Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-21
THE MILITIA LAW.
Order in Regard to Inspections in tho
Various States.

Adjutant General Corbin has issued the
! following notes regarding operations in
various states under the militia law:
Alabama-The coming inspections of the
Alabama National Guard are to be held as
follows: May 20. Company c, Sd Infantry,
at Gadsden; May 81, Company B. Sd Infan-
try, at Florence; May %, Company F, Sd.
Huntsville; May %, Company Z. Sd. at De-
catur; May %, Company +, LIST Infantry at
Dothan; May %. Company II. LIST Infantry.
at Troy: May 81. Company G, I'd Infantry,
at Eufala; May %, Company b. I'd Infan-
try, at Prattsville. and May %. Company
K, I'd, at Tuskegee.
AriZona-The first state or territory to
forward inspection report of it's militia
to the War Department is Arizona, the or
ganization being the new cavalry troop at
Nogales. This troop mustered in
March %, 1908, and showed up at inspec-
ton three officers and twenty-four men of
the forty of which the troop is composed.
Captain Chas. E. Perkins. First Lieutenant
Phil Herred and Second Lieutenant Emery
Chalfont are the commissioned officers of
the troop. 1t Is interesting to note that the
inspecting officer reports that every man
of this troop can be depended upon to enter
the United States service in the event of
sudden call by the President.
Connecticut-The organizations of the
Connecticut National Guard have received
permission to parade under arms on May
30. 1903, in recognition Of the ceremonies of
Memorial day. and 1t is ordered that tho
national flag be displayed on the state
buildings, at half-staff, from sunrise to mid
day. A similar order has been issued from
headquarters National Guard, Wisconsin.
New Hampshire-The inspections of the
New Hampshire National Guard. which
commenced on the 10th of May with the III
spection of headquarters, band and Com
MES II and 2d Infantry af Concord
and on May 20 with Company NJ. I'd In
fantry, at Newport. will proceed as follows:
May q; Company 2. ID Infantry, 1T Clare
May %, Company H, at Franklin; May 25
Company X. at Laconia; May 26 Company
F. at Littleton; May a. Company I, at
Rochester; May %. Companies A and L. at
Sne Ms s Ii 6% Hg p =
June 2. Headquarters and Companies A, B
and c, 1st Infantry, at Manchester; June g.
Companies +. h and l., at Manchester;
June 4, headquarters, LIST Brigade. at
Nashua. also the Hospital Corps, Signal
Corps and band, LIST Infantry; June 5, Com
panies e. and NJ, at Nashua; June 6. Com
pany D. at Milford; June 8, Companies G
and H, at Keene, and June 8, Troop A,
Cavalry, at Peterborough.
New York-Recent general orders from
headquarters National Guard, state of New
York, authorize service rings on the lances
of state colors of squadron A, I'd and 9th
Regiments, and 10th Battalion, and in view
of a recent circular from headquarters of
the army, which requires men presenting
themselves for enlistment in the army 10
present satisfactory evidence that they have
been discharged from the National Guard
with honor direct commanding officers of
the National Guard of New York in the
case of enlisted men about to enter the
United States service, if the record of such
men permit, to grant honorable discharges
instead of dropping them from the rolls as
heretofore.
Texas-The department is in receipt of
information to the effect that the inspec-
tons of the militia of the state of Texas
were completed on the 18th instant with
the inspection of the d. M. O'Connor Guard
Company M, at Victoria.
Montana-Major Zerah w. Torrey oath
Infantry, has been ordered to proceed to
Missoula. Mont, and confer with the in
spector general of the state of Montana
after which to proceed to Red Lodge. Big
Timber. Livingston. Bozeman, Dillon
the National Guard companies at those
places. ~'s
North Qakota-The North Dakota Ma
tional Guard has been ordered into camp
on the Rock Island military reservation
near the city of Devils Lake for the period
of seven days, from June % to July 2 1905
inclusive.
South Carolina-Colonel Chas Morris Ar
dllery Corps. from Fort Getty. has been ap-
pointed to inspect the National Guard of
South Carolina and ordered to proceed at
once to Columbia. to confer with the adju-
tant general of the state. He will be as
sisted by Captain Leo F. Foster, Artillery
Corps, from Fort Getty.