Memorandum from Captain Roger T. Sermon

2' Brs. NATIONAL AND Headquarters 139th F. A. SERVICE Amerioan Expaditionary Forces, MEMORA MDUM: 15 January 1919 811 The following regulations will be atriotly observed in this command; (1) Daily inspection of us kitchens, latrines and battery or pany areas by medioal officers. The Medioal officers assigned to the Bn. will make the inspections in their respective Battalions, the and Bn. Medioal officer inoluding the Supply 00 The Surgeon will inspect the Hq. Co. The system of grading uged at Camp Doniphan will be again inaugurated and report made to these Hqrs. daily. (a) An officer will supervise the serving of meals sotually being prea- ent at each menl. He will enforce the fo llowing: (a) The Washing of hands in goap and water by kitchen per sonnel before handling food. (b) The cleaning of fingernails of cooka and K.Pa. (a) That mon wear proper uniforn. There has been a grons laxity in the enforcement of uniform regulation especially the wearing of Jerkins on the outside of the uniforns. (3) Inspection twioe daily of billete by a battery officer, onoe in the morning and onoe at night. A neat and orderly arrangement of equipment, Glothing and bedding will be required and maintained throughout the day. The blankets should be folded and placed at the head of the bunk. Especial oare will be exercised that the men do not pool their bedding and that the hesd and foot orders are strictly obayed. Eating or having food in the billets is postively forbidden. Mess kits mat be washed after each meal. Equipment must not be thrown on the floor. (4) Bn. Commanders will set aside a day for the uso of dubbin on shoes. All battery and company officers will be present and supervine the appli- cation of same. (s) All blankets over the authorized allowange will be taken up and turn in to the Supply Officer who will salvage same. (6) All officare will correct violations of uniforms regulations on the spot. The following deficiencies have bean noted. Blouses and overcoats not buttoned. Jerkins worn on outside of the uniform. Rubber boots vorn at all times by some men. Cape not properly worn. Unauthorized insignia. (7) Garbage and manuze will be disposed of in compliance with existing orders. It has been notad that then holes are dug that they are allowed to overflow before being covered up. Latriner are not kept in a sanitary condition. (a) Personal Equipment. Men are neglecting their personal equipment. A thorough inspection of personal equipment will be made and all personal eg. uipment found to have been neglected will be put in first olass condition and offenders punished. In one battery, automatic rifles are rusting from lack of attention. (9) Shaving and Hair Outting. Organization Commander a will at onoe 803 that the existing orders on the aubject are rigidly enforced. Metting of Organization Commanders at Regt. Hdqrs. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1919 at 7:00 P.M. and on Saturday the 18th January at 3:00 P.M. By order of Colonel Klemm: Roger T. Sermon, Captain, 129th F. A. Adjutant.