Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22

Saturday, the 10Th proximo.
THE uniform to be worn by officers and
members of the team. and those officers and
enlisted men detailed to accompany same,
will include khaki blouse and trousers cam
paign hat. leggins and cartridge belt"
The LIST Battery, Field Artillery, will send
team to Sea Girt to participate in the
Tyro Company team match.
Service Medals and Retirement.
Capt. Andrew Parker, acting paymaster.
reports that he will pay those members of
the local brigade for service rendered in
connection with the recent encampment
just as soon as the pay rolls are verified.
The rolls are not yet all in. and a number
of them, it is understood, will have to be
returned to organization commanders for
correction.
Service medals and a retired list are pos
sibilities of the near future far as the
National Guard of the District of Columbia
is concerned. The plan is to award a
bronze medal to those who have served ten
years, a silver medal for fifteen years serv-
ice, and the like.
In regard to the other proposition men,
toned there will very likely be provision
for voluntary retirement, compulsory re-
tirement and retirement because of physi-
cal disability The matter is now receiving
the attention of the commanding general.
New Adjutant General.
Capt. Lloyd M. Brett, I'd Cavalry, United
States army, as foreshadowed last Satur-
day in The Star, has been assigned to duty.
by direction of the President, adjutant
general of the District of Columbia militia,
with rank of lieutenant colonel. Capt. Brett
will formally report for duty September Z,
the date Lieut.. Col. Mosher is to be reliev-
ed Col Brett the date mentioned will he
at Sea Girt. N. j., as the guest of Gen.
Harries.
In sending to the War Department the re-
quest Of Col Mosher that because of i'll
health he be relieved from duty as adjutant
general of the District militia, Gen. Harries
placed the following Endorsement on the
paper:
The retirement of Col Mosher from
National Guard service is at his own re-
quest ard is the direct result of wounds
received at Caney in the Santiago cam
paign.
In forwarding this request. which I do
most unwillingly, I desire to place on
record the fact that Col Mosher has rem
dered to the District of Columbia Militia
invaluable service. and in the doing so has
endeared himself to the entire command
and the community which it represents.
Col. MosherS efficiency is of the highest
order, his enthusiasm has never wavered,
his loyalty is beyond question. Personally,
there is no man whom l esteem more than
l do him, nor is there any other officer in
the brigade to whom | am more deeply in
debted for those things which make for
He carries with him in his official departure
the sincere affection of all who know how
to appreciate the supreme qualities of Off
Ger and gentleman
Creditable Energy Shown.
1t is announced that the report of Capt.
G. w. S. Stevens, Artillery Corps, United
States army, to the War Department, reIa-
tive to the special inspection of the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Columbia
he conducted last May makes specific ref
erence to only one organization. This COM
mand is Company H, I'd Regiment-former
ly Company d, 9Th Battalion. Capt. Stew
ems said of the company:
Captain and officers work to promote
efficiency and knowledge in company. This
company makes short practice marches
and camps over night and drills Sundays
in the field. Creditable energy shown"
Company H. I'd Regiment, is commanded
by Capt. F. Penrose Smith who has served
was with the company in front of Santiago
as quartermaster sergeant. the command
then being designated Company L. LIST Dis
trict of Columbia Infantry United States
Volunteers. He succeeded Capt George
w. England the head of the National
Guard Company.
Many of the members of Capt Smiths
company are employees of the War.Depart-
ment. The organization bears the distinc
tive name Gould Rifles" in honor of Miss
Helen Gould, from whom 1t has received
substantial encouragement.