Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21


is at present the brigade board
of examination. 1t has more
than twenty-five applications for
promotions commissions its hands.
and as each candidate has to be given
rigid physical, practical and theoretical
examination before the board reports
UPON his availability as an officer. there
is plenty of work for all concerned. The
officers of the board are giving a great
deal of time to their work, and although
it takes several of their evenings each
week, they are giving their time cheer
fully and all are animated by a desire to
obtain for the guard the best possible Of
ficers from among the enlisted men eligible.
The examinations are broad and compre-
hensve. although the members of the
board take into consideration the fact that
they are dealing with citizen instead of
professional soldiers. They try to find out
what each candidate knows and is capa-
ble of learning, rather than what he
doesn't know. and in passing upon the
availability of a candidate they consider
all qualities essential to the making or
a good soldier and officer.
1t is thought that the brigade board OF
examination will do for the commissioned
personnel of the guard as regards the
efficiency of the officers what the medical
corps, through the adoption of new ana
uniform system of examination. pre-
scribed by the Secretary of War. Will DO
for the enlisted men of the brigade in the
matter of physical qualification. Working
together the brigade board and the medl-
cal corps Will make certain that commas
sions In the guard will be given only to
Intelligent Instructed and capable officers,
and that as recruits only men who have
the physical qualifications necessary for
participating in an actual campaign Will
ovid
at present in the guard will not be sub
jected to examination, either mental OF
physical, until they come up for promouon
or for REIMBURSEMENT.
The following officers and enlisted men
have been ordered to appear before the
medical officers of the brigade board for
examination tomorrow evening: Capt.
Robert Cook. pay department Flrst
Sergt c. l.. Adams. Company q. I'd In
fantry; Sergt. H. a. Wingate. Company
T. ID infantry; Serct. NJ. NJ. Lucas. Com
pany III. I'd Infantry; First Scrgt j. r..
Norris, Company Il, 1st separate Bat
talon: Sergt. j. T.. Slaughter, company
y lst Separate Battalion. First SerSt I.
BurIngsme. Company ID. I'd Infantry:
Sergt Mai. F. Lockhead. Company +, LIST
Infantry; Sergt. G. +. Perkins. Company
e. 2d Infantry: Sergt- H. j. StambauSh'
-
T. L. Jones, list Separate Battalion: Corp
II A. Jackson Company 3, 1st Infantry,
Sergt w \. Hamilton. Company b. LIST
Infantry: Sergt. - \. King. Company Il.
LIST Separate Battalion; Corp. L. V. Barb.
company *, I'd Infantry. and Chief
Watertender r. n. Conwell, Naval Bat
TALON.
The following enlisted men have been
honorablv discharged from the National
Guard OF the District: Sergt Alexander J.
Macarthur, Company K. LIST Infantry: Phi
vate John Kimmell, band. I'd Infantry;
Privates Joseph T. Benham, Thomas A.
Burns George Gardner, James w. Knott.
Frank Mcclure, Edward O'Toole, Everett
y. Permitted, Frederick ". Rider and
Walter Simmons of Company &. 1st In
fautrv: Private Glen Rawley. Company
H. Cd Infantry. and Privates Arthur Il.
White and Claude II. Engie, Company T.,
ID Infantry.
cant John Blake Coffman, commanding
Company /. LIST Infantry. who was ad-
iutant OF the Sd Battalion foT several
years. has rendered his resignation, to
take effect Immediately. Capt. Conmans
FRIENDS in the guard are surprised and
disappointed to hear OF his resignation.
He is giving up his commission in order
To be able to devote more time TO his
profession. The resignation. approved by
tho commanding officer of the LIST Regi-
nent. has been forwarded TO DiStrlct mill
tia headquarters.
The afternoon drills of the infantry reg
irnents were started last Monday for
those members Of the guard who work at
night. The hours are from 1:D to >
o'clock in the afternoon. The men Will
he drilled by the sergeants detailed here
from the regular army. under the direc-
lion OF the senior commissioned officer
present. Those who attend the afternoon
drills will he marked present on the COM
pauy reports made out at the completion
of the evening drill of the organizations
TO which they belong.
Lieut. H. e. Caldwell OF the list Infan-
Try has been assigned TO duty with Com
many u Last Tuesday evening Col.
ourand gave an interesting and instruct
i've lecture to the officers of the list Infan-
trv on military map reading. Col. Ourand
is regarded az an authority on this sub
iect as much of his work III the War
Department consists OF drawing maps
for the use of the War college and other
branches of the army
In order TO facilitate the Keeping OF