Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

nandlins the government ration and also
in using to best advantage the portable
stoves or ovens that are furnished them in
the field.
At the cooking school the enlisted men
will also be taught how to bake bread. SO
that the men will have fresh bread in
stead OF hard tack. to which they seem
to object. whenever it is possible to get
flour. Capt. Rooster has consented to
teach the class, and it is believed that
the experiment will prove a great success.
The schooling of cooks will probably be
adopted by the LIST Infantry, and the sep
arate organizations of the guard. as, &C
cording to the regulations now in force
civilian cooks will not be permitted to at
tend the next annual encampment It Is
thought that by eXcusing the enlisted
cooks from the regular drills of the COM
mands a set of men peculiarly fitted for
this work can be obtained They will
have the further fnducement of getting
an opportunity to receive excellent in
struction for nothing. and will receive
extra pay during the encampments.
1t is understood that during the drills
this winter at the Center Market armory
each organization will have to use its
own musicians for blowing the various
calls. In the past a trumpeter has been
hired to report to the armory each night
for his duty.
The officers Of the department Of small
arms practice of the guard are about to
lnaugurate hurry up movement to effect
the qualification of recruits and those who
have not yet fired the requisite scores
on the range. Just three weeks remain
In which the delinquents will have an
opportunity to fire their scores, and the
officers Of the department Of small arms
practice are urging the men to take ad-
vantage of the present good weather con-
ditions. Scores may be fired at any time
during the day. This change In the
schedule was made to accommodate those
who do not find 1t convenient to report
at the range between 1 and 5 o'clock,
which are the scheduled hours for prac-
tice.
General orders from headquarters are
explicit on the subject of the necessity
OF firing the requisite scores. They say
in part:
extend from May 1 to October 81. dur
Ing which period every officer and en-
listed man Of the brigade, excepting chap
lains. officers and enlisted men Of the
Medical Corps. are required to fire the
prescribed score for qualification. The
excepted officers may qualify with the
rifle Or pistol Or BOTH and receive the
insignia due for the grade in which quail
hcation Is made.
"a separate report in every case of
failure to qualify will be required of
each company commander. that the re-
sponsibility for such failures may be To-
Gated"
Lieut.. Col. Bell says that he hopes that
few II any excuses will be required by
company commanders for failure Of the
men to comply with this order.
It Is understood that two days will be
set apart during this month for the bands
and those men in government employ who
have not been to the range to fire their
scores The government employees will
be given service cards for the days spent
on the range. There are at present about
500 men in the brigade who have not
fired their scores.
The National Rife Association Is going
to request Gen. Harries to permit the rifle
range to be used by the high school cadets
and the Rife and Revolver Association of
the District for shooting their yearly
matches.