The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-02-05
ORDERS OF ADJUTANT GENERAL
RECEIVED IN clTY-OFFl-
GEES TO HOLD SESSION.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City. the Various
State institutions ard from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.
Nea~pancr Union News Service

Aester,l Nea<pancr Jnion News Service
Redfield.-The annual inspection OF
the militia of South Dakota by a regu-
lar army officer will be held during
the last two weeks in February. ac-
cording to orders issued from the Of
flee of Adjt. Gen. w. A. Morris Of Red
field, S. D.
Dates for the inspection Of the diff
ferent companies and organizations
nave been fixed. The state h~eadquar-
ters and supply house at Redfield will
be inspected February Is. On the
same day the headquarters and sup
ply house of the Fourth infantry will
be inspected. These are located in
Redfield. The Redfield company of
guardsmen will be inspected the next
day.
First Lieut.. James w. Everington.
Third infantry. Y. S. A., the new in
spectOr-instructor Of the South Dakota
Guard, will act as inspecting officer.
lie will leave Redfield February II and
inspect the Aberdeen company that
night. The mounted scouts of the
regiment, with headquarters at lp-
switch. will he inspected the following
day. Company x, at Lennon. will be
inspected February 10, and the mill
tary band and state s~torehouse at Wa
tertown on February %.
The Bookings company will stand
inspection the night of February "a,
and Madison will undergo the scrutiny
the following day. The headquarters
of Col. BOYD Wales and Separate Com
pany A. at Howard, will be inspected
February 26.
Lieut.. Everington will inspect the
Sioux Falls company March l, the Can
ton company March ., the Parker
company. a separate organization.
March 3, the Yankton company March
4. the Mitchell company March ). the
Rapid City company March s. the Lead
company, 4 separate organization.
March 2, the Pierre company March
II. the Huron company. a separate or
ganization. March II, and the Faulkton
company March Is.
The inspection of the personnel of
the companies will be conducted in
service uniforms, with rifles and al
tIluSS UCllS. Inc llSpGiIlOu Will III
clude all property available for field
service or for use in connection there
with. Capt. Paul Beckman will accom-
Dany the regular army inspector and
inspect the companies and equipment
for the state. Lieut.. E~yerington's in
spection is for the government. Every
member of the militia must appear for
inCnnnfinn thu nr1or ctafac nifhnr of
the designated place for the inspection
of the organization of which he is a
member Or at a place designated by
the inspecting officer.
Announcement of the annual mid
winter meeting of the commissioned Of
ncers of the state is made in an order
issued by Adjt. Gen. Morris. This
meeting will be held at Redfeld. Feb
ruary Is, IA and Is. All commissioned
officers on the active list are required
to attend. Subjects of Importance to
the welfare of the guard will be cor
sidered. including the outlining of
work for this years camps of instruc-
ton. Officers attending all meetings
will be allowed travel and hotel ex-
penses.
Among the subjects that will be dis
cussed at the meeting are the class OF
men wanted in the guard and how to
get them; armories. and how to get
them; scheduled systematic drills and
training; commissions, both original
and upon promotion; public interest,
and why it is needed; strike duty, field
cooking on campaigns, and
the question of what the guard will do
this summer. The prescribed uniform
for the meeting is the civilian uniform.
BUNNY HUG" ACT OBSOLETE.
Bachelor Member Declares New
Dances Rendered Law Useless.
Pierre.-That the Bunny Hug bill
has outlived its usefulness and must
go is the opinion of Representative
Ruckman. a bachelor member from
Brown county. There are so many
new dances since two years ago that
all covered by that bill are forgotten
and Ruckman wants the law out of
the way.
The house committee also reported
in favor Of the senate bill to discard
another act of two a ago, the
Richards swapping bill, which was
pushed through under threat of the
referendum if not enacted.
State aid for common schools took
up a lot OF house time before it was
disposed of. and then only on a Sec
ond vote and after the annual amount
was reduced from 800. 900 to SIS, 900.
That the Milwaukee Railway com
pany should be compelled to build a
safe bridge across the Missouri at
Chamberlain is also the expression Of
the house in the resolution adopted re-
questing congress to compel such &C
ton on the part Of that railway
company.
In the senate nepotoism came up on
the Urdahl bill and with little debate
the act was passed prohibiting state