The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-08

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ments. 3: artillery battalion, /; infantry
companies. 81; artillery companies Qight
batteries), 3; companies signal corps, l.
companies hospital corps, l; total OF COM
panies of organization, 81; general and stan
officers, y; line officers of infantry, 15O; line
officers of artillery. II; chaplains. 3. Each
infantry regiment has chaplain. There
are four surgeons and six assistant sur
geons Nine of the surgeons and assistant
surgeons are on duty with the infantry,
and one surgeon on duty with the artillery.
There is one officer Of the hospital corps
in the hae, and one officer of the signal
corps. making the total OF commissioned
officers Isl.
The number Of enlisted men is: Infantry.
1876: artillery pa; signal corps, '25; hospital
corps, 2S; staff. 5; total. 2.O96. The aggre-
gate of officers and enlisted men on Oct. 81,
1902 was z,27s.
The military law OF Indiana requires one
night in each week TO be set apart as reg
ular drill night for each company of the
Indiana National Guard. 1t also requires
three days in each year for target practice
on the rifle range, and permits encamp-
ments not to exceed six days in any one
year. The exercises on these regular drill
rights usually consist of tactical maneu-
vers in the armories the streets of
their respective cities, when the weather
will permit. Every man whose name is on
the company roster is expected to be pres
ent unless prevented by sickness or some
extraordinary business necessity. The fol-
lowing tables show the percentage OF at
tendance on regular Grill nights, by COM
panies, of the Indiana National Guard dur
ing the six months ending Oct. 81, 1902 and
at the encampments of 1901 and 1902:
The general average attendance Of the
entire National Guard during the encamp-
ment OF 1901 was II per cent, and during
the encampment OF 1902 Y per cent. The
last encampment was held in May, the
busy season OF the year, which, perhaps,
accounts for the smaller percentage of at
tendance during that year.
Attendance on Regular Drill Nights
First Regiment, Col. George w. Mccoy,
vincennes. commanding: Company A, Vim
cennes. James N. Mccoy, captain command
ing, 81 is per cent; B. Terre Haute. James
z. Thomas, captain, 1873 per cent; c. New
Albany James F. McCurdy. captain, 4S.3
per cent; Z. Evansville. Julius F. Blum,
captain. IS per cent; F, Madison, Albert E.
Haigh. captain. 521z per cent; G. Attica.
Dudley c. Griswold, captain, 3S.1 per cent:
II. Bloomington, William Hutchings. cap
tain. 554 per cent; 1. Greencastle, Earl c.
Lane, captain, 4S.1 per cent; K. Martins
vile. Hugh E. Rutledge. first lieutenant,
56.4 per cent. The general average of at
tendance for the period in the whole regi-
ment was ASS per cent.
Second Regiment, Col. Harry B. Smith,
Indianapolis. commanding: Company A.
Indianapolis, Charles A. Garrard captain
commanding. 5415 per cent; B. Crawfords-
vile. George F. Harney. captain. 411z per
cent; c, Indianapolis. Taylor C. Power.
captain, 63,3 per cent. d. indianapolis, Will
liam G. Comfy. captain. 453 per cent; E,
Franklin. Edward L. Middleton, captain,
S6.6 per cent; F. Winchester, William o.
Jerichs, captain, 491z per cent; H. Indian
apolis. H NJ. Franklin. captain. $50 per
cent; 1, Union City. James r. Griffis, cap
tain. 3O.4 per cent; X Danville, ]. B. Kint-
ner, captain. 42.7 per cent; l., Lebanon.
45.6 per cent, M, Greenfield, Walter o.
Bragg. captain. 43.4 per cent. The general
average attendance of this regiment was
46.3 per cent. for the period.
Third Regiment. Col. George NJ. Stude-
baker, South Bend, commanding: Company
A. Monticello. A. A. Anheir captain COM
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John L. Boyer. captain. 762 per cent; d,
Fort Wayne. Otto c. Meyer, captain. 1874
per cent; E. Elkhart. Gustave C. Groll,
captain. 54.4 per cent; F. South Bend,
George W. Freyermuth, captain, s2.7 per
cent: G. Columbia City. Lloyd d. Chap
ham. captain, 5S.4 per cent; II, Warsaw,
William ]. Hafert. captain. ISL per cent !;
i. Plymouth. Lee NJ. Kendall captain, 67.s
per cent; K, Auburn, James F. Lahnum,
captain. 6o.4 per cent: L. Delphi. Harry G.
Baum. captain. 72.6 per cent; NJ, Rensse-
laer. Ira Washburn. captain, SOL per cent.
The general average attendance of this reg
iment for the period was 69h per cent The
general average attendance OF the three in
fantry regiments at armory drills was
81 1915 per cent.
Batteries
Battery B, Fort Wayne, William G.
Cleary captain commanding. 6s1z per cent
A, Indianapolis. Harry A Callan, captain.
6S.3 per cent. The general average attend
ance OF the batteries for this period was
65.9 per cent
Inc general average attendance at ar
mory drills for the period of the entire
Guard was 57ss per cent.
The above figures disclose some Interest,"
ing facts They indicate that some captains
should discharge a great number of enlisted
men or the colonies should request the
designations OF the captains The records
show that many enlisted men are carried
on the rolls that do not attend more than
three or four drills during a six months.
period. In fact, two OF the infantry regi-
ments show a general average attendance
of less than so per cent. The third is lower
than in some other States whose data are
set out below.
The batteries show a better average at
tendance than the infantry. which indicates
that the men get tired OF the infantry drill
Lectures on various military subjects. out
post duty. etc, and Gatling practice by the
officers and men during the long winter
nights as variations would doubtless stimu-
late interest and increase attendance.
While this small attendance is largely due
10 the company officers and men in the
ranks. IL is not entirely so. In many locali-
ties the military spirit is lacking among the
general public. They do not attach sufi-
cient Importance 10 their local military
companies They consider them of little
merit and not needed. Hence the men fan
into the same general slipshod feeling about
their military duties This could be largely
corrected by the local newspapers A can
tain should not complain II his cornnanv