Evening star., 1914-05-10

| maneuvers scheduled to be held in the
vicinity of Washington are going right
| ahead. despite the war scare which has
| lowered over the country for the last
few weeks.
1t has been decided that the camp will
| be some distance across the District llne,
! either at kensington or Wheaton, Nd.
| Officers of the lacol National Guard have
been looking over two farms in that
/ vicinity one at Wheaton and one at AAen-
| singt5n. and it is probable that deci-
sion will be reached within snort time.
Proposals for supplying coal oil gaso-
line crude oil. fireWood. camp teams etc.,
also have been asked for.
First Lieut. George A. Lynch. L. S.
Army. who for little more than year
has been assigned to the National Guard
of the District of Columbia as Inspector
instructor. has been relieved of that duty,
! and ordered TO the division of militia af-
fairs. War Department. for duty
So far as is known at the headquarters
of the local National Guard no one has
as yet been selected to succeed Lieut.
Lynch.
Frank j. Balm. Company C. ID Infantry.
has the honor of being the first man
TO enlist in the Reserve Corps of the
National Guard of the District of Column
bia. He has served three enistments in
the active National Guard.
::
Company X. I'd infantry. held its reg
ulaT monthly competitive drill in the man.
nal of arms last Wednesday evening An
inspection of the rifles and soldieriy ap-
pearance of the last three men to stand
up Corps Lowell and Krieg and Private
f. H. Johnson decided Corp Lowell as
the winner Of the gold medal. The con-
test for the year stands as follows
Corp. Spengler. two times: Corp. krie2,
two times: Corp Lowell. one time: Priv
ate Con1or one time. and E. n. Johnson.
one time.
Capt Ernest instructed several new
men in rifle work, while the competitive
drill was in progress
The following promotions have been
recommended in Company "A:
Corp. Harry F. Richardson to be
sergeant.
Privates ". r. Allen and David II.
Blakelock both OF Company X. have
made applications for commissions
Sergt a. Payne successfully passed an
examination at Fort Myer last Wednes
day for a commission i'll the volunteer
forces.
About twelve members of Company X
will go on camping trip today The de-
tachment will be instructed in field work
for the coming maneuvers. These camps
of instruction will be held about every
two weeks.
1t now seems to be improbable that the
National Guard will participate in the
parade to be held here Saturday in con-
nection with the vnveling of the statue
of Commodore Barry in Franklin Park.
To turn the guard out. it was declared. is
an expensive proposition, and just at this
time the funds which could be used for
this purpose are very low and could be
better used for other purposes.
ha wit too hc1y yir,ev .bar
of the affair was informed that if it
would meet the expenses of the band and
horses for the mounted officers the guard
would be ordered out but reply received
yesterday indicated that the committee
had no funds with which to pay for this.
Unless Brig. Gen. Harries. commanding
the District of Columbia militia, decides
to meet the expense with guard funds, it
is declared that the infantry and Signal
Corps Will not turn out. At any rate, the
battery will turn out. not for parade, but
to go to the Monument grounds to fire the
salute
Col. Charles Ourand. commanding the
1st Infantry of the National Guard of the
Commissioned Officers Association of the
lst Infantry at its regular meeting last
Monday night He explained to the non
CONS why it was necessary for a non
commissioned officer to be well trained
He spoke of the need of cooperation if
they hoped to achieve success
The constitution and bylaws are to be
signed by the charter members at the
next meeting of the association, which is
to be Monday. night. May 20, at s o'clock.
IL was explained that the next meeting
was put on until that date to allow the
associations executive committee to for
mulate its plans. The principal prob
lem to be taken up at the next meeting.
1t is said is how to increase the attend
ance at drills and at target practice.
Sergt Rees, president OF the associa-
ton. has received many letters from Off
GERS of the National Guard congratu-
lating him upon his success in forming
the association. and promising their sup
port and cooperation.
Instructions have gone out from the d.
vision of militia affairs of the War De-
partment to nationa, guard organizations
throughout the country. outlining :ne
methods to be followed in mobiliZing their
forces. and informing them that "they
are responsible for transporting their mi
!itia from home stations to mobilization
camps.
"The general methods to be employed"
says the circular. will be as follows:
when competition exists and condi-
tions permit bids should be invited from
carriers for transportation oil organza
tion.
Award should be made to lowest bid
der for satisfactory service, or If bids are
equal to the one offering most satisfac-
tory service.
Transportation will be secured by is
sue of transportation requests for pas
sengers, and bills of lading for impedi-
menta animals, vehicles and other
property. which will be consigned in care
of the camp quartermaster, mobilization
camp.
Memorandum will be mailed to the
dsbursing officer, who is charged with
payment of transportation charges
thereon.
Sleeping car accommodations Will be
furnished authorized
THE depa rtment quartermaster of the
proper territorial department of the regu
lar army will furnsh loca! United States
disbursing officers with whatever funds
may be necessary The quartermaster
District OF Columbia militia or an officer
designated by the governor of the state
or territory or by the commanding gen.
eral of the District of Columbia militia
will arrange a practical schedule for as
sembIinc the militia. together with all
the necessary impedimenta. at the mobi-
lization camp These schedules will be
revised each year and thus kept up to
date
rhe following-named enlisted men
have been ordered honorably dis
His own Observation-Disclosures Samuel
4. Long Hospital Corps: Private
Samuel C. Baldwin. Hospital Corps;
Sergt. William w. Rain, Signal Corps
Company. Corp. Claude E. Allen. Sig
nal Corps Company. Corp. William NJ.
Eaton. Signal Corps Company: Private
George c. ,Talbert, lst Battery. Field