Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-23

May 6.
Third battalion at $50 o'clock pm. Monday,
May 2.
Fourth battalion at o'clock pm. Friday,
May IS.
Sixth battalion a. o'clock I'm. Friday, May
20.
First separate battalion at o'clock p. N,
Wednesday, May II.
Engineer corps at O'Clock D. m Monday.
May i6.
First separate company, second seperate COM
pany and corps OF field music al o'clock D. m.
Monday, May 20.
Battery A, light artillery and ambulance COM
pany at 3 O'Clock pm. Wednesday, Nav l8
The field and staff Of each regiment will be
inspected and mustered with the first battalion
Of its regiment.
The unassigned officers of the 9th battalion
WIZ be inspected and mustered with the second
The inspection will be in lish, marching
order.
BOOKS AND PAPERS.
The books and papers of each regiment. bat
talon and company will be inspected by the
adjutant general and their property and prop
erty books by the quartermaster general as fol-
lows:
First regiment and first battalion at O'Clock
pm. Monday, May 8.
Second regiment and second, fourth and
sixth oattalions at o'clock m. Friday, May g.
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May 2.
First separate battalion at $50 O'Clock pm
Monday, May 2.
Engineer corps at $50 clock p.m., Monday
May 16.
=, First separate company at Q O'Clock p. M.
Monday, May %.
Second separate company at $50 o'clock
pm Monday, May 16.
Battery A, light artillery, and ambulance
corps at o'clock pm. Wednesday. May 10.
lhe adJutants. quartermasters and company
commanders OF the respective organizations
will be- present.
THIS CHALLENGE WAS NOT ACCEPTED.
Expressions indicative of disappointment
may easily be heard in and around the third
battalion armory. There is Il good deal Of a
rifle team in the third, and when Lieut.. Stew
art boys had vanauished the pick Of the sec
ond regiment they naturally looked for
the biggest game within range. That. of
course, meant the engineer corps. Mai. Har-
rlson challenged Lieut.. Graham, who COM
mands the sharpshooters' platoon Of engineers,
to a gallery match. Teams of eight. ten
rounds, zoo yards. Lieut.. Graham declined
the opportunity, so there will be no match:
he acts on the stated theory that gallery prac-
tice IS not proper test of craftsmanship and
ne would not therefore. imperil the reputa-
ton OF his men by indoor shooting. There
are those in the guard who disagree
"A'n hous. oiauitil; III TACT, ne Is III
very minute minority on that proposition.
Every one knows that the same conditions do
not obtain In the gallery and on the open
range, but there can be no doubt that the reia-
tive efficiency OF the men is tho same under
both styles of competition. The men who do
good work IN the gallery shoot better on the
range than do those who are inferior marks
men IN the gallery. Gallery work may not be
"a proper test of craftsmanship but it is a
first-ciass test of gallery craftsmanship. and
tnat seems to have been what the third bat
talon was looking for.
NEXT WEEK IN THE GALLERY.
Gallery rife practice for the ensuing week
will be as follows:
Monday-First separate company (troop A..
Tuesday-Compauy c, second battalion
Wednesday-Company B, sixth battalien
1hursday-Company D, sixth battalion.
Friday-Engineer corps.
Saturday-1Ee general staff and the field
and staff officers and non-commissioned staff
OF regiments.
Maj. J. NJ. Pollard. inspector general Of rifle
practice, is not getting well as rapidly as some
OF his many friends hoped he would; in fact he
is but beginning to recover from a serious and
very painful relapse. His left arm is practically
useless. and its condition is due to the clearly
traceable effects Of an injury received during
the war.
In the general orders announcing inspection
dates there are three paragraphs on other
subjects but all of especial interest. They
are as follows: THE rifle gallery will be open
during May every day, except Sunday, from
to o'clock p. m, and every Wednesday even
ing until 10 o'clock, for voluntary practice
Ammunition will be furnished on the payment
OF cent for each round. An inspector of rife
practice will be in attendance. and. on request.
will certify scores to the captains OF companies
TO be credited as part Of the required practice"
''First sergeants OF infantry will hereafter be
armed with the non-commissioned officers
sword instead of the rife and will be equipped
with the non-commissioned officers sword belt
aud plate instead of the cartridge belt"
Every officer accountable for public property
will be required to give bond, with sureties,
ing for, said property, and to make good the
value of all such property defaced. injured,
destroyed or lost by any neglect or default on
his part
Company A. second battalion, undergoes
inspection on Tuesday evening.
having made the highest percent
age in the recent examination before the bat
talon board of examination and being regular
in his attendance at drills and faithful in the
performance OF his duties has been, upon the
Of his company commander,
promoted to be sergeant.
A Great Celebration at Gettysburg.
Col. Bachelor is at Gettysburg to complete
the preparations for the dedication on June 2
Of the "High-water Mark" monument at the