Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-07
AT FORT WASHINGTON.
What is Being Done for the Comfort Of
the National Guard Next Month.

next month. lne raylne behind the fort has
been the principal object Of attack and nov
there are so many trees felled that the locating
of the targets may be begun almost rmmedi.
ately. The range will differ from most others
Instead Of the targets being all at one point, il
is the firing party that will be concentrated
upon asingie spot. There will be but one firing
point. The targets will be so placed on the Cd.
posite side of the ravine that dlffe ent parties
may fire at various ranges at Que and the same
time. The 2O0-yards range will be directly
across the raylne; 500 yards will be away dag.
onaily to the right. Mai. Pollard. inspector
general of rifle practice. will go down to the
fort on Monday or Tuesday and he will be ac.
companled by a couple of surveyors. They
VIII measure the ranges and locate the targets,
GEN. " wATCHFULSEss
Gen. ordway is paying frequent visits to the
fort. and everything that Is being done is
carefully scrutinized by him. He has decided
to locate the adjutant generals and quarter
master generals Offices in the farm house near
brigade headquarters. The building occupied
last year by Capt. Parmenter. acting quarter
master general, and by The EVENING STAR as a
branch office will be turned over to the carpen-
tiers and converted into the post hospital. The
smaller building on the west, which was the
post dispensary last year, will be set apart tor
representatives OF the press. The post hos
/ pIIal Will be fenced in so as TO exclude curious
crowds. whose presence could be only harmful
to the sick.
HELLO!
Between brigade headquarters, the mess
house and the post hospital there will be teie-
phonic communication Mr.. s. NJ. Bryan of
the local phone company kindly lends three
Instruments. which he has promised to put in
working order free OF cost. lrrltated National
Guardsnen VIII please bear this in mind when
thew are en1payOrlnu tn brpak hinnhraU p1s in
Wild endeaYors to abuse Central"
EVERYBODY HAS A SHOT.
Shooting at tho arsenal range, scores to be
recorded, will Oh Monday next at
l:3U pm. The schedule had the general statf
and the field and staff officers and non-com-
mlssioned staff of regiments at work on the
range today, but the program was amended so
as TO postpone their attendance until Wednes-
day afternoon. Companies A and ID. fifth bat
talon, will open the seasons Outdoor-record
work on Monday. On Wednesday the first bat
TALON is due, on Thursday companies Is and c
Of the fifth and oil Saturday companies A and
j Of The sixth battalion.
tilt is very desirable" said Mai. Pollard to
ASSN reporter, TO have all the inspectors of
rifle practice attend as much of the June prac-
tioe as they possibly can spare time for. The
fact that neither their regiments nor battalions
are firing will make no difference. 1t is abso
lutely necessary that they attend with the
utmost frequency"
THESE ARE ''THE' PEOPLE.
The following is the official list of those who
are to attend at the range on Wednesday next
TO continue the extra practice which resulted
so satisfactorily during May: Mai. Pollard;
Capt. Cash. Capt Bell, Lieut.. Graham. Private
Edwards, Private Janezeck, Private Walter s.
Cash. Capt. Buck, Staff Sergeant Harries, Pri-
vst6, Hemingway, Capt. OrBrien, Capt. Ourand.
tFlvate Stewart, Corporal Weber. Lieut.. Vale,
Priyate Rollins, Capt, Rawles. Private Hut
teEIY,s Capt. Suess, Private Jones, Col. CLAY,
Els,it ~ 7Eiker. Sergt. Rennie, Sergt. Mitchell,
LtsgE Alexander. Lieut.. Arnold. Private Fitz-
hs9h. Private Logan, Sergt. Doyle and Lieut..
Johnson.
The competition for Capt. Bells medal
(Which has been previously mentioned in The
STAR will be open to all nOn-commissioned
officers and privates of the second regiment
who were i'll the guard previous to a certain
ate-no yet announced. The medal will be
won absolutely by the man whose aggregate
score IA record practice is the greatest. Who
ever wins tine badge will capture a very pretty
piece oi iewelry
~'JIGaERs."
Gen. Ordway was down at Fort Washington
Yesterday. He reports 'jiggers" u~ncommonly
active. ABORTION OF last evening was spent by
the general In a search for 'jigger" medicine.
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