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

Three dinner parties in quick succession,
given by officers In farewell to Col.
Smiley brought the social average Of the
brigade to the highest point
General orders No. 2, issued last week,
give the full detail of the rifle shooting
for the coming season, and the next gen.
eral order looked for will perhaps con-
tain the announcement covering the en-
campment at Harpers Ferry. August IA
to August 2S. Examinations in the nom
commissioned officers schools having been
completed. gallery instruction occupied
the time of various companies through
out the week. Maj. King is busy man
these days.
The announcement that the guard will
encamp at Harpers Ferry was greeted
with expressions of pleasure by officers
and men, who have only pleasant recol-
lections Of the previous encampments
held there, and it is now certain that
men whose enlistments have expired. but
who have been waiting for information
as to where the guard will encamp be-
fore re-enlisting, will be falling over
themselves to get back into line. Even
the statement in the circular that en-
listed men must have at least three
months service in order to draw pay for
camp service and that companies must
have attendance at camp of at least 20
per cent of the minimum authorized en-
listed strength, had no terrors to the
company commanders, as they believe
now it will be easy to enlist SUFFICIENT
number Of men before May 10.
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Gen. Harries little talk at the dinner
given by several members of the brigade
staff at the New Willard Tuesday night
was very we'll constructed after dinner
speech. He asked that the sadness of
the farewell to Col. Smiley be tempered
by the fact that Maj. Parmerter, his sue
cessor, was present.
The officers of the LIST Field Battery,
N. G. D. c., told Col Smiley good
bye" at a luncheon given in the private
dining room of the National Press Club
Wednesday.
officers Of the LIST and I'd Infantry, and
the Signal Corps Company, n. G. D. c.,
gathered in the palm room of the Con-
tinental Hotel Thursday night and ex-
pressed to the retiring "A. c. their re-
greet at seeing him leave the city. Col
Smiley will join the 21st Infantry, U. s.
A, at Vancouver, WASH
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National Guardsmen are especially in
terested in the announcement of the will
and the Postmaster General to aid the
organization whenever possible. The lat
est bullein of militia notes from the War
Department carries the statements:
The secretary OF the treasury an
nounces that he is heartily in favor of
employees in all branches of the Treasury
Department becoming members of the
militia and performing military duty. pro-
vided they are eligible. and that he will
insure every reasonable opportunity and
encouragement for them to do so. He
states further that 1t is not deemed nee
essary to issue a circular. as no general
complaints from employees have been re-
ceived by the department, but If any spe-
cific instances are brought to his atten-
ton where employees are unable to obtain
leave to attend to their military duties 1t
will give him pleasure to take the matter
up with the heads of the offices in which
they are employed and issue such instruc-
tions as will insure the granting of leave
for this purpose whenever 1t is possible
to do SO.
1.-THE Postmaster General states that
September p. 1907 he issued the follow
ing order and instructions which are pub
lished in the Postal Guide annually for
the information of postmasters and postal
employees:
"'Ordered. That leaves Of absence with