Evening star., 1914-03-22

tions VIII not have to go to the range
the night before they are scheduled to
begin shooting their courses.
AS to the lengthening of the period. ii
is pointed out that two days is too short
and the officers and men are compelled to
do everything in a rush, crowding here
and there wherever they can. When they
shoot all the morning, it is pointed out,
and try to shoot right along into the
afternoon it affects their scores. 1t is
believed that If the proposal for four
days is finally included in the order II
will result in better marks being made
during the practice.
While awaiting to obtain new quarters
Of some kind for the organization, the
officers and men of the 1st Battery Field
Artillery, N. G. D. Co. are going right
ahead putting various improvements on
their present quarters which will enable
them to get better instruction and also
will help the organization to look better
when 1T appears i'll public.
The most important change at the
armory on Missouri avenue is the remod-
cling of part of the drill hall so as
to give the organization good-sized
storeroom. When Quartermaster Sergt.
build new quarters in which to keep his
supplies, he, with the assistance of Pri-
va es Gauss and GoetZinger, started i'll to
make a model Storeroom. The end OF the
drlL nail on the second moor was par
titioned off and various racks and boxes
were built, SO that there would be a
place for everything and everything
could be in its place.
Realizing that system was needed in
order to make the quartermaster depart
ment of his organization efficient. Sergt.
May planned out his room On one part
of the room are the revolver racks, on
tables appropriately assorted are the
shirts where each size can be easily
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them. Shoes are all assorted just like an
orderly shoe store, the first aid boxes
are kept in closets. hats in another place
and blankets in another The result is
on drill nights he is ready to supply
each mans wants at a moments notice
and does not have to rummage through
mass of material just to get one article
1t saves time and. besides, little temper
But the most important feature of this
well organized storeroom is the method
Sergt May has adopted of keeping the
overcoats in shape. He has built long
rack, something after the fashion Of an
enlarged carpenters trestle.. On this are
strapped a number of coat hangers on
which the overcoats are hung. There are
five on each rack, and this enables him to
keep the coats in fine shape and always
looking nice when the organization is
ready to turn out Each man is assigned
q. coat and his name is sewed in it.
The keeping of overcoatS in fine shape
has always been problem for national
yuardsmen. In many of them the quar-
ters are limited and it is necessary to
fold the coats up and keep them in piles,
SO that when their organizations are re-
Qulred to turn out overCoats show more
or less wrinkled appearance.
This problem having been solved for the
battery in the way described, it is proba-
BILE that other organization commanders
will follow the plan.
Another feature which has been INSTALL
ed in the quarters is the lighting system
in the gun room. Two swinging lights
are dropped down over each gun. The
lights are protected by a wire mesh. AS