Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26

ton prescribed In general orders from
these headquarters. or In orders from
commanding oficer naval battalion, Will
be fined ten days pay for each absence.
naval forces who failed to attend the
annual inspection Will be fined one
months pay, which will be deducted on
the June. 1910, pay roll
naval forces who failed to report on the
target range at the regular ordered tar
get practice Of their commands will be
fined one months pay. which will be
deducted on the June, 1910, pay roll.
Company and other commanders in
preparation Of their pay rolls viii exercise
great care, that no deduction is made for
absence from any drill or other duty
tried by court-martial for such absence.
This applies whether the trial results in a
conviction or an acquitta1.
'Ofhcers retired between January 1 and
June 30. 1910. will receive pay up to date
Of retirement.
ION account Of insufficient appropria-
tons the extra pay for qualifications with
the rifle will not be paid this year.
The gross sum Of the fines incurred
will be duly charged against the delin-
auent on the pay rolls in column headed
Deductions. Fines and q record Of the
absences for which fines have been made
will be noted under the head Of Re
marks
"Three copies .of pay rolls Zone only
signed by officers and mem win be made.
"Reg1mental and separate battalion
commanders will examine and approve
pay rolls and then forward them to these
headquarters not later than noon, July
2. 1910. Payment will be madesin cash.
Battalion commanders will furnish
captains Of companies lists giving alb
sentees from the different sessions for
theoretical intruction over which they
presided.
'Oficers will submit without delay to
the adjutant general the address of resi-
dence and place Of business and tele-
promptly notify the adjutant. general of
any subsequent change in the same
Everything around the armory Of the
LIST Separate Battalion. as around the
armories Of the other, District of Column
bia militia organizations, is "a-hum, pre-
pairing for the annual encampment.
The company commanders are busy
issuing shoes and other field equipments
in ordr that the men may be in perfect
readiness for Gettysburg on and even
before the day Of departing from Wash
ington.
The commissioned personnel of the LIST
Separate Battalion. which has been some
what changed and in an unsettled state
during the last six months. is again in
fixed condition Maj. Arthur Brooks
is still battalion commander, and con-
Quoting affairs in his usual quiet but
strict and systematic manner. The
majors staff. as at present constituted.
is as follows:
Adjutant First Lieut. Sylvester H.
Eppas: surgeon. First Lieut.. Albert S.
Ridgeley; inspector OF rifle practice, First
Lieut.. W. s. Wormey; auartermaster and
commissary. Second Lieut.. B. d. Boyd.
Company A-Captain, E. l.. Webster;
first lieutenant, Joseph H. Johnson; sec
ond lieutenant. John f.. Smith; Company
B@Captain. James E. Walker; first lieu
tenant, Louis III. Patterson; second lieu
tenant Raymond NJ. Jackson. Company
C-Captain, II. D. Richardson; first lieu
tenant. Thomas f. Jones: second lieu
tenant Ulysses s. Brown Company D.
Captain. s. a. Ward; first lieutenant. c.
c. II. Davis; second lieutenant. Arthur
e. Newman.
Through a bulletin of militia notes just
issued by the division of militia affairs
Of the War Department It is announced
that:
The pay of recruits of less than three
months service prior to their participa-
ton in Joint encampments cannot DE