Evening star., 1912-01-07

DER the all-seeing eyes OF the ms ecsoI S,
| who will be quick enough to detect de-
fects and generous enough to allow ful
credit for perfection. However. from tae
way some Of the men have been working
for this annual insp pection the guard VII
| shine like a new pin.
The Signal Corps Company will be in
| spected on the evening OF January O.
/ The LIST and I'd Regiments "ill .e
inspected piecemeai beginning about Jan.
| uary II The 1st Field Artillery. \. G.
| D. c.. will undergo the scrutiny Of Capt
| Oliver l.. Spaulding, inspector-instructoi
| for. this artillery district, January o6
| will pass before the army officers.
f! The ponp and circumstances Of val
will be called into active service the
| evening Of January IL, when the I'd In.
| fantry N. G. D. c., receives Its new regt-
mental colors. and the men entitled te
! wear regimental buttons receive them
| The old colors, about which SO muc
sentiment hangs, have torn themsei ea
| to shreds-almost, and from now on Will
hang in a place Of honor among the tro-
phies Of the organization. In front OF
Col. Harvey's tent next summer he ne !,
reception the evening Of Janualy 10 Will
| be in accordance with the 81 eat tmpor =
ance of the occasion.
\ regimenta1 parade has been orderei
for that evening. The band will have les
liyeliest music ready, and af er tie Inn
pressive ceremonies attendin, the T. e.
scntatien and RECEIPT on Of the colors tn
boys will be allowed to m,ngle among
the many fair ones who will be preoen. !.
In other words, there will be dance.
The calendar for the month shows
that every week night except January ;
the armories. The Officers Revolver
Associa ion has pre.empted three Satur-
days. but the fourth Saturday will be
siven over to the inspections of the
bands and staff departments.
The ca endar reads as follows:
January 2, gallery instruction. 1st Bat.
talon. ID Infantry; January 3. non
missioned officers school, lst Infantry
and gallery ins Iuction for the Sd Bat
talon, I'd Infantry; January 4, non-com
and gallery instruction; January ), non
commissioned officers school, 1st In
fantry, and gallery instruction for tht
1st Battery F1e d Artillery: January
meeting and shoot of tho Oficers' Re
volver Association: January 8 non-com
and gal cry instruction.: January O. non
commissioned officers school, I'd 1nfan
| try and gallery instruction for the Siana
Corps Company: January ~. non-com
and gallery instruction. 1st Battalion. LIST
Infan ry; January II. gallery instruction
I'd Battalion. LIST Infantry; January II
gal cry instruction. Sd Battalion, 1st In
fantry: January 13. Officers Revolve
Association: January 15. gallery instruc
ton: january 1s. gallery instruction. Is
Battalion. I'd Infantry: January II. non
commits ,ioned officers school. lst Un-
| fantfy. and the entire Sd Battalion. Z
Infantry, will assemble for gallery In
struction; January Is, non-commissione-
officers school. 1st Infantry. and sal
lery instruction.; January ID, non-com
missioned officers school and gallery IN
struction, 1st Battery Field Artillery
January 20. Officers Revo yer Associa ia
fcers' school. I'd Infantry. and aller!
Instruction.; January %. non-commissiop
ed officers school. ID Infantry, and gal
lery instruction for the Signal Corp
Company; January e non-commissionet
the entire fist Bat alien, list Infantry
will assemble for gal cry instruction.
January 25. gallery instruction. I'd Bat
talon, 1st Infantry; January 26. caller,
instruction. Sd Battalion, LIST Infantry
departments: e January 20. entire ID Bat
talon, I'd Infantry. will assemble fol
gallery instruct on: January 30. CALLER,
INSTRUCTION.; January 81, non-commisslon
Cd officers school, 1st Infantry. and sal
fiery instruction.
| Battalion commanders may obtain per-
mission from Mai. King. superintendent
of the gallery. to use the gallery foI
their companies on unassiened nights
ton is not departed from.
Drill regulations constitute the diet OF
instruction now being fed into the mil.
ltianen's nav by the inspector-instruct-
Ors.
| Col. william e. Harvey, I'd Infantry. n.
G. D. c., has started his campaign Tor
boosting the I'd. A tine little Dook
| let has been issued with picture OF
every man in the regiment. pictures o.
trophies and we'll remembered scenes
| from the happy days when the Frederici'
| girls didn't object to paying two car rare
| for the sight OF District National
Guardsman adorn the volume With the
| booklet soes personal letter from the
colonel himself. One can almost see the
colonel as ne wrote these words, whi
v ere In deep earnest
| w e are Inahino eoOo eosoACaS ". 1oo,iS
men soldiers of whom some day the
country nay be proud. Last year III
camp / spoke to each company abou,
Ia king hold this winter and boosting the
regiments record even higher and re-
cruiting 1t up TO 800 men. Last winter
the nth New York made a campaign fol
| 80 men in thirty days They got then
We can, too. II every man-thfs means
| you-does his part. Take it up. push re-
cruiting, attend drills and learn 70 snool
| il you don't know how. Get into the
rife competitions anu We viii pat lax
racord way above what it Is. See what
you can do.
..The regiment offers t.ie chance OF
| commission from the President to mer
who win qualify for officers in the guard
| More than thirty district guardsneL
| nave received commissions In the re iia
service. There Is well equipped rint
gallery with free amminiti ~
s,ruction for those who like the sport o.
| those who like athletics, a good camp II
summer where men. are pad Tor incl
tine. and a rifle range for outdoor shoot
ing. There Is a stI ony prooA~ility tna
/ Conc ress will provide pay Tor all Ma
tiona Guard troops.
| "Iet each loyal I'd Regiment man tr.
to Get one good recruit within the mex
two or three weeks. Be booster
a man wants to join. but DOESN'T Anov
what his employer VIII say. send IN nl'
name and employers name and address
and we will see what we can DO toWar
lconvincing the employer it Is GOOD or
Iganization to which to belong we wan
and believe we can get the support O
the business men Of the city, ana II W.
ali work together we will make mn
organization Of the regiment