Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-19
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Commanders Delinquent in Matter Of
Preparing Pay Rolls.
PREPARATION FOR SPRING ATHLETICS
Place on Rifle Team Regarded as
Mark of Distinction.
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Contrary to the requirements of general
orders from headquarters of the District
of Columbia militia large number of or
ganization commanders have thus far failed
to turn in the pay rolls of their respective
commands. All of the rolls should have
been in the hands Of the adjutant general
not later than last Tuesday. OF those sub
nitted 1t has been found necessary to re-
turn several for correction. Failure to for
ward the rolls, correctly prepared. means
delay in paying the guardsmen. One de-
linquent company commander will cause
the entire brigade to wait for the money
due the others.
After the rolls have passed the adiutant
general they must bear the scrutiny of sew
e-al other officials. Then orders will have
to be issued fixing the time and date for
disbnrsing the money The troops will, in
all probability. be paid by regments-that
Is, the men of one regiment one evening,
the men Of the other regiment another
evening, and the men of the separate or
CARNATIONS a third evening.
BY reason OF the delay in submitting the
rolls it is impossible to predict with any
degree Of accuracy just when the payments
will be made
Athletic Meet In Spring.
The officials of the Athletic Association
of the District of Columbia National Guard
are busily engaged arranging for the spring
meeting to be held under the auspices of
the association. The program will com
prise the usual contests, with a number OF
specialties added. A proposition that mil
itary athletes from Baltimore and Alexan-
dria be invited TO participate i'll the meet
ing is under consideration.
a contract has been signed calling for the
installation of hot water shower fixtures
in connection with the gymnasium. This
welcome Improvement, It is stipulated, shall
be ready for use in about ten days The
only remaining needs of importance now
are for additional heat and for lockers.
TIE members of the association have reason
TO believe that the latter will be installed
within Il few weeks.
Regular class instruction in the gymna-
stun is given Tuesday and Thursday even
inga from o'clock To 10 o'clock Messrs.
Lockhead and Chick have been appointed
class leaders. The physical instructor,
PROF. Koran, expresses himself as pleased
with the work of the members of the gym
nasum and predicts that the athletic
guardsmen VIII acquit themselves most
creditably at the spring meeting of the as
SCciutiOn.
Mark of Special Honor.
1t is the expressed purpose of Colonel
Urell, commanding the ID Regiment, to
make it mark of distinction or special
honor for any officer or man of the regi-
ment to secure place the team for the
regimental matches in the rifle gallery this
year. In connection Herewith Captain j.
S. TOmlinson, the regimentai inspector of
rifle practice, has issued the following
statement:
IL will keep list of all the officers and
men who make forty-fve points or more
", ffinfs al Oh.
match and battalion match. and this will
be my eligible list from which to select the
ten men for the regimental team.
The officer or man who has the highest
score will be No. on the regimental team,
the next highest score Will be No. . and 50
on in accordance with the Individual scores
made.
III any one has more than one score to
his credit, he will rank on the regimental
team in accordance with his highest score.
Ten appropriate badges or prizes will be
provided at an early day so that each Off
GER or man will see that there is something
attractive for him in winning a place on
this team, in addition to q recognition of
his individual merit. and a compliment for
good work in his own organization.
Il VIII thank each company commander
to notify me at once of all In his command
who are now entitled to a place on this
eligible list under the above rules and adj
wise me, hereafter, soon as an eligible
score is made by any one In his company
Give name, address, score In detail and
when the score was made.
Distribution of Medals.
Company A. I'd Battalion, will present at
tendance medals to the following members.
who were not absent from an ordered drill
or assembly during the year 1900: Serst
Lcckhead, Corporal Forester, Private Ma
lone, Private NJ. Mitchell and Private j.
Mitchell. The winner of the medal given
for proficiency in rifle practice has not yet
been determined.
During the inaugural period. Capt. Ed
we rdS command Will entertain visiting
military company from Wilmington, Del.
The basket ball team of the Baltimore Y.
NJ. c. A. will run over here some time dur
ing February to be the guests of Company
A, I'd Battalion.
Regular drills of the company were re-
sumed Monday of this week, and last even
ing the sessions of a school for the instruc-
ton of non-commissioned officers were be-
gun.
Arrangements for the celebration Of the
eighteenth anniversary Of the organization
of the company, which occurs the 22d Of
February, have been perfected and the
greater share Of attention is now being de-
voted to putting the basket ball teams in
condition for the coming trip through the
north.
First Sergt. William Humphrey, Com
pany D. 9th Battalion, has been honorably
discharged to accept promotion to the Sec
ond lieutenancy of that company.
On their own applications, Privates James
H. Bilingsley, Signal Corps: Corporal L.
A Boulay, Company A, I'd Battalion. and
Private Joseph L. Lynn, Company c., 9th
Battalion, have been honorably discharged.
Privates Benjamin E. Shaffer and Edward
T. Thatcher, both of Company c, 4th Bat
TALON, have been discharged in the interest
Of the service.
The Engineer Corps entertained the
friends OF the organization very pleasantly
last Wednesday evening through the me-
dunn Of a smoker, given at the quarters of
the corps, Room II, Center Market Armory.
The entertainment committee provided a
number Of enjoyable features.
BOyish Diplomacy.
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