Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-09
assumption, of drills last week,
after the holiday season. was
marked by a large attendance in
most of the organiza tons of the
Nat innal Guard and nv an in

National Guard and by an in
crease in enlistments. Preparations for
the annual inspections, which will be held
next March. have begun in earnest. and
not the least of the work is the effort on
the part of company commanders and
others to enlist their commands UP to the
strength required by the new law. The
fact that men who enlist after February
I will not receive pay from the national
government at the next joint exercises of
the regular forces. and the National
Guard, because of the new equation re-
quiring all men mustered auring these
exercises to have had six months pre-
vious service to be entitled to pay, has
led many of the officers to make special
efforts to get recruits during the present
month.
Gen. Harries accompanied by Majs.
c. Fred Cook. Alfred P. Robbins, Will
liam S. Hodges and Leroy w. Heron
will review the lst Infantry at the Cen
ter Market Armory Thursday evening.
The regimental parade will be preceded
! by guard mount at S:15 O'Clock by Com
pany X, with Capt. William r. McCath-
rem officer of the day. and First Lieut..
r. E. Meyer officer of the guard. Dur
be presented to those members of the
regiment entitled to them. After the
parade there will be dancing. Many
friends of members of the regiment are
expected to witness the parade and at
tend the dance.
The Officers Association of the lst In
fantry will meet Tuesday evening at
lregmental headquarters, when the cleo
ton of officers will take place. 1t has
been suggested by members of the as
ISOLATION that the officers give a dance
| i'm the near future at the National Rifles
Armory. The subject will be discussed
and decision arrived at Tuesday even
Il ing.
| The brigade board of examination is
continuing its work of examining candi
dates from promotion or commissions
during the week. Tuesday evening
the practical examination of candidates
from the I'd Infantry will be held at the
Center Market Armory. Wednesday the
| candidates from the LIST Separate Bat
talon will be given a practical eXami-
nation at their armory.
| There have been several changes in the
assignment to duty of officers Of the LIST
Infantry during last week. Capt. +. d.
Turnure has been assigned to Company l.,
| LIST Infantry; First Lieut.. S. +. Brown to
| Company l. and First Lieut.. r. E. Meyer
Mattocks of Company has been as
| signed to duty as battalion quartermas-
| ter and commissary OF the I'd Battalion.
| LIST Infantry Sergt. Maj. Frank Lock-
head has been appointed second lieuten-
ant and assigned to duty as quartermas-
ter of the Sd Battalion. First Lieut.. D.
b. Miller and Second Lieut.. Evan w.
Estep. LIST Infantry. have resigned
Lieut.. Col. James E. Bell. n. G. d. c..
retired. has been detailed for active duty
from January l to June 30. and assigned
| to duty as acting inspector of small arms
practice of the local troops
Preliminary preparations for the next
annual field exercises have already been
started by the War Department. 1t has
not yet been decided where the District
troops will go; but it is certain that they
| will be in camp with troops from the reg
ular army.
The following circular letter has been
sent from the division of militia affairs
of the War Department to the adjutant
general District Of Columbia militia re-
auesting preliminary information as 10
the number of District troops likely to at
tend the next annual encampment and
other details. Blank spaces have been
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