Evening star., 1902-01-11
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Relative Rank of Officers of the Lo-
cal Brigade.
MEETING OF RIFLEMEN IN new YORK
New Equipment for the Athletic
Association Gymnasium.
ANNUAL ELECTION HELD

AIN IN " - II hLhSLlON
Gen. Harries and Major James E. Bell. in
spector general of rife practice, District of
Columbia militia, left this afternoon for
New York to attend an important meeting
of the board Of directors of the National
Rife Association of America to be held at
the armory Of the Old Guard this evening.
Among the matters to be discussed are the
following:
Sending a team to Canada next summer
to compete for the Palma trophy, closer re-
lations between the association and the gov
ernment and details of the bill to be present
ed to Congress to provide for national tro-
ply, line Of action looking to enlisting the
cooperation and support Of the National
Guard organizations throughout the coun-
try. establishing Of affiliated branches in
different states and the best method of
promulgating rifle shooting literature and
the class Of the same liable to produce the
best results.
Relative Rank of Officers.
Adjt Gen. Mosher has compiled a table
showing the relative rank of the officers Of
the local brigade at the present time, as
follows:
Il.
general officer.
Colonels-1, M. Emmet Urell, ID Regi-
ment; 2, Henry May, LIST Regiment
Lieutenant colonels-1, Richard A.
O'Brien. I'd Regiment; 2. Burton r. Ross,
1st Regiment; 3. Theodore Mosher. general
staff, adjutant general.
Majors-1, George Henderson, general
staf, surgeon general; 2. Michael V. Tier
ney. general staff. chief Of ordnance; 8,
or n
missary general; 4. Chas. H. Ourand, gen.
eral staff, inspector generali 8, Walter u.
Dav1dge, Jr., general staff, judge advocate
general; 8. James e. Bell, general staff.
Brooks, 1st Separate Battalion: s, Henry
H. Parmenter, general staff, Quartermaster
general; 8, Frank L. Averill general staff,
chief engineers; 10, Richard D. Simms. 9th
talon; II, Anton Stephan, 4th Battalion;
13. Glendie B. Young, 3D. Battalion; "A.
Luther H. Reichelderfer, I'd Battalion; 15.
Samuel P. House. 1st Battalion.
talon; 2, John H. Campbell. 1st separate
Battalion; 8, Frederick T. Webster, 1sr
Separate Battalion; 4. Clarence v. Sayer,
9th Battalion; 8. George F.. Dudley, I'd
lst Regiment, inspector rifle practice; Z,
Edward F. Riggs, general staff, aid-de-
camp; 8, Alfred P. Robbins, general staff.
aid-de-camp; 8, Clarence A. Weaver, 1st
1eCSiliiehIp SulSeOuS ~ luOIlldS AldETOIl,
1st Regiment, quartermaster; ii, William
s. Hodges, 4th Battalion; IL, c. Fred. Cook,
general staff, aid-de-camp: 13, Edward l..
Webster, 1st Separate Battalion; IA. Wal
den Myer, list Regiment, chaplain; Is,
Frank E. Skinner, 9th Battalion; 16. Ed
ward W. Zea, 1st Battalion; II, F. Penrose
Smith. 5th Battalion; IS, John s. Tomlin-
son, "a Regiment, inspector rifle practice;
Joseph s. Hodgson, I'd Battalion: 81, Saml
L. T. Piper, 1st Separate Battalion; 22,
Edward II. Brian, 9Th Battalion; 23 Chas.
3: swigart I'd Regiment, adiutant; "a,
Harry F. Patterson. I'd Battalion; 20, VIM.
E. Dix, 1st Battalion; q, John 8. W. Rob-
inson, 1st Battalion; %. Sheridan Ferree,
9th Battalion; 20, George l.. TAFT, Sd Bat
aid-de-camp; 81. Emil g. schafer, I'd Regi-
ment, quartermaster; 80, Leroy w. Heron,
1st Regiment, adjutant; SO, Wayne Smith,
9th Battalion; "a, Eugene p Corvaizier, I'd
First Lieutenants.
One, Romulus A. Foster, I'd Battal-
ion, surgeon; 2. Francis ]. Woodman.
9Th Battalion. surgeonI 8, Charles R.
Luce, 1st Battalion, surgeon; 4. Charles A.
Meyer. ID Battalion. surgeon; 8, Francis ].
Cardoza, 1st Separate Battalion, T. R. P;
6, Benjamin g. Pool. 4th Battalion, surgeon;
7, Warren D. Fales, Ambulance Corps; s,
John E. Smallwood, 9Th Battalion; 8, James
E. Walker, 1st Separate Battalion, adj;
10, Robert B. Covington, 1st Separate Bat
talon; II, Phil. B. Brooks, 1st Separate
Battalion. surg; r. George g. Dennison,
9th Battalion, T. r. P, 13, William w
Cookson, 9th Battalion, I. R. P; a.. Charles
J. Harlow, 4th Battalion, l. R. P; 10,
G. A. Won Dachenhausen. 9th Battalion,
Q. M; 16. Wilson B. Evans, LIST Separate
Battalion, @. M; IT. Samuel A. Ward, 1st
Separate Battalion; IS. Joseph n. John
son, 1st Separate Battalion; 10, Frank w.
Holt 9th Battalion, @. M: 20, Arthuas NJ.
Muzzy, 1st Battalion. Q. M; q, Roy 3.
Hayes. Engineer Corps; o. Bert s. Nelli-
gan. 9th Battalion. adjutant; %, Alexander
NJ. Allison, LIST Battalion; a. Charles F.
Roberts, 4th Battalion, adjutant; 25, w.
J; Harry Bean, I'd Battalion; p. Charles
Horatio B. Hollifield, Sd Battalion, sur
geon; 20, Arthur L. Evans. 4th Battalion;
80, Benjamin F. Odell, LIST Battalion, adju-
tant; 81. Pinckney w. Smith. Sd Battalion;
80. Louis H. Patterson, list Separate Bat
talon; S3 George P. Phillips. eth Battalion;
Henry H. Leizear, Sd Battalion, I. R. P;
80, Edward H. Grove, Ist Battalion, 81,
Samuel F. Shreve, LIST Battalion; 49, Harry
Coope. 1st Battalion; 80, Samuel Feland,
4th Battalion. @. M; 40, George Paschal,
eth Battalion; Al, Horace M. Bell, I'd Bat
I'd Battalion. adjutant; 43, Frederick H.
Heidenrech Sd Battalion; A, Early D.
Yoder, I'd Battalion 45, James NJ. Pick
ems, 9Th Battalion, adjutant; 49, Adolph.
B: Bennett, jrry 9Th Battalion. surgeon;
@. M; 4s, william &. Eckstein, 9th Bat,
talon; 40. William T. Shane, 4th Battalion;
90, Harry E. Burton, 9th Battalion; 81,