Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

- EN-. BELL, chief of staff, United
States army. has detailed Capt
Monroe c. Kerth. ed Infantry,
~ and Capt Arthur s. Cowan. Goth
Infantry. to attend the encamp-
| ment Of the National Guard Of the District
OF Columbia. to be held at Bolivar Heights,
w. Va. July ii to %. 1907. and those OFF,
GERS will proceed at the proper time to
the place Of encampment for duty &C
cordingly. Upon the completion of their
duties at the encampment the officers named
will return to their proper stations.
The commanding general. District of CO.
lumbia militia, has received the following
communication from the adjutant generals
office. War Department.:
IT am directed by the acting secretary of
war to request that you order the militia
Of the District Of Columbia to participate.
in conjunction with the regular army in
the parade in this city. the I'd proximo. in
connection with the dedication of the Nc
Clellan monument.
THE troops will report to Maj. Gen.
]. Franklin Bell. chief of STAFF. United
States army. commanding the parade
In communication addressed to Capt
William NJ. Wright, I'd Infantry, general
staff. adjutant general Of troops partici-
pating In the ceremonies incident to the I'M
yelling of the Mcclellan statue, Adjt. Gen.
Brett states that the following organiza
tons constitute the brigade of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia that
will participate in the ceremonies of May 2:
Brig. Gen George II. Harries, commanding;
erai: Maj Alfred P. Robins. inspector
general; Maj Edwin Fl. Neumeyer, COM
missary general: Maj. Henry III. Parmen
ter, chief of ordnance; Maj Frank L. Aver
surgeon general; Mai. William s. Hodges,
judge advocate general; Maj. James f.
Bell, inspector general of rifle practice;
Capt. Edward F. Riggs. aid-de-camp: Capt.
G. Fred. Cook. aid-de-camp: Capt Andrew
Pa rker. abide camp: general non-commis-
stoned staff and orderlies.
The Brigade Band. thirty men; the I'd
Regiment of Infantry. Col. NJ. Emmett
Urell. regimental staff, ten companies.
strength about 400 officers and men.
The Ist Regiment OF Infantry: Col Chas.
panIes, strength about 400 officers and
men.
First Separate Battalion Infantry: Mai
Arthur Brooks. battalo on staff. four COM
panies strength about 100 officers and men.
Signal Corps. twenty men, First Lieut..
Charles M. Putnam.
Corps Of Field Music. twenty-six men;
Naval Battalion Commander Samuel w.
strength leo officers and men.
First Battery. Field Artillery, Capt. Chas.
j. Fox. ssventy-five officers and men.
Ambulance Corps, First Lieut.. Warren
D. Fales, one ambulance and twenty-four
men.
The figures submitted are the estimated
strength of the organization for May 2 and
are based on the attendance at previous cere-
monies and not on actual strength.
i
Arrangements have been made by the Ma
tional Guard Athletic Association for an
exhibition OF wrestling next Thursday even
ing in the National Guard gymnasium One
bout will be between Joe Turner Of the
National Guard, District of Columbia, 14S
pounds. and Rob Roy Mackey. welter cham
pion of the south. In addition there Will be
three preliminaries to a finish. Turner has
been the instructor in wrestling OF the
guardsmen for the past two years.
Carroll Institute Hall will be the scene
tomorrow evening of the first Of number
of entertainments to be given In the near
future by the members of Company g. LIST
Regiment. The occasion will be the first
annual dance of the company, which has
been undergoing q reorganization in the
last few weeks.
The executive committee of the National
Rifle Association OF America has adopted