Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14

/ militia is called into actual service OF
either the state or national government.
| even these civic societies are not permit
| ted to wear uniforms resembling those OF
| the army. The ACCESSIBILITY Of urging the
| adoption of a similar law in the Dis
| trict is being discussed by National Guard
| officers.
! The following men have been honorably
| discharged from the National Guard of
| the District: Corp. Luther s. Daggett
and Private Edgar p. Alexander. Com
pany ID. LIST Infantry; Private James o.
Scott Company !. 1st Infantry: Private
r. w. Taylor, band, 1st Infantry, and
Privates John Boyle. Herbert A Bird
gett. Randall G: Herman, John W. ]. Nc
Fadden and Clarence F. Perkins Com
pany c. I'd Infantry.
Three forms of discharges have been
adopted at District militia headquarters
and the blanks, now in the hands of the
printers. Will be delivered to the COM
pany commanders i'm few days. The
straight honorable discharge will give
the character and a detailed account OF
| the service of the guardsman and will be
practically the same form a. that used in
the regular army. 1t is thought that the
possessor of this discharge from the Ma
tional Guard will find II valuable as
| recommendatin ton in civil life. as is the
case with the discharges given in the
regular service.
There is also a discharge without
honor" which corresponds to what was
known as the 'bob-tail'' under the old
laws. This form of separation from the
service prevents re-enistment, except by
special authority from militia headquar-
tiers. This authority will, as A rule. be
given only upon the recommendation of
the company or separate organization
commander from whose command the
guardsman was originally discharged.
The dishonorable discharge will be
given Only as the result of q sentence of
court-martial. or for conviction of a
felony i'm civil court, or upon discovery
of re-enlistment after a previous dis
honorable discharge. These various kinds
of discharges were provided for by the
new law. but. they will have been put
into practical application by the distribu-
ton of the blank forms to the company
commanders.
Mai Alfred p Robbins. quartcrmaster,
" G.. u. c., has sent to many company
and separate organization commanders
circular calling attention To a former
communication directing them and the
battalion and regmentaI quartermasters
to send in not later than November
acquisitions covering supplies of all kinds
required for use during the next six
months.
"A few officers only, have complied
I'm order to be fully equipped with
field uniform and other field equipment,
in anticipation of the annual inspection
and muster, and the annual encampment
of 1910, all property officers should pre-
pare acquisitions for the necessary quar-
termaster, ordnace, medical and signal
property in such quantities as. when
added to the supply of serviceable arti-
cles now on hand, will meet the demands
not only of the present actual enlisted
strength. but the prospective strength.
mot exceeding 20 per cent?, of their
commands.
THE sizes of clothing required must
be stated in the requisition. which will
be prepared in duplicate; labeled six
months supply and sent to this Office
not later than Friday. the 2Gth instant.
acquisitions for blue and other equip
ment applicable to the winters indoor
work should be sent to this Office at
once"
Blank returns for quartermaster and
ordnance property have been sent out
by Maj Robbins and Maj. Riggs, and
those officers of the guard who are per-
sonally charged with property are busy
going over their stores before making
their annual accounting. The returns for
all property of the guard will be made
out up to November 80.