The Washington herald., 1911-01-27
MILITIA HAS PAY DAY
District Soldiers Receive
Semi-annual Money.
COMPANY DATES ANNOUNCED
Following the Approval by Brig.
Gen. Harries Of the Semi-annual
Pay Roll, Medical and Hospital
Corps of District Militia Receive
Their Envelopes for Service.

| Pay days for the soldiers of the Dis
trict of Columbia militia began yester.
day, and will take place in rapid order.
The last one will be Wednesday. Febru-
airy S. The Medical Corps and Hospital
Corps were paid yesterday.
| Special orders. No. 4. issued from mill
tia headquarters by Lieut.. Col. S. L.
| Smiley, adjutant general, by command
OF Brig. Gen. George II. Harries. state
| that the semi-annual pay rolls for the
period ended December q. 1910, having
been approved by the brigadier general
commanding. Maj. Boyd Taylor. paymas-
ter. n. G. d. c. will pay the troops as
follows:
January N-Second Battalion, Second Infantry
at O'Clock p m. in driIl hall Center Market
AmRy.
January 3l-Signal Cons Company at its armory
at O'Clock p. NJ; First Battalion Second In
! fantry. at $50 O'Clock p m. in dill hall Center
Market Amoy.
Feoruary 2-secnnd Battalion. First Infantry. at
O'Clock u. IN. in drill hall. Center Market
Armor; First Separate Battalion at O'Clock
p. IN. at its annoy.
February 3-First battery Field ARTILLERY. 4. its
armory. at O'Clock y. m: Third Battalion. First
Infantry. at O'Clock p. m. in drill hail. Center
Market Annoy.
February s-rhird L.i,: lion. Second Infantry. at
o'clock p. M. in drill Ean Center Market
Amory; Fira battalion. First Infantry. at 8
o'clock p. m. in drill hall Centfr Market Armory
Companies will be paid in alphabetical orier
Militia Affairs Brighten.
Affairs in the District Guard are be-
ginning to take a more optimistic turn.
After the reorganization following the
passage Of the Dick law, there was some
dissatisfaction expressed by the stricter
discipline entailed, followed by a small
number of designations and enforced
discharges. The advantages Of the new
condition of things. however. is at last
becoming more apparent, and Is now
being shown by renewed enthusiasm.
Efforts to make service in the District
Guard more attractive are being made,
and it is expected that by the next an
nual encampment the various commands
will be recruited to a standard which
will more than overcome any detection
that may have resulted from misin-
depreciation of the benefits of the new
law.
An interesting feature in connection
with the payment of the District troops
is the money given the men for quail
fication with the rifle. Those who quail
fled as experts will receive in addition
to their regular pay. bonus of s. Those
qualifying as sharpshooters will receive
s., and markSmen 81.
This, in connection with the instruc-
ton which has been going on in the in
door rife range in the Center Market
Armory during this month, is expected
to make a much better showing for the
District Guard in its rifle practice dur
ing the coming season. The instruction
comprises the various methods of sight
ing the rifle and other valuable infor-
nation which will prove of great value
to the District soldiers when they APP
pear at the Congress Heights range for
ordered practice in the spring and sum-
mer months.