Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-07

tired, deceased. Many of the veterans
of the civil and Spanish wars who were
present at the funeral ceremonies
were heard to make favorable comments
on the soldierly appearance Of Company
X Although it was their first march
lof any distance this year. and although
practically no haltS were made between
1.-THE armory and the cemetery. the mem
berS of Company X conducted the
march to and from Arlington in an ex-
icellent manner. there being no strag
Cling.
In spite of the fact that half the
members of Company Is are engaged
in business. and some of the others are
members of the High School Cadet Regi
ment which paraded Thursday after
noon. the company had n fine turnout.
Capt. l.. e. Ernest commanded. and the
fright and left guides were. respective
lily. Sergt. William r. julius and Corp,
&c. G. Stark. Officers of the company
commended the latter two highly for
their work in positions new to them.
Company KS work Wednesday even
ing was devoted to the close-order
drill.
1t is generally conceded that each de-
partment of the District National Guard
has all the work il can attend to, from
that of the adjutant general down
through the inspector generals. the judge
advocate generals, the quartermaster's 3,
the subsistence small arms practice. ord
nance. and even to the pay department.
But there is still another department
of the guard that by its heroic work last
Monday night. when it. the brigade med
zeal board examined innumerable candi-
dates as 10 their physical condition prelim-
mary to trying for commissions. proved
that 1t has almost been imposed upon.
The board. when it assembled in its nice
new room at the Center Market Armory,
mustered three strong-for work. They
were Maj. Romulus a. Foster Maj.
Charles r. Luce and Capt. Adolphus 3.
Bennett
1t was warm that night anyway. But
when they entered their boardroom it
seemed extraordinarily SO. All shed their
coats and other articles of wearing ap-
parel So did tho first candidate. SerSt.
Mai Cole. He looked romforta BILE
that the board impressed his services for
the balance OF the night as clerk.
The seemingly ineXhaustible string of
candidates began to come and GO every
one leaving with a healthy perspiration
The personnel of the board began 10 feel
somewhat oppressed-by the heat-until
Mai Luce began to Guido Lew Dock
stader. 1t served to make them forget
their discomfort, but Mai Foster. as
senior member of the hoard finally be-
gan to look worried over the leVity dis
played by Mai. Luce.
When the list of candidates was half
exhausted the discovery was made that
a big, xe-looking. and also act
was in full operation. No. it couldn't be
stopped. the janitor said. The board took
off their collars and ties and heroicaally
finished the list.
Why. said Maj Luce later. that
was a mere nothing as compared to what
we are willing to suffer for the guard
x *
c. Terry with the maneuver division in
Texas the work Of instruction in the
Signal Corps Company will be carried
forward by Acting Pirst Sergt- William
E. Rink. Upon Lieut. Terry's return an
entire new plan of drills, including all
visual signaling. field telephone and tele-
phone communication and wireless will
be mapped out. There will also be a re-
arrangement of squads
1t is hoped that before the next camp
the company will have more Of
ficers. Sergt. McLennan and Private
Lands have passed their physical exam
nations and are awaiting orders for their
military and technical examinations.
There is no authority of law under
which obsolete Signal Corps instrument
in the possession of the organized militia
of a state can be exchanged for other
equipment of later type.
Non-con,nnissioned officers school dur
ing January. February and March has
been completed. the papers, marAs and
percentages for the examination con-
Guided May having been placed in the
hands of Col. Smiley yesterday. The
school was conducted by the instructor
sergeants from the United States army.
The names of the successful on-commis-
stoned officers of the guard-those who
made 10 per cent or better-are given be-
low.
For the First Infantry:
Company A-Sergt s. S. Smith, G. NJ.
Sergt F. l.. Steep Sergt. J. e. Devlin,
Corp F. Reh.
Company B-Sergt. H. A. Cumberland,