The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-01-18
DISCIPLINE POOR
IN NATIONAL GUARD
SO Said General Boyd in his Annual
Report. Asks for an Increase in
the Appropriation for the National


guard leaves much to be desired. In !
many of the organizations it is poor
in others 1t is lax and nsome few 1t
is good. The responsibility of this
rests largely upon the immediate com
manding officer"
This comment is made by ]. c..
Boyd, the late adiutant general of
South Carolina in his annual report
TO the general assembly i'm which he
says that the national guard of South
Carolina is very deficient in the
matter of drill. He says that the al
most total neglect of the instruction
of enlisted men when first entering
the service as recruits manifests it
self in the 'slouchy and badly-set up
appearance" of companies when as
sembled for drills or ceremonies He
says that more time must be given
at home stations, the time allotted
'or camps of instruction being too
short to permit of any portion being
given to instruction which should
h"NS peSi iiipdIteu DelOre coming TO
camp. He says that sighting. drills
and aiming drills as expressly pre-
scribed by the war department have
all been entirely neglected
AS to public property he says that
the Importance of proper care and
accountability for public property is
sued for the use in the military ser
vice alone has never been understood
by the national guard and this neg
lest has often been no subject to Sc
we're criticism by the inspecting Off
GERS, as well as by this office. Dur
ing the past year much property has
been lost or destroyed, through the
wilful neglect or ineXcusable care
lcssncss on the par. OF those respcn-
sible for same. The losses this year
are believed to be much larger than
during the year 1909
In the report it is recommended
that the general assembly make an
appropriation of $4,000 for the main
tenance of the militia in 1911. 1t is
stated that the militia has complied
with the requirements of the militia
act of 1908, which is generally known
as the Dick act
1t is pointed out that the $1,000
appropriation made by the, general
assembly for 1910 was inadequate to
meet the needs of the organization
and that some of the companies are
struggling hard to pay back rent and
other Indebtedness"
The report will include reports
from the various departments of the
national guard.
There is some criticism of Col. w
r. Brock, who resigned from the po-
sition of assistant adjutant general.
The report on this point at the same
time commends Captain 'Isadorc
Schayer of fAurens. The report
reads:
"Although, nearly two months were
consumed by Col. William T. Brock
in making inspections. at the esti-
mated cost to the state of about $3.50
no detail report of inspections has
been made by him in the required
manner. The only inspection report
of any value to this Office, is the eX-
cellent one filed in this Office by Cap
tain Schayer. 1t is. therefore, inn
possible to make any remarks, com
mandatory oT otherwise upon inc
showing made at the annual spring
inspections"
In, n lc OF iN,N tN
the fact that there is not an ambu-
lance in the state" although the law
requires one ambulance Tor each reg
iment on the march and three to ac-
company it if operating separately.
Captain Schayer in concluding his
report says: The above may not
be couchcd in the most acceptable
sand recognized terms, but | have no
apologies to make for its purport'
As to the medical property Cap
tain Schayer says that this is only
in fair condition some of the instru-
ments, (surgicaD being rusty The
supply on the whole, he explains. is
adequate. Detailed criticisms are
made. This was with respect to the
Third regiment inspected at Charles
ton. as to the personnel and the
property inspected at Ellorec "One
officer end five men ans yore1 the
muster" writes Captain Schayer.
The men were not uniformity appar-
eled-no instruction having been pre-
viously given them how to appear.