The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-22
CHANGES At SEA GRIT
Many That Would Prove
Beneficial Under Con
sideration by the
Officers.
A NEW GOVERNORS HOUSE.
Sharpshooters Confident They Will
Win the Contest With the
Washington Boys-Com-
pany News.
A NEW GOVERNORS HOUSE.

1Ao SuCC0sS VI lilo THIS pIaCtiCc Va -tuC
National Guard ON the State range at Sea
Girt during the past summer has inspired
the rifle practice department n the
quartermaster generals department with
considerable enthusiasm. and thsy are
already discussing some improvements
to be made on the camp ground before
next summer, when the Second Brigade,
commanded by General William ].
Sewell, will go into camp.
Governor Werts. who took very little
interest in military matters before his
election, has become an enthusiast on the
National Guard. and will cooperate with
the several departments for the improve
menJ of the camp ground.
1t Is suggested that the mess halls be
made much larger, and that first class
kitchens be provided for each one of
them, with modern cooking appliances:
that better stables be erected for the
cavalry companies. and such improve
ments made on the range as will be
necessary, after the adoption of the army
method for qualification, when there
| will be more shooting on the long
range The regular army method re-
quires 600. 700 aud 800 yard ranges.
NEW BUILDING FOR Il GOVERNOR.
II has not been definitely settled yet
whether a new building for the CONVENT
ence Of the Governor aud his staff will be
erected. That will be decided later in
the year. The little white house at the
entrance of the camp, used by the Gov
ernor, Is at all times. during camp week,
overtaxed for room, and the several
| offices OF the camp are scattered about
and the work made disagreeable
because of Inconvenience, and 1t is
thought that ir will be necessary
TO erect a building in which the officers
can be located, with a dining and rscep-
ton room suitable to entertain the large
delegation of visitors such as generally
come to camp during the week. During
the recent visit of the Russian officers 80
Sea Girt. the Governor n his colonies
had to apologize somewhat for their
cramped quarters. and as the camp is
growing every year in popularity i5 is
quite possible that each summer will see
some distinguished visitors there, and
there ought to be a proper place for their
entertainment.
THE SHAREHOLDERS.
Much interest Is being manifested in
| the picked team of New Jersey sharp
shooters which will go to Washington on
October ID to have a friendly match on
the range with the expert marksmen of
the District OF Columbia team. General
Spencer expects to take down quite a
distinguished party, including Governor
Werts. The men will be royalty enter.
tanned by the Washingtonians, and the
object of the match is not 30 much to
make a score as it is for an incentive for
the Washingtonians TO repay the Jersey
men for their hospitality at Sea Girt
during the several Interstate contests.
ON H sKIRMISH.
The tickets for Company BIS eutertaiu-
meut at the Tabernacle on October 26
have been issued and q large number
have already been sold. The programme
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number of people will be present.
Company A will celebrate its twenty
seventh anniversary on the evening of
October IA at It's armory. Among the
features OF the evening will be the COM
petitive drill for the Bumstead 100 per
sixteen men in the contest ths
drill will 10 doubt be interesting
The members of the company are
already talking of having another long
distance march next year It Is practi-
cally settled that a march of some kind
will be undertaken. but no objective
point has as yet been decided upon.
Among those proposed are Greenwood
Lake. PhliadelDhia, Pa. and Psekskill,
N. Y. II the company decides on Green
wood Lake a private camp to last one
week will be established. If the Quaker
City is decided upon, the boys will at
tempt to reach it in five days after they
Sor SiSVJ SAV ooA Az OAlC0LS VI tU6
com pany have no doubt but that they
can do it. The recent successful march
to Sea Girt has established the boys
marching ability beyond criticism.
The officers of the regiment are san
Ruiue that the corner stone of the new
armory will be laid on THANKSGIVING
Day. The event Will be a memorable
one in National Guard circles, aud the
officers are hard at work arranging the
details, Adjutaut Gerardin has had a
large iron box made. which will be placed
under the corner stone. In il will be
placed a copy Of The JERSEY CITY NEWS,
a number of coins, names of officers of
the regiment, and a letter from Colonel
ADernethy to the Commandant of the
Fourth Regiment of 1918. TWENTY-FIVE
years hence. The ceremony will be very
interesting. A feature OF the day will be
the parade of the regiment.
Company A., again takes first place IN
the ber of qualified marksmen. AT
the recent prsctlce at Sea GIrt thirty
four members of the company made
scores Of twenty-five or over. Company
D, is second with twenty-seyen, F third
with Twenty-Five, B fourth with twenty
one, FL fifth with nineteen, G. sixth with
eighteenth, E seventh with seventeen
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