Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-13
Semi-Annual Inspections in Order
Next Week.
ASSEMBLY OF THE FIRST REGIMENT
Relative Rank of Officers at Begin
ming Of Year.
FIRST SEPARATE BATTALION

| 1t is timely to call attention to the recent
! order which provides that inspections will
| be made in person by the adjutant general,
| inspector general, quartermaster general.
| commissary general, chief of ordnance,
| chief engineer, surgeon general and in
spector general of rifle practice of their
| respective departments twice each year,
| the first inspection to be made between the
| 18th and Both of January and the second in
| July, beginning such days may be
| designated by the commanding general
Inspection reports will be sent direct to
| the commanding general not later than the
18th of the month following that in which
| the inspection was made.
Quarterly inspections will be made by
| the assistants of the heads of the several
staff departments Where there no as
sistants the commanding general will desig-
nate officers for temporary duty with any
such department. Inspections will be made
during the first week of December, March.
June and September, reports being SUBJ
| mitted to the heads of the several depart
ments. who will forward them, with such
recommendations as they may see fit, to
the adjutant general of the District of CO.
lumbia militia.
Assembly of the LIST Regiment.
Orders have been issued directing the 1st
Regiment to assemble in the drill hall of
the LIST Battalion armory. 18th and f
streets, at 7:45 o'clock the evening of
Thursday, the 18th instant, for parade and
the mastering in of recruits. Fatigue uni
form. with caps. legglns and white gloves.
will be worn The formation will be in
line of masses, with the right of the 1st
Battalion near the west end of the drill
nall, facing south.
Record Scores of Revolver Club.
The first record scores of the Washing
ton limb
night follows. The distance was ten
shots at twenty yards: Lieutenant T. b.
Amiss, 81; Major J. E. Bell, Al; Lieutenant
W. w. Cookson, SO; Private R. P. Carleton,
SO; Lieutenant NJ. w. Farrow, ~; Lieuten-
ant F. W. Holt, 81; Major w. E. Harvey,
30; Dr. II. l.. E. johnson, 80; Sergeant G.
Z. Phillips, 30; Captain Sommers, 30; Pri-
vate A. Whitacre, A.
There will be voluntary revolver practice
this evening from 1870 to 10 o'clock. A
business meeting will be held January %
after which there will be prize smoothing
The following officers have been elected
! to serve for the present year: President,
Major }. f. Bell; vice president, Lieutenant
i. Il. Amiss; secretary, Captain Thos. S.
KING; treasurer, Lieutenant f. w Holt;
shooting master, Lieutenant W. Milton
F'arroW.
Company Team Match.
The company team match for January
was won by Company A, 9th Battalion, with
total of 2o2. The other team totals were:
Company B, 4th Battalion, 1877; Company
C. 9Th Battalion, 1872; Company c, 9th Bat
TALON, 1S1; Company D, 4th Battalion, 179;
Company B, I'd Battalion, III; Company
D, list Separate Battalion, 10; Company
A, 9th Battalion, 49, Company c. 4th Bat
talon, 1854; Company D, 9Th Battalion, 1853;
Company A, list Separate Battalion 14i;
Company A, 4th Battalion, 143; Company
c, 1st Separate Battalion, 49,; Company b,
LIST Separate Battalion, 131; Company A.
I'd Battalion, Ill.
LIST Separate Battalion.
With a view of adding to the interest in
rifle practice as regards the members of the
LIST Separate Battalion, Major Arthur
Brooks has arranged to secure a valuable
trophy. This, at the end of the present
season Of indoor rifle practice, will be
awarded to the company having the high
est percentage of attendance and the best
scores for gallery work.
In competitive drill, embracing the
manual of arms and the loadingS and fir
squad from each Of the four companies, the
representatives of Company b proved vic
tor'ous The winning squad was made up of
guardsmen, who were formerly members of
the battalion of colored High School cadets
and was commanded by Lieutenant Patter-
son.
Al an election 10 De uelu III tue near Iu-
ture it is understood that LIST Lieutenant
Samuel Piper will be selected to succeed
the late P. B. Meredith, as captain of Com
pany b.
Honorabiy Discharged.
During the week Private James ].
Knibbs Company c, 9Th Battalion, has been
honorably discharged on his own applica-
ton, while Private Charles R. Hughes, Am
bulance Corps, and Private George w. Ma
ben. Company c. 9th Battalion, have been
honorably discharged because of removal
from the District.
Athletic Association.
Those directly interested in the athletic
association of the District National Guard
are making a strong effort to secure heat
for the gymnasium at the Center Market
armory. Lack of heat. it is pointed out,
proves a serious handicap. for the reason
that guardsmen who are anxious to use the
apparatus and obtain the benefits of the in
struction of the physical director have been
prevented from going ahead by reason of
the temperature of the gymnasium.
The indoor base ball team. under the d.
rection of Prof Koran, is making excellent
progress, and has arranged for a number
of games to be played with local clubs and
also with out-of-town organizations.
officers and committees as follows have
teen chosen by the members of Company
A, I'd Battalion: Sergt. w. L. Hazard,
financial secretary; Corp L. A. Boulay and
Corp. Geo. McGlue treasurers.
Executive committee, Capt. E. c. Ed |
wards. Lieut.. C. A. Meyer. Lieut.. L. Pro-
slse Sergt w. E. Thompson. Sergt. W. L.
Hazard. Corp. L. A. BouIay and Corp. Geo.
McGlue: finance committee, Private S.
Richold. Private F. E. De Groot and Pri-
vate A. E. Chest; recruiting committee
Sergt. F. NJ Collins, Corp: Q. Walters
Corp w. E. Zell, Private A. Berger and
Private F. Forester: general court-mar-
tial. Lieut.. c, A. Meyer. Sergt. Robert
Lockhead. Corp. Thomas Chick, Private H.
Cooley. Private ]. s. Julian and Private ].
Moriarity
The company has offered gold medals to
every member who at the close of the pres
ent year has percentage of 100 per cent in
attendance. Sergt. Thompson, Sergt. Lock- |
head and Corp. McGlue have been awarded
medals for perfect attendance during the
past year. From the reports Of the several
committees it is demonstrated that the
year 1899 was the most successful since
the organization Of the company, seventeen |
years ago.
Relative Rank of Officers.
The relative rank Of officers Of the Dis |