Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19
HEADQUARTERS. several members of t

headquarters, several members of the
company who failed to attend drills and
in other ways showed lack of interest.
While his company has only twenty-siX
men now, the foundation is regarded as
the best and extreme care will be eHer-
cised in the selection of recruits, IS it is
deemed that only specially fitted mon
shall he permitted to become members OF
this highly technical command.
A special effort will be made to gain
recruits from the ranks of telegraph op-
orators. practical electricians and teie-
phone workers and linenlen. Wireless
amateurs will also be welcomed. The
Signal Corps Company has a fine wire
less outfit and considerable time will be
devoted TO this branch Of communication.
Lieut.. Terry urgently recommends. and
his recommendation was approved SH
headquarters, that the room set aside for
the Medical Corps at the Missouri avenue
armory be turned over to the signal
Corps Company. The renovation of the
room is now under way. When completed
1t will not only serve as the commanding
officers room and that OF the acting first
sergeant, but. will also have a long table
for telegraph sets and other tables Tor
the wireless outfits. The long table VIII
also be used for practical demonstrations
during the series OF electrical lectures
which will form a part Of the course OF
instruction.
Sergt. Dillon of the regular army. sta
toned at the Signal Corps laboratory on
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his lectures. Sergt. Dillon, who is re-
garded as one of the best master signal
electricians In the army, which is the
highest class of non-commi sstoned OFF,
for instruction purposes, which will have
all parts OF the 'buzZer or field tele-
graph and telephone. set out side by side.
so that every part of the instrument will
be in view and fits workings easily under
stood. Sergt Dillon has already done
this with a. field telephone and will follow
it with wireless outfit.
Owing to the interest now being shown
in the Signal Corps Company and by It's
members, there have been several in
formal applications for transfers to the
company from other organizations in the
District Guard. Where this is agreeable
to both commanding officers the transfer
will be made.
Private Emile E. Mort, jr.. OF Company
L. LIST Infantry. commanded by Capt.
Alvin D. Hathaway. was declared the
winner in final competitive drill of
series of such drills in the Cd Battalion
Friday night. Besides being declared the
best drilled man in the manual of arms
in the Sd Battalion Private Mort was
awarded a cash prize OF So. He was
heartily congratulated by his many
friends in the battalion Maj George l..
TAFT. commanding the Sd Battalion,
gave the commands in the competition,
eral. acted as judge. Private Mort had as
his contestants Sergt. Magruder. Company
/: Sergt Beall. Company X. and Serst.
Rick, Company N, they being the best
drilled men of their respective companies
as determined by previous competitions.
The competitive drill was followed by
an inspection OF the Sd Battalion In heavy
marching order by Col. Charles H.
Ourand. commanding the 1st Infantry
Company L. having the largest percentage
OF men present. carried off the honors in
the inspection as well as in the competi-
ton. Capt. Hathaway feels justly pro1d Of