Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-15

mitted to the inspector by the organize
ton commander.
Any enlisted man mustered at any time
other thaa the prescribed inspection of
his organization must be identified by Il
commissioned officer.
! NO muster of officers and men of in
fantry organizations vii! be made except
at the formation above prescribed
The annual inspection viii be test
of the arnorN instruction OF organiza-
tons The efficiency OF infantry organ
izations III the following respects will be
particularly noted:
u. Appearance in neatness.
-. Steadiness in ranks.
-. Promrtness, orderliness of forma-
ton.
II. Degree of proficiency III schools OF
! soldier. squad and company.
-. Bayonet exercises.
20. instruction of non-commisSioned Of
ficers.
90. Nomenclature. care and preserva-
ton OF rife.
THE property inspection will include
all United States property. Only such
property is submitted to the personal
inspection of the inspector will be in
cluded in his report.
The property inspections Of headquar-
tiers of each regiment and of 1st Separate
Battalion will take place at am, list
Battalion at II am. I'd Battalion at II 80
a m. and Sd Battalion at noon. A and B
of each regiment and of the Separate
Battalion at 1:;:o and $50 pm. re-
spectively, Oh the day following the in
spection OF the troops. Property of all
other companies viii be inspected at .
a IN. and 1890 a m. in alpha betical or
der OF companies. on the day following
the inspection of personnel.
THE properts- of the 1st Battery. Field
Artillery, Will he inspected March ~ and
u.
The property Of the Signal Corps Com
pany will be inspected at . am, March
! The property inspection Of bands. 1st
and ID Infantry, will take place imme
diately after inspection of the troops
The quartermaster storehouse will be
inspected at am, Tuesday. April :;
the subsistence storehouse at 8 am,
April S.
IAN public property. both in the hands
of officers and enlisted men. and in
storage. win be thoroughly overhauled
and prepared for inspection. so that it
can be quickly and easily counted by
the inspectors at the property inspection.
MI property issued to men will be sys
Dramatically arranged in lockers in resu-
lar order. so that contents of each locker
can be quickly counted.
Property in company storerooms will
be arranged in separate piles. so that
il he easily and quickly counted.
Company and locker rooms and lockers
must be absolutely clean. as they will
be carefully inspected.
zone officer and ten 90 enlisted men
; will he present at property inspection of
| the battery: one officer and six 90 en-
listed men at property inspection of the
Signal Corps Company. and one "a officer
and three CD enlisted men at property in
spection of each other organization of the
Guard.
| Government employees will be given
certificates covering the service required
under this order.
| i :: = ::
! Owing to its poor ar1nory facilities
| Company X, I'd Infantry. was compelled
| to give up half OF its drill period last
Wednesday night The remainder of the
time vas given to listening TO lecture
/ ON advance guard work by Lieut.. Brown.
| Lieut. F. c. Martin of Company X,
who has been absent on leave, has re-
ported for duty.
/ r +. Weldon and +. f. Thomas have
applied for enlistment i'll Company X,
| With d view to showing proficiency in
hsyonet drill at the time of the annual
| inspections officers of the 1st Battalion,
| list Infantry, last Wednesday night gave
| part Of the time to inStructing the men
in this art. Despite the fact that the
| drill was new to many of the men. they
| showed marked Improvement in a short
space of time and indicated that they
had thoroughly enjoyed the practice
! As the LIST Infantry has been ordered
! to take part In the parade to be held in
Alexandria February -, the officers and
| enlisted men are looking forward with
! much pleasure to this event. The LIST
battalion. it is declared has always
! turned out strong for celebrations of this
kind, and taking into consideration the
/ fact that the men now more inter
ested than ever i'll their National Guard
| activities. il is believed that it will main
tain on this occasion the attendance rec
ord it has made in similar events.
r
Capt John A Moore of Company A.
| LIST Infantry, reports the honorable dis
| charge of the following men on account
| of expiration of term of enlistment:
Sergt. Samuel Smith and Private Carl
| jenkins.
| = . = s.
Lieut.. James B. Jones of Company d
has been designated TO instruct the
| quartermaster and mess sergeants OF the
lst Battalion. LIST Infantry.
>
Capt. Praetorious. recently assigned to
command Company c, list Infantry. re-
| ports that he is having much success in
recruiting men for his company. On We'd
nesday night he added the names of Will
! liam a. Boughton. James Il. Scott. VIII
liam Bergin and J. Mcdonald to the
roster of his COMPANY and several more
are waiting to have their applications for