The Washington times., 1901-11-09
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIRS
Major Lee Resigns the Command of
the Washington Light Infantry.

ordua,- Competition Prizes 10 BE
Distributed This Month-NInjoE He'll
Allows Protests Against Pri-
| yute pile and Sergeant Groome-
| Major Jesse b. X Lee, commanding the
| Washington Light Infantry Corps, the
! First Battalion of the District National
| Guard, has forwarded his resignation to
/ militia headquarters, to take erect upon
! November 80. Major Lee resigns because
his duties as chief clerk Of the gun fac
tory at the navy yard are so heavy that
he is unable to give his command the
time and attention it deserves. His sue
cessor will probably not be appointed I'M
| til the resignation of Major Lee takes
| effect.
| The relations between Major Lee and
| headquarters are of a most cordial nature,
( and the news that his resignation hah
been forwarded was received there with
| the same regret that it was throughout
the Guard Major Lee has been a MEM
Der of the Washington Light Infantry
| Corps for fifteen years. For nearly three
years past he has commanded the corps
which is now in better and more efficient
condition than ever before in it's history.
There have been slight factional dis
| sensions In the battalion between Major
Lee and certain of his subordinates. but
! these are by no 1aeans the primary rea-
son for his withdrawal from the corps.
! Can't S Porter House is the senior com
pany commander of the battalion, and is
n possibility for appointment as major.
| Captains Dix and ]. S Robinson are also
| eligible. as is the battalion adjutant,
! Lieut. b. F. Odell. Lieutenant Odeli has
a number of qualifications which would
! seemingly render his appointment wise
| one. There is a possibility that an ap-
! pointment may not be made Immediately
after Major Lees resignation takes effect.
1 but that the ranking company commander
may be designated for duty as acting bat
| talon commander until n successor to
| MAYOR Lee is decided upon.
| When Major Lee was made commanding
| officer of the battalion. nearly three years
ago, there was but one company up to
the minimum strength, and that was his
! own. Company c. Since that time all the
1 companies have been recruited to full
strength, and the corps has hourished eX-
| ceedingly, both in point of efficiency and
| financially Major Lee has proved a most
| efficient commander He entered the
| Washington Light Infantry Corps as a
| private fifteen years ago. in the days
I ,
ganization. He was then a member of
| Company d, and later was transferred to
| Company b, as 4 lieutenant, and later to
| Company c, as captain. Prior to his pro-
motion to the office of major he was act
| ing commander of the corps.
| Major Lee announced to the battalion his
| intention of resigning about a week ago.
The statement was received with general
regret.
Another resignation which will leave n
| hole in the First Battalion staff is that OF
| Lieut.. Howard NJ Bell, inspector
| of rifle practice. Business interests pre-
vent Lieutenant Bell from devoting ds
| muck time ne desired to the duties
| of his position. He has contemplated
withdrawal from the Guard for some
time. Lieutenant Bell is one OF the vet.
Grams of the Washington Light mf9Stry
| Corps. He has been in continuous service
! in that organization for over twenty
years. During that time his record has
been most excellent, and his work as an
inspector of rifle practice is regarded most
highly by Major Bell. inspector general
of rife practice
The following general orders respect-
Ing the Issuing OF prizes of the recent
rife matches at the Ordway rife range
/ f-H L
! ers yesterday.
Il. The prizes won in the recent compe-
| utions at Ordway Will be distributed in
| the drill hall of the National Guard Arm
ory on the goth instant. Successful teams
/ and individual winners of prizes will re-
/ port to Major William Z. Harvey. Sixth
Battalion, at the drill hall not later than
| $50 o'clock p. m. on the date specified:
/ viii be formed by him. and will be under
I his command until dismissed at the con
/ clusion of the ceremonies. Fatigue uni
n sufI
4 worn.
p Major William f. Harvey, Sixth
battalion VIII, on receipt OF this order
report to Major James l., Bell insDcctnT
| general of rifle practice, for INSTRUCTIONS
relative to the ceremonies provided for in
| paragraph one.
g. The following-named officers and en-
listed men are announced as distinguish
| ed narkSmen under the conditions Dre-
scrloed IN paragraph two, circular No. .
series OF 1872; First Lieut.. Horace NJ
/ Bell, inspector OF rife practice. second
Battalion; First Lieut.. W. Milton Farrow
| inspector OF rife practice. Fourth Battsl-
lon; I i-st Lieut.. William Cookson. inspec-
/ tor oi rifte practice, Sixth Battalion. pri-
! Yate Edmund W. Scott. Company A Sixth
Battalion; rivate Charles McC Tavlor
| Company 4, Sixth Battalion.
2. 1898. revoked
The prompt distribution Of the prizes Is
| most acceptable to the members OF the
/ Guard. The prize list will soon be ready
/ prizes at Ordway are desired TO report 10
] Capt. Thomas 5. King at the Centre Mar
/ ket Armory on Wednesday evening, No
! yember 10, to sign the list
Major Bell, inspector general Of rife
! practc ce, has decided to allow the protest
4 filed against the Second Regiment team
4 the Fourth Battalion team. and the team
/ Of Company OF the Fourth Battalion,
| competitors in the recent matches
1 at the Ordway range. The protest was
made on the ground that Sergeant
! GroOme and Private r. /. Pile were not,
/ technically, members of Company b.
/ Fourth Battalion, at the time they shot
| as members Of that team. the Fourth
/ Battalion team and the Second Regiment
team. The transfer of the two from Com
/ pany a. Sixth Battalion, with whose team
! they shot at Sea Girt, to their former
/ Company b CT the Fourth, was not
| through an inadvertence, completed be
/ fore the matches at OTdWay.
As a result Of the decision the Second
! Regiment team, which made the highest
| score in the regimental match by mar
| gin Of 63 points. is thrown out. Accord
| ing to the rules each battalion must be
| represented in the personnel of the regi-
/ mental team, and this was not, technical
/ ly, 4 case, inasmuch as Sergeant
| Groom and Private Pile We're on the
| team. The Fourth Battalion will be
| thrown out of the battalion match in
| because Sergeant Groome and Private
| Pile were not, technically, members Of
| the battalion. The First Battalion, there
| fore. takes second honors by default. For
| the same reason the team Of Company B,
| Fourth Battalion is disqualified.
| The mistake in the transfer was purely
an accident. on the part of many of the