Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

the militia OF the District OF Columbia
was introduced in the House last Thurs
day by Representative Ames and will be
introduced in the upper branch CT the
national legislature by Senator Warren.
In the House it was referred to the COM
mittee on militia.
In addition to the provisions heretofore
published in The Star the bill provides
that the pay department shall consist of
one paymaster, with rank of major, and
one paymaster with rank Of captain. The
Corps of Engineers is to consist Of one
chief of engineers. with the rank Of major:
one captain one first lieutenant. one second
lieutenant and a minimum enlisted
strength Of one first sergeant. one quar-
termaster sergeant four sergeants. six
corporals, two cooks, two musicians,
twenty-one privates. first class. and
twenty-one privates, second class.
The commanding general Is authorized
by the bill to organize from the members
Of the Corps of engineers an engineer
company.
The ordnance department, It is ex-
planned shall consist of one chief OF
ordnance. with the rank of major; two
ordnance sergeant
The Signal Corps shall consist Of one
chief signal officer, with the rank Of
major; one captain, two first lieutenants,
ter signal electrician. five sergeants. first
class: FIVE sergeants, ten corporals. two
cooks. eighteen privates. first class, and
eighteen privates. The commanding gen.
eral is authorized to organize from TIL
members of the Signal Corps a company
OF the signal corps.
Company NJ. LIST Regiment, gave a
smoker last Thursday evening. The mu-
steal program was elaborate, including
songs by Trumpeter Bowering of Troop
H. 18th United States Cavalry. Music
was supplied by Sergt. Reynolds and Mr..
Heidenheimer. Refreshments were served.
the commissary arrangements being SUI
pervised by Sergt. Forester. Tobacco
and pipes were supplied to all present.
Company M turned out almost full
company for the competitive drill Fdi-
day
Meetings of the officers and "non-coms"
will be held at the company quarters
each Friday evening this month, at which
the program of work will be discussed.
Capt. Forsythe Is determined to make his
company second to none among the trig
ger pullers, in which determination he
will be ably supported by his mon
CONS" most Of whom have ambition to
go next year to Camp Perry or, at least
to Sea Clint Theory will be studied and
discussed at the meetings, in order that
instruct the men in their respective
squads while on the rifle range. Most Of
the "non-coms' made expert" while on
the range last season, and 1t Is confidently
expected that half the company will do
the same the coming season.
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The q. s. 8. Oneida. the smaller Of the
training ships of the Naval Battalion,
has been removed from her berth in the
dock adjoining the Naval Battalion pier
and is now alongside the Puritan. between
the big ship and the shore. In this berth
the little craft Is protected from ice and
the storms of winter by the big warship
She will remain alongside the Puritan I'M
til spring. The yacht for the past two or
three winters has laid up alongside the
monitor as soon as her work for the fall
was over. and while there has been given
general cleaning and overhauling.
Both ships have frequent visitors, as
the Puritan by a wa,kway built on piles
protecting pipe line running out into the
river and floats between the walkway
and the ship.
There were several absentees when the
battery met at it's stable last Friday
Sergt. Long borrowed some wood and
thawed out the batterymen who had ar
rived. The only government fuel owned
by the battery Is said to be 200 pounds
of powder and fifty rounds of SHE'LL It
was proposed to put this In the stove, but
Long said It would be construed as q
waste of government property and might
cause some apprehension in the neigh
borhood.
When the non-commissioned officers and
the private "fell in." Sergt McDermott
said: ITO the right take intervals,