Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-12


at the annual competitions on
the Congress Heights rife
range of the National Guard Of the
District of Columbia will be presented
to those entitled to them Wednesday
night at the L street armory.
Members of the Signal Corps Com
pany are scheduled to go to Fort Myer
this afternoon for instruction under
the regular officers there. The detaii
will leave the Signal Corps armory, on
LIST street northwest. shortly after
noon.
About twenty-seven members OF the
command went to the Virginia fort last
Sunday and received instruction from
Lieut.. Milliken.
Corn. Langdon. T. s. A, has been
detailed as instructor to the local COM
pany, and will devote his time to teach-
ing all classes of signal work. In
short talk to the men last IuesaaS
evening he outlined the course which
he intends to pursue in this instruc-
ton. and laid special stress upon me
necessity for cooperation between the
instructor and the student.
Enlistments in the company VIII ne
discontinued shortly. as the outfit only
carries seventy-five men. and there are
now seventy-two on the rolls. II IL
announced. -
toon drill next Tuesday night. Sergt.
Eisenstein has been appointed acting
first sergeant Of the list platoon. ann
First Glass Sersts. Johnson ana HAN
will act as chiefs of platoon.
Master Signal Electrician Lansford
has finished Installing the radio set.
All quartermaster and ordnance prop
erty of the company has been moved
to a room in the large building IN the
rear of the armory. and Sergt. Burns
now has complete control of the same
The company has been equipped with
new olive-drab wooden uniforms, ana
as most of the men were measured ne
fore the clothing was drawn from the
uuartermaster's storehouse they are
neatly fitted.
Overcoats were also drawn and are
being held in the storeroom
Provision for an armory for the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Column
bia is contained in bilf introduced in
the Senate during the week by Senator
Sutherland. The bill authorizes and d.
reefs the Secretary of War ito enter
into contracts for all necessary plans
and for the construction OF any ar
mory building for the National Guard or
the District of Columbia. in accordance
with the plans for such armory SUD
mitted by the commission appointed by
the act of Congress approved May 80.
1908. or such modified plans as may be
approved by the Secretary of War and
not to exceed s1,750,O0O. one-half OF
which shall be borne by the District OF
Columbia"
The bill would make $4,000 imme-
diately available for the preparation OF
detailed plans and specifications and
the starting of work upon the founda-
ton 1t dedicates as a site the north
ern portion of the government reserva-
ton bounded by b street north. b
street south, 18th street west and 18th
street west, and authorizes the removal
Of the temporary buildings now there.
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Members of Battery A. Field Artillery.
went to Fort Myer last Thursday night.
where they were put through mount
ed drill. The detail was under the
command of Lieut.. George A. Bonnet.
and the instruction at the fort was
given by First Lieut.. Dunn, Sd Field
Artillery.
The battery also conducted a mount
ed drill in Potomac Park last Sunday