The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-20
MILITARY MATTERS;
 GUARD OF ALABAMA
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preparation of the militia and volun- teer force which wiii Dc associated with them in the next war, Tor euec- tive service, A new responsibility aisv rests upon the omcers or the Ndtlona, 1uard to render Io the Nation fuIl anu unstinted return for the enlarged means and opportunities which tne ho- crafty of Congress has afforded to them"
 The President in his last annual mes sage to Congress, speaking of this sub ject also says, Tt is very important that the ofhcers of the army should be accustomed to handle their men in masses, as 1t Is also important that the National Guard of the several States should be accustomed to- actual field maneuvering. especially in con- nection with the regulars."
 Lieutenant Colonel Sharpe endorses the recent maneuvers and says the Expectations voiced by these emI- uent statesmen seem already to have received ample Justification in the op- eration undertaken during the past two years.
 The matter of Boards of Survey is now the most inpc rtant subject being considered by the Alabama Nati.aai Guard and the accumulation of prop. DEAy fln buO dkAGEGht PRESENTATIONS IS appalling to those having to deal with it: these boards have not been held annually and the property has not been passed upon and condemned ip some years. The Adjutant General in General Order No. {. Is try ing to meet the emergency and the company Com- manders must do their part to make the effort successful.
 The different organizations, under General Order No. 2, issued from the Adjutant Generals office, are engaged in the preparation of muster rolls for file in the Adjutant Generals ofice. It was neglected to stipulate in the order that the date of enlistment of each member must be given. That is very important and will have to be done later. In the meantime those commanding officers who have not sent i forward their muster rolls would do we'll to add the date of enlistment of each name. The muster rolls should be prepared with great care and in future as soon as a man is discharged or enlists entry may be made at head quarters and a record kept there of each mans standing in his organiza- tion. The names should always be in alphabetical order.
 The secretary of war has approved the request to change the itinerary of inspection in the third regiment and make the dates at Talladega April Il; Oxford April il. Requests have also been made to change the date at Mo- bile from March tnd s to March 90 as the former date is right in the midst of Mardi Gras festivities and the inspection would not be attended by the men.
 The Montgomery True Blues will give their annual banquet on February g, and as usual the annual entertain- ment of this time honored company will be full of interest and greatly en- joyed by all who are fortunate enough to be present.
 Court martial papers are being pre-. ! pared, charges. specifications and exc cutions In blank and will be forwaroed to each company commander In few days. All that is then to be done is to follow the instructions and i'll ths blanks and forward to the Adjutani General for the approval of the com, mander-in- chief, and 1t is thought bS the use of these blanks there will bs no future trouble in carrying out ths action of court martial promptly.