Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28

order to make the present blue uniform for
| enlisted men sufficiently decorative for full
| dress there win be an addition of braid and
other fancy appendages.
Some radical recommendations In the
| matter of the full dress uniform for conf,
missiOned officers will be made, and the
i helmet Is to be abolished. cap of the
| same general shape, and possibly exactly
the same, has recently been adopted by
! the Engineer Corps will be substituted for
| the helmet and will be worn on occasions
| Ct full dress The campaign hat will be
| worn by both officers and men with the
| field or service uniform. The shoulder knot
worn with officers full dress will be done
away with and gold braid decoration for
| the shoulder will be substituted. This dec
Grafton will lie fiat on the shoulder, and
will not only be more decorative. than the
knot. but will be, well. much more COM
Portable.
The riding trousers will be of the same
neutral color. and will end between the
knee and the ankle. 1t is likely that q
wrapping for the legs similar to that used
| in the British army will be substituted for
the leggin.
1t is probable that the knapsack will be
abolished, and in its place there will be a
canvass bag that will be suspended by a
strap over both shoulders The bag will
hang about the middle of the back.
Notes.
Daniel Williams. Company B, LIST Sep
arate Battalion, has been honorably DIS
charged by reason of removal from the
District.
Competitions for places on the rifle team
to represent New York at Sea Girt, N. j.,
will be held at Creedmoor July s, 10 and L.
An individual competitive drill for gold
medal will be a feature of the excursion of
the Washington Light Infantry Corps to
Marshall Hall next Monday evening. Major
Charles II. Ourard, inspector general,
District of Columbia Militia, and Captain
Leroy w. Heron. adjutant, 1st Regiment,
d. c. N. G., will act as judges.
The 4th and 5th Regiments and Troop A
of the Maryland National Guard are pre-
pairing to send rifle teams to Sea Girt this
season 10 take part in the international
matches. 1t Will be the first time that the
18th has participated in these matches. The
9Th Regiment and Troop A had teams at
Sea GiTt last year. 1t is expected that all
of the teams will be selected by the middle
of July.
During the period from July :, 1902 to
July i, 1902 inclusive, a camp of instruC-
ton in rifle practice will be established on
the rifle range at Macon. Ga. In addition
to rife practice. instructions will be given
in guard duty and company and battalion
drill. The camp of instruction will be I'm
der the Command of the inspector general
of rifle practice.
The District naval contingent will be in
terested in the announcement that the
three figure of merit prizes offered by the
state of New York to the naval militia for
CreedmOOr shooting have all been won by
the I'd Battalion. The Sd Division won the
first price of 800 the LIST Division the sec
ond price of SIS and the 4th Division the
third prize of $50. The final shoot for the
interdivisOnal prize was won by the LIST
Division. pamphlet has been compiled
consisting of examination questions for sea-
man and petty officers which are of value.
The questions cover all practical duties
aboard ship, and also special questions as
to inland waters, infantry, artillery and
signaling, &c.