Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06

quantities of these articles issued are am
pie, and the officer in charge will be held
responsible for any deficiency due to waste
or bad Management.
Meat, vegetables and bread will be is
sued each day between 6 and 10 am, ex-
cept that the issue for Sunday, the DIST
will be made on Saturday afternoon, the
Goth.
Butter will be issued each day between
1 and pm in the proportion of one
pound to twelve rationS. Officers viii send
to the commissary for the butter each day
and always send the butter bucket issued
to them. All other articles will be deliv-
cred in the field unless special instructions
are issued to the contrary.
Condensed Milk Will BE Used.
Fresh milk will not be issued. Condensed
milk or evaporated cream will be issued in
sufficient quantities for coffee and cooking.
Ice will only be issued for the purpose of
keeping the ice box cool. The box must
be sunk in the ground in accordance with
instructions on the inside of lid and must
be kept clean, otherwise no ice Will be is
sued
Spices. extracts, etc. are not a part of
the ration. When needed they may be OBJ
tanned on application.
A bill of fare will be issued each day, and
cooks will be instructed to follow 1t, using
as nearly as possible the articles issued for
that day. The more desirable part of the
ration must not be used to the exclusion OF
bread indicates bad management. Cooks
should be instructed to serve soup at each
MONDAY meal. Coffee should not be served
with dinner, and ordinarily butter should
be omitted at this meal.
The large galvanized iron can issued to
each mess will be used for water only.
Garbage barrels will be placed at convent
ent points and garbage will be emptied
therein after each meal. Dish water must
not be emptied in garbage barrels, but in
the sinks.
Kitchens will be frequently inspected by
Headquarters officers. The officers in
charge will be held to a strict accountable
ty for waste lack of cleanliness disre-
gard of general orders or these instruc-
lions.
No enlisted men will be permitted to act
as cooks.
Muster of Naval Battalion.
At the muster of the Naval Battalion,
held aboard the U. S. S. Fern last Sunday
afternoon, ia members of the organiza-
ton were in attendance and more expressed
a desire to participate in the annual cruise
Of the battalion than can be accommodated
on the Fern. Commander Hams explained
that the jackieS who have been regular in
attendance at drills and assemblies and
who have been faithful in their work will
be selected for the outing, which will begin
about the Goth instant. The trip will last
about ten days. The Fern has recently
been painted inside and outside and is
said to be IN q general CONDITION mucn more
satisfactory in every way than for several
years past.
The members of the battalion have been
provided with white uniforms and hats in
addition to the blue and the working attire.
The repairs to the Oneida will be COM
pleted about the LIST of August. This craft,
it is said will be really elegant in every
way when she leaves the hands Of the reno
yators.
Appointments, Casualties and Changes
The official record of promotion and ap-
pointments and casualties and changes
that occurred in the militia Of the Dis
trict of Columbia during the quarter just
ended is as follows:
Promotion-Second Battalion, Second
Lieut.. Early D. Yoder. to be first lieuten-
ant, Company B.
Appointments-FiIst Battalion, Private
Frank Blair Swart, to be second lieuten-
ant, Company A. Second Battalion: First
Lieut. Duncan Lee Richmond, quartermas-
ter, to be adjutant, with the rank of first
lieutenant; Sergeant Edwin Henry Neu-
meyer, tr., to be QuartermaSter, with the
rank of first lieutenant; Sergeant Charles
Livingston Smell, to be second lieutenant,
Company B. Third Battalion, First Ser
geant Frederick Hause Heidenreich, to be
first lieutenant, Company A. Fifth Battal-
ion: Hospital Steward Adolphus Bogardus
Bennett, jr., to be surgeon, with the rank
Of first lieutenant; Private Albert Bertram
Weir, to be second lieutenant. Company B.