Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19

| or has not had equivalent service In the
| Army, Marine Corps or organized militia
of the United States or who has not been
a student at an educational institution at
which military instruction is given. and
who has not received the elementary IN
| struction of recruits prescribed as requl-
site by the War Department.
THE muster and inspection prescribed
! herein will be made as near as practlcaDie
at the close of the joint encampment, ma.
neuvers or exercises and at a time tnat
will interfere as little as possible with the
execution Of the program of instruction.
X
| 1t is not yet known whether the field
exercises of the local troops for the year
| 1910 will be combined exercises with the
| regular army or separate exercises.
II combined exercises are held the reg
| ulation provides that no enlisted man
| shall be mustered for pay who has not
| had six months service at the time OF the
| field exercises; the regulation does not
| forbid an enlisted man of less than SIX
| months service from attending the neid
exercises but 1t does forbid his pay
ment
| The War Department believes that the
! limited time of the combined field ex-
| ercises should not be wasted IN giving
recruit instruction, which could much
door drills. and that an enlisted man is
not fit to take part in combined field ex-
| ercises unless he has had at least six
months instruction
the past says the order, Ito recruit up
the companies just before the annual en-
campment and to take a number Of green
men to camp, and this results in these
| men not having properly fitted equip
ments, clothing, Shoes etc; in their not
being properly instructed in their duties,
and in wasting time Of officers and non
commissioned officers Yin giving recruit
instruction when their time Is needed for
other advanced instruction
Every effort should be made by every
officer and enlisted man of this command
to recruit up his command to the pre-
scribed minimum strength before Febru-
airy 1. SO that recruits will have six
months service by August L.
During the month Immediately preced-
ing field exercises of 1910 re-enlistments
will be permitted, but no enlistments Will
be made except by special permission In
each individual case from District Of CO.
| lumbia Militia headquarters; and no req
uisitions for equipment or supplies Will
be honored except for such articles as
| had not been furnished to the militia
| prior to that time.
Recruits and enlisted men not prop
| erly instructed in schools of the soldier
and squad in close and extended order
| and in manual of guard duty relating
| to duties of sentinel will drill In the
| recruit squad of their battalions under
supervision of the battalion adjutant I'M
| til examined by the permanent battalion
commander, who, when he considers them
properly instructed, will order them to
| their companies for duty. giving their
names to the company commander and
also to the battalion adjutant. This re-
Tor drill fC MT tn
the company commander Of recruit In
struction, so that he will have more time
for other company duties.
Officers and enlisted men who work at
night and cannot attend night drills Will
drill at Center Market Armory drill hall
the afternoon Of their regular drill day
for one and one-haf hours. between
and PM; their attendance or absence
manders at the evening drill Of their
company. If q man cannot drill the
afternoon Of his regular drill day. but
can drill another afternoon, arrange
commander and with Sergts. Berney and
Bessmer for drill the latter afternoon.
The senior officer present at afternoon
drills will be in charge. and will have the
assistance Of sergts. Berney and Bess
mer; If no officer Is present Sergt. Berney
or Sergt. Bessmer will be in charge.
The commanding officer First Separate
Battalion will designate one day for after
noon drills. between and pm. of such
as work at night and cannot drill at
night; will report the day to D. c. Mill
tia headquarters, when arrangements will
be made to have an instructor at First
Separate Battalion Armory for such drill.
The course for the second period of
| the practical work in the armories and on
the streets will include Infantry Drill
Regulations, paragraphs l to 400. 49, to
46s. 474 to 40, 1876 to 1913, and 5O7 to
FL Syro
1904. Part III. Chapters I, II and w;
| Manual Of Guard Duty. Advance and
Rear Guards, Outposts, pitching shelter
| tents.
When weather permits outdoor work,
special attention will be extended order
work.
/ Frequent extended order drills by bat
| talon and regiment will be held on the
White Lot and Monument grounds when
weather is suitable and the necessary per-
| mission has been obtained for use Of such
grounds
It is desired by the District Militia
headquarters that each battalion have
some practice marches before the annual
| field exercises.
The regimental commanders and the
| commanders of separate organizations are
charged with the preparation of monthly
schedules of drills and practical work
for their commands, which shall be SUBJ
| m1tted to District of Columbia headquar-
! tiers for approval not later than the 25th
The courseHor second period Of theoret-
| ical instruction January 3 to March 81,
1910 for infantry officers will be Mill
tary Map Reading" by Capt. C. o. Sher-
Till. United States Engineer Corps, and
pages q to 100 Field Service Regula-
. tions, 1906" or such parts of above as
have not already been covered this year;
n TNoc
try Patrol, No. 3. Outpost-Infantry, No.
8. An Advance Guard, Infantry, No. Z.
A Rear Guard. Infantry; summary court
procedure in Manual of Courts-Martial
(by Lecturer; Manual Guard Duty
The course of theoretical instruction for
lnon-cOmmissioned officers and selected
privates of infantry on the second and
fourth drill nights Of each month, for the
second period from January 3 to March
81. will include Infantry Drill Regula-
lions, beginning to paragraph 100 Of not
| already covered this year,; paragraphs
161 to 241: duties of guides in battalion
drill: manual guard duty; and certain
parts Of instruction circular No. l. divi-
sion OF militia affairs. War Department
1909, which will be announced later by
District of Columbia headquarters
The commanding officers 1st Battery
Field Artillery and Signal Corps Company
will submit their programs of theoretical
instruction for officers and non-commis-
stoned officers schools to militia head
airy 1. and the commanding officer Am
bulance Company to Lieut. Col. Luther
III. Reichelderfer, Medical Corps, on or
before the same date