Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Joint Outing Next Summer With the
Regular Troops.
ESTABLISHING CLOSER RELATIONS
Adjutant Generals Report on
Strength of the Brigade.


1t is practically certainty that the en-
campment of the District Of Columbia Ma
tional Guard next summer will consist of a
joint outing with regular troops. So far as
is now known, the cavalry stationed at Fort
Myer. the list Artillery at the Washington
barracks and possibly others will be under
canvas at the same time and place This
would be carrying into execution an idea
that has long been fostered throughout the
country by those who maintain that the es-
Enlistment of closer relations between the
regular troops and the citizen soldiery
would be beneficial to both.
Strength of the Guard.
Adjt Gen. Love has completed the annual
return Of the District of Columbia militia.
1t shows the total strength Of the brigade
to be 1919 officers and men. as follows:
Commanding general and general staff,
IA commissioned officers and 8 non-commis-
stoned officers % in ell: engineer corps, 49,;
light artillery, p; infantry, 1,o91; signal
corps. %; ambulance CORPS Al; band Is:
corps of field music "a. The naval battal-
ion Is not included in the return.
1t Is also pointed out that the brigade at
this time is without a troop Of cavalry, and
that the engineer department Is allowed
only one company, when formerly 1t COM
prised battalion of four companies. 1t is
estimated in the return that $4,000 men in
the COlunDla available for
military duty.
The National Guard, SO the report shows,
paraded during the year on the occasion of
the burial of those who lost their lives in
connection with the military operations in
Cuba and Puerto Rico, memorial day for
the annual inspection and muster, for the
annual target practice, for the annual en-
campment on the occasion of the presen-
tatfon Of the sword of honor to Admiral
Dewey, and participated in the rifle compe-
GtionS at Sea Grit N j.
Results of Examination.
The brigade board of examination has
reported favorably as regards the follow
ing: Sergeant VIM. E. Brown, Company =,
LIST Battalion. to be second lieutenant Com
pany c, 1st Battalion; Sergeant Major JOS
Company D, I'd Battalion; Sergeant VIM.
ID. Dix, Company d. LIST Battalion. to be
first lieutenant, Company D, LIST Battalion;
Second Lieutenant Alex. Summers, Com
pany A, 9th Battalion to be captain Com
pany A, 9Th Battalion; Private e. D.
first lieutenant, Company A, LIST Battalion;
Sergeant b. H. Grove, Company D. 1st Bat
talon, to be second lieutenant COMPANY D.
1st Battalion; First Lieutenant s. P. House.
adjutant, LIST Battalion, to be captain, Conn
pany A. 1st Battalion: Second Lieutenant
A. NJ. Allison, Company G. LIST Battalion,
to be first lieutenant. Company c, LIST Bat
talon; First Lieutenant e. W. Zea. Conn
pany 9, LIST Battalion, to be captain Com
pany G, 1st Battalion.
Major Harvey, 9Th Battalion, has with
drawn the nomination of Sergt James M.
Pickens for the adjutancy Of that battalion,
by reason of the removal of Sergt. Pickens
from the District, and in his stead has
named Mr.. Henry Harding Burroughs. The
latter was formerly captain of Company