The San Francisco call., 1895-12-02
The New Feature of Saluting
the National Flag at
Sunset.
CEREMONY AT THE PRESIDE.
Welfare of Enlisted Men Promoted by
the Revised Army Regulations
Just Received.

Troop I, Fourth Cavalry, Captain Jam es
Lockett, arrived at the Preside Saturday
last and went into permanent quarters for
the winter. This troop has been on duty
since early last summer in projecting Gov
eminent forests against fires and sheep
herderS.
At the Preside last Thursday evening
the new feature o. honoring the flag. as
prescribed by the revised Army Regula-
tions, was introduced. When retreat"
was sounded tie band assem- bled on the
parade ground and the various companies
stationed at the garrison formed in front
Of their respective quarters. When the
colors were lowered in response to the sig
nal from the evening gun the band played
the Star Spangled Banner" The cere-
mony is brief, but quite inspiring. The
regulations in this respect require the
musicians to be present at sundown, and
as some members live away from the res
erv alton they do not get the easy time
which they formerly enloyed.
First Lieutenant Thomas R. Adams,
quartermaster Fifth Artillery, arrived at
the Preside November % and was at once
assigned to his duties.
Lieutenant George Foreman Landers,
Fourth United States Artillery who is
quite well known TO many officers in the
department, will be married at Fort Riley,
Decembe is to Miss Jean Dodd Streeter
of Junction City, kans.
The long-eXpected revision os the Army
regulations has at last been issued. Copies
were received from the War Department
last Wednesday by General Forsyth, COM
manding the Department of California,
and at once the new order OF affairs was
recognized at the military posts in this
harbor.
study of the new deal shows that the
authorities at Washington are governed by
a desire to recognize the American soldier
and TO relieve him as far as possible from
performing labor other than that strictly
required by military necessity.
An effort has been made to eliminate
from the regulations those rules and pro-
visions which have application only to a
limited number of officers of a special
class, and TO leave only such regulations
as are general in their character. For
example, many of the old regulations in
regard to minute details of the work OF
commissaries, medical officers, Judge
advocates, etc., have been omitted. This
has not been done, however, in reference
to the quartermaster' department.
A most painstaking and laborious effort
has been made to improve i'll the direction
of brevity and clearnesS in the compost
ton and phraseology of the regulations.
Special effort has been made TO lessen
the ''red tape" in all proceedings. Mill
tary duty on Sunday is reduced to the
measure of strict necessity.
The description of the National flag has
been inserted in the new regulations and
the size of the regimental colors changed
from feet 6 inches fly by feet on the
pike to feet inches f1y by feet inches
on the pike. 1t is understood that this
change is one suggested by the Assistant
Secretary of War and one that has already
met with universal favor wherever the
flag has been seen.
At every military post or station at the
lowering of the flag in the evening the
band, if there is one, will play 1.-The Star
spangIed Banner" The number of men
in the band will not exceed twenty-four.
The post exchange council will consist
of the officer in charge of the exchange
and the company officers detailed by roster.
The band fund, formerly so called, is now
known as the regimental fund, and its
uses are prescribed. The bakery fund is
provided for
Suitable rooms will be set apart at each
post for libraries, reading-room, chapel
and school. The qua-termaster-ge
viii procure and forward such newspapers and
periodicals, schoolbooks, stationery and school
material for the use OF enlisted men are
authorized by the Secretary OF War. The
GERS in such manner as not to interfere with
their use by enlisted men.
In time of peace q soldier having served
more than one year ard less than two and
half years may apply for the privilege OF pur-
chasing his discharge, which may be granted
by the Secretary OF War upon terms specified
in the army regulations. Soldiers who have
served IneTitoriously for twelve years or more,
continuously or otherwise, are classed as
veterans, and their discharge may be granted
by the Secret of War by way of favor.
Enlisted men vii not be detailed to perform
extra duty, i. e., special services removing
1hem temporarily from the ordinary duty ros-
ter, except as bakers or TO perform necessary
routine services in the quartermaster's and
subsistence departments, without the sanction
of the department commander, nor will they
be employed on extra duty for labor i'll camp
and garrison which can be properly performed
by fatigue parties.
Every department commander is required to
report the names OF all officers believed TO be
incompetent or permanently unable from any
cause to perform all their duties.
The method OF paying enlisted men has been
entirely revised and changed in accordance
with modern conditions. Troops will here
after be paid a the close OF each month, either
by payment in person or by check or currency
shipped by express. When not paid i'll person
they will be paid by individual check payable
to the order OF each man for the exact amount
due, or by delivering to the soldier an envel-
ope containing the exact amount of currency
due him, with his name and the amount en-