Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-05
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

Hunt Club, ED and streets. at 8
pm, Saturday. December IL, 1920. by
the courtesy of that club COMPETE
tons will be open to officers of the
Army, their families and guests, and
70 members of the Riding and Hunt
Club of Washington. Ribbons will be
awarded for first, second and third
places in each class. Post entries-no
entry fee. Judges will be appointed
by the chairman committee on sports
and competitions. American Remount
Association. Glass No. 1. open saddle
class; horses 14.2 or over Judged on
conformation, manners and ability to
walk. trot and canter. Glass No. 2, la
dies saddle class. horses 14.2 or over.
Judged on conformation. manners and
ability to walk, trot or canter. Class
No. 3. open jumping class. over eight
Jumps three feet six inches. Per-
formance only to count. Glass No. 4.
officers chargers. Horses will be
judged on training and over eight
jumps. three feet nine inches. Per-
Torrance only to count. Glass No. 5,
open jumping class, over eight jumps
four feet high. Performance only to
count. (No horse will be eligible for
Glass unless it has made clean
performance over the Jumps IN
classes or ~. Glass No. 6, children's
saddle class. ponies not over 14.2. TO
be ridden by boys and girls not over
fourteen years of age. Performance
only to count. Music Will be furnished
by the Sd Cavalry Band. and dancing
will be one of many enjoyable fea-
lures.
2, "WhO'a Who in n Ratneoat.
Unlike the Army mule. the en-
comiums of the Army raincoat are
not in evidence. Wet weather during
the past few years has brought Iortn
various vintages of Army ra1ncoats
together with derogatory remarks ESQ, on
of higher rank than the so-calied
"shave tale" Now that enlisted
men are appearing on the streets IN
raincoats and leather lesgins. the
mystery of who's who" and the IN
of the whole SITUATION pc
that although the Army mule has
been STANDARDIZED the Army ram.
coat has not. although in varieties or
cnlor md the proverhiai KICK.
exists. The remedy claimed
is simple. 1t is stated that if COM
missioned Officers could be permitted
to wear their Insignia. of rank on
standard uniform raincoat of desie-
mated color. they would make no
objections to its cost, whether or nol
the garment was equipped in I
buckles or belt. The so'o ION OF IN" :
problem officers say is the issuance /
of an order which will per NIT tNem 20
present a dignifed and military an |
pearance, with their rank in evidence. /,
whenever duty necessitates the wear |
ing of a waterproof overcoat. !
Past Record Broken.
The percentage of re-enlistments in
The Army is steadily increasing. The
Attest figures available show that in
October re-enlistments totaled 1858
men. or 3S.5 per cent of enlistments
FOR the month.
The number of en'istments for No
rembAr. 242s7. exceeded any month m
be history of Army recruiting il
peace times. T;fesa figures exceed
ven the high number of Fcruits which
which wre5 obtained in the period
During the last sov
IN days of November the number
cached S,3s2 men.
Under urrent Geographic orders on
from the adiutant gem
raj to thu General recruiting service,
he I'd Division has been recruited 10
'ull s. ~ ! having :scr"en : 100
men in approximately twenty days.
Return From Scotland.
The War Department announces
hat the remains of our soldier dead
rom the TuscaEa and G.~a~ta IS