Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Honors Prescribed for. the
United States Colors.

Army regulations have been amended 30
as to prescribe honor for the United States
colors follows:
Whenever The Star Spangled Banner
is played by the band on formal occasion
at military station. or at any place where
persons belonging to the military service
present in their official capacity, all
officers and enlisted men present win stand
at attention. and if not in ranks will rem
der the prescribed salute the position of
the salute being retained until the last note
of The Star Spangled Banner. The same
respect will be observed toward the ma
tional air OF any other country when it is
played as &. compliment to official repre-
sentatives of such country. Whenever The
Star Spanged Banner is played as con-
templated by this paragraph, the air will
be played through once without the repe-
tition of any part except such repetition
as is called for by the musical score
AT every military post or station the flag
will be hoisted at the sounding of the first
note of the reveille, or of the first note
of the march, if a march be played before
the reveille. The flag will be lowered at
the sounding of the last note of the retreat,
and while the flag is being lowered the
band will play The Star Spangled Ban
ner, or, if there be no BAN. present, the
field music will sound TO the Color When
TO the Color is sounded by the field mu-
sic while the flag is being lowered the same
respect will be observed as when The Star
Spangled Banner is played by the band
The national flag shall be displayed at a
seacoast or. lake fort at the commencement
of an action and during a battle in which
the fort may be engaged, whether by day
or at night"
Christmas Boxes for Soldiers.
Following it's annual custom, the War De-
partment has arranged for the free ship
ment from San Francisco of Christmas
boxes and packages intended for soldiers
in the Philippines. These should be sent
in the next ten days so as to leave San
Francisco on the transport sailing early in
November In order to reach their deStina-
lions in time to give them a holiday deliv-
cry. All boxes must be sent without cost
to the government in care OF the superln-
tendent of the army transport service at
San Francisco, whence they Will be shipped
free of cost on army transports sailing for
Manila This is a privilege which is availed
of quite generally by the friends of officers
and enlisted men who are on duty IN the
islands, and usually the shipment of mate
rial is a very large one and forms a SUBJ
stantial fraction of the cargo of the trans
port sailing in time to reach the Philippines
by Christmas.
Proposed Longevity Pay.
All the employees of the civil service will
be interested in a suggestion made to the
War Department by Major General Wade
commanding the Atlantic division 1t is
that a system of longevity pay be inaugu-
rated for the benefit of civilian clerks In
military divisions and departments increas*
ing salaries $10O per annum, after nve
years service and giving similar increase
for each subsequent service of five years
According to this system a clerk entering
the service at $1,000 per annum would after
thirty years service receive an annual
salary of 81 600.
''The principle involved in this system"
says Gen. Wade, lis not new one In the
War Department. For the officer there Is
longevity pay and for the enlisted man
there is continuous pay. In fact, for the
three general divisions of the personnel OF
the War Department, officers, enlisted men
and civilian employees, provision is made for
a graded increase of pay of the first two
divisions, based on length Of service. but no
similar provision Is made for the civilian
employees.
considered practicable, then 1t is suggested
that the organization as now constituted be
abolished and reorganized along the same
lines as the clerical force of the supply de-
partments, thus placing the clerks Of the
new organization on the same equality, as
regards pay and promotion, with those OF
the other departments OF the military serV-
ice. In those departments certain amount
of money is appropriated for hire of clerks,
and they receive such compensation as their
services warrant, and If efficient are speed
lily promoted to living salaries.
Major Scott Retired.
Mai. George L. Scott, 10th Cavalry, acting
Indian agent at Leech Lake agency, Mime
sota has been placed ON the retired list on
his own application. after thirty years
service. Maj. Scott Is a native of Oregon
and was graduated from the Military Acad-
envy in June, 1875. He reached the grade
of major of cavalry in March, 1901.
Chaplain Potter Retired.
Chaplain Joseph A. Potter, 18th Infantry,
has been placed on the retired list OF the
army on account of disabilities. Chaplain
Potter was born in Ohio and during the
war of the rebellion served as a musician
In the Goth Indiana Infantry. In February,
1885, he was appointed a post chaplain, and
since March, 1903, he has served in the 7th
infantry with the rank of captain. His
latest station was Monterey. Cal.
Ordered to New York.
Second Lieuts. Scott Baker and Charles
S. Blakely, Artillery Corps have been or
dered to report to Col. Amos Stfckney.
Corps of Engineers, in New York city. for
reconnaissance work on the progressive mil
itary map of the United States, now In
course of preparation.
Naval Orders.
Commander H. w Harrison, to the navy
yard New York, N. Y, for court-maftlai
duty and such other duty as may be as
signed.
Lieut. w w. Bush, to the Naval Hos
pital, Mare Island, Cal, for treatment and
observat ton.
Ensign w. D. Greetham, from naval mag
azine, Iona Island, n. Y, to his home and
await orders.
Pay Inspector z. W. Reynolds. to the
naval training station, San Francisco, Cal,
for duty as general storekeeper.
Paymaster F. K. Perkins, from duty as
general storekeeper, naval training station,
San Francisco, Cal, and continue other du-
ties.
Chief Boatswain T. Sheehan. from the
Independence, navy yard, Mare Island,
Cal, to his home.
Chief Gunner w. A Cable. to the naval
proving ground Indian Head, Md.
Gunner o. BergesOn, to the naval maya
zine, Iona Island, N. Y.
Warrant Machinist H. E. White. to the
Union iron works, San Francisco, Cal.
for duty assistant to the inspector of
machinery.
Warrant Machinist W. e. Stiles, to the
Independence, navy yard, Mare Island, Cal.
Army Orders.