Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-27
THE NATIONAL GUARD
The Week Devoted to the Semi
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Annual Inspections.
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SCRUTINY OF RECORDS and EQUIPMENT
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Officers Petition Headquarters Con-
corning Use of Annoy.
MOVE TO INCREASE INTEREST

Gals, of the heads of the several staff de-
partments. of officers and of enlisted men
has been devoted this week to the first of
the semi-annual inspections During the
afternoons the adjutant general and his
assistants have been scrutinizing books and
papers, the chief of ordnance and those de-
tailed to assist him have been examining
rifles, and the other officials have also been
hard at work on other lines. '--' -
Maj. Ourand the inspector general aided
by two other officers of the general staff,
has been inspecting the several commands
in the evenings. Some of these inspections
have been with the men in full dress uni
form and some in fatigue uniform. Among
the organizations to be inspected this even
ing in the drill hall of the Center Market
Armory will be the engineer corps. the am
bulance corps and Light Battery A. The
Inspections will be in order during por-
ton of next week, as follows: General
staff and the LIST Battalion. Monday; field
and staff. LIST Regiment; field and staff. Sd
Battalion, I'd Battalion and corps OF nelu
music. Tuesday.
The Naval Battalion will be visited by
the inspecting officers at IL o'clock tomor-
row morning on board the L. s. s. Fern.
Omcers File a Petition.
A petition signed by fifty-four officers has
been forwarded to militia headquarters. 1t
is in reference to the use Of the armory,
and other matters. The officers who signed
the paper set forth that. believing changes
are necessary In order to increase interest
in the organizations in general, respectfully
submit the petition in the hope that what
they consider are demands necessary for
the betterment of the militia may be met
1t is asked that the armory be opened
every week day from 1 to 11:3o CLOCK
pm; holidays from 9 O'Clock a m to II 30
O'Clock pm and Sundays from l O'Clock
to IL O'Clock pm. Line officers should be
gwen consideration before armory rules are
made. as they are in touch with the men
and know best what they want. Inc arm
cry should be open as much as possioie, ana
made a place of welcome and also OF inter-
est, thus attracting new men into the
Guard.
THAT the use of the school blackboard
be discontinued. and that an ofhcer
monthly drill report be deemed sulnclent:
THAT ammunition for use IN the rllie
gallery and on the range he furnished 10
guardsmen free of charge for practice prior
TO firing the required scores; that trans
pcrtation 70 and from the range for prac-
tice DE provided SO far as may be posi-
BILE. and further, that every possible CON
cession be made to organizations OF the
District of Columbia National Guaro' Al
ORDER that officers II ay have no excuse 1or
rot maintaining good commands
The signers.
The petition is signed by Col. Henry May,
LIST Regiment; Col. N. E. Urell. ID Regi-
ment; Maj J. w. Anderson. I'd Battalion;
Mai. ]. B. X. Lee. LIST Battalion; Maj. An
ton Stephan, 4th Battalion; Maj. w. E.
Harvey 9th Battalion; Capt. f. c. Ed
wards. Company A, I'd Battalion; Capt. D.
V Chisholm. Company B. I'd Battalion;
Capt. ]. F. Hodgson. Company ID. ID Bat
TALON: Capt. B. Streeks, Company Z. Atm
Battalion Clot. W. s. Hodges, Company
D. 4th Battalion; Capt. F. B. Wheaton,
Company B, 4th Battalion: Capt. r. H.
Bowdler: Company A. 9th Battaii 4 Gap,:
Capt W. T. H. King. Company B. 9Th Bat
TALON: Capt. F. E. Skinner, Company G. 9th
Battalion: Capt. Alexander Summers, Com
pany A. 9Th Battalion; Capt. S. p. House
Company A. LIST Battalion; Capt J. F.
Grant. Company B, 1st Battalion; Capt: w.
d. McCathrln. Company d, list Battalion:
Lieut. C. j. Harlow. Company A. 4th Bat
Battalion; Lieut.. f. W. Zea- Company c.
LIST Battalion; Lieut.. Leroy W. Heron,
Company B. ID Battalion: Lieut.. W: D.
Patterson. Company B. I'd Battalion; Lieut..
IC. A. Meyer Company A, ID Battalion;
Lieut. l.. Prosise, Company A, I'd Battalion;
Lieut.. w NJ Farrow, 4th Battalion; Lieut..
T. F. McAnally Company A, 4th Battalion;
Lieut.. T. V. Walker, Company c. 4th Bat
TALON; Lieut. VIM. T. Plaer. Company G,
18th Battalion Lieut.. A l.. Evans. Com
pany D. 4th Battalion: Lieut.. D. H. Brian
Company A. 9Th Battalion; Lieut.. w. c.
Whip. Company C. 9Th Battalion; Capt
c. E, Swigart. ID Regiment; Capt. ]. s.
Tomlinson. I'd Regiment; Lieut.. c. F. Rob
erts. 4th Battalion: Lieut.. b. q. Poole, Attn
Battalion; Lieut.. H. E. De Groot. I'd Bat
talon; Capt. C. A. Weaver. ID Regiment;
Capt. T. s. King. LIST Regiment; Lieut.. c.
NJ. Luce. 1st Battalion; Lieut.. ]. S. Robin
son. Company Z, 1st Battalion; Lieut.. l..
H. Reichelderfer, ID Battalion; Lieut.. r. A.
Foster. I'd Battalion: Lieut.. A. B. Weir,
Company B. 5th Battalion; Lieut.. F. w.
Holt 9th Battalion: Lieut.. W. w. Cookson,
9th Battalion; Capt. John B. Moore, Bat
terry A Iierrt. W. ID. FaleS, Ambulance
Corps; Lieut.. F. c. Mattingly. Signal Corps:
Lieut.. r. B. Hayes, Engineer Corps: Lieut..
s. F. Shreve. Company B. 1st Battalion;
Chief Musician D. B. Macleod brigade
band.
Several of the officers mentioned do not
approve of the opening of the armory Sun
days.
1t is understood that a recommendation
has reached headquarters that the armory
be closed all day Sundays and holidays,
and also that a report has been submitted
by n board of officers suggesting other
hours than those now in force and from
those outlined in the Petition.