The Washington herald., 1912-01-07
nr RussELL ". MaeLENNAN,

CONSERVATION can best describe the
feelings Of commanding officers Of the
District National Guard when they were
informed that the annual inspection OF
their commands had been advanced two
months or more. The inspections, which
usually are held in early spring, viii all
he completed before the end of the pres
ent month.
The order for the annual inspections
has not yet been sent out by militia
headquarters. The dates were furnished
yesterday to The Washington Herald by
Lieut.. Col. s F. Smiley, the adjutant
general The first will be that OF the
signal Corps on January 9. Three nights
will be devoted TO the inspection Of the
First Infantry, January II, IS and ~
For the Second Regiment, Infantry jan
uary q q, and "A have been selected.
The inspection Of the Medical Corps will
be held at D. m. January ., and that
OF brigade headquarters and the stan
departments win be made at p. m. the
same night The inspection Of the First
Separate Battalion will take place on
the night Of Monday, January g The
inspection of the two bands viii be hetd
on Sunday, January n
All the above-named inspections are
. for the personnel The annual inspection
of property will he held for each organl-
zation on the day following the person
mel INSPECTION. All United States prop
erty. excepting the dress uniform Ioiue''
viii be inspected in the daytime
Consideration will be given by militia
I,es5ouarters 20 the fact that not rev
of the officers and men. owing TO busi-
ness. will lie unable TO attend the In
sraction of their organizations on the
,,rsscril,ed dates For this reason ar
rangements have been made for the ao-
senIees to report to the regular army
officers. who will make the lnspecuoLi'
and also "a Mai Leroy w. heItOi' "
sraCtor general of the District GuaIu
This concession, however, will only pc
,,arr,itted when the absentees can sho"
thar II was absolutely impossiple ioE
them TO have. attended the lnspecelon = -
their own organization. IheS hust
,,oTt at the time some command other
nan their own is being inspected. In
the case of enlisted men, they must oe
recommended by an officer who VIII Ger
.tify for them. .a
Lieut.. BENJAMIN d. Foulois. L. 5 A.
will inspect the District Signal CORDS
company. II was due to the facI ina
Lieut.. FouIois on January 10 VIII pegih
TWO months tour Of inspection over yer
ritory covering all signal companies west
- +ie NTissfssippi River that this IN
snection was ordered so far ahead OF the
customary time.
can't. oliver c. Terry, commanding the
local signal corps company declared yes
terday that his command was ready IoE
inspection. The fact that the order was
so unexpected, he SAID, oenonslIs seeu "a 70
him better than anything else could have
5one the preparedness OF his company
10 take the field at moments notice.
cant. ]. B. Allison, L. S. A, the in
structor-inspector of the District militia
and Can't. ] NJ Love, U. S. A, OF the
Division of Militia Affairs, War Depart
mont who is temporarily assigned to the
District National Guard for some special
work. will inspect the infantry organiza-
tIons OF the District Guard. comprising
the First and Second regiments and the
First Separate Battalion. Capt. Oliver l.
Spalding, ir., U. S. A, artillery instructor
inspector of the District Guard, Will In
spect the First Battery, Field Arthlery.
Capts Allison and Love Will also inspect
brigade headquarters. The medical Of
fcer TO inspect the Medical Corps viii be
Mai Cuarles Reynolds, located at the
Washington Barracks.
While the unexpected advance in an
nuaI inspection dates will take the Dis
trict Brigade unaware, and will have the
result Of showing its preparedness for
immediate service, this was not the rea-
son which prompted it. The War Depart
meut Is very anxious to have the vari-
Gus supply depots throughout the country
established, and will be unable to do
SO until all property in the possession
of the organized militia Is accounted for
The movement to complete the annual in
spections in all the States and the Ter
ritories at as early date as possible
has been started by the War Department
These discharges have been authorized
by militia headquarters, on account of
removal from the District Of the men
named:
Privates Richard T. Cooney and
George T. Conrad. Signal Corps; Joseph
p Kinyoun, Company e, Second Infan-
try: T. D. Hagerman, w. c. Hayes, and
Frank Webb. Company B, Second Infan-
try, and Philip z. Minor, Company K,
Second Infantry.
In the last issue of the Bulletin of
Militia Notes. the Division of Militia
Affairs, War Department. gives the fol-
towing information:
Untl the publication of & rtTised manual q guard
duty, the ceremony Of guard mounting for infantry
win Be Conducted as preSGibed in the infantry