Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01

"a yesterday at militia headquar-
~ tiers from the company and sep
Il arate organization commanders.
15Jo National Guard officers and
men from the District will participate in
the coming field maneuvers in Ma ssa-
chusetts This number exceeds that OF
previous annual encampments by several
hundreds, and is regarded by officers of
the local brigade as the most positive
indication that there is a tremendous
boom in the organized militia OF the
District.
Enlistments continue to come in at the
rate of forty or fifty a week, and those
now being enlisted are all men who
have had previous service in the Army.
Navy, Marine Corps or National Guard
of the District or some state The chang
ed status OF the local National Guard
is attracting these more experienced
men, and officers say that ii is adding
materially to the military efficiency of
the commands.
Maj Alfred p. Robbins acting quarter
master general. yesterday issued a cir
cular setting forth in detail the arrange
ments for equipping the brigade.
In addition to the prescribed uniform,
one khaki coat and one extra pair OF
khaki breeches will be provided for each
enlisted man.
The khaki coat and extra breeches will
each be tagged with the name OF the
soldier and packed in boxes, which will
be in readiness for hauling at . o'clock
p. m. August H. Boxes and tags will be
issued to company commanders and to
regimental and separate battalion quar-
termasters upon application to the super
intendent of the armory. Property off,
GERS will cause the boxes to be marked
with regimental, battalion or company
designation, the name of the transport to
which assigned and the words Baggage
Room
Boxes of the 1st Battery will be sent TO
the transport Summer. The coats and
breaches will not be removed from trans
ports except by orders from headquar-
ters.
The white cheyron worn on khaki coats
will be exchanged for the khaki.
Olive drab chevrons for olive drab
shirts will be issued upon requisition.
The bronze collar ornaments for khaki
coats and for olive drab shirts for en-
listed men will be issued to property Of
ficers upon requisitiOn.
Company commanders will draw one
coat. canvas fatigue and one pair trou-
sers. canvas fatigue, for each enlisted
cook.
Horse hire for the LIST Battery and the
Signal Corps will be contracted for by
the respective commanding officers: that
for the infantry regiments by the regi-
mental quartermasters, and that for the
list Separate Battalion by the battalion
quartermaster
The horses to be contracted for are
allotted as follows: To brigade head
quarters saddle for army officers de-
tailed az instructors. ) saddle for order
lies. s draft for two signal wagons. To
each regiment-2 draft for gatling gun,
saddle for Hospital Corps men. l sad
die for the non-commissioned officer in
charge of gatling gun and l saddle for
rate Battalion saddle for the command
ing officers orderly. l saddle for Hos
pital Corps man. To the 1st Field Bat
tery-26 saddle and "a draft
Mounted officers will each be allowed
one mount and will procure it in open
market. Headquarters will allow So per
day for each horse hired.
Gunny sacks for horse equipments and
linen tags for marking the sacks will be
issued to mounted officers upon request
each officer will take his saddle equip
ments with him on the transport.
Special orders were issued from militia
headquarters Yesterday disbanding the
Ambulance Corps n. G., D. c., and max
ing numerous changes and transfers Of
non-commissioned officers The order
provides as follows.
Hospital Steward Frank P. Weller. gen.
eral on-comnissioned staff, District OF
Columbia militia, is transferred to the
Hospital Corps as sergeant.
Sergt. Maj. I-eonidas B. Switzerland and
Stan Sergt. Raymond r. Burrows, general
non-commissioned staff. are appointed
post quartermaster sergeants and will re-
port to Maj. Alfred p. Robbins, acting
quartermaster general, for duty.
Commissary Sergt- Joseph J. Hartnett,
general non-cOmmissioned STAFF, is an
pointed post commissary sergeant and
will report to Maj. Edwin III. Neumeyer.
commissary general, for duty.
Ordnance Sergt. Joseph S. Cornish, gen.
eral non-commissioned staff, is appointed
ordnance sergeant and will report to
Capt Edward F. Riggs. acting chief of
ordnance. for duty.
Staff Sergt. William f. Huntington,
general non-commissioned staff, is trans
ferred to Company B, I'd Infantry, as
private.
ISergt Bugler William Fox, general non
commissioned staff, will be honorablv
discharged on account of disba ndment of
organization.
The general non-commissioned staff Is
disbanded because the act for the organi-
cation of the militia of the District OF