Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-27

"a past week. SO far as the National
L Guard of the District of Columbia
r" is concerned seems to have been
the completion of the refurnfshing of the
Office of First Lieut.. William A. Duvall.
superintendent Of the National Guard
Armory The Office is now declared to be
really palatial. Terra Gotta is the basis
of the color scheme, although tinting of all
metal work in gold Is prominent A new
| carpet is included among the furnishings
1t is announced at militia headquarters
that headquarters of the Naval Battalion,
| the Sd Division of the Naval Battalion,
headquarters of the I'd Battalion of the LIST
Regiment. and Company G, LIST Regiment.
are delaying the payment to the guards
men for services during the six months
ended December 81. ALI payrolls, it is
explained. should have been submitted fully
two weeks ago.
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Scores made in company matches. as far
as reported for the present month, show
q gratifying increase in totals over those
Of January, 1906. when Company K. I'd
Regiment, was high, with 1919 to its credit.
The totals for the present season are as
follows:
Company G. I'd Regiment 22O: Company
Regiment, 211 each; Company K. LIST Regi-
ment, 21O; Company I, LIST Regiment. 200; LIST
Battery, POI; Company L. LIST Regiment, 1877;
% a l aee%sn 90 RsR
ment, 1872; Company L. I'd Regiment, 1870;
First Division. Naval Battalion, 1888; Com
pany b. I'd Regiment. 1888; Company E,
LIST Regiment. 1856; Company M. LIST Regi-
ment, 1T; Company C, I'd Regiment, Ill;
Company H. LIST Regiment, 154; Company
A. I'd Regiment. lao.
The scores of the companies Of the LIST
and of the 1st Separate battalions have not
been received at brigade headquarters.
Company F, list Regiment, the Signal Corps
and the I'd, Sd and 4th divisions Of the
Naval Battalion failed to comply with the
order to have teams entered in the compe
tition. Such failure, 1t is understood, will
be the basis of action by headquarters.
Captains Clarence V. Sayer and Edward
pany 1. LIST Regiment, and Private Fred H.
Gehrman, Company X, list Regiment, each
made total Of Al out of 80 points in the
match. which makes them eligible to COM
pete for the Burkhardt medal
The regimental and battalion matches
will occur in the rifle gallery next Wednes-
day. The reyiving of the lights has resulted
in decided Improvement. which. it Is said.
will be appreciated by those who frequent
the rifle gallery.
Col Sir Howard Vincent, who was in this !
Country recently WIFI the HdThSIneu VI Tue
Queens Westminsters. when they shot
against a team of the 7th New York Regt- |
ment. during an address before the Royal
United Service Institution. had the follow |
ing to say Of the National Guard Of the |
United States:
"The interest Of the Individual state in its |
militia Is reflected in the counties and NUM- |
cipalities composing it. Under the lead Of |
New York, whose counties-Kings, Queens |
and New York-maintain eighteen drill |
halls at a cost OF more than 100000 a year, |
most cities allot excellent sites for the head |
quarters of militia corps at a nominal rental |
and assist them by grants for the upkeep |
and care OF the buildings, as well as the |
gratuitous supply of gas or electricity cur
rent, besides freedom from rates and taxes. |
Recently the city of New York has built |
palatial armories for two Of its National !
Guard regiments. each capable of housing
at least 1900 men for a fortnight or more, |
should occasion require. and capable Of con- |
siderable resistance from mob"
Il
According to the military secretary of the |
United States army the number of men In |
the United States available for military |
service IL in excess Of 100000 OF that
number 1880 are organized in state militia
and ready for immediate duty.
New York leads In the number of menj
available, having 1,804O00; Ohio IL second
with 1.065. no; Illinois 10 third. with 1,084.-
554. and Pennsylvania fourth. with LOTT
900. In the strength Of its organised militia