Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26

will be the one showing the longest
service. They will be worn on the left
Of the War Department campaign RIB
bons, but to the right of any other
ribbon.
When a decoration of class B or class
A is worn on dress uniform it will be
pinned over the continuous service ribbon
SO as to conceal the same.
THE ribbons will be issued in sets of
four each. two for the dress and olive
drab wooden blouse to be sewed on and
two for the field cotton uniform to be
pinned on
The service ribbons consist of two series.
Series number one consists of ribbons rep
resent!ng six, nine. ten, fifteen. twenty
and twenty-five years Of continuous serv-
ice in the National Guard of the District
of Columbia, and does not include Span
iSh-American war service. The SiX-year
ribbon is plain blue, the color of the rib
bon Of the service medal; the nine-year
ribbon same as SiX-year, with one-eighth-
inch vertical pale blue stripe In the GEN.
ter; the ten-year ribbon same as six
year, with two one-eighth-inch vertical
stripes in the center. one white and one
pale blue: the fifteen-year ribbon same
as six-year, with three one-eighth-inch
vertical stripes in the center white in the
middle, and pale blue on each side; the
twenty-year ribbon, same as siX-year.
with one three-eighths-inch vertical silver
stripe in the center; the twenty-fve-year
!. :. on. same as .iX-year, with one three
eighths-inch vertical gold stripe IN the
center.
= = x
: Series No. 2 is intended to show that
the wearer was a member Of the Ma
tional Guard of the District Of Column
bia at the outbreak of the Spanish
American war of 1898; that he par
ticipated in that war as a member of
the Army. Navy, Marine Corps or VOL
unteers, and at the time of receiving
service ribbon was a member of the
National Guard of the District Of Co
lumbia
This series consists Of ten, fifteen.
twenty and twenty-five year ribbons,
and are the same as those described
above for corresponding years, but
have. in addition thereto, one one
eighth-inch vertical red stripe at each
end Of the ribbon.
In order to ascertain what members
of the National Guard Of the District
of Columbia are entitled to receive these
service ribbons a call has
been issued for the following data, to
be submitted to the adjutant general,
District of Columbia Militia, on or be-
fore November 20:
Series l (does not include Spanish
rank of officers and men now in their
respective commands who have the
class B six-year decoration; and sim
ilarly for those having the nine. ten.
fifteen or twenty year decoration
without Spanish American war serv-
ice), but report is desired only on the
decoration showing longest length of
service.
Series (the Sanish- American war
service emitting officers and men to
these ribbons must be fully stated
Name and rank of officers and men in
their respective commands who have
the class A ten, fifteen or twenty year
decoration, but report Is desired only
on the decoration showing longest
length of service.
This data will. be submitted by fol-
lowing officers:
Heads of staff departments for their
Regimental and Separate Battalion
for field, regfmental and
battalion staff and n-commissioned
staff and band. and for unassigned
officers A.s.-. 9....4-.
! Company commanders for officers and
men of company
Commanding officers of separate or
ganizations for their organizations.
X - x
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and sspiendidly clad in his