Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

the season next Wednesday evening with
the Georgetown University team in the
gymnasium at the university. Capt. Ed
wards has assembled fine quint and
states that he has great hopes of defeat
ing the Georgetown boys. The team will
go to Baltimore next Saturday night to
play the Belvedere team of that city.
Regulations of the War Department
governing the organized militia, have been
amended So as to provide that when any
portion of the organized militia of any
state, territory or the District of Column
bia participates in any encampment, ma
neuverS, and field instruction of any
sort of the regular army, they may after
being duly mustered by an officer of the
regular army. be paid at any time after
such muster for the period from the date
of leaving the home rendezvous to date
of return thereto as determined in adj
vance, both dates inclusive. and such pay
ments, if otherwise correct, shall pass
to the credit of the paymaster making
the same.
The officer of the regular army who
makes the muster prescribed herein will,
in connection Herewith, make careful
inspection of the personnel and report
specifically as to whether the troops are
by training, discipline, armament, uni
form and equipment prepared for active
spectS they are deficient. The muster
rolls will have entered opposite the name
of each enlisted man the date of his en-
liStment and no enlisted man Will be
mustered for pay who has not been bona
fide member of the organization for at
least six months prior to the date of the
encampment, maneuverS or exercises, or
has not had equivalent service in the
army, Marine Corps or organized militia
of the United States. or who has not been
md nj tinnal ipctitllfinn a
which military instruction is given, and
who has not received the elementary in
struction of recruits prescribed as requis-
lite by the War Department
The muster and inspection prescribed
herein will be made as near as practicable
at the close of the joint encampment, ma
neuverS or exercises, and at a time that
will interfere as little as possible with
the execution of the program of instruc-
ton.
The annual inspection Of the 4th Mary
land Regiment was made in Baltimore
last Tuesday evening by Col. Charles F.
Macklin, the commander. as a prelimi-
nary to the state and United States in
spections, which will soon be in order. In
connection with the assembly the officers
and men who qualified on the Maryland
range were presented with the regimental
buttons. Out of 619 men, $50 qualified
this year Capt. A. G. Burlington was
awarded the National Rifle Association
medal, having scored IA out of a possible
70.
The gunners of the Maryland Naval
Reserves made the best record in the
competition of the several militia organ
izations engaged in the maneuvers in
Chesapeake bay last August between the
reserves and the regulars of the torpedo
craft. The District of Columbia gun
ners took second place. Four states of the
middle Atlantic coast and the Naval Bat
talon of the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia participated.
The records just made public by the
NAVY Department show the following
Maryland, 1872; District of Columbia.
639: Pennsylvania, 80; New Jersey, 80:
North Carolina. A.
Not only did the Maryland reserves win
highest place collectively, but the best
shooting individually made by mem
bers of the Maryland team. Goodwin of
that team scored six hits for a percent
age of 100.
A circular has been issued by District
militia headquarters announcing that
dress coats waist belts (fair leather), and
cartridge boxes fair leather are ready
for free issue to the brigade
Property officers. whose bonds are on
file at headquarters are to prepare and
forward acquisitions at once to the heads
of the proper supply departments for the
property mentioned, based on the present
enlisted strength of their company
staff organizations, ReQuiSitionS will not