Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-05

series of lectures AT the Missouri Avenue
Armory every Tuesday night.
These lectures. with practical demon
STATIONS. hay" been of great value To the
members of tho company. The lectures
=" far delivered have been ul, the field
telephone Next Tuesday night SerSt-
onion. a master signal electrician of the
regular army. stationed at TIE War De
partment. who is delivering the lectures,
viii talk of the field buzzer. Later he
VIII take up wireless.
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acquisitions for campaign badges for
companied by lists in duplicate of Off
GERS and enlisted men entitled TO the
same.
The War Departr ent has granted au-
thority for the hire of auto trucks in
stead of horses Cor use during field serv-
Ice of the militia, the cost thereof to be
a charge against funds allotted to the
state under section 1861 Revised Statutes
As amended.
The only articles listed in General Or
ders, No. 1l3. War Department, June -,
l'le. which may b" dropped from the
annual return of quartermaster's sup
plies on the certificate Of the rospons
officer that they have been expended in
the military service are corn brooms
scruDbinS brushes, mops and tent pins
All other articles referred to in the or
der cited must be acted upon by sur
veying officer, in case of loss, damage. de-
struction condition of unserviceabilitv
or unSuitability.
1t Is noted that in several states Of
hcers of the organized militia are commits
stoned as major. surgeon captain, as
sistant surgeon and first lieutenant as
sistant surgeon
Section of the militia law, as amended,
prescribes that the organization of the
organized militia in the several states,
territories and District of Columbia shall
De the same as that prescribed for the
regular army. In the regular service the
medical department is composed of the
Medical Corps. comprising the commits
stoned personnel. and the Hospital Corps,
comprising the enlisted personnel The
officers below the grade of brigadier gen
eral Sturgeon generaD are commissioned
as colonel, lieutenant colonel ma
1or. captain" and first lieutenant"
Medical Corps, respectively.
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The funds provided by section 1851, Re-
vised Statutes, amended, for arming
and equtpping the militia cannot be used
for the purpose of providing animals for
the use of regular army officers detailed
for duty with the militia
After a state has been granted a cloth
ing allowance, under the provisions of
section ID Of the militia law, and the
same has been accepted by the state. no
issues of clothing in excess OF the amount
of such allowance can be made during
the year covered by the allowance, either
from the original apportionment of the
appropriation provided by the act of
allotted funds withheld by the depart
ment from the apportionment
1t may be remarked in this connection
that 1t Is not obligatory upon a state to
accept the clothing allowance granted by
the department, and, If such allowance
IS not accepted. the state can use all of it's
allotment under the appropriation cited
for the purpose of obtaining clothing for
neld service, II SO desired.
If articles of clothing issued to the
organized militia are stenciled In an in
conspicuous place, by cutting through the
cloth the state Authorization, and in a
manner which will not deface or iniure
the articles of uniform, the department
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