Evening star., 1909-02-28

- EMBERS of the National Guard
IL ~ of the District of Columbia are
IN" busily engaged in brushing up.
SO to speak, for the inaugural
parade next Thursday, when
the brigade will march in the column
Immediately following the regular troops,
A feature of the turnout will be the ap-
pearance of the command in the regula-
ton olive drab overcoats the enlisted
men wearing the same for the first time.
District military representatives will re-
port on 1st street east, head of the coll
uTnn at b street south. Before the bri-
gade assembly each organization is to be
inspected by its commanding officer. and
any member not in proper uniform or not
presenting a creditable appearance will
not be permitted to parade. The regi-
ments and separate organizations will
form in column of companies. sixteen files
front. exclusive of right and left guides,
the battery In column of platoons. The
general staff and general non-commis-
stoned staff members will report mounted
at headquarters at IL o'clock am.
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Arrangements have been completed for
the annual inspection of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia, as fol-
lows:
by MAJ. Sdfi lbclCIluldu, -ftu CHItcu
States Infantry:
The general staff and general non-com-
missioned staff, at militia headquarters.
at O'Clock pm. March %.
Band and corps of field music at the
Center Market armory, at o'clock pm,
March 10.
Field and staff. 1st Infantry, and the
1st Battalion. 1st Infantry, at the Cen
ter Market armory. at O'Clock PM,
March IS.
T-<a @
O'Clock pm. March IL.
Third Battalion. 1st Infantry, at s
O'Clock pm, March IL.
Field and staff. I'd Infantry. and I'd
Battalion. I'd Infantry. at o'clock pm,
March 10.
First Battalion, I'd Infantry, at o'clock
pm, March III.
Third Battalion. I'd Infantry, at s
O'Clock pm. March 10.
First Separate Battalion. at o'clock
pm, March %.
BY Maj Francis A. Winter, Medical
Corps, United States Army:
The Ambulance Corps. in the Center
Market armory, at s o'clock pm. March
49,
BY Lieut. Col George P. scriven. Sig
nal Corps, United States Army:
The Signal Corps, in the Center Market
armory, at 8 o'clock pm; March y;
Artillery, United States Army:
The 1st Battery Field Artillery. at the
Center Market armory. at o'clock PM,
March %.
By Mai. Alfred B. Robbins. inspector
general, District of Columbia Militia:
The Naval Battalion, at o'clock pm.
March %.
The annual inspection and muster of the
organizations of the brigade by Maj. Rob
bins will be held at the same time and
place as specified for the inspections by
Capts. Edward F. Riggs and c. Fred
Cook aids-de-camp. D. G. Militia, will
assist the inspector general In the In
spection.
With the exception of the 1st Separate
Battalion, the books and papers OF each
regiment. battalion and company will be
inspected by the adjutant general imme-
idately after the completion of the inspec-
ton by the inspectors.
The books and papers Of the 1st sepa-
rate Battalion will be inspected at Q
o clock pm. March -. at its armory.
The inspection will be in new blue uni
form, with olive drab overcoat, leggins.
hat, fully armed and equipped
for the field.
Blanket rolls will be packed and in
spected as prescribed in drill regulations;
toilet articles need not be carried.
Company and locker rooms and lockers
will be inspected.
Muster rolls in duplicate will be made
out for the period ending February %,
1909, one copy of which will be transmit
ted direct to the adjutant general on or
before March q.
The percentage of attendance Of the sew
eral organizations at the last annual in
spection was as follows:
General staff. 100; brigade band. 100:
corps of field music. 100; ambulance corps,
100; field and staff, 1st Infantry, 100;
field and staff, 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry,
100; company d, 1st Infantry. 100; field
and staff, I'd Battalion, 1st Infantry, 100;
e. 1st Infantry, 100; Company
+, 1st Infantry. 100; Company G. 1st In
fantry, 100; Company III, 1st Infantry, !
100; field and staff, Sd battalion, 1st In