The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-02
News of the National Guard;
Gossip of Interest to MiIti0n1en

of Columbia viii be made at meeting
of the board on Wednesday evening
next.
The tentative plans to be discussed at
this meeting are. that four members Of
the board shall make the trip. headed by
Lieut. Col Smile, who is chairman. The
board will visit New York first. then go
10 Rochester and Buffalo. If suffi-
cient time is left. visit to Providence.
viii be made to inspect the armories
there.
Lieut.. Col. Smiley has written to the
adjutant general OF New York and Rhode
Island OF the proposed trip and In reply
has been notified that every courtesy
viii be extended TO the members OF the
board and that officers will be detailed
at each OF the cities to aid them in every
way in learning details from the up-to-
date buildings of the National Guard Of
those two States
The monthly meeting of officers VIII
be held at militia headquarters tomorrow
night. stan meeting will also be held.
Brig Gen. G. II. Harries. commanding,
will discuss at the latter meeting the
tour Of inspection OF armories TO be made
by members Of the local Guard.
Drills which have been postponed since
December IS for the holidays, will be re-
sumed tomorrow.
Only one report for scores for rife
practice is needed by Lieut.. Col. Bell
n. G. d. c.. retired inspector of small
arms practice, to complete his annual
report. The commanding officer OF this
organization will make his report to-
morrow. This will make the annual re-
port available for publication, I'm all
probability, on Sunday next.
Every effort should be made by every
officer and enlisted man of this command
to recruit up this command TO the pre-
scribed minimum strength before Feb
ruary /. so that recruits will have six
months service by August /. 1910"
The above is an extract from general
orders recently issued by Brig. Gen.
Harries. commanding the District Guard
Already II is causing commanding officers
to sweat" Advertisements for recruits
are beginning to appear In the papers,
and before this month has elapsed I'M
.precedented activity will mark the
National Guard.
II viii resemble nothing more than
active preparations for field exercises
And this is the object in view. TO avoid
bringing into the Guard ST the last
moment a lot OF raw recruits" Circu-
lar No. s. from the Division OF Militia
Affairs. giving an amendment 20 the regu-
lations OF the War Department governing
the organized militia when participating
in enCampment or field exercises of any
part Of the regular army. is the cause of
the new order. The amendment saws:
The muster rolls Will have entered op-
posite the name OF each enlisted man the
date OF his enlistment, and no enlisted
man will be mustered for pay who has
not been bona fide member OF the or
ganization for at least six months prior to
the date OF the encampment maneuvers
or exercises. or has not had equivalent
service in the army, Marine Corps, or or
ganized militia OF the United States. or
who has not been a student at an educa-s
tionaI institution at which military in
structlOn is given. and who has not re-
ceived the elementary instruction of re-
Cruits prescribed as requisite by the War
Department"
This order viii be rigidly enforced Com
handing officers violating it are liable to
court-martial, and If found guilty Brig
Gen. Harries states that the offender will
be deprived OF his command.
Reports from the brigade board Of ex-
animation on candidates for commissions
are expected this week. Owing TO
the reorganization OF the District
Guard. there are many vacancies in
the second iieutenancies. For the past
several weeks the brigade board has been
working hard. examining enlisted men for
these positions. Each candidate drilled a
company before members OF the board, of
which the members are: Col. Charles II.
Ourand, First Infantry, president; Col
D. r. Simms, Second Infantry; Lieut.. Col
w. E. Harvey, Second Infantry; Lieut.
Col G. B. Young, First Infantry; Mai
Anton Stephan, Second Infantry; Mai
Joseph F. Hodgson. First Infantry: Mai
Wallach A McCathran, First Infantry;
Capt. Charles J. Fox, First Battery, Field
Artillery; Capt. Harry Coope, First Regi-
ment, recorder, and First Lieut.. Leroy
w. Heron, ordnance department. abide
camp. The medical officers are Mai. f.
A. Foster. Capt. Charles R. Luce, and
Capt. Adolph B. Bennett, jr, all of the
Medical Corps.