Evening star., 1914-11-22

WT D.
VERY effort is now being made
at the headquarters Of the Ma
tional Guard of the District of
- Columbia to complete the

Columbia to complete the
property return recently de-
manded of the company officers 1t is
declared that carelessness on the part
of some of the officers has caused no
end of trouble at headquarters. max
ing much additional work which could
have been avoided had the checking
officers been more careful.
In some of the first returns short
ages were shown, but when called to
task the officers have been able to
produce the property. and the errors,
in some cases large, were corrected on
the property returns, but it was point
ed out that this need not have hap
pened. 1t is inIimated that some of
the officers will be called to task for
.ne inventory.
Lieut.. Col. 4. L. Parmerter, U. S. A,
adjutant general District of Columbia
militia, will be ANY, IRON th.s city for
lhree or tour lays during the first part
OF this week. During mis- ABSENCE MAJ.
u. Fred Cook, n. q. d. c., Will act as
adJutanl general
Although no definite information
mas been received, 1t is declared to
pe probable that Br1g Gen George IL
Harries. com m.nandins the District OF
Columbia militia, will be in Washing
ION some time curing the week. 1T is
PROBABLE th-t he Will come east to
attend the Navy foot ball game
next SATURDAY., and may stop in WASH
ington either before or after the game.
Announcement has been made that
Company II, I'd Infantry, will hold its
lniti / oance Wednesday evening, De-
~ember 2, at the G. a. r. Hall. A COM
.nitlee representing the company is now
engaged in perfecting the details.
Maj. Leroy Heron. inspector general
| National Guard, District of Columbia
has been -ppointed as surveying officer
to fix the responsibility for shortages
in property as shown by the in
ventories recently taken.
Members of the National Guard rife
| teams which participated in the ,ourna-
ment at SeagIrt. n. j.. from August
| % to September t last, have been IN
structed to call at brigade headquar-
| ters in The Star building to sign the
| pay rolls for their services there. In
| the notices sen, out yesterday the Of
| hcers and men were instructed to re-
port Immediately.
Capt. Conrad Proetorius, command
| ing Company q, lst Infantry who is
president of the Military Basket BAH
League, recently formed of teams rep
| resenting the District National Guerd
and the troops from posts in and
around Washington, declared that the
schedule OF games soon would be an
nounced and the playing begun
Capt. Praetorius has been one of the most
enthusiastic workers OF the league, and
is giving much of his time to the
project.
First Sergt z. H. OMalley, COMPANY
| r, 1St Infantry, who Is chairman OF the
companys entertainment committee,
| has completed arrangements for the
| smoker to be given by the company on
| the night of December 3. Sergt O'MaI-
| ley states that each member of the
| company VIII be asked to bring one
| friend who would make desirable
| member of the guard. Ice cream and
| cake is to be served, and a program OF
| songs, speeches and music has been
| prepared. Pipes and tobacco are to be
| passed around during the evening.
| Company F. 1st Infantry, Is making
| rapid progress in marking all it's prop
| erty in obedience to the circular re-
Gently issued by brigade headquarters.
lnasmuch as about 75 per cent Of the
property was only recently drawn from
| the storekeeper there is considers BILE
| marking to be done.
| Following the drill last Thursday
night. Capt. Chase called a meeting of
| the non-commissioned officers of his
| command and talked with them over
| the ways and means looking to a larger
| attendance at drills. The attendance
| of members of Company +, while de-
| cIared to be above the average. is not
satisfactory to Capt. Chase nor his
| non-commissioned officers, and every
effort is to be made from now on to
make a better showing.
Statistics compiled in the office of the
| adjutant general. National Guard OF
the District of Columbia, show that at
the present time there are 1872 officers
and zoos enlisted men in the local
militia organization. This is declared
by officials to be the greatest strength
ever shown in the local National Guard
| Tto a Da.;u,apt Of