Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
Secretary of War, the COM
manding general, Department of


Secretary OF War, the COM
manding general. Department OF
~ the East, has directed the in
spection Of the organizations OF
the National Guard of the District OF
Columbia, at Center Market Armory, as
follows:
BY Maj. Samson L. Faison, oath United
States Infantry:
HEADQUARTERS and I'd Battalion. I'd In.
fantry, at O'Clock pm, Monday, March
First Battalion. I'd Infantry, at O'Clock
pm. Tuesday, March s.
Headquarters and LIST Battalion. LIST In
fantry, at pm. Wednesday. March 8.
Second Battalion. list Infantry. at 5
O'Clock pm. Thursday, March 10.
Third Battalion. 1st Infantry, at )
pm. Friday. March IL.
First and I'd Infantry bands dnclnding
property, at 10 o'clock am, Sunday,
March 13
Field. staff and 1st Separate Battalion
Infantry. at o'clock p-m.' Monday
Third Battalion. Cd Infantry. at 8
o'clock pm. Wednesday, March 16.
Brigade headquarters. all officers of
stan departments Except OF medical de-
partmenD and post non-commissioned
staff. at s o'clock pm. Friday, March
Is.
The inspection of all property. except
that Of the bands, will be made at regi-
mental. battalion and company rooms at
/ o'clock pm, on the day Immediately
following the evening inspection.
Company musicians will be Inspected
with their companies.
Sergeants of Hospital Corps assigned to
duty with the infantry will be inspected
with medical department on March Il.
BY Capt. Morris E. Locke. Sd Field
Artillery, United States Army:
First Field Artillery, at o'clock pm,
Tuesday, March 49, at armory at Al
Missouri avenue northwest The inspec-
ton of all battery property will be made
at its armory at 10 o'clock a. m, Wed
nesday, March Is.
by Maj Charles. R. Reynolds, Medical
Corps, U. s. A.-Medical Corps and Hos
pital Corps, at o'clock pm, Thursday.
March II, at Center Market Armory. The
inspection of all property of the Medical
Corps and Hospital Corps will be held at
Center Market Armory at 3 o'clock PM.
Wednesday. March 16
BY Maj. Samuel Reber. Signal Corps.
U. S. A.-Signal Corps Company, at 8
o'clock, Friday, March Is, at armory at
Al Missouri avenue northwest The in
spection Of all Signal Corps property will
be made at its armory at 1 o'clock pm,
Saturday. March 10.
BY the inspector general, N. G. d. c.
The Naval Battalion, at O'Clock pm.
Thursday. March "a, at U. S. S. Puritan.
The annual inspection and muster Of
the organizations Of the National Guard
Of the District Of Columbia, by Maj. Le-
roy W. Heron, inspector general. Ma
tional Guard, District of Columbia, will
be held at the same time and place as
specified for the regular officers. The
books and papers OF each regiment, bat
talon and company Will be inspected by
the inspector general Immediately after
the inspection and muster of each or
ganization. except in case of the 1st Sepa-
rate Battalion Infantry, whose books and
papers will be inspected at a time to be
designated by the inspector general.
dress uniform, polished black shoes,
white gloves, white standing collar, show
ing not more than one-haf inch above
coat collar.
saber and belt; for enlisted men, rifle,
bayonet, leather belt and cartridge box
for organizations armed with the rifle.
and revolver and cartridge belt Tor leath-
belt and revolver cartridge box) for
organizations armed with the revolver.
All public property. both In the hands
of officers and men and in storage, will
he thoroughly overhauled and prepared
for inspection, SO that 1t can be quickly
and easily counted by the inspectors at
the property inspection. All property is
sued to men will be systematically ar
ranged in lockers In regular order. so
that contents OF each olcker can be quick
~ counted.
Property in company storerooms will
be arranged in separate piles, so that it
can be easily and quickly counted. Com
pany and locker rooms and lockers must
be absolutely clean, as they will be care
fully inspected.
One officer and eight enlisted men will
be present at property inspection of the
battery, one officer and four enlisted men
at property inspection of the Signal Corps
Company, and one officer and three en-
listed men at the property inspection OF
each other organization of the guard.
The names Of these officers and enlisted
men will be submitted to District OF CO.
lunbia Militia headquarters on or before
noon, February o. SO that an order can
be issued covering service cards.
Muster rolls in duplicate will be made
out for the period ending February %.
1910 one copy OF which will be transmit
ted direct to District Of Columbia Militia
headquarters on or before noon, March 8.
Government employees will be given
certificates covering the service required
under this order.
The property inspection is separate
inspection from the prescribed evening
inspection.
The property blanks previously mailed
by the United States Army inspecting
officers to regimental and battalion quar-
termasters and to company and other
commanders will be made out before the
property inspection, and will be handed
to the inspecting officers at the beginning
Of the property inspection.
Reg1mental and battalion quartermas-