The Washington herald., 1911-12-10

| TALON commanders for field. regimental,
| and battalion staff, and noncommissioned
| staff and band, and for unassigned Off
GERS: to company commanders for officers
and men of companies, and to command
| ing officers of separate organizations for
their organizations.
Lieut. Col. GIendie B. Young. First In
| fantry. n. G. D. c., who will be in COM
mand al the medal presentation cere-
monies next Friday evening at the Center
Market Armory, has had long service in
the District National Guard, and won
his way to his present high rank from
an enlisted man.
Lieut.. Col Young began his military
career with the National Rifles, of this
city. enlisting in April, 1881 He became
a corporal on September 4, 1890. He was
appointed first lieutenant on October
l, 1896, and was advanced to the rank
of captain October Is, 1898. Lieut.. Col
Young was the last captain of that one
time-famous organization. which was or
ganiZed in 1858 and reorganized in 1850.
II still exists as a veteran organization,
more than a hundred strong. 1t holds an
annual reunion and banquet every June
9, the date of its organization.
Lieut. Col Young might be said to have
two military careers, as he enlisted in
the Engineer Corps Of the District Ma
tional Guard on March 8, 1892. He was
promoted TO corporal August that year,
and continued IS noncommisSioned Of
fiCer until December of the following
year. when he was promoted TO first
lieutenant and inspector OF rife practice.
There will be no further problems in
administration subjects given out by
Capts. Allison and Love until after the
holiday recess.
In response to the request Of COM
manding officers of companies, in which
it was stated that more of the services
of their noncommissioned officers were
required for recruiting and other duties.
a circular has been issued by militia
headquarters changing the dates and
lessons in the new infantry drill reSula- |
tiOns for the nOnCOmmissioncd officers |
school from weekly to once every two |
weeks. The circular says:
Programme OF instruction for noncom-
missiOned officers school:
Ian. First Infantry. paragraphs l5a to I-9
Jan. s-Sccond Infantry, paragraphs l9 to lT9.
Jan. G-FirSt Infantry. Paragraphs E9 to l"a
Jan. 2-SecUud Infantry. paragraphs l79 to I99.
Jan. 2-FTrst Infantry. paragraphs lS9 70 2Il.
Feb second Infantry. paragraphs l9o to II.
Feb. G-First Infantry. paragraphs 81 10 "a.
Feb Second Infantry. paragraphs N U al.
Feb 8-First Infantry paragraphs al To 25S
Mar. 4-SeCCnd Infantry. paragraphs al N 2Ja
Mar. II and ls-First and Second Infantry exam
nation
The change to recitation every two weeks !
has boCn made at the TJQUest Of the Officers con |
cfrncd tn enable them IN their noncommlssionei !
officers in assisting recruiting for their cJmpanics
two nights in each month. II is hoped that the
nonrrmmisioncd oficcrs will be used To the fullest
7Ntent in this respect.
Any noncommissionrd officer who fails n attend
tfre noncommiesinncd offccH' school on his ree7I-
lar school evening may make ny the time by at
pF he /
Dr any oth5r CTCninE in which the same subject
5 taken in the other regiment Those who sttend
regularly on FTIlsy evenings will have 10 provide
nT nUnattcndanCe hy attending earlier during the
week. NnrCCmmissiUned officers who attrnd on
HcrngS other than their regular evening will be
arcful tn report the fact 10 the instructor sergeant
/" that liL battalion adiutant can he properly in.
orm'd and the uoncOmmissonCd officer will receive
'rcdit for the attendance.