The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-20
GUARDSNEN ARE WORRIED
BY NEW MILITIA LAW
Inspectors Of Rife Practice
to Lose Places.
HARRIES IN A DtLEM NJ A
May Shift the Deposed Officers to Major
Young's 0rganization-New Com
missions Issued-Men Discharged.

Speculation is rife as to what is TO
happen to the National Guard of the
District Of Columbia, when in accord
ance with the provisions set forth in
the Dick militia bill the local citizen
soldiery Will be reorganized so as to
conform to the ways of the regular
army.
The reorganization Is to come Janua-y
!, or thereabouts. and the changes are
awaited with a feeling OF unrest
In the regular army there Is no such
office as inspector of rife practice. but
since the formation OF the District
militia there have been brigade, re-i-
mental and battalion inspectors. The
stan of a colonel under the new law
is to be composed Of an adjutant. quar-
termaster. commissary and chaplain,
and the District regimental command
ers will have TO abolish the position of
inspector
General Harries has the most compe-
tent inspector general of rifle practice
In the United States army. in the per-
son of Major James e Bell. but he
and the others are TO be legislated oul
of office. Consequently 1t behooves
General Harries to either create a re-
tired list, place the deposed officers. of
which there are eight on the waiting
list subject TO further orders, or let
them go altogether
No one knows what disposition will
be made Of the officers. but It is sur
missed that they are TO be retained. be-
cause of the fact that ii would be diff
cult to replace them.
Major Young's battalion has but one
company, and four or five officers are
needed TO make the battalion what it
should be. Consequently. General Har-
ries may put some of his deposed off,
GERS in this organization. This is con-
ceded by most persons acquainted with
the Guard to be the best way out Of the
''muss" There are several more vacan-
cies in the Guard which are not TO be
filed by others than those already asso-
ciated with the organization
Commissions for the following mem
bers Of the National Guard recently
elected as officers have been sent to
the War Department: Sergt Nj. j. Ryan.
Company G, First Regiment TO be first
lieutenant; Sergt Alfred AIcGonegal.
Company c. First Regiment. to be sec
ond lieutenant; Staff Sergt r. 3. Clay
top. Company L, Second Regiment. to be
first lieutenant; Private John c. Whit
aker. Company G, Second Regiment. to
be first lieutenant.
The following enlisted men have been
honorahly discharged:
Private Joseph z. Gregory, Company
c. First Regiment; First-class Machinist
Charles G. Blakeney. First Division.
Naval Battalion; First-class Plumber
George McAleer. First Division. Naval
Battalion; Sergts. Charles w. Aber-
nathy and Harry E Burton. Company
G. Second Regiment; Private Rollo c.
Scott, Company b. First Regiment;
Privates Louis Z. Becker, Joseph a.
Handrup, Francis II. Ireland, Cnn c.
Jermane. Charles Lombardy, and Her
bert l.. Van Ness. Company G, Second
Regiment Landsman Elmer Selby,
First Division. Naval Battalion: Lands
men John c. Baumann. James j.
Creamer, Carlos d. Gibbs, and Paul Ker-
stem, jr.. Second Division, Naval Bat
TALON: Second-class Yeoman Edgar NJ
Lyons. Second Division. Naval BattaI-
Ion; Landsmen William McKeever Sid
nor b. Peacock. and Clarence Reynolds.
Second Division. Naval Battalion.
The following named enlisted men viii
be dishonorably discharged:
Privates William J. Eva, William 7.
Free Alfred J. Handrup. Walter S.
Jenkins. William A Knapp. William S.
Sharp. and Edward @. Sutton. Company
G. Second Regiment.