Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

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IN order that there will be no delay
| in enlisting recruits in the Ma
tional Guard of the District of
p Columbia, Brig. Gen. William
E. Harvey, commanding the Dis
trict of Columbia militia. has issued in
structions that surgeon shall be on
duty every drill night to make the nee
essary physical examinations. Orders
Luther H. Reichelderfer, chief surgeon.
The members of Company NJ. Sd In
fantry gave dance to their friends
Thursday night. This company is COM
manded by Capt. Alvin D. Hathaway.
The annual inspections of the in
fantry will begin March next under
U. S.. A., Observation-Disclosures assigned
| to the infantry organization Of the Ma
tional Guard of the District OF Column
! bia. The dates for the inspections in
formations follow:
| Field and staff. Headquarters Com
pany Except band section); supply
Company and Companies A and B, Mon
day. March s. 1916. at pm.
Companies E and and MACHINE Gun
Company, Tuesday. March Z. 1915. at
8 pm.
Companies I and X. Wednesday.
March 8. 1916. at pm.
Companies c and D. Monday. March
Companies G and H, Tuesday. March
| IA, 1916, at pm.
| Companies l. and NJ. Wednesday.
March Is. 1916. at pm.
Band, Sd Infantry, Sunday, March -.
First Separate Battalion.-Fieid staff,
non commissioned staff and Company
B, LIST Separate Battalion, Monday.
March 20. 1916, at pm
Company D, LIST Separate Battalion,
Tuesday, March Fl. 1916. at 8 pm.
| Company G. LIST Separate Battalion,
Wednesday. March %. 1916. at 8 pm.
Company A. LIST Separate Battalion.
Headquarters National Guard. D. c.,
and all officers of STAFF departments
and post commissioned staff, Fri
day, March "a. 1916. at s pm.
Property inspections will be as fol-
lows:
Third 1nfantry-Companies A and B,
Tuesday, March Z. at 9 am, 1890 am
and l pm. respectively: Companies E
and F and Machine Gun Company, We'd
| nesday. March s, at am. 1890 am.
| and | pm. respectively; Companies 1
and K, Thursday, March 9, at 9 am
| and 1880 am, respectively: field and
stan, non-commissioned stan and Sup
ply Company. Friday, March 10, at 9
| M; Companies c and D, Tuesday,
| March IA, at am. and 1880 am, re-
spectively: Companies G and H, We'd
nesday, March Is. at am and 1920
am. respectively; Companies l. and
N. Thursday, March 1e, at 9 am and
1920 am. respectively: band Sd In
fantry. Monday. March 20. at am.
First Separate Battalion-Headquar-
tiers and Company B. Tuesday, March
ly; Company D. Wednesday. March %.
at AIM: Company C, Thursday, March
%. at 8 am: Company A. Friday.
March "a, at am.
spected at the convenience of the in
spector and will be completed before
March 81.
The headquarters of each battalion of
the Sd Infantry will be inspected on
dates designated for its two first COM
panies.
BY Capt. William F. Morrison. Field
Artillery, United States Army: Battery
A, Field Artillery, at pm, Thursday
March 16. at go LIST street northwest
and 16; Battery B. Field Artillery, at
s pm. Friday. March II. at 230 1st
street northwest: inspection of prop
erty. March II and IS.
Corps, United States Army: Signal
Corps Company, at pm. Tuesday
March I. at 230 LIST street northwest;
inspection of property at am, Wed
8.
By the inspector general, \. G. d. c.:
The Naval Battalion. at pm, Thurs
day, April 1.
University Coast Artillery Company
are planning extensive improvements
for their quarters at the 1st street
armory. A considerable amount was
realized from the sale of tickets for
the recent military tournament given
by the National Guard at Convention
Hall, and this money will be applied
toward making the improvements.
1t is intended to fit up the large as
sembly room as clubroom and to pro-
can be set up to accommodate the whole
company for lectures and instruction.
A library will be started. consisting of
books on military subjects and the
service periodicals.
number of prospective recruits have
filled out their enlistment blanks and
merely await the report of the medi-
cal examining board before being
sworn in. The company drills every
Wednesday night at the armory.
At business meeting of Company
X, held after the usual Wednesday
evening drill. plans were discussed for
the buying of new furniture and fur
nishings to make the quarters of Com
pany X the most attractive rooms in
the brigade. Sergt. Roberts and Pri-
waite Clarity, who compose the room
committee, were instructed to take ac-
tive steps in regard to this matter at
once.
The 10y squad" of this company is
planning to hold an indoor meet at
Sergt Gibson's "bivouac" on Saturday
evening, March 4.
Capt. Will H. Chase. quartermaster Sd
Infantry. \. c. D. G.. has been granted
authority to organize a supply COM
pany. This will be one of the most
important organizations in the Sd In
fantry, and will be composed of the
following: One captain (regimental
quartermaster), two second lieutenants
battalion Quartermasters). one regi- |
mental uuartermaster sergeant, one
regimental commissary sergeant, three |
sergeants (detailed). one as supply |
sergeant, one as acting first sergeant |
and wagon master, and one as acting |
uuartermaster and mess sergeant; two |
corporals (detailed) as assistant wag-
on masters, twenty-six privates (de- |
tailed), one as cook. one as saddler, two !
as horseshoerS, one as blacksmith and |
twenty-one as drivers.
The equipment will consist of three |
riding horses, six riding mules. forty |
eight draft mules, four baggage wag-
ons, eight ration wagons, thirty-one /
rifles and five pistols.
This will be good opportunity for |
ex-members of the guard who are In
terested in and understand horses and /
mules. and who are used to handling