Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-02
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
The Light Battery to BE Made street Eat
tery-February Rifle Practice.

The Light Battery to BE Made n Street Eat
tery-February Rife Practice.
Gen. Ordwsy il contemplating changing the
light battery from fed battery to a street
battery, "a originally intended by him when II
was organized. The difficulties of attempting
to maintain field battery in militia Organiza-
lions are almost insuperuble and the results
can never be commensurate with the expense
required. field battery requires trained
horses and as a militia field battery can drill
only with horses hired for the occasion il can
not accomplish anything practical Gen. Ord
ways idea is that the armament of militia
battery should be specially adapted 10 street
warfare and should consist of two Calling guns
and two rapid-fre Hotchkiss guns and that the
men should be armed with eyOlve-s instead of
sabers. He already has the two GatliSg guns
and has been promised the HOtcbkiss if be
should desire them The great advantage of
such a battery = that only two horses axe re-
quired To each gun and the caissons are wholly
dispensed with. Inc men Tor such battery
must be picked men Of superior intelligence,
which would make the light battery of the Dis
trict National Guard one vi the most desirable
organizations for young men to seek to enter.
The recent experience OF the army with the
HOtchkias suns in the Sioux war has confirmed
Gen. Ordwav in his views and purposes and
they are strongly commended by Gen. Schofeld.
RIFLE rEAcrICE IN FEnRUAEY.
The following order for rifle practice for tine
month of February has been issued:
l. The following schedule for gallery prac-
tice will be observed for the month OF Febru-
ary:
First battalion. company A, Tuesday, Febru-
airy "A: irst battalion. company b. Friday.
February Is; first battalion, company c. Tues
day. February "a first battalion, company ID,
Friday. February -
Second battalion. company A. Thursday, Feb
ruary ,; second battalion. company Il. Thurs
day. February l.; second battalion, company
4. Tuesday. February 10: second battalion.
company ID. SATURDAY. February
Third battalion. company a. Monday. Febru-
AIRY 2; third battalion. company Il. Friday, Feb
rEary s: third battalion. company G, Wednes-
day. February 4: thru battalion, company ID.
Tuesday. February 5.
Fourth battalion. company A. THURSDAY. Feb
ruary Is; fourth battalion, company u. Friday.
February "a: fourth battalion. company G..
Tuesday. February II; fourth battalion, com
pdEy ID. Tuesday. February Il.
Firth battalion. company a. Saturday, Feb
ru:try ~; FIFTH battalion, company II, II ,lTsCay,
February -; fifth battalion. company c.
Wednesday. February IL: fifth battalion, COM
pany ID. Monday. February ..
Sixth battalion. company \. Monday. Feb
ruary Is; sixth battalion. company T. S.tur-
day. February q: sixth battalion. company C..
Monday. February ..
seventh battalion. company A. Wednesday.
"Wednesday, February p.
Eighth battalion. company A. Friday. FEB
rE.ry q; eighth battalion, company d, Friday,
February "a.
First separate company, Wednesday, Feb
ruary IL.
The general staff and the field and staff Off
GERS and nOn-commisSiOned staff of regiments,
saturday. February 81.
Inc f.old and staff officers and non-cormis-
stoned staff of battaiiOns. tine evenings assigned
to company 4 of their respective battalions.
TIE STRENGTH OF THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Inc annual return OF the National Guard for
the year 1890. which has been made to the War
Department shows the strength OF the COM
InaTd On December 81 TO have been 1856. Since
that date it has been increased by over one hun
GEeG new enlistmeats.
THE LECTURES.
The second lecture liz the present course of
instruction for the National Guard was deliv-
cred by Lieut.. Baird of the sixth United States
cavalry on the subjects Of camp and camp cook
iEg. The long experience OF LieUt. Baird in
frontier service has given him such practical
experience on the subjects Of his lecture tina.
he very greatly interested and instructed his
large audlerce. who loudly applau6ed ana
warmly thanked him for it.
The third lecture will be given next Monday
evening - the Washington Light Infantry
hrnory bv Lieut.. SeTiyen of the third United
States artillery the subjects of sAir,aishing
and FIRE discipline i'll ac.lon. Lieut. Scriven Is
regarded a. one Of the brightest young officers
il. the service and it expected that his lecture
will be specially valuable one.
EoIEs.
Company p. fourth battalion, have elected
Sergt- Leckie 70 be first lieutenant.
The following nominations have been sent
20 the President: SecOnG Lieut.. J. G. Moore To
De l-st heGtt na-st company B. first battalion:
SerSt- j. VI. Stewart. 10 be first lieutenant and
Inspector Of rife practice of third battalion:
IieCt- y. T. Sless. 20 be second lieutenant com
pany ID. third battalion; second Lieut.. W T.
i5.rchfield. to &c first Ee=terant company G,
fourth battalion.
T. l. Graham. II. G. Forsbery and +. l..
AvercH have been appointed by Gen. Orlway to
10 be hrs: Eeutenan:s in the engineer corps
Company ID. fourth battalion, have elected
Fir-t Lieut. ]. ". williams to be captain: Sec
ond Lieut. l. +. Miller. to be first lieutenant.
aHd FIRST Sergt. +. 3 Carpenter, to be second
lieutenant.