Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-30
INSPECTION OF MILITIA
WAR DEPARTMEN1 ORDER Is
SUED UNDER THBNEw Law.
Officers to Conduct thu Work in the
District of Columbia, and
Nearby States.

The War Department has issued the fol-
lowing bulletin regarding operations for the
execution of the new militia law:
District of Columbia-Captain G. w. s.
Stevens, Artillery Corps, from Fort Wash
ington, has been designated by the COM
handing general, department of the east,
to make the inspections of the National
Guard, District Of Columbia, and will com
mence his inspections with the general staff
and non-commissioned staff of the militia
at headquarters Monday, May 4, concluding
with the ambulance corps, band and corps
of field music Friday. May Is.
New Mexico-A general order from head
quarters, National Guard of New Mexico.
has just been received at the War Depart
ment directing Company F, LIST Regiment
of Infantry at Santa Fe, to assemble on
the 9TH of May to receive the President of
the United States. and invites all officers
and soldiers of the National Guard sta"
toned outside of Santa Fe to join in the re-
ception.
New York-General Chaffee, commanding
the department of the east, has made his
assignments of officers Of the army to i'll
spect the National Guard of New York.
The supervising inspector is Lieutenant
Colonel Walter Howe, Artillery Corps, as
sistant inspector general, and Will com
mence his inspections with the 18th Regi-
ment on May f. He will be assisted by
Major r. F. Ames, 10th Infantry, now sta
toned at Fort Slocum. Captain Hamilton
Rowan, Artillery Corps. from Fort Hamil-
ton will commence his inspections with the
18th Heavy Artillery on May f. Major Il.
j. c. Irvine, 9th Infantry, from Madison
barracks will proceed to Utica In time to
commence his inspections with the 26th
and 44th Separate Companies on May 4.
and Captain John M. Sigworth, 9th lnfan-
try, from Madison barracks will commence
his inspections with the 18th Separate Com
pany at jamestown on May 4. Captain +.
c. Harris, 9th Infantry, from Fort Niagara
will commence his inspections with the 27th
Separate Company at Malone.
In the borough of Manhattan: general
order from headquarters National Guard,
state of New York, announces the inspec-
tions to commence with the 7th Regiment
on the 4th of May, followed by the sth,
May 6; 1st Battery, May s; 9th Regiment,
May IL and II; 18th Regiment, May Ii and
IA; Squadron A, May IS; 22d Regiment,
May 10 and 10; Goth Regiment, May 20 and
p; I'd Battery, May %; LIST Brigade and
list Regiment May 25 and 26; LIST Signal
Corps, May 81.
In the borough of Brooklyn: 18th Regi-
ment, May and s; 18th, May 6 and Z;
23d. May II and IL; 47th, May ID and IA;
Sd Battery, May 10; Troop c, May 49, and
I'd Separate Company. May 10.
Lieutenant Colonel ]. Wray Cleveland, in
spector N. G. N. Y, will accompany the
army officer detailed to make the inspec-
tons in the borough of Manhattan, and
Major David K. Case, inspector within
the borough of Brooklyn 90
Outside the city of New York: The 28th
and 44th Companies at Utica. 9th at Ma
on May A. 31st at Mohawk, 10th at Ogdens-
burg, 43d at Olean, May 5; 10th at Glovers-
vile, Both at Watertown, 47th at Hornels-
vile, May 6; 4Gth at Amsterdam, 4Sth at
Oswego, Both at Elmira, May Z; 35th and
9th at Schenectady, 41st at Syracuse. 9Th
Battery and 18th at Troy, May 8; the 10th
Battalion and Troop B at Albany. I'd Sepa-
rate Company at Auburn and Sd at Oneon-
at Geneva, 33d at Walton. May IL; 7th at
CohOes, list and Sth at Rochester and the
oath at Middletown, May II; SD at Hoosick
Falls, 10Th at Medina and 18th at Yonkers.
May 13; 22d at Saratoga, Springs, 42d at
Niagara Falls and the 18th at Mount Yer
non, May "A; the 18th at Glen Falls 25th
at Tonawanda and the 9Th and 10th at
Newburg, May 10; the 9th at Whitehall and
Regiment at Buffalo and the 18th Company
at Kingston, May Is; 18th Regiment at
Buffalo and the 10th Company at Catskill,
May 10. and the 23d Company at Hudson,
May 20.
Georgia-Major F. H. French, 10th In
fantry, from Fort Mcpherson, has been
designated to make the inspections of the
Georgia state troops This state has three
regiments or infantry of twelve companies
each, one regiment of eleven companies,
one regiment of ten companies and one bat
talon of seven companies; also one regi-
ment of ten troops of cavalry. battalion
of four batteries of heavy artillery and two
light batteries, with a total strength Of
about 5000 men.
Delaware-Major w. B. Homer Artillery
Corps, from Fort Mott, has been selected
by General Chaffee to make the inspections
of the National Guard of Delaware and
will commence his inSpectiODS at Wilmipp
ton on the 18th of May