Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-19
purposes. having accommodated only one
or two patients suffering with minor COM
plants.
instructions to Medical officers.


notwithstanding the absence of sickness
preparations have been made to meet any
emergency, and Maj. George Henderson.
the untiring sergeon general of the District
militia. has prepared a number of instruc-
lions to medical officers battalion sur
geon is assigned each day as medical officer
of The day.
Battalion surgeons attend sick call in
their quarters, they excuse from duty and
treat patients in quarters for one day only.
AT the expiration OF one day. II the patient
is not able to be returned to duty, he is sent
to the field hospital and borne on the next
mornings sick report as sent to the nos
pital."
The battalion surgeons use the emergency
cases in treating patients in quarters as
far as possible, but when medicines are re-
quired not in cases they write prescriptions
to the field hospital.
All cases of infectious diseases, should
they appear, Will be held in quarters ana
reported to the surgeon general at once.
The engineer corps. the signal corps, the
band and drum corps answer SICK call at
the field hospital.
The medical officer of the day reports to
the field officer of the day after consulta-
ton with the surgeon general.
The tour of duty commences Immediately
after guard mounting, and continues 1or
twenty-four hours. He makes at least Two
tours of inspection of the camp, commence
ing respectively. at $50 am. ana pm
from duty he presents a written report TO
tie fiold offic of tle day, who forwards the
same with recommendations through tne
adjutant general to the surgeon general
covering the following subjects: First the
general sanitary condition or the camp
Second, the hygienic condition of the mess
quarters; the food served to the troops;
the condition Of the vessels IN Wnlch the
food is cooked and served. Third, the as
pOsitiOn of dish water and Stops; also, the
OF
tary condition of tents, and II weather Is
favorable, if they are looped as required by
general orders. Fifth. the condition OF the
guard quarters and the stables.
Captain Dimmick, formerly of the United
States volunteers. who Is in camp as Spe-
cial aid to the commanding general. has
just made public the suggestions and re-
port of the committee. of which he Is a
member, on consolidation of the Spanish
War Veterans and the Spanish American
War Veterans. The subject is of interest
to many members Of the District National
Guard. The plans of organization and gov
eminent of the Spanish War Veterans and
the Spanish American War Veterans are SO
similar that no trouble was experienced in
formulating system Of rules which the
committee believes will be acceptable to
both parties. No recommendation is made
on the vital points over which there is like
ly to be any disagreement. Several names
for the reorganization have been suggested,
but no recommendation was accepted. The
committee is OF tne opinion thdt new
name may be discovered which would be
equally acceptable to all concerned. The
uniform of the Spanish War Veterans is
recommended for adoption. 1t combines
the blue and the gray. symbolizing a re-
united country, and is favored both for
practical and sentimental reasons. No rec
ommendatiOn Of badges or buttons is made,
except that the Geneva cross, which Is
used in the symbols of both societies, be
retained and adopted as far as practicable.
the cooperation of other societies having
the same objects and aims, the desire being
practical consolidation of all of them.