Evening star., 1915-01-03

that shortage still exists. for officers
now are required to give strict ac-
counting of all property issued to
them. The recent inventory taken OF
guard property, which is declared to pe
the first instance where every piece OF
federal property in the possession OF
the guard was known. showed very
little shortage.
Unless Congress comes to the rescue
and appropriates the necessary $l7,OOO
the local National Guard will be seri-
ously hampered in it's efficiency ad-
vancement during the coming year. and
the guard will probably have to look
around for cheap camp site, close by
the city, and will have to content itself
for brief camp period. During the
past two years the local guard has
had only ten days each year in camp,
whereas Gen. Harries has contended
that fourteen days should be the least
number of days for an annual encamp-
ment for militia organization.
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The recent inventory taken of guard
property is about completed, according
to Lieut.. Col. A. l.. Parmerter. U. ;. A.
adjutant general. District of Columbia
Militia, and the organization will start
record. Only a few surveys remain to
be made, and these soon will be clear
ed up.
Maj Harry Coope, ordnance officer,
who is to be inspector general IN tne
place of Maj. Leroy Heron, resigned
and Maj. r. b. Wheaton, Engineer
Corps, who Is to succeed Maj. Coope,
have been appointed surveying officers
to make surveys of shortages SHOWN
by the recent inventory.
January 1. Maj Leroy W. Heron
ceased to be an officer of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia,
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that date on account of his business.
Although the official notice of accept
ance has not yet been received from
the War Department, it is declared
that it probably. will come during the
week The nominations of Maj. Harry
Coope and Maj L. 8. Wheaton to be in
spector general and ordnance officer,
respectively, have been prepared at
brigade headquarters, and will be for
warded to the War Department for the
issuance of the commissions as soon as
notification is received of the accept
ance of Maj. Herron's resignation.
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The movement of the field hospital
and commissary department from the
old quarters on D street to the Mis-
souri, avenue armory recently vacated
by the Signal Corps Company and the
1st Battery, Field Artillery, was COM
pleted during the week.
The Signal Corps Company, Capt O.
c. Terry, commanding, held a house
warming in it's new armory on 1st
street northwest, just below Indiana
avenue, last Tuesday night. Assist
ant Secretary of War Breckinridge,
Gen. Charles Scriven, chief signal off,
Ger. and a number of other officers of
the regular army and National Guard
were present.
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The following men have been order
ed discharged from the National Guard
of the District of Columbia for the rea-
sons given: Removal from the Dis
trict-Private v. Louis Parsons, Com
pany D. 1st Infantry. and Privates
Ralph +. Davis, Preston L. George and
Frank j. Kotrba, field hospital.
Without honor on account of con-
tinuance absence for three months
Sergt. Homer v. Huber, field hospital,
and Private Corral L. Brooks, field
hospital
Arrangements are being completed by
the Signal Corps for a Dutch supper to