Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

out pay, in addition to the leave Of alb
sence with pay authorized by law, will be
granted to postal employees who are mem
bers of the National Guard when called
upon to perform military duty by COM
petent authority.
The department believes that the Ma
tional Guard should be encouraged in
every way and that it is feasible for
poStmaSterS to arrange the duties of en-
ployes so that leaves of absence to per-
form military duty may be granted with
out detriment to the service In cases
of emergency, where the entire guard is
called out and to grant leaves Of alb
Sence to all of the employees Of the post
office who are members of the National
Guard would seriously embarrasS the pos
tai service, it is believed that. upon prop
err representations by the postmasters,
commanding officers will relieve from
duty those employees whose services are
needed in post office work.
1.-The orders quoted apply to camps OF
for officers, regular annual
tary duties that q member Of the organ
lied militia may be called on by compe-
tent authority to perform"
X j; X X
The Signal Corps Company had a novel
drill Tuesday night. Two squads with
buzzers were sent by Capt. O. c. Terry
to the Mall opposite the Missouri Avenue
Armory for practical instruction. buz
ger wire, several hundred feet in length,
was run across the Mall. and when the
stations were established, several mes
sages were handled by telegraph. with
Corp. E. G. Barker and Corp. O. c.
Duval at the keys at either end. Privates
in the buzzer squads were sent along
the line looking for trouble" The prac-
was almost indistinguishable in the dark
ness of the Mall. The wet grass added
reality to the field work.
The flashing of the acetylene lamps
attracted many residents in the neighbor-
hood. The keys were operated by Sergt
order of "close stations was flashed on
the lamps. several correctly transmitted
messages were handed to Lieut.. r. NJ
MacLennan, in charge of the field prac-
tice.
Outdoor practice will be continued by
the signal company. not only on regular
drill nights but Saturday afternoons
when the weather improves. Two new and
modern reel carts will be whipped into
shape in Sunday practice. Field Wire Will
be used. The company will later turn out
for Sunday practices mounted. 1t is eX-
pected that several mounted practice
marches will be authorized by militia
headquarters before the time arrives for
the long hike" to Harpers Ferry next
August.
Two companies of the Naval Battalion.
under command of Lieut.. Joseph A.
Dempf represented that organization in
the Maine memorial services and parade
March 3d. making fine Show
ing Not one of the eighty men who
four hours reported case of illness as
the result of the exposure. This is con-
sidered remarkable in view of the fact
that the Naval Battalion tackles are
not furnished with the regulation over
coats and sweaters.
Enlistments in the battalion are picking
up. and a gratifying feature Of the In
crease is the number OF ex-members OF
the battalion who are returning, men who
have been out for year or more, and
dropping in at the Thursday night drills
every week.
Among the recent enlstments and re-
enlistments are those of Thomas Browne.
Arthur Douglass, William f. Lewis,
Lemuel B. Miller, James r. Oxford. Ed
win E. Warren, Arthur B. Cooper, Harry
L. Crawford and Raymond Davis.
The recently completed Naval Battalion
Armory has been great incentive to in
creased attendance at drill. Last Thurs
days drill was one of the best the or
ganization has ever held, and the good
effect of it is noticeable. On the program
was a four-inch gun drill, together with
the manual of arms and school of the
squad.
Four candidates for a commission as
ensign in the battalion are studying con-
stantly for the examination which will be
held in April. They are Chief Yeoman b.
C. Getsinger Chief Mate +. L. Nudge,
Ouartermaster Second Class Charles Sniff
fen and Seaman w. w. Burns
"Any one who thinks this examination
will be a pink tea should look at the
subjects for examination" remarked an
officer of the battalion.
The list handed to the bystander, IN
cluded the following:
Experience and neutrality-suspicious.
naval or military service, mathematl-
cal, technical or professional studies
pursued in subjects applicable to the
duties of the rank; technical or profess
sional experience in lines applicable
to the duties of the rank; naval regu-
lations-duties Of a watch and division
officer, duties of an officer of the deck,
honors and distinctions: militia regu-
lations-books and papers Of division
officers; school of the company-close
order, extended order; ordnance-guns
and gun mounts, projectiles, fuses and
primers; navigation-rules Of the road,
lights and buoys, river and coast navi-
cation; fundamental principles of
steam engineering and electrical engi-
neering. steam and electrical equip
ment OF naval vessels.
X * X
Chief Gunner Hugh Sinclair, L. s. N,
commanding the United States ship
Ozark. will return to his duties aboard
that ship this week. Mr.. Sinclair has
been at the Naval Medical Hospital about
a month, where he underwent an opera
ton.
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Maj c. V. Sayer. I'd Infantry, and his
adjutant. Lieut.. Stambaugh, were visitors
at the drill Of Company X, I'd Infantry,
Wednesday evening. They found fifty
two men and two officers present. K
company made fine showing in the re-
cent examinations on the infantry drill
regulations. capt. Ernest led the bril-