Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-24

| IL ~ lumDla from now on, MOI ouls
among the individual organi-
! cation commanders. but at brigade
headquarters in The Star building. Sys-
/ tematic efforts are to be made TO IN
| crease both the active National Guarn
as well as the reserve corps OF the
| local militia.
| Heretofore the matter of recruiting
| has been left principally to the organl-
zation commanders, as we'll as the indi-
f, vidual enlisted men, who have trieu
! various schemes to encourage enils'-
ment in their particular companies. IL
has been 4 matter of pride among the
I officers and men of each command 10
keep their organizations up to as hish
point above the minimum as possipie'
although at times 1t was found nara u
get material. However. many OF inc
organizations have been quite success
full in maintaining their allowed COIN
plements.
Brigade Headquarters launched cam
paign for recruiting during the -
and it will be consistently pusneo LII In
that source from no" On. Witch
step took the form of letter Wnlen
was sent to the heads OF All an
military and patriotic orsahiNa..oon .
asking their cooperation IN eSS
recruits for the local Natiohat Gu" he
and requesting that the letter nc
brought up Tor ulS'u9si'h a.
meetings. - r-,i+ed
Lieut. Col. A. l., Parmerter. Cnitea
states Army adiutant general Dls'ric. VI
Columbia militia, was the ius'saf
headotlarters to assist the organize
tions in their recruiting. Col. fdr my -,
ter believes that the campaign VII
certainly bring results. and aIter .he
n
nave been thoroughly canvassed the
campaign will be broadened out. az
though that officer declared that ne
was not in a position at TINS time u
state just what form it would take:
Special effort also will be made TO
get young men of this city to
enlist in the guard. especially those
who have never had any military
training. The local militia la law ~ Is
led man in the District Of Co.
umbia between the ages OF eighteen
and fortyfve. In time or war an
these could be called upon to serve
their country, and it is declared ina
peace furnishes a place where young
men could be taught to handle arms
and the best methods of taking care
of themselves in the field under trying
the beginning of war to learn, it Is
declared. the experience will come all
the harder.
There are many advantages to an en-
listment in the District National Guard
in addition to the military training.
Although the organization has been
deprived by Congress of adequate
armory facilities the organizations
have their social functions and par
ticipate in athletics. The guard re-
quires only two hours a week for
training, and in addition gives the men
from ten to fifteen days in camp in the
summer with pay.
The movement on the part of the To-
cal National Guard officers to increase
the enlistments came right on the heels
of similar movement in Maryland.
There is a letter being presented to
each young man when he is ready to
cast his first vote. The fact that he is
casting his first vote, it is pointed out.
brings also upon him other duties
which he should perform for his coun-
try. He is urged to enlist in the Ma
tional Guard and receive training to
fit him to aid in protecting it in time
of
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Maj. Z. H. Neumeyer. who formerly
headed the commissary department of
the National Guard of the District of
Columbia will be chief of the Quar-
termaster Corps of the local National