Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-28
evening on which their commands ar
scheduled to drill


Special orders have been issued from
District Militia headquarters for the band
of the I'd Infantry to parade twenty
men on Tuesday evening. at o'clock to
be present at the regimentaI parade OF
the I'd Infantry, under Col. SimmS
The following men have been honorably
discharged from the National Guard OF
the District: Private Howard 5. Broush-
ton. Company A. LIST Separate Battalion,
Ma ch .niStS Mate Second Class Robert W.
Swain and Apprentice Seaman Frank
Donohue, 18th Division Naval Battalion.
and Apprentice Seaman j. Il. White, sd
DIVISION Naval Battalion.
Maj. Robbins of the guartermaster
department is about to send another com
muniCatiOn to those company commanders
who have failed to send in their reuuis-
tons for Guartermaster supplies nece SaIE
to equip their commands tor the annual
| inspection next spring. He says that II
/ * absolutely essential that these requ!si-
lions. giving the sizes of hats, shoes and
uniforms required. should be sent in at
| once, SO that there Will be plenty OF
| time to equip the brigade thoroughly, both
| for the inspection and the next annual
encampment. At present only ten com
pany commanders have sent In their re
quiSitionS, and those who have failed to
do SO are running 4 risk of not having
/
equipped when the time arrives for the
inspection ny the officers Of the War De
partment. held each year.
Twelve enlisted men of the brigade. an
l.licantS for commissions as second lteu-
tenants. were given their practical eN-
animation Wednesday or Friday evenings
at the Center Market. armory by mem
bers of the brigade board of eXamina
ton. Each candidate drilled one of the
companies, before committee of three
members Of the board, who will report
on his efficiency to the full hoard.
The members of the brigade board of ex
animation are Col Charles III. Ourand LIST
Infantry. president: Col. -. r. Sinms, ~
| Infantry: Lieut.. Col. w. +. Harvey, ID In
fantry; Lieut.. Col. G.. B. Young, 1st In
fantry: Maj. Anton Stephan. I'd Infantry;
Maj. Joseph F. Hodgson. LIST Infantry;
Maj. WaRach a. McCathran, 1st Infantry;
| Capt. Charles J. Fox, lst Battery, Field
Artillery; Capt. harry Foope. lst Reg-
ment. recorder. and First Lieut. Leroy
| w. Heron. ordnance department. ad-dc-
camp The medical officers Maj. r
a. Foster Capt. Charles X. Luce and
Capt Adolph y. Bennett ir., all of the
Medical Corps.
| The brigade board of examination OF
The National Guard of the District consists
of officers, who are appointed by the COM
manding general to pass upon the pllysi-
ca, moral, mental and professional fit
ness of candidates 70, commissions or
for promotion among the commissioned
personnel of the brigade. The laws and
regulations governing the National Guard
provide that no enlisted man shall receive
a commission or any officer receive a pro-
motion until he has passed suitable
physical, practical and theoretical exam
nation.
the recent reorganization Of the Ma
tiona. Guard caused q great many changes
in the commissioned personnel Several
officers were retired by the operation of
the law because they had reached the age
limit. Some were retired because of
physical untitnesS. discovered by the
physical examination to which all officers
of the guard were recently subjected.