Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01

heretofore. The effort should be appreciated
by every officer and enlisted man, for it viii
save time, and time TO many national guards
men is Just SO much money. ReGimehtal, bat
talon and company commanders will be urged
to extraordinary activity in the matter OF
securing the attendance Of every man who can
possibly report on the dates specified, and they
will be assisted somewhat by the fact that am
munition will not be issued gratutously except
on the days set apart for the official class prac-
tice. 1t will be noted that opportunities for
voluntary practice are going 10 be sufficiently
plentiful to make possible the improvement OF
scores made on days when the official shoot
ing will be done, but it is nevertheless
hoped by those who have the real interests of
the brigade at heart that not less than so per
cent OF the men will be present on the DAYS
named in paragraph l Of the order. The pro-
cedure will be without complication. each bat
TALON reporting TO the range officer at s45
a. m. OF its day. Forty rounds Of ammunition
will be issued TO each officer and enlisted man,
the details of markers will be sent into the
butts and firing at 200 yards will commence
Immediately thereafter. From 200 wards TO
800. from thence to 500 and finally 10 600 Will
be just SO many steps in the days work. and
unless carefully made calculations are entirely
out OF joint. the last man should have COM
pleted his 600 Yards scores before 5 O'Clock.
The troops being ordered ont for the day ra-
tions OF bread, meat and coffee will be issued
shortly after noon. SO that no one will have to
worry about a lunch. The order is worthy of
careful reading and some OF the provisions
should be remembered for use on other occa-
sions than those of the regular class practice.
THIS is THE ORDER.
The document in question is as follows:
General orders, No. O.
HEADQUARTERS DIsT. OF COLUMBIA MILITIA,
Washington ID. c., June %, 1898
!. The troops Of the National Guard will pa
rade for rifle practice follows:
First battalion, Wednesday, July IL
Second battalion, FRIDAY, July T.
Third battalion, Wednesday, July s.
Fourth battalion, Friday. July a.
Sixth battalion, Wednesday. July 49,
First separate battalion. Friday July q.
First, second and third separate companies,
Wednesday, July &c.
Engineer corps and volunteers from light
battery A, Friday, July %.
General STAFF. general non-commissioned staff
and the field and staff and non-commissioned
staff Of regiments and battalion inspectors of
rife practice. Thursday, July 6. at 1:3o pm
Organizations excepting the general staff
CURED to shoot with it, will be reported at
Washington barracks promptly at s:45 m. on
the dates specified, in undress uniform armed
and equipped and carrying tincups In case Of
wet weather overcoats will be worn.
Practice will be at 200. 800, 500 and GOO Yards
Two scores will be fired by each man and they
will be recorded.
3 A ration of bread, meat and coffee will be
issued TO each man.
Government employees will be given certifi-
Gates for one day Of duty performed under the
requirements Of this order.
Battalion commanders will detail twenty men
for duty as markers, to be worked in reliefs.
Markers will report for instruction in the rife
gallery at pm. Of the evening preceding the
day on which their command will shoot
ii. The rife range at Washington barracks
will be open every Monday and Saturday until
August II. and every Monday, Thursday and
Saturday from August IA to August rs, inclu-
sive, from 80 O'Clock pm. until retreat. for
voluntary practice. The range will be open on
July 4, from $50 am. to retreat, for voluntary
practice at 200 yards only. Ammunition will
be furnished on the payment Of two cents for
each round. An inspector Of rife practice will
be in attendance daily. He will certify all
scores to the captains Of companies, to be
credited as part of the required practice.
No officer or enlisted man not properly uni
formed will be permitted to practice at any
time.
The use Of any ammunition other than that
issued on the range is prohibited. Permission
to experiment with ammunition may be OBJ
tanned from the inspector general of rifle
practice.
No person other than the range officer. or
some one designated by him, shall signal the
markers either by bell, whistle or other means
OF communication.
On days set apart for voluntary practice
sighting shots will only be permitted on target
No. /, which will be, so far rs the range officer
may deem practicable, set apart for that pur-
pose. All shots fired at other targets (and al No
l when il is being used for practice) must be
scored and recorded. The retiring of a score
or the part OF a score will not be permitted.