Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-01

ter Miss Lolita Mills OF the Ladies' Cycle Club, Is
| ment. and on returning TO Port Jerris will do
good deal OF riding through Orange County, n. Y,
returning by rail- 10 W ashington ABOUT the end Of
the month. Miss Mills is the first lady bicycle
rider in the part OF the state where she Is visiting
and attracts considerable attention.
MILITIA MATTERS.
what is Going ON I'm the Dtsscren. Or
gamixations Of the District.
1t has been ordered that the undress coat or
blouse for officers OF the District National Guard
Will be OF the pattern prescribed by the secretary
OF War for the Army, except that there will be no
slit In the sides and It viii be made TO Ct more
closely to the body. The sword belt will be worn
outside the coat
In infantry organizations officers and enlisted
men Will wear the numeer OF their battalion 10 the
upper angle OF the crossed rifles their cap; CON-
pany officers ana enlisted men OF companies VIII,
| In addition, wear the letter OF their company In
the lower angle.
In regimental battalions the number OF the regi-
ment Will be worn on the right side OF the coat
collar, one-halr OF an inch from the end, and the
letters d. g. in similar position on the left side
OF tne coat collar. In Independent oattalions the
letters G Will he similarly worn on both ends OF
the coat collar.
Field officers, stan officers, and non-commis-
stoned stan officers, Of regiments. VIII wear only
the crossed rides on their caps, and the number OF
coat collars In the cavalry, artillery, engineer
signal and ambulance compaDies the letters D. c.
wll De worn above the badge on their caps. In tue
oand and held music corps, the letters ID. c. Will
DC worn In The center OF the ougle on their caps
The badges OF the Society OF the Cincinnati, the
military order OF the Loyal Legion, the Grand
Army of The Republic, the Sons VI Veterans, the
guiafy authorized badges OF societies of the sew
efa armies OF the United states, ana OF Army corps
ia the war OF the rebellion, are authorized TO he
worn, oy those entitled W them, upon the lett
breast OF the coat the top or the RIBBON on line
above the arm pat. In Ike manner medals or
badges won IN authorized matches Tor excellence
IN drlii may be worn.
NO medal, badge, ribbon, or decoration other
than those mentioned, except the prescribed serv-
Ice cnevruns, war stripes snarpshooUeT, and marks
! man badges, VIII be worn. No drill matca viii be
considered as conierring the right " wear the
badge or medal won unless such match Is author
tLea W Inc company commander or superior au-
| thority.
STAFF officers OF regiments and battalons will be
distinguished from officers OF the general stan by
wearing SaouIder-anulS and shoulder-straps, Made
upon cioth OF The color prescribed 10y Army res
iatlOuS Tor their arm VI service. They viii De
tlns ulshed from line officers by the following de-
vices, elnorodereI IA SILVER, upon their shoulder
| Knots and shouider-StrapS: AdjuUants, a Plan
| shield, according TO pattern Ia Quartermaster-
Senerais ofce; quarIermasters the letters q ID. !;
surgeons, the leIIers NJ. d.; inspectors OF r lle
practlce, a markSInan's badge, according u pat
tern lii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ONCE; Unapains
| SnepnerdS ctook. To Indicate service, all en-
listed men who nave served faithfully for one term
|
distinction, upon both the dress ana undress coats,
| service chcvron" OF the Kind ana manner pre-
additional cheyron Tor each subsequent term or
thiee-year>' service. All enlisted men who
| Titled to do SO VIII wear the "war stripe" pre-
| scribed by Army regulations.
| General orders No. 81 provide that In each BIT
TALON there will he Two markers, who Will he
posted In the line OF ie closers, opposite the right
ana le1l nanSS OF the battalion In each bait aIlvn
There VITA be color guard composed OF color ser
| he aS
| Tue ierI TOUR of The second company OF tue bat
talion one coporal ON the right aud Two the lett
OF the Color sergeant The INST and third bat taions
OF regiments Will carry "A battalion nag or the KIND
and design prescribed by the Army regulations FOR
resinental coiois except that the nag or the rst
oaIIdIlonS Will De made OF red SILK anu the nag of
the Third battaiions OF blue SILK; The second, or
| color oattallons OF regiments, VIII carry the
national coiors Unattached battalions WILL carry
The national coiorS.
! An enlisted man desiring TO be transferred from
one organization TO another must make application
Ia writing TO his immediate commanding officer,
who Will forward The application, with sucn In
uorSemeht as ne ueemS proper, through regular
Channels, TO the officer authorized 10 make the
Transfer. II the application is approved by him. IL
VIII be referred TO the commanding oficer OF the
organization to which the desires 10 be trans
ferred for tine action Vi That organization, and Will
be returned Endorsed with statement or such ac-
lion. Ii such acton Is favorable the desired trans
Ter Will be made and announced by special orders.
The attention OF officers OF the National Guard
has been called 10 general orders No. q, August /,
1887, paragraphs 23 TO % relative " the care and
responsibility Tor property, ny Gen. Ordway. Arms
anu equipments must IA all cases De kept la ar
niorlea Inc commanding officers or organiza-
tlohs tnat nave not arories suitable LOT the keep
permisslon TO allow enlisted men 10 Keen ther
uniforms In their personal charge. Through The
Efforts Of the commanding officers and the LIBERAL
Ivy OF the government every lining necessary 10
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ana wi ne tsSuad to ayarv orr, aS ~ ,If
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nronerv nrovdsd I1 car. Tor snan HficerS maS,
re- lie yhpi rhetr coEmtsSianS ~ osn.rS or ,hs
NaIionai Guara not anty cnoter rrAas nooar on
| them, but also Impose great respons, bllity.
| John +. Robey and Thomas IL TAYLOR nave been
,rons,orr,, ,ron, 1,,,,,anv m -, ,no .,n h,,a,,,
| 70 TO carnS ~ ,iaIi ,Iirr,oic ~ "a ~ " oA''
w VIC UPS Vi neiu nuo-
ria'o ho"huvo mas oeon VI ahsierre ito'h ooin-
pany " DID oa..aion, W company A. fth oattanon'
Inc ENLISTED men OF the lght battery nave been
ordered to meet at room No. O, Headquarters, on
September Ia, at 80 O'Clock, for the purpose or
anu one ~ .. eap''
oi.nui 49,. "Ae uSoAi"p' Wiz pio''ue'
ihoS M uaie' aiue-ue-oaap' nae oeeh appoihoeo
inajo, and a. on .ne general stan.
d. ID. lo"nSenu mas UGH promoleo rum captain
| and aide-de-camp to major and chief OF ordnance
| on the general staff.
go, ,aevo no q. r,s,,oa,,nr =, -, n~-,,s,s
'iouaA Ao",o' Ho - u'.'.A's .. Aons Dianon'
0eu. o'o"aS piopo'os w iequie az onioers vi
as To The proper dstribuI,on OF troons az me sew
ar.I ,mortant enfraoceS Of the c,yy and q, tna
n',, ,',idSns, IN ,aa ,av 49, Sasy ~, 80 ~ .tAe
| tive service. For CARVING out has views he has
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