Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
NOTES OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

| Edward c. Robinson and Private Alexander
| Stevens
| rhe distance to be shot will be 80. GOO.
500 and 1,oOo yards.
Infantrymen as Engineers.
| The I'D Regiment. National Guard. state
! Oh New York at it's recent encampment
| received both infantry and engineer in
struction. To help Il I'm the latter work.
detachment OF seventy~fve meu OF tine
engineers on duty at the Military Academy
| was present and rendered valuable assist
| snce
| Major Mason H. Patrick. Corps Of En-
snieefs. U. 5. A. was In general charge
| OF the West Pointers and their instruction
work. assisted by rdeuts M ! McDonouyh
u; n, and Irwin l.. Hunt, 10Th Infantry
| ~ ~ sald TO be impossible TO instruct n
Natiohai Guard Regiments practically in the
duties or engineers in armory with only
about twenty-four evening drills A year and
week al camp every other year Stiu IL is
pointed out. the I'D New York regiment has
learned some useful things even III lis min
ciPai ouues VIII always most likely be those
| OF infantry '''
| In camp the regiment has. in addition to
iiianrys drlli, been instructed In putting
! up Birago trestle, canvas pontoons reserve
| pontoons. triangular trestle single lock
spar ana double lock spar IL was very IN
| teresting and the men especially worked
very hard to obtain a knovle,leo Of fhe
| Mork' There was also instruction I'm pui-
ing up obstacles. laying wire anto,,,ia
ments, the use of blocks and fails IN. .,ac
t.oh OF held derricks and signal stations
| the construction OF bomb-proof shelter "a
part OF small field intrenchment the NV
| ing out of field works and how TO constr,rt
pronles, the wooden frames which Indicate
'he outlines or earthworks when finished
The different companies wero sht,,o,
around SO that all OF them could gain ex-
| perience In the various kinds of work
Disoandment of Chinese Regiment.
The governor OF the state of New York
mas ordered the disbandng OF what has
! styled Itself the LIST Chinese Regiment OF
the city OF New York. The so-called regt-
iheht has been drilling for several years I'm
| the Chlhese quarter of the city its mem
DerShip having been recruited from tb.
Shinese residents of the neighborhood and
"hlle the purpose of the organization has
| never been clearly explained TO outsiders
there nave been limitations that n might
some day go to China to engage in a reyo-
| government
The regiment is said to have drilled with
riHes or a type formerly used by the Ma
| tional Guard and also TO have adonted a
/ uniform similar to that of the g,ar,ismen
inns latter proceeding is said to be against
| tne law OF the state. and the military or
gahlzauon OF aliens for purposes of agrees
SION against foreign country Is against
Pune Constitution of the United States As
precautionary measure, therefore. the
/ governors order disbanding the regiment is
1
Inc cause Tor the governors action lies
! in the fact that the regiment Is In conflict
With section 10 of the military code en-
bodied In the laws of the state of New
| York. as follows: at shall not be lawful
| but II shall be a misdemeanor, for any body
or men whatsoever other than the regular
! organized corps OF the National Guard and
militia and the troops OF the United States
| except such independent military organiza-
| tons as are now in existence to associate
themselves together as military company
| or organization or to parade In public with
| firearms in any city or town of this state"
| Notes.
Private Ledru r. Boyd. Corps OF Field
| Music, has been honorably discharged on
| surgeons certificate of disability.
| Private VIM. III. Mohler. Brigade Band.
has been appointed corporal. vice Corporal
| Saunders, discharged.
| BY reason of expulsion from Company 7
/ I'd Regiment. Private Claude E. Cleveland
| has been ordered dishonoraby discharged.
| Major Arthur Brooks, LIST Separate Bat
| talon. has been. granted leave OF absence
| until October Is next, with permission to
go beyond the United States.
| In order to accept promotion by commits
| sion, Private Eugene A. Byrnes, Company
| i. 4th Separate Battalion has been honor
| ably discharged as an enlisted man.
| Private Walter A. Harper. Signal Corps:
Private Stewart Elliott, Ambulance Corps.
4 and Private Harry r. Randall, Company /.
I'd Regiment. have been ordered discharged
| IN the interest of the service.
At the annual meeting of the Interstate
National Guard Association, held I'm st.
Paul, Mimi. about ten days ago. resolu-
| lions were passed asking Congress to pro-
| hbit any organization from using and
counterfeiting any uniform of the army and
navy except that the National Guard can
use the army uniform with the proper in
sigma. etc.
| AT a recent meeting of the army board
| of New York city contract was awarded
| for building 100000 extension to the 18th
| Regiment armory. The brigade of Ma
/ the citizen soldiery of the national capital
would appreciate suitable armory with
| out 100000 extension.
Sergeant G.. Fred Thompson. Company +.
Sd Separate Battalion; Private Howard f.
Edwards. Company f. Sd Separate Battal-
ion; Private James V. Tierney. Company
X, 4th Separate Battalion; Private John r.
Long, Company /, I'd Regiment, and Ser
geant James A. Porter. Company b. LIST
Separate Battalion. have been honorably
discharged on their own applications.
BY reason of removal from the District
Corporal William 1. Saunders. Brigade
Band: First Sergeant Fred II. Burlingames
Company G.. Sd Separate Battalion: Pri-
vate Charlie II. Cash. Company @. I'd Regi-
ment: Private William II. Goetz. Company
G. I'd Regiment; Private George II. Hayre,
Company G, I'd Regiment: Private Alonzo
A. MARI Company G, I'd Regiment; Private
Robert I. Warden, Company Ct, I'd Regi-
ment. and Private William H. Browne.
Company l. I'd Regiment. have been honor
ably discharged.