Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-01
THE NATIONAL GUARD
No Outdoor Rifle Practice or
Matches This Fall.
PLANS FOR ATHLETICS
PROPOSED NEW COMPANY FOR
THE I'D REGIMENT.
Controller of the Treasury Makes
Pleasing Ruling-Manassas Man
euvers-The Naval Militia.
PLANS FOR ATHLETICS

there will be no practice this year and the
annual fall meeting of the National Rifle
Associate of the District of Columbia
must also be omitted. A provisional regl-
ment of two battalions will parade tomor-
row afternoon as escort to the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Company of Massa-
chusetts. and the National Guard gym
nasium will be formally opened for the
season next Tuesday evening.
The escort tomorrow Will consist or the
9th and I'd Battalions and the Brigade
Band. and will be commanded by Major r.
D. Simms 9TH Battalion. These guardsmen
will assemble at the National Guard arm
ory at $50 O'Clock pm. The escort VIII
nroceed to the Baltimore and Ohio depot
New Jersey avenue and street northwest
at o'clock pm, and be reported 10 thS
commanding officer of the Ancient anu
Honorable Artillery Company Oh Massachu-
sets upon arrival
Dress uniform, including white gloves
and uniform white collars. will be worn
Leggings will not be worn.
Plans for Athletic Work.
In connection with the plans for athletic
work during the coming winter it is an
nounced that all membership CARDS issued
before July 1, 1904. are Cancelled.
Only officers and regularly enlisted men
of the National Guard of the District Oh
Columbia are eligible TO membership III 'ii0
athletic association.
ADplications for membership CARDS must
be in writing, giving name Iull' ram, VI
panization and Endorsed by immediate cum
manding officers; they must be addressed 10
The hoard of control, through the Gus touian
in charge of gymnasium or the physlcdi
directors. -, Ill, +a,nos
may have the use of the gymnasium as
teams only on nights assigned by the GUS
todian or physical director. Members ot
teams wishing to use the gymnasium iuus'
enter as individuals.
were enlisted prior to DECEMBER 81 VI tie
year preceding any games heId unugI nc ne
auspices of this association are eilSiole To
enter the same. ann,
The following schedule for season of 1904
1865 has been adopted: Tuesday and Thurs
day S to 10 pm, classes; MONDAY, Weu-
nesday and Friday 1880 to io:bV pm oas
ket and base ball, on application to Gus
todiau of physical director. but no team
can use gymnasium for more than one hour
if there is more than one applicant
No person allowed on floor OF gymnasium
at any time who is not in gymnasium attire
and a registered member of the associa-
ton.
Professor Nelson will have class in
fencing for officers.
The officials of the National Guard Bas-
Eet Ball League are: Honorary president,
Gen. Geo. II. Harries; president, Lieut.. Col
L. NJ. Brett; vice president, MAJ X u.
treasurer Lieut. P. w. Smith; schedule
committee, Messrs. Edwards Brian and
Chun
The member ship of the Basket Ball
League includes the following organiza-
lions: Corcoran Cadet Corps. Urell Rifles,
LIST Battalion, Athletic Association or the
National Guard Ordway Rifles. Hearst
Rifles, ID Division Naval Battalion, Morton
Cadets and Capron Cadets.
Proposed New Company.
1+h Dot talio
requested permission to organize a new
company for muster in and assignment
as Company A, I'd Regiment to fill the
vacancy created by the disbanding of the
Emmett Guard. 1t is the desire of Major
Stephan that First Lieutenant Heap. Com
pany X, list Regiment, be detailed re-
cruiting officer for the new organization.
First Lieutenant Phil Broome Brooks
surgeon, list Separate Battalion; First
Lieutenant Thomas d. Evans. command
ing the Signal Corps; Second Lieutenant
j. G. Donovan, Company c, I'd Regiment;
First Lieutenant Bruce Magruder, Com
pany X. I'd Regiment, and First Lieutenant
Rsley Brown, Company d, LIST Regiment,
have rendered their designations. Lieuten-
ant Evans has removed to Richmond. Va,
and Lieutenant Donovan and Lieutenant
Magruder have enlisted In the regular cs-
Establishment with the view of securing COM
missions therein.
A Ruling That Pleased.
Government employees who are members
of the local brigade were naturally much
pleased with the announcement made a
few days ago that the controller of the
treasury has decided that an employe of
the navy yard is entitled to pay from the
government while absent from work if he
is on duty with the National Guard of the
District at the time and has received pay
for such service from the disbursng officer
of the guard, in other words that he shall
receive both his time as a government
employe and his pay as soldier
The decision of the controller is based
upon the act of Congress that provides
that all officers and employees of the United
States and of the District of Columbia who
are members of the National Guard of the
District are entitled to leave of absence
from their respective duties without loss OF
pay or time on all days of any parade or
encampment ordered or authorized by the
commanding officer of the National Guard.
Camp Comparatively Easy.
Those members of the National Guard of
the District of Columbia who considered
the service performed by them in connec-
tion with the annual encampment near Har-
pers Ferry last August unusually arduous
had an easy time 1t would seem compared
with the experience of the regiments nj
citizen soidiery that engaged in the Manas-
sas maneuvers In dismissing his command
upon It's return from Virginia Col. Edward
Schultz, commanding the list Connecticut
Infantry. said:
You have performed what no other
states national guard has attempted. You
have done hard work. such as is performed
only In actual warfare, except for the lead
You have been short of water; you have
been short of food. You certainly have
been short of sleep. You have gone through
it all in gentlemanly. in a soldiery anG
manly way. I want to thank you and the
companies that left us at the station an6
l wish you GOdspeed. Dismssr
1t is understood that a number of states
will have to make good spoiled uniform.
and lost arms and accouterments incident
to the Manassas maneuVerS. During the
midnight hikes quite a number of rifle.
and other articles were lost when tired mer
fell out exhausted The 18th New York wen
TO the maneuvers in brand new olive dral
uniforms, worn then for the first time
When the regiment returned home its uni
forms looked as if the men had beer
through a Philippine campaign. Many o
them are practically ruined by the hare
service and the same occurred in regiment,
from other states.
Benefits Gained by Maneuvers.
In a report on military maneuvers q
prominent observer among other things
says:
THAT great benefits in the service of wal
he NV off Of