutenant Sam
F. Shreve for the first lieutenancy and
First Sergeant John H. Shreve for the
second lieutenancy of Company 5, list Bat
TALON.