The Washington herald., 1912-01-14
Rr RussELL ". MacLENNAN,
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Between the wholesale dropping Of en-
ployes by the Census Bureau and the
cleaning out Of ''undesirabIes" by COM
pany commanders prior TO the annual
inspection, the District National Guard
has lost heavily In membership during
the past week.
Many members Of the District Brigade
were and are employ es OF the Census
Bureau. The majority Of those dropped
on account OF the refusal Of Congress
tO grant Director Durand's appeal for
a 81 10000 appropriation have been COM
PEELED to return to their homes In va
rious parts OF the country. OF these
many were militiamen. This brought
about a number Of discharges from the
District Militia ION account OF removal
from the District"
Company commanders have also been
active In bringing about discharges with
out honor for those who have absented
themselves from their company drills.
BY so doing the percentage OF attend
ance in their commands will be higher
with the deadwood, as It Is called, wiped
on the company records.
Here are the honorable discharges au-
thoriEed by militia headquarters on ac-
count OF removal from the District;
Pvts. c. F. Du Paul. W. W Gould. s.
z. Rillian. B. F. Meyer. and H. W.
Meyers, Company +. First Infantry;
Pvts. Daniel ]. Breslin. Henry d. Good
man, Amedee T. Hudome, Edwin S.
Johnston, and Joseph p. Moore, Com
pany C. Second Infantry; Pvts. James
M Amoss, Lawrence A. De Marco, and
Emil A Metras, Company z. Second In
fantry; Corp. Henry W. Hagan. Com
pany c, First infantry: Pvts. Emanuel
(.-aanafafv, TITfI1ard II
berg. and Harry Landsman. Company c,
First Infantry; Cook Felix J. Cole, Com
pany A, First Separate Battalion; Pvt.
Thomas ]. Miller. Company d. First
Separate Battalion, and Pvts- Harry Lee.
Henry T. Hon, and George p. ludlow,
Company X, First Infantry.
No such means as are utilized by
some OF The National Guard organiza-
tions OF some OF the States Is resorted
70 by the District Militia in order 20
make a creditable attendance at the
annual inspection. It has been known
IN some States TO jam through discharges
ten minutes before the inspection Oc-
CURED. in order to have 100 per cent at
tendance. II would not matter whether
the absentees had been faithful in their
attendance throughout the year. They
were discharged n not present at the
annual inspection.
Such drastic means as this are not
employed by the District brigade. Mem
bers OF the Guard are only discharged
when they have ahsented themselves
from drills for three months or more.
Then they are given discharges without
honor. This Is In accordance with the
act Of Congress approved February
IS. 1909.
Here is the list Of enlisted men dis
charged without honor during the past
week by authority OF militia headquar-
ters on account OF being continuously
absent without leave from their COM
mands for three months: Private Charles
b. Smith, Company c, First Infantry:
Private WILDER Berry. Company c,
First Infantry; Private Loied Beach
Company II, First Infantry: Private
William II. Fry, Company H, First In
fantry: Private William Hurfurth, Com
pany II, First Infantry; Private John
Miller, Company II, First Infantry; Pri-
vate Walter Goetzinger, Company X,
First Infantry; Private James NJ. Conner
Company X, First Infantry. and Private
John w. Simmons, Company B, First In
fantry.
Private Gray Reid. Company D, First
Infantry. has been given a discharge by
militia headquarters on account of dis
ability.
The schedule OF noncommissioned on
GERS schools and OF gallery instruction
for this week, except where interfereG
with by the annual inspections, will be
as follows:
January Is, gallery instruction; January
iS gallery instruction, First Battalion.
Second Infantry; January II, noncommis-
stoned officers school, First Infantry. and
gallery instruction for the entire Third
Battalion, Second Infantry: January Is.
noncommissloned oficers' school First
Infantry, and gallery instruction; Janu-
airy 49, noncommissioned officers school.
First Infantry, and gallery instruction,
First Battery, Field Artillery: January
70, officers Revolver Association.
Where the schedule gives date as
gallery instruction" without naming the |
Il indicates that the date
is open for any organization to practice |
that may make application. Battalion
may obtain permission from
Maj. King. superintendent OF the gallery. |
to use the gallery for their companies |
on unassigned nights. provided the regu-
lar programme Of instruction is not de-
parted from.
Only four organizations will participate |
in their annual Inspection this week. They |
are:
Headquarters First Infantry and First
Battalion. First Infantry. at o'clock |
Wednesday evening.
Second Battalion, First Infantry, at |
o. cock Thursday evening.
Third Battalion, First Infantry, at s
o'clock Friday evening
These inspections will be made by Capt. |
james B. Allison. Seventh United States |
Infantry, L. S. A.. at the Center Market |
Capt. Allison is the Inspector
instructor assigned to the District !
militia
The inspection OF all property, except |
that Of the bands. win be made at regi- |
mental. battalion. and company rooms on |
the day Immediately following the in |
spection, the first two companies OF each !
battalion alphabetically at $50 o'clock In |
the morning and the last two companies |
OF each battalion alphabetically at 2 !
o'clock in the afternoon. The regimental
and battalion property VIII be ready for |
Inspection at $50 O'Clock in the morn
Ing.
..The annual inspection and muster OF |
he organizations OF the National Guard /
u the District Of Columbia. by Maj |
Leroy W. Heron. inspector general. Ma |
.ional Guard, District OF Columbia, win |