Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-24

1 SLAnENCE N " EA EHs
lowing letter was addressed by him te
the adjutant general, United States
| Army:
| of Maj Clarence A. Weaver, Medica
Corps, N. c., d. c.. an injustice was
| inadvertently done by me in connec-
| ton with his commission as retired
| officer. Maj. Weaver was retired with
| the rank he held on the active list a,
| the time of retirement. apparently or
| the assumption that he was not en-
titled to increased rank, in that he had
| not had the necessary ten years Of
| service in the same grade to entitle
| him to the increased rank under the
| governing statute. ! am of the opin-
| ion, however, that Maj Weaver is en-
| titled to increased rank under the
! 'meritorious service provision of the
! law referred to. in view of his past
record.
Maj Weaver was mustered in May
| II. 1898, as first lieutenant and surgeon
of the 1st Regiment of the District OF
Columbia Infantry. U. S. Volunteers
and served as such until the date OF
muster out. November 20, 1898. This
| service was performed while Maj
Weaver was still an officer. of the Ma
| tional Guard of the District of Co
| lumbia, e., captain and surgeon OF
| the 1st Regiment of Infantry. n. G. D
| c., and his service with the National
Guard was continuous to the date OF
his retirement. The foregoing serv-
| ice in war was amply meritorious tG
warrant the honor of increased rank
and it is accordingly recommended and
| requested that the present commission
of Mai. Weaver be withdrawn and g
new one issued to him as lieutenant
colonel, N. G. D. c.. retired"
| President Wilson signed the new
commission August Is, and the parch-
ment was delivered to Col Weaver
last week. after passing through the
customary military channels.
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| While the National Guardsmen of the
District of Columbia are resting after
their profitable encampment near Har-
pers Ferry and getting ready to resume
their drills in October, there is lull
hanging over local military circles. How
ever, many are planning for the coming
| winters work and are outlining cam
| paigns for obtaining recruits for the
| guard.
around the National Guard armory soon,
for the paymaster will be lowering
| around those parts. The pay corps is
4 awaitjng the receipt of the rolls from the
company commanders. AS soon as these
ore turned in and checked up the guards
| men will be paid, probably by battaliOns.
The members of the LIST Battery, Field
| Artillery, n. G. d. C., will be paid some
i N,
ters In The Star Building yesterday.
= !: !: =
| lest National Guard paymasters mis-
;pterpret the circular of the War Depart
| mont outlining the conditions which must
| no met in order that members of the Ma
tional Guard may. receive their federal
nav the Militia Division has just sent
| another circular letter to national guard
organizations all over the country. Fol-
| lowing is the circular, IN part:
"Refore members of an organization
| can receive federal pay the minimum
numher must be present every day OF
| the encampment, and previous to the en-
| campment the minimum NUMBER must
| Cleo have had sixty days service with
tha organized militia. including at least
sn,,rtaan periods of practical. progressive
| military instruction of at least one and
| nna'haif hours each. or an equivalent
service IN the regular army. navy OF
| marine corps, or one academic year $
service at a school where military in
| struction is given. ..,. ~.
lohora raouirements are authorized to
49, +hose members of the command
who do not comply with the above to
| cawn and they will be entitled to
RECOMMENDATION and SUBSISTENCE put no'
to federal pay: but TINS later Huni .s
n1,n,her necessary to meet the require
LEWIS of circular No. 2, War Depart
mont They must be exclusive.
.When an enlisted man has had sixty
a.rs ~ more service in the organized
militia as shown by the GATE OF enhst-
ment (Which must a M has had none
~ other classes Of equivalent serv-
eo ,aa above, 1t must be clearly
aSe na od certified to on the roll that