Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

lumbia are to be appointed to
l. the Military Academy at West
Point. Candidates for these
appointments will be examined at the
National Guard Armory Thursday and
Friday nights. and the three highest will
be selected to take the final examina-
ton at Washington barracks, June 6.
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The sending of the field artillery, which
was en- route to Tobyhanna, Pa, for a
joint encampment with the militia, TO the
Mexican border. possibly will alter the
camp plans outlined for the batteries of
the local National Guard.
Plans are being made by the officers of
the Sd Infantry for opening a recruiting
station in the business section of the city
to promote campaign to recruit the
local National Guard up to its full war
strength.
cit is believed said Capt. E. w. Full
lam. adjutant of the Sd Infantry. that
if the work of the National Guard was
better understood by the general public,
and particularly by the young men of the
District. large number of desirable
young men would enlist. Aside from the
advantages gained by the incubation of
military discipline and training, the Ma
llOfldl IudTu edcn year nOlQS an annual
training encampment. running from ten
days to two weeks, at some specially Sc
lected point during which time the mem
bers of the guard receive free transporta
ton between the camp and the city of
Washington, entire equipment of field
uniform and free subsistence In ad-
dition the men receive the pay of their
grade, similar to that of the regular
army, plus neXtra allowance paid to
young men who are not in government
pmDlOy This IN
per day, depending upon the length of
service and the average attendance dur
ing the armory drill season.
Many young men spend consider
able sums of money for railroad fare
board and special equipment for a
week or ten days of what they call
camping In the National Guard
they have all of these desira Bile fea-
lures. and. in addition, are paid for the
time they are in camp.
1T is believed that if the parents of
the young men and young men them
selves had true conception of the
real conditions in the National Guard
and the advantages which accrue to
which now exists would
no longer exist. and that large num-
Der of men would be enlisted.
1T seems particularly pertinent to
remark at this time. in view of condi-
lions which exist along our southern
border, and the more or less strained
relations which have existed for some
time in our diplomatic relations with
foreign countries. that a patriotic duty
would be fulfilled if the young men of
the District would rally to the sup
port of its National Guard.
LAS a matter of fact the National
Guard of the District of Columbia is
the only federal militia in the United
States. the officers thereof receiving
their commissions direct from the war
Department and signed by the Presl-
dent in the same manner That oncerS
of the regular army receive theirs. All
other militia in the bnlted STATES Is
under the direct supervision of the
governors of the various states, VINO
appoint the officers and sign their com
Efforts are being made to make the
National Guard of the District of Column
hia a model militia organization. and the
officers and men now in the guard are
straining every effort to accomplish TINS
end, but the cord al cooperation ana sup
port of the merchants OF the city ana OF
he public in general is necessary to ac-
this end. A large number OF
business men of the city are now inter-
ested in assisting the National Guard, ana
an awakened spirit in this respect Is very
noticeable Without this support OF the
business men much difficulty would be ex-
in having the emmbers OF the
guard excused from their work on occa-
sions requiring their presence on guard
luty.
,anization, now known as the Sd 1nfan-
nv n G. D. c., to the modern quarters
adjacent to Convention Hall, at 9Th and
/. streets, much has been done to make
he quarters of the company rooms OF
he Sd Infantry very attractive, and. in
addition to an indoor rifle gallery, there
s a large gymnasium. and most OF the
rooms have pianos, monographs
md pool tables for the use of the men.
A 70 pN ~
,er of special instructors in fencing, box
ng wrestling and general athletics. The
Id Infantry last month conducted very
,uccessful athletic meet open only to
members of the National Guard and
which developed a keen rivalry between
he various organizations.
"A distribution of sums has recently
,een made as the result of the military |
held last winter. and with this |
money handsome furniture and furnish |
ngs will be purchased for all of the or
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"The officers of the Sd Infantry have ,
ust contributed to fund for their regi |
nent, amounting to about 800. which is !
O be used in acquainting the business !
nen, eligible young men and the public |
n general with actual conditions in the |
National Guard of the District of Column
ia An active campaign with that object |
n view is now under way
Troop A, 1st Squadron Cavalry. y. G.
, G. has now opened headquarters a I
he First Street Armory, with drill
lights on Wednesdays
cant. Arthur c. Smith has made the
oIlowing provisional appointments:
Tirst lieutenant. John w. Thompson;
irst sergeant, Ira y. Kellberg.
bylaw committee, made up of
Troopers Langdon Moore, chairman;
Alfred w. Finn. Horace w. Custis. Jo-
;eph F. Amin and Herbert E. Richard.
s fast preparing a set of bylaws and
while Troopers Ernest H.
coolidge. chairman; John W. Thomp-
son, Walter 5. Lewis. Kenneth W. Gu
lie and George H. Harris are acting as /
|, provisional board of governors, be-
ng assisted by Troopers George A. |
Cell. Leopold Won Krentzlin and Her
bert L. Middleton as house and en-