Evening star., 1900-12-15
Brigade Congratulated on Fine Show
ing in Centennial Parade
PREPARATIONS TO PAY THE TROOPS
Commissions Received for Several
Newly Appointed Officers.
DISCHARGED

hr;o,,ao Taking into consideration tne
Foot thai the turnout was the first appear
ance in public of lie local citizen Soiuieis
since last July. the command every one
seems TO think. is deserving Oh cohsratui
tions The attendance, the 1narctiihs' 'h
dress and the general soldlery pearihs VI
the guardsmen. it seems, surprised MANY
of the spectators, who did not ah'ieip''e
the excellent showing made
The naval militia of the District uhuei
Commander Robert r Hams, looked well
in the parade Wednesday. 1t was the III 81
display made by the organization since
Commander Hains was last commissioners
Fully 100 men were in line. headed by 1our
drummer boys from the marine oarrachs'
The battalion staff composed OF Paymaster
Sidney Bieber Chief Engineer 1nomas w.
Power Lieutenant r. B. Brumnltt ana sur
geon S. G. Cox, took position IN the rear VI
Commander Hams, followed by one COM
pany equipped as infantry, In coInmanu ol
Fnsigu George A. Berry, with Pay Clerk
Frank w. Sigourney as first lieutenant.
Lieutenant A 7. Lang commanded the pat
terry detachment composed OF TWO thIee-
inch field guns. with drags, with Lleuteh
ant Jos. A. Dempf and Ensign Howard
Fisk in charge of the respective divisions.
The petty officers brought up the rear.
The new colors, presented by MRS. george
westinghouse some time ago, were carried.
disbursement of Funds.
The proposed regulation to govern the
disbursement of the appropriation for pay
Of troops has been returned by headquar-
ters to the board of officers that framed 1t
for certain slight changes and modifica-
tions The understanding is that early
next week definite action will be taken In
the direction OF arranging details for max
ing payment to the officers and men en-
titled thereto in the near future.
The commissions for Major Luther IL.
Reichelderfar, ID Battalion. District of CO.
Iumbia National Guard, and Captain An
drew Parker. aid-de-camp District of CO.
lumbia militia, have been accepted by those
officers. Major Reichelderfer commanded
the % Battalion last Wednesday during
the centennial parade. Captain Parker did
not report for duty with me general staff
of the militia, he was in command of
the escort of mounted citizens the day in
question.
Commissions Issued.
Commissions have been received at bead
quarters for the following: First LIeuien-
ant Harry Coope. Company A. 1st Battal-
ion, and Second Lieutenant Jere Hunt,
Company A. 9th Battalion. and Second
lieutenant Erly D. Yodet, Company B, ID
battalion. Tho commission of First Lieu
, tenant SarHiel Feland quartermaster of
the 4tFI Battalion has been received and ac-
Gs75tad
An election for first lieutenant of Com
pany c. 9th Battalion, has been ordered
for the 10th instant. Captain Frank f..
Skinner will preside.
On surgeons certificate of disability Pri-
vate Harvey NJ. Cox, Company c. 9th Bat
talon, has been honorabiy discharged.
Sergeant Major w w Paddock 9Th Bat
talon, has been honcrably discharged by
reason of removal from the District of CO.
Iumbia.
Principal Musician William A Duvall,
corr of field music, who Is the superin-
tendeDt of the Center Market Armory, has
JUS. re-snlisted for the fifth successive
term OF three years. At the end of this
enlistment he will have served continuous
ly foI fifteen years. He first entered the
guard December I, 1883, and since that
Inie has been connected with the same or
gan cation and has never been absent from
duty.
New Home for Fifth Maryland.
The new armory In Baltimore of the 5th
Regiment of Maryland, the erection of
which Is to shortly commence. Will be Of
one story, thirty feet high at the front and
on decided slope of the property, will be
fftythree feet high at the rear. 1t will oc-
cupy an entire block, and present from the
exterior truly characteristic apDearance
all lowered and buttressed and grim The
drill hall will be 300 feet wide by 300 feet
long, and Will be Surmounted by an arched
roof rising 1O4 feet to the top. The COM
pany rooms will flank the drill room at
either side, while administrative rooms will
occupy places at the right and left at the
Hoffman street entrance. A gallery will
follow the drill hall. and will offer vantage
ground for OnlOOkerS, with especial accom-
modations for lady visitors. There will be
10000 square feet of floor capacity, and
should occasion for ii arise a seating ca
pacity for 1900.
Coming to the Inauguration.
Company G. 5th Illinois Infantry, Peoria
has decided to attend the ceremonies at
tendant upon the inauguration of President
Mckinley in this city March 4 next
Displaying DishOnorabIe Discharges.
AS you enter the 1st Regiment Ar1nory
one of the first things you see on the bal
cony floor is a large white bulletin, with a
bright electric light in front Of It, so ar
ranged that II is very conspicuous to all
comers,' says a Chicago newspaper "On
this bulletin is posted the names of all dis
honorably discharged members Of the regi-
ment, and here they will remain saw those
In authority, until D. d. becomes such a
lasting disgrace that men viii cease laving
themselves liable to this method of making
their exit from the guard
Army of Santiago de Cuba.
The Society of the Army of Santiago de
Cuba. which has large membership among
District National Guardsmen, made a gratl-
Tying growth during its second fiscal year
ending September 10 Following was the
H. staff officers. %: medical officers 81.
chaplains. 6: signal corps, 8; volunteer aids
8; line officers Irregular army. infantry, 14I:
cavalry. 30; artillery. Z; line officers vol
unteers). 145: total enlisted men, 739; TO-
tai membership. September IT, 1900 1,o.
September Is, 1899, 1.040: increase second
year lilo. The membership December I
increased to over 2.40O.
Code Commune nicatiOn for Soldiers
A scheme worthy Of imitation has been
devised by the German government whereby
its soldiers who are on foreign service NAV
communicate quickly with their friends
code has been invented by which even the
private soldiers may the cables The
troops are divided into a series of groups
denoted by letters. Each group numbers
2lOO men, whose names and home ad-
dresses are In the lists. The troops are In
possession Of code books, one for each ten
men. In these. a hundred messages are
designated by numbers. Thus, O1. am In
good health: O2, Was in battle but am un-
hurt: II. Back with the force, perfectly
recovered; u. Friend badly wounded; 81.
Your letter received: 30. Yes: 40, No. Al,
Letter received Do nothing until you get
my answer. A telegram may run as fol-
lows: "B 613-44." This means: Trooper
tha III,