Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
~ Y general orders. Just issued. drills
have been suspended until the first
assembly of each organization OF
- the National Guard of the District

IL have been suspended until the first
assembly of each organization Of
~ the National Guard of the District
OF Columbia next October. An in
spection Of arms and equipments will be
held as soon as possible, and reports there
of forwarded to militia headquarters. The
reports shall specifically state the condition
of the arms and equipments of each organ
izaton, both in hands of troops and in
store. All property for which organizations
are responsible will be thoroughly over
hauled by the inspecting officers. The 1st
Battery, Field Artillery, dismounted, Will
be inspected Friday, September 10, by
Major Alfred P. Robbins inspector general.
With the annual encampment of 1895 now
a matter of history the local guardsmen
will enjoy few weeks of well-earned rest.
Beginning with the first assembly of Oc-
tober however, a strenuous season will con-
front the entire brigade. Regmental and
separate organization commanders have
been directed to submit to militia head
quarters not later than September 20
scheme for the practical and theoretical i'll
struction of their commands for the season
commencing October /. 1t was made plain
TO an assembly of the commissioned officers
in the lecture tent the last evening in camp
that the program calls for far more Prog
ress during the coming winter and spring
than ever before in the history of the
guard
Headquarters has issued instructions to
the effect that company commanders will.
without delay, submit the pay rolls for the
camp period to their battalion commanders
who after careful inspection will submit the
same to regimental commanders. These
commanders will initial on the cover all
rolls submitted to Them and the proper
officer will forward the rolls so initiated to
Capt Andrew Parker, special disbursing
ofhcer Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany, and not to headquarters. Separate
organizations other than the LIST Separate
Battalion will submit their rolls to head
quarters.
According to Capt. Parker, If the pay
rolls are sent to him promptly he Lopes to
be able to dsburse the funds this week.
Major of the I'd Battalion.
Capt. c. Fred Cook, aid-de-camp, d. c.
Militia. has declined the tender of the APP
pointment as major of the I'd Battalion, TO
fill the vacancy caused by the promotion of
Major Reichelderfer to the lieutenant
colonelcy of the 1st Regiment
Col. Ourand, LIST Regiment, has been di-
rected to submit to headquarters a list OF
the names of officers, in the order of dosira-
biiity, and, if he thinks best, of civilians
possessing the necessary qualifications, TO
be considered in the filing of the vacancy
in the I'd Battalion ajority
Off for Sea Girt.
The brigade rife team left this city at
1870 o'clock this morning for Sea Grit N
j., to participate in the national match and
the interstate shooting tournament of the
National Rife Association of America and
the New Jersey State Rifle Association
The team will remain at Sea Grit, officially
for thirteen days from tomorrow, and I'M
officially. in all probability until the end of
the tournament.
The following named officers and enlisted
men constituted the party:
Lieut.. Col. Luther H. Reichelderfer, list
Regiment; Maj James E Bell, inspector
general of rifle practice; Maj. Alfred p
Robbins. inspector general; Capt. Alex.
Summers, Company I, I'd Regiment: Capt
Frank E. Skinner. Company K, ID Regi-
ment; First Lieut.. William w. Cookson,
I. r. P, 9th Battalion; First Lieut. Frank
w. Holt quartermaster, 9th Battalion;
First Lieut.. George G. Dennison. l. r. P,
9th Battalion: First Lieut.. Frederick II
Heidenreich, Company I, 1st Regiment
First Lieut.. Ralph Alderman l. r. P, LIST
Battalion; First Lieut.. Marshall Magruder,
company X. I'd Regiment; Quartermaster
Sergt. w. Milton Garrow, jr, 4th Battalion
Sergt Charles e. Groome, Company l, I'd
Regiment; Private L. J. Fink, Company l,
list Regiment; Private Jackson Morris,
Company I. LIST Regiment Private Robert
L. Pile, Company |. I'd Regiment. and
Private James NJ. Stewart, Company l, I'd
Regiment, team members, and Capt j.
Harry Bean, Company q, LIST Regiment;
First Lieut. William E. Sullivan Company