Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-03-19
GUARD INSPECTION
NOW IN PROGRESS
Captain Isaac c. jerks Detailed From
the Regular Army to Make
inspection.

inspection.
Capt. Isaac c. jerks, OF the 24th
Y ), Infantry, who has been sta ions
ed at Buffalo. u. ", arrived at Chage
lesion Wednesday night. detailed tn
make the inspections of he COM
panies comprising the West Virginia
National Guard, beginning at Char
! lesion March 10 aud ending at Mar
tinsburg April 8.
Captain jerks made a very pleas
Ing impression upon Adiutant Gen
eral G. ID. Elliott and the other Char,
lesion officers. He Is pleasant ana
affable and has seen much service fm
the regular army, having beer In the.
Philippine service for several years.
He Is a graduate OF West Point of the
class OF 1887.
The annual inspection Is made In
compliance with the federal military
code which requires an animal In
spection OF the militia of the several
states 10 ascertain il the National
Guard is complying with the require.
ments maintained by the regular
army.
Captain jerks begins the inspec
lions OF the several headquarters and
commands. making an inspection OF
the general headquarters. property
headquarters. the band and Company
G of the Second Regiment.
State inspection Also.
The Federal army officer will be
accompanied on his tour of inspeo-
ton by Adiutant General Elliott, who
will make a state inspection, as GER
tanning the needs Of the guard 30
that he will be In position to bring the
guard up to It's highest standard os
efficiency.
II Is generally believed that the
National Guard IS in splendid condi
ton throughout the state. During the
last 80 days over $50 men have been
recruited to bring the companies rp
to the minimum number and large
quantities OF equipment have been
shipped out from the general head
quarters. so that each company In the
state Is In readiness TO be called out
on a moments notice If necessary.
Adjutant General Elliott has re-
Gently written the commanding OH
GERS of the several companies asking
their hearty cooperation. together
with that OF the enlisted men III plac-
ing the West Virginia National Guard
at the top OF the column. He also
called the attention OF the companies
to the annual inspection to be made
by the Federal authorities.
Lack Of Funds Felt.
Unless the adjutant general Is sue.
cessful in his quest for funds 1t N
probable that the officers school or
the rifle practice will have to be elm
mated this year. However, there is a
fund of s400, 900 at Washington to be
used by the guard of the several
states for necessary purposes and re.
Gently the War Department at Wash.
ington was written by General Elliott
inwhich he called attention to The
finances OF the state guard and stated
that TO maintain the high standard of
the guard. both the officers school
and the rifle practice was necessary
Schedule of Inspections.
The inspections TO be made by
Captain jerks and General Elliott
will be as follows:
Charleston. March 10 - General
headquarters. property headquarters
band and Company !. Second Infantry
March II. Companies X and NJ, Sec
ond Infantry.
Fayetteville. March 12-Company I.
Second Infantry.
Huntington, March 14-Headquar-
tiers first ana second battalions and
Company l.. Second Infantry, March
Is, Companies Fl and G, Second In.
fantry.
Ravenswood. March 16-Company
- Second Infantry.
Spencer, March 17-Company D.
Second Infantry.
Parkersburg, March 1S ~ Head
quarters. Second Infantry. headquar.
tiers, Third Battalion, Second Infantrv.
March 10, Companies f and L, Secona
Infantry.
s%istersviIle. March 2i-Headquar-
tiers hospital corps.
Wellsburg. March 22.-Headquar.
tiers First Battalion. First Infantry
and Company c, First Infantry.
Burton. March 23-Property head.
quarters. First Infantry.
Lttleton, March 2S-Company u,
First Infantry.
Fairmont, March 24-Headquarters
First Infantry. headquarters Third
Battalion. First Infantry. Company III.
First Infantry. March %, band and
Company !, First Infantry.
Morganfown, March accompany
l.. First Infantry.
Kingwood, March 2s - Property.
First Battalion, First Infantry, Com.
pany G., First Infantry.
Clarksburg. March 29-Headquaf-
tiers, Second Battalion. First Infantry,
Company X. First Infantry.