Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10

ries, commanding the District
of Columbia militia. general
~ order will be issued tomorrow
announcing that Capt. Samuel
E. Smiley 18th United States Infantry
having been commissioned by the Presi-
dent OF the United States as adjutant
general Of the local militia, with rank OF
lieutenant colonel, and having reported
for duty. will be obeyed and respected
accordingly"
Col. Smiley, as stated in The Star, ap-
peared at militia headquarters last FRI
day and his commission as adjutant gen
eral awaiting him, he promptly subscribed
to the oath Of office.
The new adjutant general will make his
first public appearance with the brigade
tomorrow afternoon in connection with
the Presidents Park. Details for the
ceremony were arranged at meeting OF
regimental and separate organization
commanders with representative OF the
commanding general at he 1quarters yes
terday afternoon. The orders provide
that the formation be in two lines. The
first line from right to left will be COM
posed Of the I'd Regiment. the LIST Regi-
ment, the LIST Separate Battalion. the
Naval Battalion in line of masses. the
Signal Corps and Ambulance Corps. The
LIST Battery Field Artillery will compose
the second line.
The organizations will assemble in or
near their armories in time to be care
fully inspected and to reach the elltpse
not later than 6 pm. To the colors will
be sounded at 6:15 pm.
The dress uniform will! be worn. special
attention being given to uniform. standing
white collars. gloves and polished black
shoes.
Officers and non-commissioned officers
of the general staff and the colonel and
staff of each regiment will be mounted.
The quartermaster general will provide
horses for officers authorized to be mount
ed, the signal wagon. ambulance and the
LIST Battery Field Artillery.
AS a mark of honor Gen. Harries has
rendered the review tomorrow to Mai
Brett. The latter last Friday evening
was the guest of members of Company
E, LIST r Regiment, and was very much sur
prised to receive as a token of good VIII
from the organization a costly watch with
wrist strap.
Every officer of the brigade has been
directed to report at militia headquarte rs
in the Star building not later than 1870
o'clock next Tu sday evening to- be pre-
Dress uniform. without sid arms, viii b
the attire for the occasion.
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The fact that the provision for 81 600. 900
for maneuvers has been restored to tn
army appropriation bill. passed by the
House of Representatives last Friday. is
regarded by some Of those interested
to indicate that the National Guard
all, participate In a big camp with the
regular troops the coming summer.
The original plan Of the War Depart
ment was for the encampmant to be a.
Pine Plains. Jefferson county. N. Y: and
1t Is said no departure tn arefrom will be
made now that the appropr alton Is as
sured 1t is stated that all the regulars.
with the exception of the Coast Artillery
organizations now on duty In the Depart
mont of the East. will be sent to Pine
Plains. and tn National Guard organ!za-
lions of the New England states. New
York. Pennsylvania. Delaware Maryland
The District Of Columbia. Virginia and
West Virginia are invited to participate.
Pine Plains is described as tract of
and eight to ten miles in length and two
20 four miles in width. located north of
and adjacent to the Black river and be-
tween the villages Of Black River and
Carthage. The site intended for the
troops is seven miles from Watertown
and about eighty miles from syracus
and Rome. about ssventy-five miles from
Utica and about sixty miles from Ogdens-
burg, and Is practically in the center of
Jefferson county. Those in a position to
know say. however. that Gen. Harries
and Col. Wagner. chief of the militia
d vision Of the War Department. hava
practically completed arrangements for
the local brigade to engage in coast ar
tillery exercises at the Potomac forts.
Four infantry companies and the sigma
Corps of the National Guard OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia were quartered on The
range near Congress Heights two days
each last week for order, rifle prac-
tica. Companies and B. Is. r giment
departed from this city last Monday gh
and started firing Tuesday morning
Companies and D and the Signal Corps
were on the range from w :dn sday night
until Friday evening: The work of tn
companies was gratifying. fully 80 pr
cent of the men qualifying as marksmen
or better. The men were Handicapped by
the rain.
The score Of 12S out Of a possible $50
made by Lieut.. c. NJ. Putnam will
difficult to beat. Maj. Bell says. and will
probably win the medal which Is for thu
officer making the highest score in or
The score of sergt F. O. Coles Com
pany b, LIST Regiment. of 127 for the
Roginski medal is also consider I'd high.
Maj. w. A. McCathran and each men,
Der of his staff qualified. He expressed
himself az much pleased with the result
thus far, as the marksmeu Of the bat