Evening star., 1939-05-07

service, who Col. Oehmann.
have not qualified with the rife
in 1887 or 1888, will be required
to fire. Officers who have quail
fled as expert rif1emen at any
time are excepted. All enlisted men
of lettered companies, armed with
the rife or pistol, and those of the
Headquarters and Service Company,
armed with the rifle. who have not
qualified with the rifle either in 1887
or 1898, will be required to fire quail
fication courses. Enlisted men of the
Headquarters and Service Company
armed with the pistol will not fire
the rifle. Furthermore, officers and
! enlisted men who qualified in 1887
and 1888 will not be permitted to
fire for republication, as there is
no ammunition allowance for this
class. Republication, however, is
required after two practice seasons
have intervened since the last quail
flcation.
Prior to May 16 all battalion COM
manders will be required to submit
to headquarters of the regiment
musketry problem for each unit
or organization. Only men who
have actually qualified with the
service rifle will be permitted to
engage in combat firing.
All firing Is to be done on Sum-
days between am. and 1890
o'clock. The following officers will
be in charge of the firing on the
dates named: May Z, Maj. Childs;
May IA, Maj Shields; May 81, Capt.
Smithson; June 4, 1t. Col. Cliff !;
June II, Maj. Childs; June 18, Maj.
Shields; June 25, Capt. Smithson
July 9, Maj. Childs; July 16, Maj.
Shields.
The Guard has just received its
allotment of funds with which to
equip the new units recently added
to the brigade. They amounted
to $50 per man, but the militia
was informed that it might equip
the new units out of its surplus
stock and use these funds for re-
plenishing the stores.
In this connection, it was pointed
out, Gen. Cox is anxious to get
the Guardsmen out of their breeches
and puttees as soon as possible, and
into the Stacks" which have been
authorized for the troops. 1t is
the hope that he will have all of
the units equipped with the new
uniform before the next review of
the brigade which is to be given
the latter part of this month for
the local trade and civic organiza-
tions.
Officers ofsthe National Guard on
the inactive list and all enlisted
men in an inactive status, but
who hold commissions in the Ma
tional Guard of the United States,
must be assigned to units Of the
active Guard, according to instruc-
tions which have just been received.
Under the new plan these officers
and embryo officers must be at
tached to the units to fill all the
mobilization vacancies, and when
these are filled the officers and men
must be assigned to units in excess
of needs, but they must be definitely
assigned to an organization.
Heretofore these men have been
carried in central pool to be
assigned when and if mobilization
comes or is impending, but it
is now deemed desirable to get the
organizations in shape, by giving
the men definite assignments, so
that they will know where they are
expected to serve.
Gen. Cox is having q study made
of the local requirements. The lists
of these men are being examined
with a view to picking their assign
ments and issuing the necessary
orders for their details. When SO
assigned the commanding officers
of the units to which they are
attached will have to make reports
on them in the same manner as
they do the officers who actively
drill with them each week. They
will be required to keep q close
check on the amount of studying
Of extension courses which these