Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-05

stan as Follows SIC
"A copy OF letter from the inspector
general OF rife practice is furnished to
members Of the general stan by the COM
handing general
General orders No. 81 of 1908, as amend
ed. provide gallery practice for the general
stan the fourth Tuesdays Of each month"
Service Medal.
The Star presents today, a cut of the serv-
ice medal procured by Gen. Harries for
presentation to those District National
Guardsmen who earn the same. The medal
is described as being in, he form of a sun
burst of oxidized sflver.l surmounted by an
eagle bearing in its talons: a scroll on which
are the words Faithful Service" In the
center of the sunbursti Is shield of the
United States in enamel surrounded by a
circle. on on the upper half Of which are the
hal' District Of Columbia
The medal will be suspended from a pin
by dark blue watered silk ribbon two inches
wide at the pin. which it conceals. and
tapers sufficiently toward the medal to pass
through a ring placed in the back. half an
inch in diameter Across the center of the
ribbon and clasped to It tightly VIII be
length of service will be placed in raised
letters, the bar being of ox;dized silver.
VITA the letters highly polished.
The service medal board of officers has
concluded its deliberations. but the report
has not yet reached headquarters
Mr.. Sigourney Elected Ensign.
Mr. Frank w. Sigour-ey. secretary 10
Aojt Gen. Brett at militia headquarters,
has been duly elected and recommended IT
commission as ensign, Sd division. Naval
Battalion. Mr.. Sigourney made a highly
creditable showing before. the Naval Bat
talon board of examination f@ ~
The new ensign Is no stranger TO the
jack tars He was formerly pay clerk of
the local naval organization, and as such
earned an enviable record for efficiency. As
ensign he will attend to the major portion
of the q. ks and paper work OF the COM
mand for which duty, by reason of his long
experience at headquarters, he is thorough
ly qualified.
Notes.
Capt Harry F. Patterson Company Il,
1st Regiment, Morton Cadets. has rendered
his resigna ton.
The following have been honorably dis
charged or their own applications: Private
Harry V. Mundheim. Company B, LIST Regi-
ment, and Private Mike Jacobs, Company
D, LIST Regiment
Sergt. Thomas d. Evans, Signal Corps,
and Sergt. Ralph Alderman, Company B,
1st Regiment have been honorabiy dis
charged as enlisted men in order to accept
promotion by commission.
BY reason of expulsion from the com
mands mentioned Privates Charles NJ Crit
fin and Charles G. Nightengill. both of
Company B, I'd Regiment and Private
James H. Rowe, Company E. I'd Regiment
have been ordered dishonorably discharged
By reason of removal from the District
of,Columbia the following nave been honor
ably discharged: Private Charles w.
BUTLER, Company d, LIST Regiment; Private
Edward r. Hart, Company C, LIST Regi-
ment; Privates William j. Cover, Paul p.
Orth, Charles A. Smith and Harry Howard
all of Company l. LIST Regiment, and Lands
men Charles w. Miller gand John S. NJ
Slacum and Robert A. Sherman, all of the
1st Division. Naval Battalion.
In the interest of the service the follow
ing have been dischargedin Private Edward
F. Pocre, Company b.. I'd Regiment; .Pri-
vate Edward NJ. Sinclair, Company A. 1st
Regiment: Private Frederick II. Ohm.
Company D, 1st' Regiment; Corporal Aquita
E. Payne, Company G. Regiment; Pri-
Yates Stanley T. Milliken and Edward
Nolan. both of Company l. list Regiment.
and Landsmen Robert o. Brantley. Will
liam E. Dove and William E. O'Regan, all
OF the 1st Division. Naval Battalion.