Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
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A permanent organization of the Dis
trict National Guard Basket Bali League
will be effected at meeting to be held
by representatives of the teams in room
l, Center Market Armory, Friday night.
The six teams that will make up the
league will be drawn from Company G,
1st Infantry: the Capron Cadets Com
pany Fl. 1st Infantry. the Corcoran Ca
diets Company T., LIST Infantry the
LIST Battalion. LIST Infantry. formerly the
Washington Light Infantry, and the Y.
NJ. c. \. company Company X, I'd In
fantry). Dr. Hudson is trying to- organ
ize a team in the Ambulance Corps and
probably will be able to announce Friday
night whether that body will have a team
in the league or not.
Private Norman E. Stanton, Company
E, I'd Infantry. has been discharged with
out honor from the National Guard be-
cause of continuous absence from his
command without leave for more than
three months.
At a meeting of the officers of the 1st
ucSudy CSCihhS' Noi Oufd
appointed a committee. of which Maj.
TAFT is chairman, to determine upon the
advisability Of holding regimental
smoker early in January. to be attended
by all the officers and enlisted men and
their friends
At meeting Of the officers of the Sd
Battalion Frluay night it was decided
to hold an Individual competitive drill
In the manual of arms on the night of
december .. 1910. each company OF the
battalion to be represented by six men
previously selected by competition. Col.
Ourand has been requested to act as one
or the judges and to select his assistants.
: Company l., LIST Infantry, held Its usual
social meeting after drill Friday night
Acting Q. NJ. Sergt. Francis p. May and
Private Louis p. Ruck composed the re-
freshment committee Capt. Hathaway
and the members Of the company are
enthusiastic over the coming competitive
drill to be held in the battalion and ex-
pect to put forth some strong contestants
for the honors.
In reply to request that the require
ment prescribing thi.ty-five years as the
maximum age at which an officer can at
tend garrison school be waived in the
case of an officer of the organized militia
who was forty-two years old, the adjutant
general of a state has been informed
that there appea.s, at the present time,
no good reason to change this limit and
it is thought 1t would esta biish a pad
precedent to waive the question Of age,
even In case of long and apparently
good service. The Secretary o-.Nar is
therefore constrained TO deny the request
that the age limit be waived
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In compliance with a request that q
member of the judge advocate general
department be detailed to assist in the
defense of member Of the organized
militia brought to trial for murder COM
mitted while in the performance of mill
tary duty, judge advocate or the army
was detailed to assist the attorneys for
the defense In the preparation or the,r
case put not to the extent or appea. ing
IN court as one of the attorneys of record.
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In reply to n request for the assistance
of the War Department in apprehendins
a member Of the organized militia. who.
on changing his residence to another
state. had taken with him government
property issued to the organized militia.
the adjufant general Of a state has been
erty is a civil and not a military uues-
ton, and one which should be settled
between the authorities of the states con-
cerned.
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Officers and enlisted men of the or
ganized militia participating i'm the joint
camps of instruction are entitled to pay
from the time they leave their home
stations until their return thereto.
Officers and enlisted men who were re-
lieved from duty at camp and returned
to their home stations before the COM
pletion of the service are entitled to pay
from the time they left their home sta
tons until the date of their return there
to. The fact that they did not return
with the organizations to which they be-
long has no bearing on this question, ac-
cording to a decision OF the War De-
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