Evening star., 1915-06-20

III of Columbia are focusing at
tention on the board of off,
| GERS which has charge of the
| reoreanization ordered by the War De-
partment. Officers are standing by.
waiting the result Of the reorganiza
tion boards work. and are wondering
who will suffer by the ak which will
be sure to fall on some of them.
| Since the board began its work it has
run into several snags and has been
| forced to submit questions to the War
Department for decision. Just what
! quarters refuse to say.
| Gen. Harvey has assumed command
| of the brigade, according to orders is
sued by him from brigade headquar-
| ters. He is cooperating actively with
the reorganization board and is giving
| much attention to the question of an
| armory. The company which controls
| the Center Market armory is showing
no disposition to recede from its de-
| mand for $4,000 rent for the fiscal
| year which begins July /. But the
guard has only $4,000.
| Considerable favor has been ex
pressed by Gen. Harvey for the armory
on L street northwest between 4th and
5th streets adjacent to Convention Hall
1t is probable that the guard will set
tie on this place Tor the ensuing HScal
year. at least.
Probably there will be only one regi-
ment of infantry to provide a camp for
this year, it was stated at brigade
headquarters last week that there was
little possibility of the proposed bat
TALON of coast artillery being organ
| ized before next fall. 1t is understood
| that one of the questions of law has
been raised in connection with the for
nation of this organization.
| The 1st Battery, Field Artillery, will
go into camp with the regular field ar
! tillery at Tobyhanna. Pa, as it has
| done for the last three years. The bat
| terry encampment will be held from
| July Z to 16.
| The Field Hospital also will go to
| Tobyhanna for service with the regular
! field hospitals there, and it's encamp
ment will be held from August to II.
Brig. Gen William E. Harvey. com
| manding the District of columbia
militia, said yesterday that at the
| present time none of the details of
the reorganization would be given out.
| After everything was prepared for the
| change, and every danger of hitch
in the proceedings was eliminated,
| then he said he would make an an
| nouncement, outlining the method to
be followed in effecting the reorgani
i zation.
While he asserted that umber of
! officers would have to be separated
| from the service, he refused to make
their names public at this time. They
i will be in the ranks of captain. first
| lieutenants and second lieutenantS.
j Gen. Harvey took Maj. Joseph c.
Castner. L. s. a, detailed to the Dis
trict of Columbia militia as adjutant
i general, to the Congress Heights
rifle range yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of making an inspection
Maj. c. Fred Cook. ranking officer Of
the adjutant generals department.
yesterday received a couHnission from
the President of the United States as
lieutenant colonel. After twenty-three
years of service Maj. Cook was trans
ferred to the list of retired officers
of the National Guard of the District
of Columbia. The increased rank was
conferred on Maj. Cook under the "es-
pecially meritorious service" clause of
section 90 Of the act of February 1s.
1909. under which the National Guard
was reorganZed in July, 1909. which
provided that an officer whose sery-
ices have been especially meritorious
may be retired with increased rank
Of one grade. and shall, before being
retired receive from the President
of the United States the commission
of the new grade"
Col. Cook volunteered during the
SPANS American war and went to
bia Volunteer Infantry, which was
coloneD George II. Harres. who re-
Gently retired as the commanding gen
eraI Of the District of Columbia
militia.
Mai. Alfred p Robbins. Quarter
master Corps. N. G. D. G, and Lieut.;
Col. Luther H. Reichelderfer. CHIEF
surgeon n G. D. c., have been deslg-
mated by Gen. Harvey as board TO
inspect prospective camp sites for the
National Guard of the District or CO.
lumbia this summer.
The base ball team representing the
Sd Battalion, lst Infantry, defeated the
fast Rife Range team last THURSDAY
: by the score Of 16 to 6. The base steal
ing of Frey and the batting of Schriver
for the 3d Battalion and the pitching
of Meyer and the fielding of Fox Tor
the range crew featured the game.
The next meeting of the Nom Com :
missioned Officers' Association Of the
LIST Infantry will be held July ] IN the
Oyster building. 9th street and fehh-
sylvania avenue
capt NJ Edward Drew, who for many
years was clerk to the adJutant gen
eral of the District Of Columbia militia;
and well known to many officers ana
men of the guard, entertained officers
: of the Signal Corps Company OF tne
!. local National Guard recentIy at ms
nome on the groundWso Woiuntaar @ Saldiersl
Capt. Drew is adjutant ana lnspector
for this home, to accept which position
he resigned his position with the local
National Guard some months ago. The
local officers were attending school at
| The followine description of the
event, clipped from the Leavenworth
Post. was forwarded to Washington
fby Capt Drew:
the Soldiers Home gave, a dancing
party last evening at the library of the
home as a pleasure for Cant. Oliver G
Terry. Capt. George w. Lands ana