Evening star., 1909-05-30
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN


- PECIAL dispatches to The Stai
from New York, Boston and
- Springfield, Mass, last THURSDAY
made clear that 1t Is intended
that the National Guard OF the
District of Columbia shall participate III
raaneuvers on the New England coas'
next August. Although the War Depart
nent seems to be in ignorance OF tne
plans, and the officials at district militia
Aeadquarters decline to discuss the matter
IN any way, officers and men OF the Drf-
kade regard It as q certainty that they
are to Journey to Boston or thereapouts
ky sea, departing from this city apoaro
army transports Thursday. August Il
and returning Thursday August 70. OF
the following day.
Troops OF the regular army ana stag
forces from New York and Connec.lcu..
according to the reports, Will JOIN WIN
The local brigade probably IN l,.sa an a'aha' ha'
ing the defending force. All details are
carefully. withheld, the promise pelns
made from headquarters of the DeparI,
Ihent of the East that the particulars VIII
be forthcoming at the proper time.
The announcement that trip TO the
New England coast is among the proDa-
bilities caused something akin 10 excte-
ment throughout the brigade: Tne pian
is regarded as the most popular move IN
the history of the District Natlonai
Guard. Organization commanders are al,
most unanimous in the beileI tnal olicia' =
confirmation of the report VIII proVe
stimulant to recruiting, and that the
brigade will sail August u with, numer-
ically, an unprecedented personnel.
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Pleasing tidings were conveyed In a
message from the Navy Department
making known that the naval battalion
of the National Guard of the District
will be invited to participate In cruise
with other naval militia organizations on
a battleship The details of the project
so far as known, were explained in The
Star yesterday.
large volunteer force OF the naval
battalion, under command or Lieut.
Fryer, departed last night In a launch,
motor boats and small boats for point
on the Potomac river opposite River View
where caI.p will be pitched Until Mon
day evening. The jackies while away
viii practice landing drill and study prob
lens in attack. Lieut.. Johns, paymaster
is looking after the commissary arrange
ments.
The Cd Battalion of the 1st Infantry,
with the band, will act as escort Tor the
Grand Army of the Republic in connec-
tion with the Memorial Day parade To-
morrow.
Notwithstanding the fact that the 1st
Battalion of the 1st Infantry was handi-
capped by rain on a part of three or the
four days allotted 1t for its record prac-
tice on the range. 1t made a creditable
showing by qualifying one expert, one
sharpshooter and tifty-two marksmen-
Maj Wallach A. McCathran was ao-
First Lieut.. and Adjutant Clarkson r..
Sherwood, Lieut.. D. L. Bliss. @ NJ Sergt.
Mai. Paul C. Bischoff and Q. NJ Sergt.
H. NJ. Gaylord, Lieut. Ralph Alderman.
McC Cathran, Lieuts- Sherwood and Bliss
qualified as marksmen, Sergt Nal Bisch-
off as sharpshooter and Lieut.. Alderman
as expert.
Companies A and B reported at 10
o'clock Monday night, the former with
one officer, Capt Harry Walsh, and twen-
ty-two enlisted men, the latter with three
officers, Capt. B. D. Beard, First Lieut..
Richard Powers. Second Lieut.. w. L.
Nattocks, and twenty-one enlisted men.
The rain of Wednesday prevented quite
number of men from completing scores
which would have qualified them as
marksmen and prevented them in this
particular from establishing new rec
ord in the matter Of qualifications.
The qualifications of Company follow:
Marksmen-Sergt. s. S. Ball, Corporal
j. A. Hamilton. Privates f. l.. Cooley,
B. Foley. c. n. Gordon. w. A. OCon-
nell.
Company B-Marksmen. Iieuts Powers
and Mattocks Sergts. F. r. McFadyen
and A. NJ Fredericks, Corp. H. O'Neill.
Privates r. H. Clouser, F. Compton, H.
c. Matthews, G. A. Morgan, w. A New
by. \. C.. Petersen, F. j. Schwab G. III.
Schwab, S. Smith. Z. c. Stanton, E. Tur-
ner and NJ. j. knoble.
The qualifications of Company were:
Marksmen-First Lieut. A r. McGongal,
Second Lieut. w. H. Chase, Sergt.
James Bresnehan, Corps. B. 8. Wynd-
ham and G. A. Rowe, Privates T. A.
Burns. G.. NJ. Shedd. L. H Smith, D. 9.
Reiff. w. w. Stout. w. s. Wayland, E. E.
Pennifield.
Company d: Marksmen-Capt. w. H
Pennoyer. Sergts. j. IL. d. Kelner, Max
Sacks n. A Hoffman, McCaffrey, T. A.
Thoman. Corp. III. B. Waple, /. L. Dag
gett. Privates G. z. Anderson, Ellis King
Louis Rosenberg, +. l.. Rose and E. r.
Gross.
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Capt. William w. Cookson and First
Lieut.. Thomas +. McAnally are on duty
as instructors, having reported Monday
night. Lieut.. Aldermans tour of duty
ends Tuesday evening.
Sergt Maj. Bischoff. the officers in
ctarssosay, rendered valuable service In
sdapdME the novices in their Qualifying
scoresS-
BY Special orders from headquarters
Csnsy j. Harry Bean, 1st Infantry, has
beeREranted leave of absence from May
2S-te-June 90. inclusive.
,bsard OF survey to consist of Lieut..
Joseph A. Dempf. Naval Battalion; Lieut.
tJunior grade) Franklin S. Durston. Naval
Battalion. and Ensign Walter G. Guss
Naval Battalion. has been appointed to
meet on board the U. s. 8. Puritan
Thursday, June 3. 1909. at o'clock, to
investigate and report upon the alleged
loss of one propeller from steam launch
by Coxswain Z. Graham. Naval Bat
talon.
Private William b. Cash. Corps of Field
Music. has been transferred to the Signal
Corps.
Owing to removal from the District the
following have been honorably dis