Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-18

ties for the National Guard of
! the District of Columbia was
H. responsible during the last
week for at least one command
/ not Getting any military instruction
( Company X. ID Infantry. when 1T as
/ $, mhled last Wednesday night. found
( that it was absolutely too cold to do
| any drilling outside. and the armory
| which it occupies was cold. making it
| dangerous for the young men to stay
| tt ere. so that Capt. Lucien Is. Ernest,
| commanding the company. was forced
to dismiss ii soon after it assembled.
the failure so far to provide proper
facilities for the National Guard of the
| District of Columbia is only one of it's
| many handicaps. As will be seen from
| the experience of Company * last
week members of the guard are unable
to obtain the full amount of military
instruction during the winter simply
because they have not the proper
armory facilities.
An armory in the District of Column
bia for the National Guard is badly
ne eded, but it has been stated by per-
sons in close touch with congressional
affairs that provision for an armory
VIII become a fact at this session of
Congress. officers of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia de-
clare that the country and the city
would be more than repaid for the
money expended in the construction of
an armory. The better class of young
men of the city would come to the
armory in numbers to join the guard
as soon as good armory facilities were
provided There are those in close
touch with National Guard affairs who
predict that an increase in numbers
coupled with a general improvement in
efficiency will be noted within short
| time after the bill providing for the
| construction of the armory is enacted
| into law.
! The National Guard of the District at
| the present time has nothing to hold
out 10 the young men of the city in the
! way of good clubrooms and the like,
! such as are provided by the authorities
! of the states for their National Guard
| organizations Even in towns where
| there is only one company or two, 1t
| is declared. large armories are pro-
vided where the members can amuse
| themselves under proper supervision
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| The week has been busy one for the
! National Guard Of many of the states.
There have been meetings i'll this city
| of the national mi tia board National
! Association for the Promotion of Rifle
Practice. National Rifle Association and
| a meeting of the adjutants general of
! the National Guard of the several states.
Conferences also We're held with Secre
tary Garrison of the War Department.
! Secretary Garrison pointed out that he
was a friend of the militia and that he
would approve a militia pay bill when he
was assured that ting government would
rec Give an adequate return for the money
| expended. He declared however. that
patriotism should be the motive of service
| in the mi itia and not the money re-
| ceived. Some free open channel of COM
munication between the National Guard
and the Secretary of War should exist
| he declared. and through this channel the
National Guard of the country could
| make known its needs. He declared
| further that if such a line OF cOmmunica-
| ton DID not now exist he would be ready
a. any time to receive suggestions for
establishing it.
| Talking to the members of the
national militia board, he said that
| there were FIVE subjects which he
/ wished them to consider. as follows:
| The first relates to the present method
! OF allotment TO the militia of the ANIMAL
appropriations by, Congress and it is rec
commended hat the law be changed The
/ Sc: oGd proposes rules 10 prevent the
abuse Of federal funds at target practice
The third suggests legislation TO make
! more, effective the national militia board
( the fourth requests regulations to govern
award Of the na:lona. trophy for target
I p-a cticc The fifth suggests legislation
| authorizing leaves OF absence without
loss oc pay or time for fedora. employees
vino are members OF IN" organized militia.
This recommends lion. il IS declared, is
designed specifically to meet cases that
have recent.y arisen in the District OF
Columbia. where the heads of depart
ments have not felt authorized to grant
| such leave.
The following list shows the relative
rank of officers of the National Guard of
tbs District of Columbia, January 6, 1914:
Brigader general l, George NJ. Har-
ries, District o Columbia militia.
/ Co!onels. !, Charles H. Ourand. list In
fartry; ., William f. Harvey, Cd In
| tantrY.
lieutenant colonies l. Luther H.
| Reche!derfer, Medical Corps; >. Glendie
| g. Young list Infantry; 3. Anton
ter adjutant general, D. C. militia.
Majors !. Edwin II. Neumeyer. suhsist-
ence department; ., Alfred p. Robbins.
@. NJ department: 3 William 5.
4 +. Hodgson LIST Infantry; ). Wallach A.
McCathran LIST Infantry: g. Alexander
Summers, ID Infantry: Z. Thacker v
Walker. I'd Infantry: s. c. Fred Cook
adjutant generals department; ., Francis
b Wheaton. Corps of Engineers: 10
Boyd Taylor, pay department; H. Leroy
W. Heron inspector generals depart
!nent; l.. Romolus A. Foster, Medical
Corps; -. George L. TAFT. Ist Infantry
-. Charles Il. Luce, Medical Corps; 10,
Clarence Y. sayer, ID Infantry; l6,
Thomas $. King small arms department
| II. James +. Walker, LIST Separate Battal-
ion. Is. Harry Coope. ordnance depart
nent; 10. Warren d. Fales. Medical
Corps
Captains !. George T. Dudley. ID In
cantry chaplain: :, Edward H Brian. I'd
Infantry: = Harry y. Richardson, LIST
selara'e Eatt4'ion; !, William +. Nc
Catbrau LIST Infantry: ), Theodore p
"a Inf, try ..yIa T.