The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-06
NATIONAL GUARD
HARD At DRILL
Indoor Work Has Finally
Begun.
NEW REGULATIONS TRIED
Recognizing the Signal Corps-Bert
LOcklin Accepts Post or
Lieutenant.
NEW REGULATIONS Tried

The drill hall was filled with old
stores and condemned property uAt-
last Monday. The property was aue-
TONED or then and the aTmory cleaned
cut so as 10 make drilling possible
The Guardsmeu have suffered Tor
want of drilling and coaching. IL VIII
take some time TO set them into shape
for parade or inspection.
The GuaUdsmen have had no drill
since they came back from the en-
campmenu until last Monday and since,
throughout the week. There are
large number of unframed raw recruits
IN the ranks, and the commissioned Of
hcers have q. lot OF work 20 do I'm order
70 whip them into shape.
New Regulations Tried.
Last week several companies tried the
new regulations adopted by the United
States Army last summer. The differ
ences are not great in some cases, but
in many instances they are entirely I'M
like.
This means that the old soldiers in the
Guard viii have TO do d whole .sy of for
getting and learn a great many new
things.
Because OF The suddenness with which
last weeks drills came, the attendance
was not large
When the District Guard had the
franked envelope. hrst sergeants wrote
or postal cards for every member fin his
company, and asked that he be present
at the next drill. This materially inc
creased the attendance Since the frank
was taken away the postal cards have
not been sent out and the attendance
has consequently been much smaller.
Week after week the GuGrIsmeu re-
ported 10 the company rooms and had
q little instruction i'm the manual of
was nothing doing i'm the drill nalI- Some
despaired of having the use of the ar
mory before next summer, ana were not
Informed when the drill han was cleared
out and drills resumed
Due notice viii be given the citizen
soldiers after mis- Colonel Brett and the
battalion OF omcers viii spend much
time In the armory Installing the new
regulations
Recognizing Signal Corps.
There are only nineteen men in the
Signal Corps, now being reorgauiz=d-
Within tL= next few weeks III viii be re-
recruited up 20 tl-ruy-slE. including one
commissioned and four u0n-commisslol-
ga officers Sergeant Bert LockIin has
accepted the position OF first lieutenant
made vacant by the res Euauion OK
Lieut. Thomas u. Evans.
There has been considerable uusol-
Gicrly conduct iu the ranks OF the com
mend Disstusior has been stirred up
week after week. For this and other
reasons Lieutenant Evans decided 20
get out and give some one else "a
chance TO rccrEanize the corps and nh
1he ranks.
The work of the Wiswaggers ar Camp
DrdWag each year Is difficult and exc
acting The Signal Corps men 60 To
camp before the other members OF the
Guard and remain after camp is struck.
Since the mal-uEers have been held al
camp each year the work has increased
and IS most a-Iu0us
AT the last elcampmeut Lieutenant
Evans. with half e. dozen men, walked
about twelve miles with rolls OF wire.
telephone Instruments and tools ON
their back striuEiug line 10 Dutde-d.
Nd, where the maueuVers were held.
In many instances they saved wire by
utilizing tho barled wire fences on the
side OF the road, eut luelE way through
brush and woods. and went without food
Tor about eight hours
Lieutenant Lockliu purposes % get
thirty-fOur good men la the corps and
maintain as high a standard as the or
ganizatou ever had Electricians. men
, who know telephony and biography
from a 10 Z. and are good soldiers aL
The same time, are the ones Lieutenant
I.ockliu is looking for. Eie expects 90
have 800 trouble iu finding the right sort
OF material 10 build up 81 corps second
10 none In the United States volunteer
service.
Artillery Street Drill.
The First Battery or Field Ar,uIery
Capt. Thomas Maroon commanding. had
some light drilling OLA the street last
week Although nothing bat the lu-
mounted drills can Dee gone through
as there are mo horses aL hand. the ar-
rllerists made much Roadway.
The dismoluted movements are the
most important Tor they comprise an the
actions of the soldiers after the guns age
put iu place.
The attendance was NOT extra large.
but the men entered into tine drilling
with spirit. Captain Marion was well
pleased wish their a1sk The drills VIII
be held every week from now OH. and
the men VIII Dee given something De"
each time
Lieut. glnlor gradeJ Louis j.. Gle
phaue. FIRST division. Naval Battalion.
las resigned his commission. and irs ace
CeutauCe has been received. Second
Lieut. George E. Clum. Company g. Sec
oua Regiment. has also rendered ala re=-
isuatioa-
Hospital Steward William * Scott. me-
gro. First Separate Battalion has been
ordered 90 le examined for surgeon ar
Jhat battalion. SeTEl Maj William s.
Womley First Separate Battalion. has
been ordered 10 be examined tor fa-
sprctor OF rife practice.
Capt. PeuE5se smith, Company H. Sec
Cud Regiment tEe Gould Rides has rec
Gently lost TWO valuable men. Sergeant
ireland. who has received e comm .-sl9u
ia the army. and Sergeant Parker. Hao
has received q commission lU the Ala
riue Corps The strength ~ r.e COM
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