Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
and give the enlisted man a character of

good"
The following data not required in the
old discharge blanks is now required In
each of the three discharge blanks name
ly. place of birth. age at enlistment lex
pressed In years and twelfths of year,,
occupation, color of eyes. hair and COM
plexion, and height In feet and inches.
This data should be collected for all men
enlisted SO that 1t will be available before
the time for making out the discharge.
In Military Record on back of Hon
orable Discharge the information under
heads Previous Service and "Non-com-
missioned officer, prior enlistment refers
to service before current enlistment, and
should be made as full as possible: re-
manning heads under Military Record
refer to current enlistment only.
"An honorable discharge with character
of excellent" from the regular army Is
highly priced by any man receiving 1t,
and often aids him In obtaining employ
says the order from District of Columbia
Militia headquarters. "a company COM
mander has great responsibility In CIV
ing the proper character on the honorable
discharged: he should be absolutely impair
tial, should be just to the enlisted man,
and at the same time should be so dis
eliminating that his men Will see that
or they will not receive It,"
\
Maj Robbins, quartermaster OF the bri-
gade, has issued a circular regarding
property records. unserviceable property
and postage allowance. The property book
used by companies for recording issues
of public property to enlisted men will be
abolished January /, and a card index
record will be used Two sets of cards
one of blue and one of buff. with CORE
spending sets of guides, together with a
cloth-covered index box will be issued to
property officers upon application at the
quartermaster's office.
The blue cards will be used for record
ing issues of the dress uniform and equip
ments, and the buff cards for recording
issues of the field service uniform and
equipment. In preparing a card for rec
ord the quantities of the articles issued
will be entered with ink or indelible pen
Gil.
The blue uniform and equipment will be
considered as permanent issue, to be
kept in the locker throughout the year,
while the field service uniform and equip
ment are to be considered tempo
rary issue. to be delivered to the soldier
before the annual spring inspection and to
be withdrawn from him and placed in
company storeroom Immediately after the
annual encampment, provided the COM
pany storage facilities are adequate.
If necessary at any time to make a
change In the soldiers property respon-
sihility by an additional issue or by the
allowance Of a credit for property re-
turned lost or destroyed, a new card will
be made out and substituted for the old
card. which should then be destroyed
The property record will be subject
to inspection by the inspecting officers
and heads of the staff departments
The property book will be dropped, by
certificate. from the return for 1910.
Hereafter unserviceable property will
not be returned to brigade storeroom by
property officers, either for exchange or
10 JocS cihi1tfV without writt n
authority from the heads of the respective
staff departments.
The semi-annual allowance Of postage
to orga MIA tons for official correspond
ence, from and after January L. 1910. will
include stamps of the four-cent. two-cent
and one-cent denominations and postal
cards, to be drawn by property officers
upon reauisition and in such quantities.
within the allowance, as they elect.
The allowance. in money value, Is as
follows: To each regimental headquar-
tiers, SIS; to the headquarters Of the Ma
val Battalion and the headquarters of the
list Separate Battalion. each SO; to each
company battery and naval division. SIP,
to the superintendent of the armory, So.
and to the superintendent Of the rifle
range, 50.
masters office not later than January 10.
The following communication has been
| sent to officers of the guard by Adjt. Gen.
| Smiley:
ION and after Monday, December 6,
| 1909, until further notice. headquarters
will be open the first Monday evening of
each month from to 10 o'clock. The
commanding general and staff will be
present for the purpose Of transacting in
| formally any business or giving any in
| formation that officers may desire. Heads
| of staff departments will be required to
attend, while other officers are invited.
Uniforms are not required"
| Leave Of absence from December 4.
| 1909. until January l, 1910, is granted
| Capt. Reuben r. Duffie. I'd Infantry. .
| The following named enlisted men have
| been honorably discharged from the Ma
tional Guard Of the District Of Columbia:
| Private Joseph L. Durnbaugh and Pri-
waite Frederick Hill. Company A. LIST In
fantry; Private William H.. Pfeiffer. band,
I'd Infantry; Sergt w. Earle Butler. Am
bulance Company. and Private Frank
p. Browning. Company A. I'd Infantry.
| At Friday nights drill of the Signal
Corps an odd procedure in calling the roll
was followed. After the men came to
attention First Sergt. Charles Williams
was ordered by Lieut.. L. II. johnson to
use field telegraph set. sending each
mans name instead of calling It verbally