Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-10

part of their uniform on dress parade
and occasions of ceremony. This will give
the boys something 10 be proud of. They
have also provided a special badge to be
worn by soldiers of the regular army who
have been awarded what is known as the
certificate of merit. This certificate is be-
slowed upon enlisted men who have dis
tinguished themselves for good conduct
gallantry and soIdierIy qualities. 1t is not
so high as the medal of honor but is very
much priced and entities the holder to
two dollars month extra pay.
Secretary Taft has ordered similar med
ais for veterans of the civil war and the
Indian wars, under similar regulations
These medals are not for volunteers but
for regulars only
After receiving and rejecting various de-
signs submitted by officers of the army,
artists and other persons Interested, Quar-
termaster General Humphrey has placed
the entire responsibility of securing de
signs and supervising the casting of the
medals to Frank ID. Millet, the weil-known
artist, who has submitted drawings for all
of the six badges, and they have been ap-
proved by the Secretary of War. The dies
will be cut and the casting will be done
at the Philadelphia mint under Mr. Mil
let's directions, in the following numbers:
Order of Merit .......:..,............ 200
Slvh "ar..'.'''.. 1000
Indian Observation-Disclosures. 2 600
PhIlIppjnp iDsurrectlon 81 00I
Chlhese rellei expedition .,............... 1000
The following is a description of the
several designs
THE CIVIL WAR
Obverse-Head OF Lincoln In circle composed of
Inscription. With malice toward none, with char
ity for all
ReyersemT words, The .ciyn War" and the
dates. 1851 1885, ia a circle composed of
branch OF oak and branch of laurel.
INDIAN WARS
Obverse-An Indian in bonnet brandishing
spear and mounted on a pony In circle composed
heads arranged like laurel wreath either
side Of a buffalo skull.
Reversal military trophy with the name OF
Indian campaign, in circle composed of the words
United States Army and thirteen stars.
MERIT.
obverse-Eagle in circle composed of the words
''Vrtutis ct Audaciae Monumentum ct Praemiun. "
Reverse-The words For Merit surrounded by
laurel wreath In circle composed OF the words
United states Army" and thirteen stars.
SPANISH WAR.
obverse-A conventionallzed MORO in a circle
composed Of the words War With Spain and
conventionslized branch OF the tobacco plant and
sta sss 81 sugar cane on either side with the date
Reyerse-A military trophy above the word
cirIle composed Of the words United States
Army and thirteen stars.
PHILIPPINE EsURREcTIoN,s
se-Conventionalzed cocoanut palm tree,
Lamp of Enlightenment the left. In u circle
composed of the words philippine Instruction -
and the dates "ls99-i904'
Reversal military trophy above the wore Gu
zon" "Mipdanao'' or other designation OF a cam
paign IL the islands. In a circle composed Of the
words United States Army" and thirteen stars.
CHINA RELIuF EXPEDITION
obverse-The imperial Chinese fve-toed dragon
in a circle composed Of the words China Relief
Reversal military trophy above the words 'Pe-
king -Tientsin" other designation of the cam
paign, in circle composed OF the words United
States Army and thirteen stars.
The military trophy adopted for the re-
verse consists OF an eagle perched on a can
non, with five standards significant of the
five great campaigns in which the United
States army has been engaged an Indian
spear, shield and CULVER. Filipino bolo and
a Malay kriss The MORO selected for the
design on the Spanish war medal is In
tended to be characteristic of Cuba rather
than Spain.
The eagle on the Merit medal is taken
from the famous marble Roman eagle In
the possession OF Lord Wemys formerly
Lord Elcho, well known for his great inter-
est In the British volunteers.
The civil war-Blue ground with stripes of white
and red on either side.
Indian wsrs-yermiilion ground with narrow edge
Merit-Red ground with stripes Of blue and white
either side.
war with Spain-Yeliow ground with red stripes
on either side and narrow edge of dark blue.
Philippine fnsurrection-fsreen ground with stripes
OF light blue and dark blue on either side.