Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

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ton outlined for the National Guard of
the District OF Columbia for the current
season Is such as to require the attend
ance OF every man on every drill night.
He urges that neatness in appearance be
required on drill nights, and then defines
the ideal national guardsman in the fol-
lowing language: "A good national
guardsman is one who from the highest
patriotic motives wishes to place himself
In possession of such military knowledge
and training as will make him valuable
fighting unit for his country In time of
need. He must have, to fulfill his motive.
pride Of country and flag, pride of person.
pride Of regiment and company. pride In
knowing that he has performed duty
well and fully complied with every re-
quirement of his oath Of enlistment"
Lieut.. Jesse Sweeney has been relieved
as adjutant, Sd Battalion, I'd Regiment.
He has been assigned to Company M.
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The following officers have been desig-
mated as instructors of quartermaster,
mess and supply sergeants: First Battal-
ion, Lieut.. Robert w. Hanne; I'd Battal-
ion, Lieut. Charles D. Sniffen, both of
the I'd Regiment. An officer for the Sd
Battalion has not yet been named.
Officers in the army uniform standing
in groups on the hilltops about the sub
urbs of Washington will be seen fire.
quently in the future. especially Sundays
A part of the instruction course for local
National Guard field officers for the pres
ent year provides for practical tactical
walks for mapping out the surrounding
country, and working out problems fur
nished by Lieut.. Lynch U. S. A., inspec-
tor-instructor of the National Guard of
the District of Columbia. Under the
leadership of Lieut.. Lynch these officers
are taken out on the third Sunday of
each month to explain to him how they
would conduct a campaign under actual
war conditions.
The non-commissioned officers of COM
pany F., I'd Regiment met last week for
the purpose of forming a non-commis-
stoned officers association for the conf
pany. The purpose of such an organiza-
ton, it is declared. is to advance the in
terests of the company and to devise
ways and means by which the best avail
able National Guard material in the Dis
trict may be interested in enrolling in
the guard.
Maj. Fales and Sergt., first class, Nc
Daniels. assisted by a detail of Hospital
tremer Inus task of checking and stor-
ing the property of the medical depart
ment. This was done i'll compliance with
special orders issued by Lieut.. Col. Reich
elder1eT, Cnlel surgeon.
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Maj. Fales commanding the field hos
pital. has recently instituted the following
scheme of instruction which is being
maintained with marked success: The
first year men are being tutored by Lieut..
Hudson. in first aid. elementary hygiene
and bed-unit instruction.; while Lieut..
Began supervises at the clinics of the
second year class course in: Materia
medica. anatomy. chemistry and physi-
al "a Loot oy1r n TIir q rn fsnr
Quoted on the first and third Thursdays,
while the Hospital Corps drill is main
tanned on the second and fourth Thurs
days of each month.
First-class Sergt. Henry P. Davis has
the honor of being the only member of
the Hospital Corps entitled to wear the
ten-year service medal He is the senior
non-commissioned officer of this organiza
ton. and has charge of the registration
of patients admitted to the field hospital
as well as general supervision of the en-
listed men.
The members and friends of members Of
Company A, I'd Infantry. will be enter
tanned at an oyster supper next Thurs
day evening at the company room Gen.
ter Market ArmOry, by the non-cOmmis-
stoned officers of this command. The ex-
ecutive committee has been working long
and hard on the program, and some high
class entertainment acts are promised.
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The annual dinner Of Company X. I'd
Infantry, Is to be held at the Ebbitt
House next Friday evening, November H.
number of representatives of the
United States Army and the National
Guard of the District of Columbia have
been invited to the dinner. Plans for this
proposed annual event were discussed at
meeting of the company last Wednes-
day night On the list of invited guests
are the names of Secretary l.. M. Gar
rison of the War Department, Mai. Gen.
Leonard Wood. L. s. A., chief of the gen
eral staff of the army: Brig. Gen. Albert
l.. Mills chief Of the division of militia
affairs of the War Department; Col. Rich
ard D. Sims. n. G. d. c.. retired: Lieut..
Col Anton Stephan, I'd Infantry, N. G.
D. c.: Lieut.. Col A. l.. Parmerter, ad-
jutant general D. c. NJ: Maj Alex. Sum
mers, I'd Infantry, n. G. d. c.; William
Knowles Cooper. general secretary Y. NJ.
c. A. w. 0. Hiltabidle, Herbert F. Stat
esir and A. II. Johnson.
Marked increases in the attendance and
the number of recruits are being shown
by Company +, I'd Infantry Every drill
night brings a number of recruits and
now the company officers are kept busy
finding room for the citizen soldiers to
lock up their belongings. In many cases
one locker has TO suffice for two MEM
bers of the command. The following
have been admitted to the company:
William II. Rupertus. L. Z. Craig,
James p. Clarity. Louis c. Arthur and
Joseph F. Hass.
During the drill period last Wednesday
capt. Ernest announced that the COM
mand had won the honor of having the
highest figure of merit at the close of
the recent rifle season and on this rec
ord retains the national defense trophy
for first honors in the District of Co
lumbia and the regimental trophy for
high figure Of merit.
The increase in numbers in this com
pany is furnishing problem to this
command which is also confronting Of
ficers of other commands of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia 1t
is the old matter of lack of adequate and
Irritable quarters for an organization
such as the local National Guard This
condition will confront the local Ma
tional Guard officers until Congress sees
fit to provide a suitable armory for the
National Guard of the District Of CO.
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Some idea Of the quarters in which the
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