Evening star., 1901-02-09
First Regiment Receives Pay for Six
Months Service.
SCHEDULE FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Arrangements Completed for a
Special Rifle Competition.
SEPARATED FROM SERVICE

Thursday evening In the drill hall of the
Center Market Armory. The members Of
the 1st Regiment entitled to compensation
and they numbered several hundred, were
paid In exactly fifty-three minutes, and
without a hitch. Captain Andrew Parker,
acting paymaster, received the congratula-
tions of Adjutant General Mosher and a
number of other officers present for the
speedy and successful manner in which he
accomplished the task.
The several companies, in turn, were
halted in front of long table, guarded by
wire netting, that had been prepared by
Superintendent Duvall of the armory. AS
the name of each man was called by the
officers certifying to the pay roll the
guardsman stepped to the table and re-
ceived the amount due him from the hand
of Captain Parkers assistant.
The I'd Regiment is the next regimental
organization to be paid In relation there
to Adjutant General Mosher has addressed
the following communication to Col. Urel,
the regimental commander:
THE commanding general directs you to
parade all members of your regiment who
have signed pay rolls for the period ending
December 81. 1900, in the drill hall of the
Center Market Armory, in undress uniform
with side arms Wednesday, February IL,
1901, for payment.
The regiment will be paraded by bat
talon, commencing at O'clock pm. al
lowing an interval of thirty minutes be-
tween assembly of battaiens.
The field and staff Of the regiment will
be paid first.
I'm each organization the officer who GER
titled the roll (or in his necessary absence
the next in command) will be present with
the retained copy of his pay roll, to witness
and check the payment
The Engineer Corps, the Signal Corps.
the Battery A, Light Artillery and the
Naval Battalion will be. paid beginning at
8 o'clock next Friday evening the 18th
instant. under the conditions that apply to
the Second Regiment. The 1st Separate
Battalion will be ordered out for payment
early the following week.
The intimation is given that those
guardsmen who fail to- report to the pay
master with their organizations at the
time ordered will, in all likelihood. forfeit
the pay due them.
All members Of the general staff and the
general non-commissioned staff, District of
Columbia militia, who have signed pay
rolls for the period ended December 81 1900
have been directed to assemble at head
quarters of the District of Columbia mill
tia at o'c'ock next Monday evening, the
11th instant, for payment. Uniform Will
not be required.
Arrangements for Rifle Match.
Maj James E. Bell. inspector general Of
rife practice District OF Columbia militia
has completed arrangements for a rifle
match to be shot in the gallery Of the Cen
ter Market Armory at the conclusion of
the present season OF indoor shooting. A
valuable prize will be provided for the
winner.
The conditions are that the competitor
making the highest score in each match
at each distance of the series of gallery
matches now In progress shall be eligible
to participate in the final competition. Ten
shots each at 200 800, 800 and 600 yards
will be fired.
Those already eligible to enter the COM
petition are Capt. Sheridan Ferree. who
pany match for January; First Lieut.. W.
NJ. Farrow, who scored Al In the battalion
match, and First Lieut. Horace NJ. Bell,
who scored As In the regimental match.
The many guardsnen interested will be
glad to learn that Major, Bell is making an
effort to secure sharpshooters' crosses and
marksmen's buttons earned during the sea-
son Of 1900 for distribution prior to March
4 next among those entitled to the decora
tionS.
Orders to Naval Battalion.
Special orders have been issued from
headquarters Of the District of Columbia
militia directing that the enlisted men of
the 1st Division. Naval Battalion. assemble
at their quarters, Center Market Armory,
the evening of Friday the 18th instant for
the purpose Of electing a lieutenant. junior
grade, and an ensign.
Separated From the Service.
The following have been honorably dis
charged on their own applications: Private
George H. Afford, engineer corps: Private
George H. Moritz, Company A, Sd Battal-
Ion; Private John E. Brooks. Company D..
9th Battalion, and Private George F. Gar
nett, Company D, 9th Battalion.
By reason Of removal from the District
of Columbia the following have been
granted honorable discharges: Privates A.
W. Archer and Edward A: Pape, Company
Company A, 4th Battalion; Privates VIM.
w: Day, Richard F. Martin and Charles r.
Olberg. Company B. 4th Battalion, and
Landsman Robert T. Tegeler, 1st Division,
Naval Battalion.
The following enlisted men. all privates
of Company c, 9Th Battalion, have been
discharged IN the interest tof the service:
Charles P. Arnold. Ernest N: Collins, Chas
Privates John Ashby, Frank A. Conway
and Charles S. Beach, all Of Company A.
9th Battalion. have been dishonorably dis
charged by reason Of expulsion from the
company
Gen. 0rdway's Grave.
That the resting place OF the remains of
General Ordway. in the Arlington National
cemetery, will In the near future be ap-
propriately marked now seems assured.
Active efforts are being made by the Cen
eral Albert Ordway Memorial Association
to raise sum sufficient to cover the cost
Of monument.
1t is hoped by the association that the
amount needed will be contributed by the
1st of March, in, order that the monument
may be ordered, so as to be ready for dedi-
cation the 30th of May !
In addition to number OF individual
subscriptions the general STAN Of the Dis
trict of Columbia militia has made a gen.
erous donation to the fund. both as an or
ganization and. in addition, through the
several members. Company A. I'd Battal-
ion. has also forwarded a contribution to
the financial secretary. The association ex-
presses the hope that every other organi-
zation of the District of Columbia National
Guard will speedily follow the lead Of Cap
tain Edwards comEnandf
I'm InAerest ofRiAe Shooting.
The National Rifle Assbciation Of Amer
lea, in the membership az which the Dis
| trict of Columhta National Guard Is large
ly represented. announces since Its. re-
cent reorganization. that q will endeavoI
to create an intereN which WI induce the
national gosernane1 and the states to take
steps to make RE shooting general and
popular. 1t is considered that the best
way to begin isto hold great interna-