Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01

event Of az officer resigned or an enlisted
man discharged, honCrably for disability
they are to be entitled thereto the same
as an active member, provided they have
Served tae requisite five years.
AS the costs for dies and medals to
be raised by popular subscription from the
several suborgauiZations of the brigade, no
member Will be entitled to receive a
medal unless MS particular organization
has paid its pro rata share. For five years
service the medal is to be of bronze; ten
years, silver: fifteen years, gold and for
each additional five years above fifteen. a
gold bar.
The commanding general will be invited
TO give mis- sanction aid designate, in Or
GERS, or as he may deem most fit, the de-
sign selected as the official medal of the
D. G. y. G.. henCeforth and for all time
without any change in the future. The is
suance of the service medals. it is recon-
mended, shall be wholly in charge of the
headquarters ID. c. militia, the records
of the adjutant general being the author
ity in determining service.
The bill prepared last year by Major
SueSS to amerd the original bill for the
organization Of the District guard was re-
Iorted TO the association by the commit
tee, ard was then referred to the COM
handing general fer perusaI and action
Because of absence from the city, Lieut.
Swigart rendered his resignation as treas
urer of the association.
All tie officers of the guard will be in
vited to attend a meeting of the associa-
ton February 81. when Capt. W. E. Hor-
At the regular meeting in March Sergeant
Hodges viii read paper of military law
and Capt. Bell is to give a talk on rife
practice.
And Yet No Drill Hall.
With increasing vigor continues the wall
from every organization quarrered in the
arluory, that there is no place 10 drill The
companies of the fifth battalion are work
ing hard for the annual competition booked
1,r1ta
siasm is lacking, and a feeling prevails that
the contest viii, at the last moment, be de-
CARED OIL because Convention Hail. it is
considered almost Il certainty Will not he
at the disposal of the National Guard
1t is due to the officers who are spending
their time. energy and money to hold the
Organizations together" said a prominent
guarfSrua1 TO Star reporter "tnat a hall
for drill purposes he provided at once.
Our efforts are being expended with no
semblancc OF encouragement offered in re-
turn III we cannot use Convention Hall,
why not secure the Use of another in
cloSure-Center Market Hall, for instance?
Sithoug n 1T would be inConyenient to march
IRON ire present quarters to the Center
Market yet | am sure every COMPANY
would cheerfully do in order to drill
While Convention Hall is open to the pub
lie as an ice rink, the guard is not paving
Tor ITS use; and the funds thus saved could
be expended in rental for another hall
The rifle gallery also might be set aside for
drill purposes at certain times"
ON this subject brief but eloquent in
scription is to be seen on the bulletin board
of the fourth battalion. 1t reads: NO hall
no battalion drill"
Third Battalion Rifle Associntion
The Rifle Association of the third hat
TALON has beep formally orga nized and n
meeting is to be held this evening for the
purpose of electing officers and, later, to
listen to an address on skirmis 1ing hy the
battalion inspector. Lieut.. Frdnk E. Glib
son. The proposition to send a battalion
team to Sea Girt next fall is meeting with
hearty support, and the success OF the en-
tertainment to be given under the auspices
of the Rifle Association, February IL, is al
ready assured. Capt. James z. Bell has con-
sented to address the association at the
reXt meeting.
The gallery will be opened this evening a.
$50 o'clock in order to give the men of the
third battalion who have not completsd
Their scores at 200 yards an opportunity to
do So 1t is the desire of the battalion in
spector that every member will finish up at
2oo yards before firing at 800 yards
In the First battalion.
BY orders from headquarters Capt Chas
H. Ourand has been detached from COM
mand of company c, first battalion, and di-
rected to report for special duty as aid
de-camp on the general staff.
by battalion orders First Lieut.. j. H
CARL and Second Lieut. Charles Kettler
also of company c, first battalion have
been detached from duty with that COM
nand and granted thirty days leave of abb
sence. Sergt. p. ]. Haltigan, Corp. Doteu
and Corp. Robinson have been reduced to
the ranks at their own request Second
Lieut. Jesse B. X. Lee. company D. has
been detailed for special duty in command
of company c.
A rumor is in circulation that the first
battalion is to be represented at the next
Interstate drill and that company will be
organized as drill company. Significance