Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
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l(FF1cERs and men Of the Ma.
tional Guard of the District OF
Columbia have a strenuous
~ season ahead Of them. Every
minute on drill nights will DO
utilized in pushing the guard toward
the goal of military perfection. Every
man must attend every drill or suffer
the consequences by fine and fmprison-
ment. The drill order Just issued by
the Sd Infantry gives instructions to
officers to make out court-nartials
against men who remain away from
drills without authority.
Beginning with the second drill night
in November" says the paragraph.
each company commander will pre-
pare charges for trial by summary
court Of ell cases Of absence from
drill without proper authority. No
vsmber %. 10 and - the summary
court will try cases for tho list, ID and
Sd Ba ttalions. respectively. Thereafter
the cases for the LIST Battalion will be
tried on the nrst Monday, for tho I'd
Battalion on the second Monday and
for the Sd Battalion on the third We'd
nesday of each month
The drill order provides that the LIST
Battalion Tuesdays and the Sd Bat
TALON wedn esdays. The machine gun
company will drill Tuesdays.
Following 10 the order. in part:
The drills and instruction will be
tain references and officers and nom
commissioned officers will study the
subjects In which they are to instruct
-t~A goya al
for those subjects.
Company commanders will divide
the instruction among their lieutenants
and on-oommissioned officers. assign
Ing to each, in advance, his subject.
Battalion commanders will be hold
responsible for the conduct of the drills
and instruction of their respective bat
talions. They will see that the drills
cordance with the schedule.
Schools for officers and non-com-
missioned officers will assemble as fol-
lows: Field officers class. second Fri
tenants class. third Friday OF each
month; non commissioned officers
class. third Friday of each month.
The senior non-commlsstoned ofncer
the Instructor a complete list of the
names of the non -commissioned officers
Of his company. checking those who
are present. A consolidated report of
absentees will be submitted to regi-
mental headquarters by the instructor.
For the purpose Of rapid assembly
and improving the attendance, company
commanders will. at once. divide their
companies into squads according to
residence or business location. appoint
ing over each squad a non-commis-
stoned onlcer or experienced private,
who will be charged with personal SUI
pervision Of the squad and responsible
for its attendance at assemblies. 1t
bers of their squads to ascertain the
causes of absence from drills and In
struction and make weekly reports to
their company commanders or the lieu
sembly rosters showing names with
residence, business and telephone ad-
dresses of squad leaders. will be fur
nished regimental headquarters not
later than November II. Changes
therein will be reported not later than
the third drill night In each month"
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The Signal Corps Companys classes
in sema phore. heliograph. four-foot
flag and buzzer work are reported to
be progressing. and the indications are
that before next camp the organiza-
ton will be in shape to handle all kinds
Of messages. Many OF the members of
the telegraph classes are taking home
buzzers In order to practice.
The company has purchased q talking
machine for its clubroom.
Tuesday night the annual election of
officers of the Wig Wag Club 10 to be
held, and 1t Is hoped that the entire
company will turn out for that occa-
sion
Master Signal Electrician Landlord is
busy transferring the radio set to the
L street armory for exhibition pur-
poses at the military tournament to be
held there In February.
Last Tuesday night chiefs of section
were given a list of questions to be
answered in writing next. Tuesday
night. These questions pertain to the
handling and equipment of their sec
lions. and ought to bring out their
knowledge of their duties. 1t is the
intention of Capt. Terry to have the
non-coms take a regular correspond
ence course this winter.
Mai. Conrad E. Koerper, Medical
Corps. U. 8. A, inspected the Field Hos
pftal. N. G. D. c.. during the week. He
lectured to the officers and men on camp
sanitation and methods Of supplying pure
drinking water for troops on the march
He also described the camp incinerator
GERS and men OF the Regimental In
Urinary, Sd Infantry Indrmary, LIST Sep
arate Battalion. Maj Luther H. Reich
elderfer, chief surgeon: Majs. Luce and
Dollman. and L.elts. Began and Tastell
were present.
sergt. Harry P. Davis IS giving a reg
ular cours, OF lectures to the enlisted
men on the methods Of making out the
various printed forms used for the work
Of the Medical Corps.
Capt Dollman delivered lecture last
Thursday night on anatomy and phys
ioIogy.
Lieut. Began demonstrated to the COM
paEy the methods of carrying the
wounded when ambu1ances were not
available.
Plans are being made by the enlisted
men Of Battery B, the newly organ zed
field artillery organization, to form a
club to be known as Battery Club. a
preliminary meeting held last week re-
suited In the selection Of First Sergt.
William Rink as temporary chairman
and Sergt John Hebrew as temporary
secretary-treasurer.
mittee to draft a constitution and by
laws: Sergt. j. Kohler. Sergt. G. Nc
Grath and Corp. G. Lanfer. The next
meeting will be held Friday night.
The drill order for the various organi-
cations of the local National Guard were
issued by brigade headquarters during
the week The order follows, In part:
For the field artillery: The following
drills will be held by each battery:
weekly armory drills as follows
Battery A will drill each Thursday