Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
GLOWING the Christmas holt
days all the organizations of
the National Guard Of the Dis
trict of Columbia have knuckl-

II days all the organizations of
|! the National Guard Of the Dis
u trict of Columbia have knuckl-
ed down to hard work, which
VIII continue until after the annual
encampment next August. Organize ton
commanders are already busy with
preparations to make as good a show
ing as possible on the occasion Of the
inspection by officers Of the army in
accordance with the national militia
law, which is the next occurrence Of
general interest in local military cir
cles..
i Officers and men have sufficient food
for thought and discussion in the prop
ositions. announced informally by head
quarters regarding the plan for the
encampment next summer, the change
in schedule for rifle practice and the
annual target competitions and the
proposed new method Of paying those
+, guardsmen who are not in government
employ.
The battery had busy day Friday
The attendance was sixty, or 90 per
cent of the strength of the organization.
Capt. j. Harry Shannon and Lieuts.
George A. Bonnet and Harry f. Shilling,
commissioned last week, entered on the
duty Of their rank. These appointments
were announced: Corps. Chester B, ..
Peake and Homer NJ. Mohr to be SER
geants. Privates EllWoOd $. Moorhead,
jr, and L. H. Hoffman to be corporals.
Mechanics George II. Davis to be chief
mechanic and Private George Y. Blake
ney to be mechanic. Wallace e McDer-
mott formerly sergeant IN lne pa.
the Signal Corps Company. returned 10
the battery and was made sergeant.
Stable Sergt Long acted as instructor
in the harness drill. bringing ms morse
to the armory. A single harness would
be taken apart and a group OF men set
to work assembling it and hitting II 10
the horse. The collar would ALSO De
thrown out of adjustment and htted 70
the horse 4 horse will be brought to
the armory each drill night and 1t is eX-
pected that a pair will be furnished for
harness drill and drivers drill on ana
after the first drill day in February. Inc
dismounted and the firing battery. and
an encouraging feature of the day was
that of the sixteen non-coinmissioned OF
ficers OF the battery, only two were ao-
sent. .
committee on arrangements for the ball
met. 1t was determined to hoid the
dance at the armory February - Chalr-
man MOorhead announced INC loio"lh6
committees:
Music-Gasper Orange, G. v Blakeney,
A. j. Dittmers and Frank A. Osborn.
II observation-disclosures B. Peake, Harry
p. Shilling, G. a. Bonnet. J. II. Doran'
]. NJ. Flynn and A. j. Dittmers
Printing and distributing-W.. G: Cou-
sins, ]. Il. kahler, J. j. Sevlck, W. NJ.
Jones and w +. Friel.
Decorations-O. s. V. TruBell. J. II.
Smith, f. P Rumfrey. G.. v. Bakeney,
II. G. Beers and f. Fl. Hoffman:
Floor. H. Shannon, l.. G. Nogt, q.
G. Wilson, j. II. Sirlouis, 3. NJ. Hays,
II. NJ Mohr Casper Orange and ". {.
McDermott.
The following named enlisted men have
been ordered honorably discharged from
the National Guard: To accept promo
ton by commission-sergt. George "A.
Bonnet 1st Battery, Field Artillery; Sergt.
Harry E. Shilling, 1st Battery, Field Ar
tillery. Because of removal from the
District-Mechanic Angus c. Ferguson.
1st Battery, Field Artillery: Private Os-
car d. Wayland, Company c. LIST Infan-
try; Private Ernest Jones, Company B.
I'd Infantry; Private Eugene Turnburke,
Company B. I'd Infantry; Private Archi-
bald McAllister. Company B, I'd Infan-
try. On certifcation OF physical disabil-
lity-Private George r. tombstone, LIST Bat
n terry, Field Artillery.
The following transfer is made: Pri-
vate Wallace C. McDermott, Signal Corps
* I;
The following named enlisted men have
been ordered discharged without honor
from the National Guard of the District