Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-30

Frank Ascher, company A, fifth battalion, $50.
Capt W. L. Cash, inspector of rifle practice.
hrst regiment, Is somewhere near the head of
| the procession. but he has mislaid the score
cards, and SO his precise figures cannot now be
given.
SWEETS 10 THE SWEET.
MAI Pollard's comments on the company re-
ports are quite pleasant in some cases. OF CON-
| pany c, first battalion he says it presents one
/ OF the best reports of the entire command. OF
| company b, fourth battalion, he says: at
| would present one of the. highest records in the
brigade but for the larg&s number of men dis
gallery and range, is of the very best" Then
there is commentator for the fifth battalion.
as also for troop A. OF the latter Maj. Pollard
saws: This company has perhaps the most
perfect gallery record of any in the command.
Most of the third-ciass men are such merely
because they did not attend range practice and
many of them have fun and very high gallery
scores.
An important matter Is touched upon in a
paragraph which reads: Aiming and position
practice Is still too much neglected throughout
the command. and is in some instances entirely
ignored by company commanders. l would
again urge that 1t be made compulsory to the
extent of one drill. at least in each month"
No less important is the matter to which at
tention is as follows directed:
The very diverse performances Of COM
panles In the same battalions cannot fail to
raise the question of responsibility therefor,
and this should be located and a remedy sug
gested before the beginning of another range
season. 1t cannot well be claimed that COM
panles showing the magnificent figure of merit
Oh $50 have any advantages facilities for
practice over those having record but little
above zero, and, In fact, the gallery scores Of
the various companies do not vary greatly
from each other. showing that it is not 10
a of abi ~ "A ia 0f
to orders"
RECOMMENDATIONS.
One Of the things the major deems desirable
Is the establishment of classPof rifiemen to be
designated distinguished marksmen." This
new suborganizaton would be on basis sim
liar TO Its relative in the regular army. and
those who qualify for membership therein will
not he allowed to compete for prizes with any
Suardslnan who Is not a distinguished marks
man. The conditions to be complied with for
admission to the new classification will not DO
known until Gen. Ordway acts on the sug-
gestion, but one Of the requirements will be =
total OF 30 per cent, including two twenty
round skirmish runs
Brief and deservedly caustic comment is
made on the failure of the second battalion
and the frs. separate battalion to be repre-
sented by teams in the match for the COM
mandInS genera. trophy. The blame il put
where it belongs-on the companies that failed
to send their men either to practice or to the
match.
The rifle gallery is eulogized as being the
best OF training schools, and a recommendation
Is made that men be permitted to qualify for
the trst and second class in the gallery alone.
Such permission would relieve the now over
burdened third class. Men who can average
from co 20 30 per cent in the gallery, but who
are unable to set down to the range because
their time Is not theirs.a said to he worth too
much as soldiers to be graded in the zero
Column.
Maj Pollard also recommends that the range
during the season be open for general practice
one day In each week.
NEXT MONTHS RIFLE PRACTICE.
The schedule of gallery practice for Febru-
airy is complete. 1t will be noticed that the
first battalion has no place in it. That is due
to the fact that the first battalion has range
In Its own armory. Here is the program:
Second battaion-Company A, Tuesday, 9th;
company b, Monday. sth; company c, Tues
day. I'D; company ID, Monday, sth.
Third battalon-Company A, Tuesday, I'd;
company b. Friday, 5th; company c, Tuesday,
I'd; company ID, Monday 22d.
Fourth battalion-C ompany A, Thursday
18TH company b, Thursday. 4rh; company {,
Thursday, ith; company ID. Monday, 29th.
Fifth battaliOn-Company A, Monday, LIST;
company b, Wednesday, 18th; company c,
Wednesday, 1lth; company ID, Wednesday, 3D.
10Th: company b, Wednesday, oath; company
Z. Wednesday, oath.
First separate battalion-Company A, Thurs
day. 18th; company Il, Tuesday, 10th; COM
pany [, thursday, 18th; company ID, Tuesday,
10th.
First separate company. Monday, 18th.
Engineer corps, FRIDAY. 18th.
The general staff and the field and staff Off
GERS and UNCONVENTIONAL staff Of regiments,
Saturday, February 9th.
A
stoned staff OF battalions. the evenings assigned
to company OF their respective battalions
Practice for February is TO be at 500 and 600
yards.
SOMETHING UNCOMMON AND GOOD.
Quite pretty little story. decidedly credit
able to the command, comes from company ID,
fourth battalion. Some time ago that company
elected Anton Stephan and ID. L. Richmond
hrst and second Aeutenants respectively. This
was done because First Lieut. Miller had re-
signed and gone to Texas to be with a diving
brother. Recently Lieut.. Miller returned to
the city and the company at once insisted on
his resuming his old duties. The ringleaders
In this complimentary work were Anton
stephan and u. L. Richmond In response to
much pressure Lieut. Miller consented to be
recOmmissioned, and as q consequence First
Lieut.. Stephan becomes a second lieutenant.
while Second Lieut.. Richmond goes back to the
ranks to be a sergeant. The whole affair has
been an unobtrusive exhibition of the most
manly unselhshness. Gen. Ordway is going to
decorate Sergeant Richmond with . candidates.
badge.
set OF drill cards, for ready reference IL
being prepared at headquarters. These cards,
which will have on them the new drill regula-
tons in the most condensed form, will be dis
tributed to commissioned and non-commis-
stoned officers The scraps of pasteboard will
be small enough to be easily carried around in
q vest pocket
Col Long expects to have the tactics for the
cycle company completed within the coming
week. They would have been done before this
but for the seasonable but uncomfortable fact
that Col. Long was laid up with the grip for
several days.
The second regiment school of officers has
concluded its class work on the new drill regu-
iations.
Private Frank B. Couch has been appointed
acting FIRST lieutenant Of the cycle platoon of
the engineer corps.
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