Evening star., 1913-11-23
placed on special duty as pharmacist
in the field hospital dispensary.

placed on special duty as pharmacist
in the field hospital dispensary.
United States Army officers detailed
with the organized militia may use
action of their official business, accord
ing to a ruling by Postmaster General
Burleson. The regular service officers
also may inclose penalty envelopes
when an official reply Is desired.
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In the absence of large National
Guard armory in the District, where each
command may have its clubrooms. the
progressive Company K Of the I'd In
fantry started plans moving last Monday
night for obtaining additional quarters In
the Y NJ. c. A. building. and also to pro-
vide clubroom for the officers and en-
listed men of the company where they
may spend their evenings In good fellow
ship.
The movement was thoroughly discuss
ed at a dinner last Wednesday evening,
attended by officials of the Y. NJ. G. a.
and a delegation from Company X. At
the same time extensive preparations
were made for obtaining a large number
of recruits for this command. A COM
mittee from the company Is now engaged
in trying to obtain recruits from the
membership of the Y. NJ. c. A., and In
this manner the company officers hope to
the organization.
\ recruit meeting is to be held at
the Y. NJ c. A. headquarters next We'd
nesday evening, and 1t is believed that a
C. A. will attend At that time William
Knowles Cooper, general secretary of the
Y. NJ. C. A., will tell of the relation be-
tween his organization and Company Is.
nest. commanding Company K. will ex-
plain to the association men the advan-
tages to be gained by enlisting In his
company. There will be other entertain
ment features. Refreshments will be
served.
The company last Wednesday evening
had a very profitable drill period, during
which the company was put through all
of the PAGES of close and extended order,
together with signaling.
The instruction course in small-arms
firing began last Friday night, In ac-
cordance with orders lust issued at the
National Guard headquarters, in The
Star building. There will be all kinds
of instruction for the officers and en-
listed personnel of the National Guard,
and no officer or man will be allowed to
pass up this instruction, unless he has
qualified as markSman or better. Ihe
course prescribed by the order Is as
follows: Preliminary instruction with
rife. gallery practice and and range praGfilce; ;inrn
will be opened Monday evenings and
daily. Saturday and Sunday excepted,
from 1880 until 6 pm. until May l.
1914. Saturday the gallery will be
turned over to the Oficers Revolver AS
sociation. The prescribed course Of gal
lery practice will be fired from Feb
ruary / to April 80, 1914.
No officer or enlisted man VINO mas not
qualified as a result of the tests will
be permitted to fire in the rife gallery.
The preliminary instruction will be held
in the non-commissioned officers scnool-
room. and will be under charge OF an
will be detailed from each battalion
commander as his assistants.
THE object of gallery practice" says
the order. "fs to teach the recruit
already learned in the preliminary In
struction, the correct position for each
class Of fire, the use Of the sling,
holding and sight-setting- Any man
the principles of aiming will be returned
to the instructor In charge OF pre-
liminary exercises for additional IN
struction. At the conclusion of the gal.
small-arms practice will furnish COM
pany commanders with lists of men or
their companies who have qualified In
gallery practice.
Company commanders also are order
ed to instruct their commands In
simulated magazine fire with dummy
cartridges.
The order commands the heads Of the
organizations to commence the prac-
tice prescribed in 1t with the least
practicable delay. after the formation
of companies at assembly for drills
Separate detachments will be formed
Of men who are to receive preliminary
instruction and of those who are to
fire in the gallery. These detachments
will be formed without arms and will
be marched under a non commissioned
officer to the place Of instruction and
report to the proper instructor. The
remainder of the company Is ordered
to continue the regular evenings drill.
Battalion commanders. their STATS
and non commissioned staffs are or.
dered to fire the gallery course with
their battalions Regimental field and
staff officers and commissioned
staff. officers of staff departments and
post non commissioned staff are or
dered to fire Monday evenings
The commanding officers of organiza-
tions armed with the revolver have
been ordered to arrange for prelimi-
nary practice with that arm.