Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05

and every man able to distinguish the
dots and dashes making up his name an
swered Here
AS many of the signal corps men are
amateur or professional telegraphers,
names of those who could not respond
were afterward called out by voice.
The company continued it's drills with
the acetylene lamps and with the hello
graphs in the drill hall at the Center
Market armory. At the next meeting Of
the non-commissioned officers Of the
signal corps company. sergt r. w:
Barker will read a paper on Induction
by order of Lieut.. johnson.
Members Of Company I. list Infantry.
are awaiting with interest their first an
nual ball. which will be held tomorrow
evening at the National Rifles Armory
An elaborate program has been selected,
which it is thought will be kept as a
souvenir by those who attend the dance A
patriotic design, In several colors. has
been embossed on the cover, and special at
tention has been given by those in charge
of the dances selected. large attend
ance Of guardsmen and their friends is
expected.
The National Naval Militia Association
will meet in the rooms Of the Washing
ton Chamber OF Commerce next Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock. All states having
naval militia have been requested to be
represented by commissioned offers from
such service and, when possible, by the
lNon f0 y,6i ND nf q ~
as can attend. All commissioned naval
militia officers who can visit Washington
are also invited.
The adjutant general of any state
whether with or without a naval militia,
will be welcomed, and 1t is thought that
those without a naval militia will have
a special opportunity to become familiar
with the workings Of this branch Of the
service.
States finding 1t impossible to have a
delegate In attendance have been urged
to appoint a proxy delegate from some
other state or a former or present ma
val militia officer resident In Washing
ton. Important measures are to come
up at the meeting and 1t Is hoped that
no naval state militia will be unrepre-
scented.
All members present will have the
| right to vote for officers. except the naval
| militia general board and association Sec
| rotary, and on all general measures. On
division, on close issues, the vote by
states is occasionally resorted to. The
pointed by the President. All officers are
| elected annually.
| At the session the bill to be presented
before Congress to make the naval mill
| tia come under the benefits OF the Dick
! bill OF a similar law will be drawn up.
| This bill has had the careful considera-
ton Of the naval militia general board, and
| has been carefully revised by the United
States Navy general board, with Admiral
| Dewey at It's head. 1t Is Thought the
bill as a whole will carry such strength
| that It's passage at this session OF Con-
| gress will be assured. The main concern
of the delegates will be, 1t Is said. not to
| waste time in needless discussion of its
provisos, but to outline plans for ag-
gressive action whereby the greatest
pressure can be brought to bear upon
the senators and representatives in Con-
gress to get them to take up the bill and
| push it through committees to final bal
| lot
The opening address to the association
! will be by the Secretary of the Navy. H.
| and Scope" will be the subject of an adj
dress by Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
| Beekman Winthrop.
Representative George Edmund Foss
of Illinois. chairman Of the House COM
| mittee on naval affairs, will speak on
| naval militia legislation.
|
! In conformity to the custom of
the association, the delegates in at
tendance will pay an official call
upon President Taft, as comman-
| der-in-chief Of the United States
Navy, Thursday afternoon. Friday an
| official visit will be made to the United
| States Naval Academy at annapolis.
The trip will be made by electric car
from Washington direct to Academy
! grounds. A banquet will be held Friday
: evening after the return from Annapolis.
| Lieut.. j. d. Carmody, n. M, u. c., will
act as the representative from Wash
! ington city, and will extend any informa-
ton about the city, it's hotels and naval
| militia matters generally that may be
| desired by the visiting delegates.
| The officers Of the association are:
President, Capt. Warren F. Purdy, n. M.
! H.. commanding Illinois naval reserve;
Du Bos N NJ, S. c., commanding South
| Carolina naval militia; treasurer Com
mander Frank S. Cornwell. N. NJ, Conn.
commanding naval battalion, Connec-
cut National Guard. and secretary.
Lieut. Frank Van Week. N. NJ. Md.
chief engineer naval militia Of Mary
| land.
| According to q recent decision of the
\ division OF militia anairS or the War De-
partment, officers of the organized militia
while engaged in field service for instruc-
ton are entitled TO the same pay as Off
GERS of corresponding grades of the regu-
| lar army from the time they start from
their home rendezvous to the date Of their
return thereto, payment for this service
to be made from funds appropriated by
Congress for the support OF the militia.
| There Is no provision of law forbidding
payments being made from state funds
to officers Of the regular army detailed
for duty with the organized militia,
| whether as additional compensation or in
| liquidation of expenses incurred by them
in the performance Of their duties with
the state troops. but this is a matter for
determination by the military authorities
| of the state.
| There is no provision of federal law
which would prohibit the enlistment OF
colored cooks. teamsters and farriers in
| the organized militia, and 1t Is considered
| that the determination Of the question Is
| for the state authorities.