Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05

| IL ton course of both officers and
men of the National Guard OF
| the District of Columbia during the
| ensuing drill season. 1t is explained
at brigade headquarters that officers of
the army on duty in Washington will
| be requested to visit the District Ma
tional Guard drill hall during the year
and lecture to the officers and men.
| There will not be too many lectures, 1t
is pointed out, not enough to be
monotonous.
| The drill schedule for the year now
is being worked out by Mai Joseph c.
Castner, L. S. A, adjutant general, Dis
trict of Columbia Militia. and Capt
Horace P. Hobbs, United States ARMY
| Observation-Disclosures assigned to the To-
cal National Guard 1t will be a pro-
gressive scheme Of instruction for the
| officers and men.
| Convention Hall will give the men
plenty of room for drill purposes. and
for the lectures will provide room enough
for all Of the officers and men of the
brigade
Steps looking toward the construc-
ton of a swimming pool in the new
armory on l. street have been initiated.
| One estimate has been received, but it
has been declared too high, and others
are being sought. The first estimate
| provided for elaborate thing for the
ba sin, but the officers say that a
cement tank will serve the purpose lust
| as well. AS soon as a reasona BILE esti-
| mate Is received the collection of funds
for the construction of the tank will
be begun.
The members of the local National
Guard did not get their usual rest from
drills this year. Assemblies are being
held on the regular drill nights, but
the matter of drills for the comma nds
is optional with the organizat ton COM
manders. Heretofore it has been the
practice to suspend drills and assem-
blies Immediately after camp until
October.
1t is probable that next year the
target range of the National Guard of
the District of Columbia will be located
at Belvoir, Va, the regular army camp
grounds. Should Gen. Harvey be sue
cessful in obtaining this site for
weekend camps. and the naval militia
practice vessel is to be used in the
transportation of the troops to and
from the grounds. The Congress
Heights range then would be aban-
doned.
Two troops of the regular cavalry
from Fort Myer, Va, are now camped
on the Congress Heights rifle range of
the District Guard. The troops are
holding their regular target practice.
Mrs. Young, wife of Col Glendie B.
Young, commanding the new Sd In
fantry, N. G. D. c., who was operated
on recently, is improving.
The division of militia affairs Of the
the War Department has issued the
following bulletin to militia organiza-
tons:
Reports have reached this office,
through inspector instructors, that COM
plants have been made to them by
several organization commanders that
the annual armory and field inspection
reports of their organizations have not
been referred to them. These reports
should not only be referred to them,
but should be filed with the official rec
ords of these organizations, and in the
future will be called for by inspector
tions.
Similar reports have been received
mat the bulletins issued from this Of
nee are not issued. This is a defect
which should be corrected by the adJu-
tants general, since the bulletins IS
sued from the division of militia affairs
very often contain valuable informa-
eion concerning troops. One bulletin
organization
Under date of August 20, the Sec
rotary OF War at the request of a mem
per or the National Rifle Association
modlned circular No. H. division of MI
litia affairs. 1914, in so far as para
graph ta) is concerned. States which
nave not yet finished their rifle practice
may incur obligations for the ordinary
enpehses OF Teams attending interstate
rihe competitions, but federal funds
VIII be available only after it has been
shown by proper records that said
paragraph is fulfilled by the end Of the
larger season. If this be not estab-
lished to the satisfaction of the War
Department. federal funds will not be