Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28

will gain the desired information or OBJ
ject, and will come back with MS COM
malld IN the best possible condition COM
menSurate with the hardships undergone
with this understanding of the profess
sional aim of the up-to-date National
Guard officer it can be seen that ii is NOT
an easy matter to he styled ny those ex-
pert In the profession of arms Il good
officer"
AS a matter Of fact, a military com
mand reflects either the ability or in
ability of its officers: that is to say. poor
officers cannot make good command
and, on the other hand good officers viii
make the very best poss bile soldiers with
the material available
Il do not wish you to understand. how
ever" the officer continued that the
brigade board expects as much knowI-
edge from the National Guard officer as,
would be expected from the regular Off
Ger. who makes the military profession
his business.
THE brigade board now gives as a part
of the theoretical examination. a few
questions on current subjects OF the dav.
which every man Of intelligence would lie
expected to know. to see if the applicant
has the intellectual foundation upon whic'l
to build the military knowledge. Tho
board expects the officer To learn as much
he in order that in case of hostfl-
tiles, the National Guard and the regular
army can work side by side as the pres
ent law directs. the officers Of one having
the same working knowledge as the OIL
GERS of the other.
There seems to be an impression ON tire
part Of the enlisted men who are takill-r
the examination for the first time that the
officers of the board are there for Tho
purpose of throwing them down., as they
expressed it. There have been numerous
occasions when enlisted men have been
SO nervous before the board that they
We're not able to do themselves credit.
Yet many times officers of the board,
when they see-that the applicant knows
the answer to the question, but is unable
to give it through nervousness. start him
on the right path by hint or suggestion.
The board is there simply to find out
what the man knows. and is absolutely
impartial to every one
Company NJ. 1st Infantry. will hold
its first ball at National Rifles Armorv
Monday evening, December G. The mem
bers of the command have been busy
for the last month making preparations.
and all arrangements have now been
completed by the executive committed
having the matter in charge. Ii is IL
be military ball. and it is expected
that every organization in the brigade
will he represented.
The committees are: Executive. Capt.
William J. Bowman. chairman; First
Sergt. NJ; W. Willoughby, Corp, +, {.
ton. Lieut. ]. e. Bean. chairman O II.
Sergt. J. ID. Renfrow. Seret NJ r. ku-
BATE; floor, Sergt. W. Walters. Corp.
Gray. Corp Bell and Musician Evans.
Company NJ was organized in jan
uary. 1906. by Capt. Leonard ii Johnson.
who is now in charge of the Signal
Corps company as second lieutenant.
The officers of the company are: Cap
tain, w. ]. Bowman: first lieutenant
John L. Bean. and second lieutenant.
Evan w. Estep. All of the officers
have been members of the company
since its organization.
Second Lieut.. Oliver G. Terry has
been promoted to first lieutenant but
has not yet been assigned to a com
pany. Sergt. Herbert j. Bryson of tho
Hospital Corps has been appointed 4
first lieutenant in the Medical Corps
DR. Virgil Il. Jackson has been appoint
ed first lieutenant in the Medical
Corps. The resignation Of Capt. john
B. Coffman has been accepted In take
effect November "A.