Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-08
Brigade Complimented by Being Sc
lected as Escort Of Honor.
LIEUT.. BRUMMETF RELIEVED OFDUTY
Dissension in Naval Battalion to
Be Stamped Out.
NEW RIFLES ARE HERE

The announcement In The Star OF yes
terday that the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard will be ordered out the morn
ing of the oath instant, the occasion of the
arrival in this city of Prince Henry, as an
escort Of honor to the latter, has caused a
stir Of interest throughout the brigade
The selection Of the local troops for this
duty is, of course, regarded as a marked
compliment, and it is the intention of Cen
eral Harries and his officers that the
guardsmen shall more than fulfill all ex-
pectations. The enlisted men undoubtedly
are willing and anxious to do their part
Every effort will be made to the end that
the showing shall be the finest possible
The new rifles will be used for the first
time. Not even a crease in an overcoat is
to be tolerated. The guardsmen are famil-
lar with the duties incidental to serving as
an escort of honor. experience having been
had along that line both in camp for sew
eral years past and the evening the remains
Of the late President Mckinley were taken
from the city.
The prince Is scheduled to reach here
shortly after 10 o'clock in the morning, so
that the duty required will not consume
more than two hours The guardsmen viii
form in two lines at intervals, facing one
another, and extending from the passenger
staff and the regimental field officers will
be mounted. The details of the assembly
will be embraced in general orders to be is
sued from militia headquarters within the
next few days.
Orders to Naval Battalion.
Something is stirring In the Naval Bat
TALON. Signs Of dissension were noted re-
Gently and Lieutenant Brummett, who has
been in command Of the Fern, personally
handed to the adjutant general of the Dis
trict militia a petition, signed by about thirty
five enlisted men Of the battalion, asking
that they be honorably discharged. The
applications, not being in proper form and
not having been transmitted through mill
tary channels, were not considered,
Lieutenant Commander Sherburne G.
Hopkins commanding the Naval Battalion
has taken the bull by the horns, so to
speak. He means to stamp out effectually
every form Of discomfort that NAV exist in
the organization. An order has been
framed relieving Lieutenant Brummett
from command of the Fern. Officially this
action is based on the alleged failure Of
Lieutenant Brummett to furnish certain
reports called for In writing by the battal-
ion commander but those who think thew
have reason to know are of the opinion that
the part taken by the lieutenant in the mat
ter Of the petition for the discharge of the
enlisted men had more than a little to do
with the order relieving him Of command
Lieutenant Commander Hopkins has also
addressed communication to each Of his
division commanders setting forth that 1t is
desired hereafter to enlist only such men
as have seen service in the regular navy
or the merchant marine. 1t Is also sug-
gested that the division commanders get
rid of the habitual shirks as RAPIDLY as
possible 1t seems that number Of wholly
inexperienced men have enlisted in the
Naval Battalion solely for the sake Of
wearing a uniform, and, it is declared. thew
make a practice Of evading all duty.
ElaOrate ManeuNers Next July.
A meeting of the officers of the naval
battalion was held last night aboard the
Fern, Lieut. Commander 8. G. Hopkins.
Lieut.. r. B. Brummett, Lieut.. A. P. Lang,
Lieut.. ]. A. Dempf, Lieut. G. A, Berry.
Ensign Howard Fisk and Ensign w. H.
Lantz being present. The affairs of the
battalion were discussed and plans for the
organization outlined.
Plans for the coming annual cruise, which
will probably take place next July, are al
ready under consideration. The naval bat
talon, it is understood will embark on the
United States steamship Detroit at New
York city and take part in the maneuyers
which are scheduled to be held in that
vicinity during the summer months It is
stated that the North Atlantic SQUADRON
will mobilize in New York harbor and make
sham efforts to capture the CITY, All of
the naval militias on the Atlantic coast
have been invited to take part in the
maneuvers. They will undoubtedly be as
signed to the different vessels in the North
Atlantic squadron. The land forces viii at