The Washington times., 1904-02-07
NATIONAL GUARD
HAS DRILL WEEK
But Pay Day and Inspection
Are Coming Soon.
HOPE TO HAVE NEW ARM0RY
Martin Bill Provides for Making Esti-
mates for Such Building and
Drafting the Plans.
HOPE TO HAVE NEW ARMORY

The past week was a dull one in Dis
trict National Guard circles. but with
pay day about week off. inspection
following close after that. resumption
of the rifle matches. and prospects of
getting a new armory within the near
future there will likely be a slight stir
pretty soon.
II has been announced that Adjt
Gen. Lloyd NJ Brett will make the
regular quarterly inspection of the
Guard. scheduled from March II TO q.
After all of the commands have been
Inspected. the local citizen-soldiery will
be ready for the scrutiny of the Regular
ArmOry officer, who Will be detailed by
the War Department to make the an
nual inspection
Figures are taken at the annual affair
and those figures go down in the books
at the War Department to the better
ment or detriment OF the organization.
For that reason Guard officials have
been urged to impress upon their men
the Importance Of making a good show
ing and everything possible will be done
to present a good front"
No Officer Detailed.
AS yet. General Corbln. commander Of
the Department OF the East. has not
designated any officer to make the an
nual inspection OF the Guard. which Is
10 be held in the Center Market Armory
some time in April'
Last week Representative Martin Of
South Dakota introduced a bin in the
House calling for an appropriation with
which to erect a new armory for the
local citizen-soldiery on the site lying
between Street north. b Street south
and Seventh and Sixth Streets west
after the railroad tracks are removed
theretrom. Representative Martins
measure also provides:
That commission, consisting OF the
Secretary OF War. the officer in charge
OF public buildings and grounds. and
the general comma ding the militia OF
the District of Columbia. be. and IL Is
hereby. created, which commission shall
cause plans and estimates to be prepared
Tor a suitable armOry for the National
Guard of the District OF Columbia. and
report the estimated cost thereof TO
Congress. Provided that the commits.
sion in its discretion may contract to
pay for the preparation Of plans and
specifications sum not to exceed 3JL
per centum Of the cost Of the building.
And provided further that no plan be
selected which cannot be executed for
a sum not in excess Of 81. 100000
THAT the sum Of $500 is hereby ap-.
-propriated to pay the necessary ex-
penses OF the commission, said sum to
be paid out of any money I'm the Treas
ury II the United States not,otherwise
appropriated.
Pay Day Soon.
Capt. Andrew Parker. disbursing on
Ger of the Guard. says ne is happy to
announce that he Will be able TO pay of
the District Guardsmen for their last
six months service in about a week.
All of the pay rolls from each OF the
commands in the brigaie have reached
headquarters. have been verified. and all
that is necessary now is the requisition
for the amount necessary to pay the
men.
II is estimated that there viii be about
500 men on the pay roll this time There
are about 1.eOo or 100 men in the Guard.
but a large number Of them are Gov
eminent employees and cannot receive
pay for their service I'm the Guard. ex-
cept when they go TO camp in the sum-
mer. Then they are allowed ten DAYS
pay. but receive nothing in the fall
spring. or winter The amount neces-
sary to pay OF all OF the men for ser
vice from July l to December 1. 1903.
VIII probably De IN the neighborhOod OF
s@oe1 The men viii be paid Off in
the Center Market Armory by Captain
Parker in person.
Major Bell, on behalf of the Revolver
association. has taken up with Major
Sylvester. of the Police Department, the
matter OF a match between the teams
OF the two associations. Major Sylves-
ter has agreed TO give the request for a
match his carly consideration. The Re
vOfver Association Of the District
Guard asserts that the police should
either defend the Carmody trophy at "a
snoot or turn IL over TO the challenger.
which has FOR some time been seeking
tO make match.