Evening star., 1898-11-02
MEDALS FOR VOLUNTEERS
Handsome Emblems Prepared for the Dis
triot Heroes.
Scme Mistakes About the Date of the
Muster Out Set Right Additional
FurIOugh Not Improbable.

The medals intended for presentation to
the members of the 1st Regiment, District
of Columbia Volunteers, in commemoration
of their service in the war for humanity,
nave been completed, and will be shortly
skipped to the citizens committee IN this
city from Philadelphia, where they were
struck off. The metal from which the
medals were made was part of one of the
forward plates of the battle ship Maine
and vas secured through the kindness of
Capt. Pendieton, in charge of the ordnance
works at the Washington navy yard. The
design is a most attractive one. Suspended
rom pin bar, bearing crossed guns and a
scroll in which may be engraved the name
Oh ire recipient of the emblem is medal
IN the form of the five-point ted-star badge
Oh the 2d Army Corps, To which the regi-
n'ent belonged. On the face of the medal
IS engraved the hGure of d soldier standing
with MS gun at reauy." over the isura
is engraved the word Santiago" ami be-
low, July lU-i., los Ine BACKGROUND
SHOWS pam trees TYPICAL OF Cuba. ON the
reverse sue Is a lneuai!iOn engraving of
Cclpmpid tAtaLuinS Il iauIel wreath, sur
rCul uiLS @EIcn 10 the inSCrip ZION, From
the Citlzens of the District of Columbia,
LIST Dlstlct OF Columbia Regiment. U s.
" The meta.s Tor Company ii have. he IN
erglaNed with The words Porto REQ in
one Thousand vi the medals were struck
off.
some Errors Rectificd.
The distribution of the medals will be ar
ranged for by the citizens committee and
the ceremony may possibly be held on the
day the regiment is mustered out There
is a very prevalent error in circulation re-
gardiES the date of the muster out, and i.
has been persistcntly published that it
would take place November To- T!iis is
HToiS- 1lIe regiment was furlOughed until
November 10 upon its return from Cub.
and Its officers given leave OF absence cor
the same period. A great deal of Import
ant work remains to be done before tho
nnal muster out occurs. and it is certain
that at least ten days Will be REQUIRED to
accomplish it. The men will report at the
ar1nory November TO- week from tomor-
row. IN the morning, and each will be re-
CURED to undergo another physical exami-
ration in order that their present cond-
ton may he compared with what it was
when they were enlisted.
Full returns of all property of the govern
mcnt intrusted to the care of the regiment
must be made. and a variety of other nee
essary details attended to. Two young reg
uldr army officers will be in charge OF
these features. while the medical examina-
ticnS will probably be conducted Ey Col.
ForwOod. who made the original ones.
The muster out of the regiment Will.
therefore occur about November 2l or 81,
providing the conditions existing with
Spain are not changed meantime.
An Interesting PosSibiijty.
An in;imatior, sem-official in character,
was received recently by an officer Of the
regiment who visited the War Department
on business connected with the command
that it was not improbable that the regt
n-ent would he retained in the service for
scme time yet. 1t was said that another
fUrlough for three months or so might be
ordered inst aad Of a muSter-Out. When
asked for what purposa, the reply Was
that such course might be taken in order
that the government might have a first
class regiment just where it could put lis
hand on it in case it was needed.
1t Will be well for all members of the
District regiment to bear in mind the i'm
FCrtant fact that if they are not present a
rcll call November 10, or do not send d
medical certificate showing absence to b.
caused by sickness, they will BE- classed as
deserters.