Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-05
Meaning of Military Service.

A provision Of Importance, relating to the
militia, contained in the District appropria-
| ton BILL approved the LIST instant is to the
| effect that section 40 of An act to pro-
| vide for the organization of the militia of
| the District of Columbia approved March
| l, 1889, shall be construed as covering all
| days Of service which the National Guard
| or any portion thereof may be ordered 10
perform by the commanding general"
The provision will set at rest all ques-
ton as to what is military duty within the
meaning of the local militia organization
act, subject that has been in dispute for
years.
The Recent Changes.
The following promotion and appoint
| ments made by the President in the militia
Of the District and casualties and changes
that occurred during the quarter ended
June 30 have been announced:
Promotion-First Battalion-Second Lieut.
William Elder Browne, to be first Iieuten-
ant, vice Allison. resigned. Company C.
Appointments-Ffrst Battaiion-Wallach
Arthur McCathren, to be first lieutenant
vice Coope promoted, Company A; Sergt
Major Charles Henry Ennis, to be second
lieutenant, vice Swart, resigned Company
A Second Battalion-Private Milton Pearl
Britain. to be inspector of rife practice
with the rank of first lieutenant vice Bell
resigned Fifth Battalion-Second Lieut.
Charles Robert Siegel, to be captain. vice
Sayer, resigned, Company c; Sergt. Lemuel
Edward TAFT, to be second lieutenant vice
Siegel, appointed captain, Company c.
Announcement-Major Edwin H. Neu-
meyer. commissary general, appointed act
ing quartermaster general, ID. C. militia
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NJ Bell
nrst lieutenant and inspector of rife prac-
tice, I'd Battalion; Henry H. Parmenter.
MAJOR and quartermaster general. ID. c.
pany A, LIST Battalion; Michael v. Tierney
major and chief of ordnance, D. c. militia.
Robert II. Potts, ordnance sergeant, D.
=. militia, having been certified by the
to 'be a commissioned officer is announced
as candidate for promotion to the grade
OF second lieutenant and is entitled to the
privileges conferred thereby
the following-named enlisted men were
dlshonorably discharged from the National
Guard during the quarter past: William A
Brosnan, private Company c, 9th Battal-
ion; James c; Cochnower. private. Company
b, 1st Battalion; Jerome A Collins private
Company c, 9th Battalion: Charles F. Con-
nor, private. Company D, 1st Battalion. and
Eppa L. Mcfarland, private, Company c.
9th Battalion.
The Dick Militia Bill.
The Dick militia bill, which passed the
House of Representatives the early part of
his week, and which has excellent prospect
of passing the Senate, is of more than ordi-
nary interest to all national guardsmen.
In reference to the clause in the bill which
has to do with the so-called reserve force of
100000 men, and the impression that has
obtained In some states that the enrollment
OF such reserve force would be inimical
to the best interests of the National Guard.
Secretary of War Root has the following to
say:
I think such an impression must neces-
sarfy be founded upon a misunderstand-
Ing as to the true meaning and effect of
the bill The proposed enrolment of not
exceeding 100000 veterans, who have been
graduated from the regular army, the vol
unteers and the National Guard, is care
fully subordinated by the bill to the Ma
tional Guard itself, which has a preference
OF liberal treatment in peace and opportu-
nifty in war definitely secured to 1t by the
AiL The National Guard is practically