Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-20
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Completion of Arrangements fol
Semi-Annual Inspections.
ADJUFANf GENERAL LOVES PROGRAM
Brigade Band to Parade at Muster.
In Of Recruits.
QUIET AT HEADQUARTERS

With the exception of the completion of
arrangements at militia headquarters for
the conduct of the semi-annuai inspections.
local National Guard affairs have been I'M
usually quiet during the week ending to-
day. Adjutant General Love has planned
10 inspect the records, books. etc. of the
list Battalion, Monday, January 81. begin
ming at O'Clock pm; the I'd Battalion.
Tuesday, January y. beginning a clock
pm; the 4th Battalion. Wednesday. Janu-
airy "A. beginning a o'clock pm; the 9Th
Battalion, Thursday, January - beginning
al o'clock pm: the 9th Battalion Friday,
January 26. beginning at O'Clock pm. the
LIST Regiment Headquarters Saturday, jan
uary u beginning at 1880 O'Clock pm: the
I'd Regiment. Monday, January -, begin
nhg at l:3U O'Clock pm; the LIST Sepa-
rate Battalion, Tuesday, January 80. begin
ntnS at clock pm: the Engineer Corps.
Tuesday. January %, beginning at 4:3U
Q clock pm; the Signal Corps Wednesday.
January ~, beginning at 4:30 o'clock pm:
the Ambulance Corps. Thursday, January
~. beginning at 4:3o o'clock pm; Battery
A, Light Artillery, Friday. January %. be-
s sHia,i at 4:so O'Clock I'm; the Corps of
Field Music. Saturday, January q, begin
ming at 4:30 O'Clock pm. and the Bri-
gade Band, Saturday. January q, begin
ming at AS o'clock pm.
Inc records and books of battalion head
quarters will be first inspected. and then
each company in order, beginning with Com
pany A.
1T is especially desirable" Aljutant Gen.
erai Love has informed organization COM
manders. that the company clerks of the
several companies be present during this
inspection, as Well as any company officer
you see fit to designate"
In connection with the inspections, Capt
E. F. Riggs, aid-de-camp, d. c. militia
VIII assist the chief Of ordnance. and Capt
T.. T.. Swigart. quartermaSter, I'd Regiment
and Capt. William s. Hodges. Company D.
eraL
Band to Welcome Recruits.
Orders have been issued from militia
headquarters to the chief musician Of the
brigade band directing him to parade the
band in connection with the muster-in cere-
mony of recruits for the LIST Regiment. The
ceremony IS to be held at 7:45 o'clock next
thursday evening in the armory of the
Washington Light Infantry Corps, 18th and
f streets
Henry H. Burroughs, nominated for COM
mission as adiutant of the 9th Battalion;
Willis b. Magruder, nominated for COM
mission as adutdnt of the Sd Battalion. and
benjamin +. Odell, nominated for commits
sion as adjutant of the LIST Battalion, have
been ordered to appear before the board of
examination of the adjutant generals de-
partment next Friday evening at T:i5
o clock
Charles F. Roberts has been commission
ed adJutant of the 4th Battalion. and w
Milton Farrow has been commissioned in
Spector of rifle practice of the 4th Battal-
Ion, each with rank of first lieutenant
A smoker that proved thoroughly enjoy
able was given by the signal corps at its
quarters in Center Market Armory Thurs
day evening last A number of entertain
ing features were introduced.
Charles C. Mortimer and H. B. HollifieId
nave passed the re0nired ND
Will be commissioned without delay as
quartermaster and surgeon, respectively, of
the Sd Battalion
Guardsmen and Regulars.
at might as well be understood by Con-
gress at once that no bill that may be
satisfactory to the officers of the National
Guard will ever be satisfactory to the Off
GERS of the regular army" says the North
western Guardsman. They will be salts
fed with nothing less than entire control
of the militia, and our officers will simply
be fgureheads to the dominant army off,
Ger. 1t seems foolish to think that in the
face Of the record made by the National
Guard. in spite of the continual knocking
of certain envious and retired officers of
the regular army, II should now, as it
never has in the past, be controlled by
officers of the regular army. The volun-
teers stood the brunt Of all the hard fight
ing in the Philippines while they were
there, and it became necessary several
times to send them out to the relief of the
regulars.
Our officers of the National Guard are
thoroughly competent to draw up their
own laws. and if passed. see that they are
properly executed. Recently the general
committees of the two National Guard
sociationS-the one that met in Florida and
the one that met in Chicago last winter
got together in Washington and decided
upon a general law to offer Congress per-
fecting the organization of National Guard
and Army Reserve This bill is known as
the 'Butterfeld BILL and is very distaste-
fuI to officers of the National Guard. as it
makes the militia reserve to the regular
army A different class of men comprise
the guard than the regular army. and for
this reason the laws that control the ac-
ton of the regular officers cannot be ad-
hered to by the militia officers. 1t often
happens that the social standing of the
enlisted men is far greater than that of
the officers, and in civil life the private
may be over the man that commands him
in the militia.
These things have all to be taken into
consideration. and it is far more of trick
to control the mlitiameu than the regular
soldier. We hope to see a bill passed for
the National Guard reorganization that will
in no way handicap it by Interference from
the regular organization. They should be
separate and distinct"
Result of ResimentaI Match.
The regimental match shot last evening
was won by the ID Regiment team. with
a total of 400. The LIST Regiment team
scored 800.
The battalion match was won by the 4th
Battalion team, with a total of 42S The
other scores were: Fifth Battalion, 3s5;
Battalion, 377; LIST Separate Battalion, $50.
Stage Dancers' Catarrh.
From Tit-Bits.