Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Interest in Ceremony to Take Place
Thursday Next.
DELIVERY. OF COMPETITION PRIZES
General Orders Announcing the
DISARMAMENT of Battery A.
DRILL HALL ASSIGNMENTS

National Guard interest is centered at
| present in double ceremony. which will
take place next Thursday evening at the
Center Market armory. The insignia earned
| by members of the National Guard for quail
| ifcation in rifle practice during the season
| Of 1899 and the prizes won at the recent
competitions at Ordway will be distributed
In the drill hall that evening. Prior to the
| distribution of rifle honors the list Regi-
| ment, under the command of Lieut. Col
| burton X. Ross will hold a muster-in GER
! emory. the exercises in connection with
| "hlch Will begin promptly at 8 o'clock, and
| VIII also be held in the drill hail. A num-
Der of recruits will be sworn in and assigned
TO the several companies of the battaions
forming the regiment
| Orders covering The ceremonies were is
sued from militia headquarters Wednesday
last The forthcoming muster-in by the LIST
regiment is the initial affair of the kind
this season. and keen interest in the event
gives promise of bringing out a large at
tendance Maj. J. b. X. Lee will have COM
maEd of the list Battalion. with Capt E. C.
Edwards as ranking officer of the I'd Bat
talon. Maj. Charles H. Ourand. the in
spector general Of the guard, will admins
Ter the oath, and it is expected that Col.
ROSS will address the recruits.
Distribution of Prizes.
Immediately following the muster-in GER
emonies Of the 1st Regiment the dstribu-
ton of sharpshooters' crosses, marksmen's
buttons, competition prizes and bars and
medals for service Of the brigade rifle team
will be distributed. Successful teams and
individual winners of insignia and prizes
nave been ordered to report to Mai Glendie
b. Young, Sd battalion at the drill hall, not
later than o'clock on the date specified
ihey VIII be formed by him and will be
under MS command until dismissed at the
conclusion OF the ceremonies. Fatigue uni
form. with caps and side arms, will be
worn
Maj. Young has during the past few days
peen IN constant consultation with Maj.
James f.. Bell. inspector general of rifle
practlce. FOR instruction relative to the GER
emonies Invitations have been extended by
Maj Bell to those who contributed prizes
lor me riiie competitions at Ordway to be
present at the distribution The major will,
Of course, have entire direction of the Ger
emonies attending.
Battery Disbandment.
General orders No IA, from militia
headquarters. paragraph 3, announces the
DISARMAMENT Of Battery A, Light Artillery,
and provides that Second Lieutenant F.
D. NJ. Fowfe. be honorably discharged. It
IS further provided that an men of the bat
terry re-enlisting In other organizations of
the guard within thirty days of the date
OF their discharge NAV enlist for the bal
ance Of their unexDired term of service.
The same general orders provide that the
quarterly and seri-annual inspections in
augurated in December last be abolished
hereafter an annual insnection and muster
of each organization will he held on dates
70 be announced each year in orders from
headonarterI. ard ,snecial inspection will
he ordered bv the commanding general or
by the commanding officer Of a vegiment or.
separate battalion whenever deemed
necessary
It Is stated that Can+ain r.. c. Edwards,
Germany A. ID Battalion. has been ten
dered majority TO fill the vacancy made
b. the RESIGNATION Of Major Joserh w. An
derson. Cantain Edwards is now acting
major Of the I'd battalion. and is the rank
ing captain in the guard.
Changes Ordered.
The following changes have been made in
the personnel Of the brigade board Of ex-
animation: Ne Tor Jesse p. K. Lee. LIST Bat
talon relieved from duty as a member:
Major Anton Stenhan 4th Battalion. and
First Lieutenant George G. Dennison, in
spector Of rifle practice. 5th Battalion. de-
tailed to duty members.
.Preparations are being made for partici-
patton in the centennial celebration parade.
which takes place December 10 There Is
more activity apparent. consequently, in
regard to drills than at any time since the
ercampment at Gaithersburg lest Julv.
Private Walter s. Cash COMPANY G. 5th
Battalion. IS announced as distinguished
marksman.
Assignments Mt Drill Hall.
The following assignments for the use of
the drill hall in Center Market Armory
have been made: Second Battalion Sd Bat
TALON and Ambulance Corps, Thursdays:
4th Battalion. Tuesdays; eth Battalion,
Mondays: 9th battalion and Engineer Corps,
Wednesdays: Naval Battalion and Signal
Corps, Fridays
The nights assigned may be designated for
company, battalion or regimental drills I'M
der such combinations and ARRANGEMENTS
as battalion commanders may deem best for
their respective commands. or as may be
prescribed by regimental commanders.