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Show uu NEVER ALLOWED TO "INFORM" Point of Military Etiquette That Is Impressed on Youngotera In the Service. "No matter how much a second lieutenant lieu-tenant ln tho army may know, ho must never presume to 'Inform' his Buperlor officers," remarked a captain In one of the organizations of the National Na-tional Guard of th District of Columbia Colum-bia recently. ' "I found that out long ago. Col. O. B. MItcham, ln command of this artillery ar-tillery division, sent me a request for Information along certain lines, and I dug out the material and wrote out a letter in reply which I thought was strictly military. I took it down to 'Sergt' Drew at militia headquarters. Drew has been a post quartermaster sergeant in the islands, and bos had moro experience in the formality of military correspondence than any ono I know of. "Sergt Mike lookod at It one second sec-ond and nearly fainted. 'Great Scott,' he gasped, 'you'd be shot at sunrise if you sent that along.' "I had written, 'Sir, I have the honor hon-or to Inform you, and so forth,' "It looked good aad military to me, but SoTgt Mike Drew, whon he had recovered from the shock, wept on my ahoulder and said: " 'My boy, don't you know in the army nobody Is ever allowed to Inform In-form a superior officer? You may have all the Information In tho world, but don't presume to inform an7body that's oven one inch over you. It will Sot you in bad. Just change that let' ter so it will read, I have th hoaor to report"' |