Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

! mander of the 1st Separate Battalion are
to have charge of the preparation of
monthly schedules of drills and practical
work for their commands. which sched-
ules shall conform to the provisions of
this order. and shall be submitted to
Guard headquarters for approval not later
than the 10Th of the previous monln.
The use of the drill hall, Center Mar
ket Armory, is assigned to organizations
as follows: Monday. I'd Battalion, I'd
Regiment, and Companies D and E, LIST
Regiment; Tuesday, list Battalion. I'd Reg
iment. and Company A. LIST Regiment;
Wednesday,. Sd Battalion, I'd Regiment,
and Company B, list Regiment; Thurs
day I'd Battalion, 1st Regiment, and Am
bulance Corps and Company c, list Regi-
ment; Friday, Sd Battalion. 1st Regiment.
Signal Corps. and LIST Battery, Field Ar
tillery. for foot movements.
The commanding officer of the battalion
using the hall shall have general super
vision of the same for the time being. He
will specify the uniform to be worn and
| will be held responsible for proper decor
| UNI and the execution of orders. He will
certify over his signature on the blank
furnished. to the strength present of all
organizations using the drill hall the even
Ing he is in charge. Commissioned officers
absent will be SO reported by name. First
call for drill. pm: assembly. SID re-
CALL 9:4o. Assemblies of companies and
larger units shall be in the armory or on
the street. not in company rooms.
There shall be no deviation from the
military dress prescribed for each assem-
bly, of the drill season. except in case of
recruits to whom uniform clothing has
not been issued. No officer or enlisted
man shall be marked present at any
drill, ceremony other fornfa ton unless
he is in his proper place. wearing the
uniform prescribed. for more than half
the time devoted by his organization to
that particular duty.
The season Of theoretical instruction is
divided into two periods The course for
the first period which terminates Decem-
Der II. 1908, will embrace the infantry
drill regulations to paragraph PAL, and
firing regulations for small arms. part g.
chapters 1, and 3. paragraphs A to So
inclusive, regulations for the organized
militia. For commissioned officers the
manual of guard duty in addition thereto
The major of each battalion is the in
structor of the officers of his battalion
He will prescribe the lessons in conform
lty with this order and hear the recita-
tons. The sessions of the school for the
officers Of a battalion will be the first
and third drill nights of each month,
commencing with November.
Responsibility for the instruction of
non-commiSSiOned officers rests with com
pany commanders. Schools for non-com-
mlSsloned officers and selected privates
shall be established in each company
The company commanders will prescribe
ShV iOcSoHS III toilioIlil Will his OTQer
and hear the recitations. The sessions OF
school for company will be the second
and fourth drill nights of each month,
commencing with November. The reg-
mental and battalion commanders shall
exercise personal supervision of the theo-
retlcal and practical work of their COM
mands and will be held responsible for
the carrying out of the provisions of this
order. They are authorized to consolidate
the schools of their commands if by so
doing they can promote efficiency.
The commanding officer LIST Battalion,
LIST Regiment, and LIST Separate Battalion
Will designate the two evenings of each
month for the sessions of school for Of
fcers. communicating their designations
to this office. Officers absent from ses-
sion OF school will be reported by
name to headquarters by the officer in
charge of the school. The commanding
officer 1st Battery. Field Artillery, will or
ganize schools for the officers and nom
commissioned officers and selected prf-
Yates of his command. The scope of the
instruction will be communicated to him.
Regfmental and battalion hospital stew
ards will report the first Thursday In
November to First Lieut.. Warren d.
Fales, Ambulance Corps, for the purpose
of taking the course with that corps
Sessions of school shall Immediately fol-
low the practical work of the evening
An evening in which session of school is