Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-04
from Fort Myer, Vac till accompany the
District National -Guaxhlato camp.
Battery Of FnaA Artillery.


| by the way, is not designated Battery A.
Light Artillery-mustered in as part Of the
local brigade last Tuesday evening. expects
| to take the field the 2sd instant with the
remainder of the brigade. The battery IL
composed of excellent material and Capt.
| Marion expects the command to be In
| creditable condition iaithough the inter-
vening time is short, tby the 23d instant.
1t has practically bedmdecided to transfer
| Company n, I'd ReginRnt-formerV Com
pany D, 9Th Battalion-to the LIST Regiment
| and assign 1t as Company K The vacancy
| thus created will be filled, 1t is planned py
| the muster in of a company Of veterans.
| organized by Capt. Clarence. V. Sayer, as
Company H, I'd Regiment. The muster IN
was scheduled to occur last Wednesday
evening, but only about thirty-one men
of the new company reported at the armory
! the ceremony was postponed
Quartermaster Sergeant Richard b. Clay
| ton, I'd Regiment, will be transferred 10
| the general commissioned staff. District
| of Columbia Militia, as staff sergeant.
Changes in Uniform Prescribed.
| The dress cap prescribed for the use OF
| of officers of the United States army, dated
December. is authorized to be worn by o1n-
| GERS of the National Guard of the District
| of Columbia. The desire is that the rev
| cap be procured by all local officers as soon
| as practicable.
The corps insignia of staff officers OF seSi-
| ments and battalions will hereafter be worn
| in the lower angle of the crossed rlHeS OH
coat collar.
All medical officers have been directed to
| adopt Immediately the uniform and IN
| sigma prescribed for officers of That de-
| partment in the United states army.
In addition to the letters prescribed 1or
the blouse collar of the blue uniform for
| enlisted men the same insignia as Is worn
| on the cap will be attached to each side or
| al fve-eiphth; lnCn
| from the letters d. c.
! General orders and circulars emanat1nS
| from District Militia headquarters VIII De
distributed hereafter as follows:
| To each regmental headquarters e1ght
| copies, one for the files and one for eacn
| officer of the field and staff.
| To each battalion headquarters six copies.
| one for the files and one for each officer OF
| the field and staff.
To each company four copies, one for the
| files and one for each officer. THESE copies
| will be sent direct to the ba -tallon COM
| mander for Immediate distribution by him.
| To each separate organization two copies,
| one for the files and one for the command
| ing officer.
The copies intended for the files will be
| stamped official copy.
Mob Awed by Guardsmen.
The sight of National Guardsmen with
| excellent discipline loading their rifles under
orders to make ready to fire, awed a mob of
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destroying property of the street railway
| company at Dubuque, Iowa, recently, says
the Army and Navy Journal The mobs
| during the afternoon and evening had been
| stoning cars and destroying property of
| the street railway company. They had
| finally broken into the cars barn and
| smashed the windows of every car and were
rapidly wrecking the cars when a company
| of militia came to the scene
Capt. Thryft, in charge of the troops, gave
| brief warning to the mob, ordering that
| the destruction cease. While he was speak
| ing he was met with derisive groans. and
la volley of bricks was hurled at the SOL
diers. Turning to his men. Capt. Thryft
gave the command Load This action
| Immediately awed the mob, which dispersed
as rapidly as it could find means of escape.
Great damage was done to the power house.
| however, before the rioters were dispersed
by the militia.
| Changes During Past Quarter.
The following appointments made by the
| President and casualties and changes that
| have occurred during the quarter ended
| June 30 last are announced:
| Appointments-2d Battalion. First Lieut..
]. H.. Bean, to be captain, to fill original va
cancy. Second Lieut.. NJ ]. Ernest, to be
first lieutenant, to- fill original vacancy.
| Private l. H. johnson. to he second lie,Iten-
| ant, to Ali original vacancy. Fifth Bat
! talon. Second Lieut. Albert B. Weir to be
first lieutenant. vice Andrews, resigned.
Sixth Battalion, First Sergt. Frank e.
Skinner, to be captain, to fill original va
| cancy; Sergt. Bruce Magruder, to be first
| lieutenant, to fill original vacancy; Sergt.
Clarence A. Gooding to be second lieuten-
j ant to fill original vacancy First Separate
| Battalion. Sergt Sylvester H. Epps to be
first lieutenant. vice Covington, resigned.
| Naval Battalion. Lieut.. Randolph B. Brum-
| NETT. to be lieutenant commander, vice
| HOplxinS RESIGNED. John d Ca rmndv To he
| ensign, vice Dempf, promoted.
Casualties-Resigned, E. d. Yoder, first
lieutenant, Company b, I'd Battalion; S.
| G. Hopkins lieutenant commander, Naval
| Battalion: Robert B. Covington, first lieu
| tenant, Company c, LIST Separate Battalion;
| Lemuel E. TAFT, second lieutenant, Com
pany c. 9Th Battalion; VIM E. Browne.
first lieutenant. Company c, 1st Battalion;
| Eugene p Corvaizier, captain, Company
D, Sd Battalion.
| The following named enlisted men were
dishonorably discharged from the National
Guard during the quarter: Clarence E.
| Altemus. private, Company c, list Bat
talon; Marsh a. Bodenhamer, private.
Company B. LIST Battalion; Guy Brasee.
| private Company B, 1st Battalion; William
A. Butler, private, Company A. 1st Sepa-
rate Battalion; Frank p. Davis, private,
Company C, LIST Battalion: Robert T. bod
son. private. Company a; LIST SEPARATE ra,a.e
Company C, LIST Battalion: Hugh Hayes.
private Company B. LIST Battalion; George
w. Jones, private, Company A. 1st Sepa-
rate Battalion; Lee G. Lampkin, private,
| Ambulance Corps; Eugene OBryhim pri-
! vate, Company D, I'd Battalion, and Thos.
Robinson private, Company A, LIST Sepa-
| rate Battalion.
| Notes.
Sergeant William G. Neumeyer, Company
B, list Regiment, has been detached from
his company and detailed for special duty
in the commissary department until Au-
gust I5 next He is to report to the com
missary general for instructions
I BY reason of removal from the District
of Columbia the following have been hon
orably discharged: Privates Lebbeous h.
Clemens, Edward N. Riley and Emmett H.
Woodward all of Company G, LIST Regi-
ment, and Landsman T. Kelley, I'd Division,
! Naval Battalion.
In order to accept promotion by COM
mission the following have been honorably
discharged as enlisted men: Private Leon
ard H. Johnson, Company G, LIST Regiment;
Sergeant Clarence a. Gooding, Company K,
I'd Regiment; Sergeant Bruce Magruder.
| Company K, I'd Regiment. and Sergeant
Sylvester Epps, Company c, 1st Separate