The Washington herald., 1911-11-26

First Lieutenant Signal Corps. y. g. d. {.
According to Capt. Oliver G. Terry,
commanding the Signal Corps Company,
aviation will be taken up by his COM
mand next summer. In addition to An
ton Janus, the well-known aviator, now
a member of the company, two local
amateur aviators have applied as can
didates for membership.
Outside of professional or amateur avn
ators. Capt. Terry declares that he has
excellent material in his command for
aviation work, and he has already Sc
lected one OF the men to be the first
student OF aviation in the District Guard.
This young man is First-class Private
w. E. BoughtOn. He IS regarded by his
captain as having the necessary quail
ties to make an expert aviator. He is
light in weight, alert, and is anxious to
start in on his new duties.
Lieut.. Benjamin D. Foulois, L. S. A.,
known the world over as an aviator, was
recently detailed as instructor in avia-
ton for the National Guard of the United
States. and inasmuch as his headquar-
tiers is in Washington. it is expected
that he will be able to give special at
tention to the aviation work of the Dis
trict Guard.
Capt. Terry declared yesterday that
Lieut.. Foulois had promised to extend
all possible aid in the new departure,
and 1t may be that the District Guard
aviators will be seen at the army ayia-
ton field at College Park next spring or
summer
In the meantime Capt Terry is en-
deavoring to obtain recruits with an
expert knowledge of gasoline engines
with view to assigning them to the
aviation squad.
Capt. ]. B. Allison. L S. A. Inspector
instructor for the District National
Guard, was spectator yesterday at the
Army Navy football game on Franklin
Field, Philadelphia.
All requests for service medals and
service ribbons must be in militia head
quarters by Wednesday, November %.
These will be presented to members Of
the brigade entitled to them at the same
time the insignia and prizes earned
during the past target year are given
out, next month. This will take place
before Christmas. A circular issued by
Lieut. Col. 8. E. Smiley. the adjutant
general, by command of Brig. Gen.
George H. Harries, commanding. said, in
part:
Officers and enlisted men to whom
the ten-year medal (Class AZ is awarded
will, when receiving this medal, turn in
Inen decoration OF ClaSS b. present
holders of decoration of Class A who
also have a decoration of Glass will
turn in the latter to these headquarters
without delay.
Service ribbons for continuous serv-
ice in the National Guard of the District
of Columbia have been received at these
headquarters. and will be presented to
all members of the National Guard Of
the District of Columbia who now hold
decorations of Glass B or Class A at the
same time that service medals and target
insignia and prizes are presented in De-
cember.
Hereafter members of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia re-
ceiving decorations of Glass B or Glass
A will at the same time receive the
Proper set of ribbons.
These ribbons are similar in size and
general design to the campaign ribbons
issued by the War Department, and are
intended to show the length Of service of
the wearer in the National Guard Of the
District of Columbia. They are to be
worn as part of the dress and service
uniforms. at all times, but only one con-
tinuous service ribbon will be worn, and
this will be the one showing longest serv-