Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-12


provides for an allowance to
officers of the National Guard of
the District of Columbia in lieu Of pay
appears in the records of the hearings De.
core the appropriations committee Of the
Senate. The item is tackled On TO the INES
appropriating money for the payment OF
guardsmen other than government en-
p!oyes, and is as follows:
provided that there may be paid to all
commissioned officers. without discrimina-
ton and In lieu Of the limited pay author
lied by this section. an allowance to be
used by them in the purchase OF and
maintenance of clothing and equipment.
The records OF The hearings give Gen.
Harries' explanation as follows:
That would stop all pay for officers
under this section. and would give them
IN lieu OF that reasonable uniform
amount for clothing. That is done In
practically every National Guard in the
Union. And inasmuch as these officers
are receiving pay for their field service it
is deemed proper by those who are most
interested in the National Guard through
out the United States that we come to n
uniform allowance. That is an officer
must have some small sum &c money
with which to purchase the clothing and
equipment now required of him I'm SO
much greater quantity than it vas in the
old days. Tho War Department insists
on his dress uniform. his field uniform
aad his khaki uniform and lie mas to
have such Il variety of stuff that we are
going to do shat they are doing in the
Lew England states and in New York.
Pennsylvania. Michigan, Ohio and Hi
no'... They all do this
1.-The suggestion is that the allowance
go In for all commissioned officers. You
see. there IS provision here which says
other than government employees but
this should be for all commissioned Off
GERS, because a government employe does
not get anything from the government to
pay for uniforms any more than any one
else does.
The following have been ordered honor
ably discharged from the National Guard
on their own applications:
Private Harry T.. Hayes. 1st Battery,
Field Artillery: Private Herbert C. Brady,
Company L, list Infantry. and Corp. Lew
Is A. Primer. Company II: 1st Infantry.
BY reason of removal from the District
the following have been ordered honor
ably discharged: Privates John w. Club,
William Donaldson, Ivan J. Caffeine,
John N Heller and Bernard Morsburg.
all of Company NJ, I'd Infantry.
Sergt +. II. Magruder, Company l.,
won the first prize at the monthly COM
pc tive drill Of the Third Battalion, Ist
Infantry Regiment. last night, in Ma
tional Guard Armory.
Sergt. Thomas Brown, Company X,
won second prize, and Quartermaster r.
c. Rick. Company N. third prize. Mai.
j. T. Hodgson and First Lieut.. c. r.
Sherwood. jr., were the judges
Capt A. u. Hathaway commanded the
battalion in the drill which fouowed the
competition.
The drill attendance of the battalion
Friday was not as good as the officers
hoped 1t would be. but the percentage is
slowly climbing.
The committee on the battery bah to
be given at the armory February % met
and Chairman Moorehead said the money
was coming in In sufficient volume, and
| that the dance would be quite as success
| full as that which the battery gave last
April-it would be a bigger and better
ball. The battery is sending out invita-
tons to it's friends and the responses
show that a large crowd will attend.
| The committee on decorations will begin
the Identification of the drill hall this
week The refreshment committee re-
ported that Is had closed contract
with the caterer who will furnish re-
| freshments for the battery's guests.
The drill in foot movements was very