The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07
News of the National Guard;
Gossip of Interest TO MiJitian1en

There VIII be a lot Of privates, non
commissioned officers, and also commits
stoned officers made happy tomorrow
when they receive an order from Lieut.
Col S. L. Smiley adjutant general, trans.
hitting an order TO them from Orig Cen
George H. Harrics. commanding the Dis
trict National Guard This order COM
mands them to report at o'clock, No
yember g. 40 Mai Rouulus A. Foster. OF
the Medical Corps. at the Ambulance
Company rooms Of the Center Market
Armory. FOR physical examination for
appointment or promotion.
To second Merchandising. Mai n. G.
Calm. Second Infantry; Sers. c. F. Per
] kns. Company c. Second Infantry; First
Serg II. W. Koltz. Company G. Second
/ Infantry; Serg. i. r. Davis. Company +,
Second Infantry; Serg. r. J. Rose, Com
pany 4, Second Infantry; Serg. II. G.
| Earnshaw Company +. Second Infantry;
| Private W. H. Rupertus. Company X.
! Second Infantry: First Serg. &. I. Adams
/ Company c. Second Infantry; Serg f. S
| Beall, Company X. First Infantry; Serg
/ S. G. Gardner. Company X. Second In
! fantry. Private H. If. Chapman, Com
+, pany c. Second Infantry; Serg. ID. Ham
mer. Company A. Second Infantry; First
Serg r. 3. Schlosser. Company r, Sec
Ond Infantry; Serg. w. ". Vaughn, Com
pany +, Second Infantry; Private r. g.
| Hall. Company +. Second Infantry: Serg
Mai w. c. Brown. Third Battalion, Sec
Ond Infantry; SerE. J. +. EldTidge. Com
pany *, Second Infantry. and Sheridan
| Ferree The latter was formerly a cap
tain in the Guard.
To first neutenant-Second Lieut. s n
Bomar, Company L. First Infantry. and
Lieut. J. d. Carmody. Naval Battalion.
The latter IS 70 be examined for the
ordnance department.
20 captain-Capt. r. Cook and Lieut..
! W. b. Sullivan. First Infantry. Capt.
Cook Is now captain and quartermaster
Of the First Infantry. and was appointed
subject 90 examination, captain I'm the
pay department.
Lieut.. Col S. Z. Smiley. adjutant gen
eral OF the District militia. Friday night
inspected the Third Battalion OF the
Second Regiment. the Signal Corps Com
pany, and the First Separate Battalion
The resignation Of First Lieut.. Benia-
min F. Stewart. Third Battalion, Second
Infantry. has been accepted on their
own application. the following enlisted
men have been discharged: Privates
Fred Rath and A. w Schorcer. Com.
pany B. First Infantry. Private JOSEPH
/ x. ROhrcr. Company K, Second Infantry
p Private John IT. Nesselman. Company l..
, Second Infantry. and Seaman Apprentic,
Lee c. Rider, Second Division. Nava
Battalion. Discharge has been given {,
Private C.. ]. Bryant, company B. Second
d Infantry. on account OF removal from
b tho District
: Inspection OF the material Of the FRS
Battery. Field Artillery, viii be mad
tomorrow by Col. Grin 3. Mltcham, o
the Ordnance Department. United State
army. Col. Mitcham. accompanied by al
/, armorer OF the Ordnance Department
% from Governors Island, viii arrive az tn
battery armOTy az $50 o'clock Fifteel
Z members or the battery including Lieu;
: f NJ Nevis, Sergts Wilson. Bonnet
p, and Long. and most Of the chiefs OF sec
20 tions and gunners have been detailed b.
G special orders from militia headquarter
y 20 attend the inspection.
Col Mitcham has been detailed by IN
War Department 10 inspect the materia
OF the field batteries through the DE
partment Of the East and viii start hi
2 tour from Washington The new 3-lnc
guns Of the District battery viii be dis
mounted from their carriages and detail
> OF the mechanism viii be carefully ex
? ! amined.
? Preliminary 10 the inspection Of IN
material by Col. MitCham. an inspection
u was held on Friday afternoon by Ma
E Edward =. Riggs, chief OF ordnance, \
q. n. G. On Friday evening. member
y Of the battery. in white stable suits
- took all tho carriages ont into Obi