Evening star., 1901-04-17
INSPECTION AND MUSTER
ORDERS ISSUED FROM DISTRICT
MILITIA HEADQUARTERS.
Dates Announced for Annual Event
in Military Department-Attend
ance Percentages.

BY general orders issued today from Dis
trict of Columbia militia headquarters 1t is
announced that the annual inspection and
muster of the National Guard will be made
as follows:
General staff and non-commissioned staff
of the militia at headquarters at o'clock
pm, Saturday, May 4; field and staff, list
Regiment, at s o'clock pm, Thursday, May
.; list Battalion at It's armory at $50
o'clock pm, Saturday, May 4; I'd Battal-
ion at s:15 o'clock pm, Thursday. May g.;
Sd Battalion at Center Market armory at
8 o'clock pm, Thursday, May 8; field and
staff, "a Regiment, at o'clock pm, Mon
day, May 8; 4th Battalion at s o'clock pm,
Tuesday May 18th Battalion at S:15 o'clock
pm, Monday, May 6; 9Th Battalion and
Engineer Corps at o'clock pm, Wednes-
Gay, May s, 1St Separate Battalion at Cen
ter Market armory at $40 o'clock pm;
Tuesday, May IA; Naval Battalion and Sig
nal Corps at Center Market armory at S:15
o'clock pm, Friday, May 10; Ambulance
Corps. Band and Corps of Field Music at
s o'clock pm, Thursday, May 16.
The inspection will be in light marching
order and in undress uniform, blouse, cap
leggings, black shoes and white gloves.
Muster rolls will be made out for the pc
riod ending April 80, 1901, one copy of
which will be transmitted direct to the ad-
jutant general on or before the Sd day of
May next.
and the Naval Battalions, the books and
papers of each regiment, battalion and
company viii be inspected by the adjutant
general and their property and property
books by the quartermaSter general, in the
order stated, Immediately after muster. The
adjutants, quarternasters and company
commanders of the respective organizations
will be present.
The books and papers of the Sd 1St Sep
arate and the Naval Battalions will be in
spected by the officers designated above on
a date hereafter to be specified.
Percentage of Attendance.
The percentage of attendance of the sew
eral organizations at the last annual in
spection and muster was as follows:
Field and staff, 1st Battalion. 100; field
and staff, Sd Battalion, 100; field and staff,
9Th Battalion, 100; general staff and nom
commissioned staff. $50; field and staff, I'd
Regiment, 90 field and staff, ID Battalion,
$50; field and staff, 9Th Battalion, $50; field
and staff, 9th Battalion, $50; corps of field
music, 81; Company A, 1st Separate Bat
TALON. $685. band. S2.1; Company A, 1st
Battalion S1.S; Company D, 1st Separate
Battalion, S0.3;' Company c, 1st Separate
Battalion, TS.4; Company B, 1st Battalion,
1873; field and staff, 1st Separate Battalion,
1I.S; Engineer Corps, 15.9; Company D, 1st
Battalion, 15.6; Company C, 4th Battalion,
IA; Company D, 4th Battalion, T2.9; Com
pany D, 5th Battalion 72.9; Company B, 1st
Separate Battalion, IA; Company A, 5th
Battalion, e9.6; Company a. 9th Battalion,
6S.s; Company c, 1st Battalion GA; field
and staff, 1st Regiment, 66.7 Company D,
I'd Battalion, 66.7; Company C, 9Th Bat
TALON, CO.; Signal Corps, co.; Company B,
4th Battalion, 63.2; Ambulance Corps, 60 5;
Company c, 9Th Battalion, 61.S; Company
b. I'd Battalion, 500; Company B, 9TH Bat
talon, 6o.4; Company A, I'd Battalion 80 {;
Company A. 4rh Battalion, 59.4; Company
A, I'd Battalion, Ill; Company D, 9Th Bat
TALON. 11.2.
With the exception of the organizations
which paraded over 90 per cent, this ex-
h1bit is not creditable,'' it Is stated in the
general orders. THE number of absentees
on such an occasion being one of the indi-
cations of discipline, the commanding gen.
eral expects and will require Improvement
In those organizations where the figures
given show the necessity therefor.
Amy company paradng less than rs per
cent will be considered as having fallen be-
low the required standard of efficiency. and
VIII be subject to further and special in
spection."