Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24


the troops of the National Guard
II OF the District of Columbia on the
ellpse of the White Lot next
Thursday, activity is being displayed by the
several commands in preparation for the
event. Distinguished officials other than
the President and prominent citizens will
witness the ceremony. The turnout will
be the first by the brigade since the return
from camp last summer.
The formation will be In two lines. The
first line from right to left will be composed
OF the I'd Regiment, the list Regiment. the
LIST Separate Battalion, the Naval Battalion
in line of masses, the Signal Corps and
Ambulance Corps.
The LIST Battery Field Artillery will COM
pose the second line.
The organizations have been ordered to
assemble in or near their armories in time
10 BE carefully inspected and to reach the
ellipse not later than 6:I5 O'Clock pm. ITO
the colors" will be sounded at $50 o'clock.
Dress uniform viii be worn.
Officers and non commissioned officers of
the general staff and the colonel and staff
OF each regiment will be mounted
The acting quartermaster general will
provide horses for officers authorized TO be
mounted. the signal wagon. ambulance and
the LIST Battery Filed Artillery.
Organization commanders have been in
formed by Adjt. Gen. Brett that the review
must be of such merit from a military view
point that it viii be of lasting qualification
TO every member who participates. This
be accomplished only by the hardest
and most painstaking work on the part OF
all.
In preparing for the ceremony command
erS have been advised 10 equalize the units
OF their commands and see that blank files
in the reaf rank are reduced to a minimum.
Each soldier must be neatly dressed,
cleanly shaved. hair neatly combed. shoes
polished and equipments properly adjusted.
To insure such result Company COM
manderS VIII be required to rigidly inspect
their men and throw out those who fall
short OF the requirements.
No unlnstruCted men will be allowed In
ranks for the occasion in question.
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The LIST Battalion has completed it's tour
OF duty in the camp of instruction at the
ride range and Maj. House is being con-
graduated on what is declared to be the
splendid work accomplished by the COM
Ianies of his command. The battalion COM
mander and each member OF his staff quail
fled as marksmen. One hundred and ten
officers and men reported for duty. OF which
number slxty-one qualified. These figures
show an increase of nearly go per cent
year, and 1t is Confidently expected that this
number will be bettered by the men of the
command reporting at the range Saturdays
and qualifying by firing and voluntary prac-
tice scores
Lieut.. James B. Baker of Company b
is said by the officials to be entitled to
credit for the work accomplished by that
company. On its first tour of duty he was
In command of the company. owing to the
absence OF Capt. Shreve. at which time he
succeeded in qualifying every man of the
fifteea who reported on the range
Capt. Shreve, who was unayoidabiy de-
tanned and prevented from reporting with
his company. visited the range Tuesday
and added his qualification, thereby SWELL
ing the companys total to D.
Capt. Ryan OF Company is pleased by
reason OF the excellent showing made by
his company, 1t having qualified II officers
and men as marksmen.
Lieut.. Ralph Alderman. inspector OF rifle
practice had the assistance OF Lieuts Ma
gruder and Sullivan in his work of super
vfsing and assisting in the foregoing quail
fcations-
Capt E. C. Edwards of Company
E. LIST Regiment. Thursday, had fifteen out
OF the sixteen men who reported qualify as
marksmen. and the sixteenth as q sharp
shooter
Capt. Frederick p. Rogers. Company NJ,
"a Regiment. who is the adjutant. quarter
master commissary, police officer. etc. Is
conceded to be the busiest man In the range
camp. While he is not always the first
To appear In the morning, he Is the last
until the company scheduled TO arrive at
night Is fed and safely tented
Neither Companies nor +. LIST Regiment,
have had the assistance of an inspector OF
rife practice.
Owing to the storm Thursday night Capt.