Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Brigade Enters Upon New Century
With Vim and Vigor.
CAPTAINS TRIBUTE TO HIS COMPANY
Promotions, Appointments and
Other Changes.
DANCE NJ E d A l. S

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The holiday season having passed, mill
tary work has been actively resumed cy
the several organizations constituting the
brigade of District of Columbia National
Guard 1t is noticeable that the officers and
men have returned to work with vim and
are displaying unusual interest in the dis
charge of their duties. The PRONUNCIATION
recently of the general order setting forth
the details for the disbursement Of TIE
appropriation for pay of troops, other than
government employees, it is believed, proved
an incentive to the guardsmen to do better
in every way.
Company commanders, as a rue, have be-
gun the new century by making special an
rouncements to their men. For instance,
Captain Edwards, Company A, I'd Bat
talon has issued a circular letter through
which he extends a New Year greeting 10
each member of his command, and eX-
presses thanks for the attention paid to
duty during the year just ended.
Every man deserves praise for the
prompt and hearty support he has given to
make the corps success, says captain
Edwards. Nineteen hundred Will be a
year long to be remembered by Us Tor
the great advancement of the corps. Let
the new year ana century open u! iSIitei
and more prosperous.
THE work for 1901 will begin -ionday,
January I, at the regular meeting ana
semi-annual election of officers. want
every member to start in on this night anu
make 100 per cent in attendance. The
financial condition of the corps for the
past year has been most encouraging. l
request the corps to continue their en-
forcement of the constitution for ITS I'M
prov ment The members should give
mere time to rifle practice. Your atten-
tor is called to the pay Of troops, which
should improve ate ndance and rifle prac-
tice this year.
The attendance medals for 1890 will be
presented February /. l earnestly ask for
Improvement this year. An attendance
medal for every member making loo pcr
cent and also a medal for rifle practice to
the member making most Improvement VIII
be awarded at the close OF the present
year"
Those Pay Rolls.
The matter of pay of troops continues to
occupy a large share Of the attention Of
the guardsmen 1t IS required that the pay
rolls shall be made out, signed and turned
in to headquarters on or before the 10Th
instant. A number of organization com
manders, it is stated, do not seem to un-
derstand that they must call or send to
the adjutant general for the proper blanks
Owing to their size and shape it is not
deemed advisable to send the blanks
through the mails.
A number of questions have already arts
en- in connection with what has been done
in the way of preparing the pay rolls Sev-
era! of the guardSmen are away from the
city on leave of absence and therefore Will
not be able to sign the rolls. Their COM
pany commanders would like to know
whether or not such men will lose the pay
due them This and other points are Wor-
rying the officers to no little extent
Promotions and Appointments.
The following promotions and appoint
menCs made by the President in the militia
of the District of Columbia and casualties
and changes that have occurred during the
quarter just ended have been announced:
Promotions First Battalion - Second
Lieut. Harry Coope to be first lieutenant.
vice Brown, resigned, Company A; First
Lieut. John Samuel Webb Robinson to be
captain, vice Grant resigned, Company b;
Second Lieut. Samuel Francis Shreve to be
first lieutenant, vice Robinson, promoted,
Company B; first lieutenant William Ell
wood Dix to be captain. vice McCathran,
resigned. Company d; Second Lieut.. Ed
ward Hiner Grove to be first lieutenant,
vice Dix, promoted, Company ID. Naval
Battalion-Ensign Joseph Anton Dempf to
be lieutenant, junior grade, vice Shepley.
resigned ID Division.
Northumberland Staff - Andrew
Parker to be aid de camp with the rank
Of captain vice Hudson. resigned. First
Battalion-First Sergt. John Henry Shri
to be second lieutenant. vice Shr~ >, pro-
NOTED, Company B. SecC@ Battalion
First Lieut.. Luther Halsey .teichederfer
INSPECTOR of rifle practice, to be major, vice
Anderson. resigned; Sergt. Early D. Yo-
der to be second lieutenant, vice Patterson
promoted, company B. Fourth Battalion
Sergt Samuel Feand to be quartermastel
with the rank of first lieutenant, vice Hal
l {i,ya, II PC
Sergt. jeremiah Hunt to be second lieuten-
ant, vice Brian. promoted. Company A
Casualties discharged-Sec-
| ond Lieut.. f. D. NJ. Fowle, Battery A
Light Artillery. Resigned-Joseph w. An
derson major, ID Battalion; Patrick j
Haltigan, captain and quartermaster, %
Regiment; Charles B. Hudson, captain and
aid -de-camp. District militia Orion w
| talon; John b. Moore, captain. Battery A.
| Light Artillery; John A. ONeill, captain
company A, 4th Battalion; William NJ
Sprigg. first lieutenant and surgeon. 9Th
| battalion; George E Tralles, captain, Com.
pany A, I'd Battalion.
The following named enlisted men were
| dishonorably discharged from the National
Guard during the quarter just ended: Ep-
| talon; Jerome Carew. private, Company A
ID Battalion; Edward NJ. Cunkle, private
Company B, LIST Battalion; Merl De
MolI, private, Signal Corps: Frank M. Key
| ser, private, Company A, I'd Battalion
Lony Paris, private, Engineer Corps; Har-
| ry E. Payne. private. Company A. 5th Bat.
| talon; Joseph II. Reiff. private. Company
A. LIST Battalion: c. Oliver Saers, private
Company c. LIST Battalion: Albert w. Tay.
| lor private, Signal Corps; Jay Ward, pri
| vate. Company A. LIST Battalion; Irvine II
| Ware, private, Signal Corps.
| Items of Interest.
| The basket ball team of Company A, q
Battalion, will indulge in a trip north dur
| ing next month. Harrisburg, York an,
| Philadelphia, Pa; Wilmington, Del. Tren
| ton N. J., and New York city will be visit
| ed The indoor base ball team of the com
pany will be organized next week.
| Capt. Edwards command will celebrat,
! the eighteenth anniversary of it's organiza
| ton the 22d of February with a smoker,
| to be conducted on a huge scale.
| Company A, LIST Separate Battalion, pa
| raded Wednesday last, under command G
| First Lieut.. S. H. Ward, as escort In con
nection with the funeral of Private Phili
l.. Dickson of that company. The caske
| was borne by Privates w. H. Ridgeley
| Henry Smith, Joseph Scott. r. Dabney, A
! Warner, VIM. Lucas and Paul Brown. TIL
company fired three volleys over the grav
| af the deceased guardsman.
Gen. POstIey Dies Suddenly.