The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-22

I ne iolloMfu8 hfutf Vas iSHA'u from &
headquarters OF the National Guard of
the District. yesterday by Adjt Gen. /
Lloyd NJ Bre.t:
Headquarters
District of Columbia Militia.
Washington. -. G. Nov Is, 1885.
General OrCors. No 81
l. Under authority of act of Congress
approved july !. 1902. making apprOprla-
ton. Tor pay of troops other than Gov
ernment employees, for services ia the
National Guard OF the District of Co
lumbia. pay rolls viii be prepared by
organizations. other than the Naval Sat
TALON, Tor the periods from July 10
July -. and from August TO December
81 1903. inclusive.
II. I'm the preparation of these rolls
organization commanders Will be gov
crncd by The provisions OF General Or
ders. No. I. Of April 4. 1865 from these
Headquarters, making the necessary
changes ia dates.
IL Pay rolls FOR the Naval Battalion
viii be PREPARED for the period from
July J to December 81, 1903, inclusive
and win conform 10 the provisions of
General Orders, No. IL, OF october II,
1.a2. from these headquarters, making
the necessary changes IN dates.
~. Duplicate pay rolls VIII be FOR
varded 10 this office not later than
january 10. 1893.
National Guard Of the District of Co
lumbia viii be inspected quarterly as
follows:
The Signal Corps and First Battery
Field Artillery, by Major Charles H
Ourand- on dates set by these head
quarters.
Battalions by battalion Commanders.
on the last Grill night % each quarter,
commencing with the month OF Deeem-
Der.
A report of each inspection viii be sub
military channels By the inspecting
officer witE M ten days of each lnspec-
ton. which shall specifically state the
condition of the arms and equipments
OF each organization both in hands OF
troops and in store.
Rifies after being used viii be treated
with a light coating OF OIL, before pc
ing returned to the arm racks or lock
By command Of Brigadier General Har-
ries. l. n BHEII
Adjutant General
Instructions to Captains
owing he fact that the infantry
men havs eeived regular army pay
for the pe-iod covered by the annual
encampr0ent, July . 10 August ,. the
captains Of the companies have been
instructed 10 except that time and make
out the pay rolls as stipulated IN the
first clluse Of the above order The
Naval TAttallon boys have not received
any pa,i for their twelve days aboard
ship. which corresponds TO the annual
encampInent OF the infantry. They will
therefore sign a pay roll for the six
months from July ] until December 81
They viii receive their regular pay for
the yearly cruise
In addition to the order for the prepa-
ration of pay rolls Colonel Brett, in the
current order. calls attention 10 tlOe fact
that there viii be quarterly irspeotions
as designated. This Is a new departure
81
The date of the presentation Of the Ord
way prizes and the experts, sharpshoot-
ers' and marksmen's qualification deco
rations carnot be definitely set as yet
but Major Bell hopes 10 have il doUe by
the latter part Of next week or the
first week Of December. After receiving
q c3mplete list of how many of each kind
of h,slenia are needed 10 supply the
Csuardsmen who have done sufficient
shooting 20 qualify as expert, sharp
shooter - marksman, Major Bell took
his list - General Crozier. chief Of ord
nance on Friday. November l3-
Order Marked Special.
che order was marked special by
General Crozler and then sent 10 tho
Rock Island Arsenal. where the insignia
are already manufactured. There are q
number Of dates 20 be stamped on the
bars. but IL IS expected the entire lot viii
arrive here within the next two OF three
DAYS After the insignia reaches Major
Blll. it will be necessary to issue and
circulate an order calling attention 20
the fact that the prizes buttons and
bars are 70 be presented ia order that
those who are 10 receive them viz. be
prepared.
The battalion commanders Of the
Guard are somewhat chagrined at the
action local business men have taken,
and which has tended 20 detract from
the efficiency OF the organization. X is
said the merchants of the city keen
their employees at their places Of ousi-
ness late at night. and make IL impos-
sible for them TO attend the drills and
other n uctiOns which they are sup
posed 10 perform under their Oaths as
Cfuardsmen or last Monday evening
Major Douglas Simms. commanding the
Firth battslion, Second Regiment. com
posed OF four companies averaging nIt5
or sixty men each. had "a battalion drill
planned The order was accordingly is
sued. a fun attendance was demanded
and "a threat made to deduct FIVE days
pay from ali those who did not reDur
for the drill But despite all that Tn
drill was called on and postponed un
an tomorrow evening at O'Clock be
cause theIe were not enough men %
hand TO participate. MAJOR Simms issue
the following order Yesterday: Tn
companies Of the Fifth Battalion VII
assemble in the Center Market Armor,
Han on Monday evening, November =
al S O'clock Tor battalion drill. Fatigu
uniforms, caps and leggins viii be worn
Company commanders VIII make ever
effort 20 secure full attendance.
The excuse the men invariably give
IS that they have b. remain az the
store" or have 10 Work late thus put
ting the blarse 0n the storekeepers and
business men. who. il is contended los
officials ~ the Guard. should eudeaVOi
10 enhance the efficiency Of the lOca
citIzen-s0ldiery instead Of doing tha
which would tend 10 disrupt IT, The
officials OF the Guard wish the co
operation Of the business interests OF
THE city. because they realize that with
out ir there can be- no District militia
Although IL has been noticed in previous
years the laNity has never been 50 pro-
"a.