Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24

With various portions Of the command scat
| tered all over the city great deal Of unneces-
sary work has to be done, and the efficiency Of
the brigade cannot do otherwise than suffer.
just now the general is considering PROPOSE
| ton which may result in the erection of big
armory building at Q central point, but the
matter is too young as yet to be publicly dis
cussed. Congress at its last session made the
plan Of building an armory feasible by provid-
ing that suitable property might be leased for q
out satisfactorily or not, it seems to be settled
that the third battalion will be moved from its
present extremely unsuitable quarters to some
more modern and commodious structure.
Where that will be found is not yet quite plain,
but it is in existence and the chances are ali
favorable to its discovery.
THERE ARE JUST TwENrY-oNE COMPETITORS.
Another reduction has been made in the
number Of competitors who are arduously en-
desvoring to lay hold on place on the brigade
rifle team, and when the candidates report on
me range next Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
there will be but twenty-one Of them. 1t was
the intention Of Major Harries to have but
twenty at that time, but two or three Of the
mon were so nearly tied as to merit that not
until Thursday evening will it be settled as to
which one will drop to bring the practicing ag-
some hard shooting to keep out Of last place.
Those who will report on Tuesday are Com.
sergt Meyer. Lieut.. Rotramel, Capt James E.
Bell, Lieut.. Pollard, Capt W. L. Cash, Lieut..
Laird, Sergt. Dickey, Corp. Young, Private
Leizear. sergt Russell, Lieut.. Stewart, Private
Lieut.. Himebaugh, Private Kirk, Corp. Ap-
pleby, Private McClain, Col. Sergt. Murphy,
Private Watson and Private Blanton. After
the odd man has been cut out there will be
day or two Of practice that will call for some
OF the keenest competition ever seen on the
fNrt I'll
siderable to do with the selection Of the twelve
team men and the four alternates. Although
the team is to be selected fully six weeks before
1t will have any competitive shooting to do,
the twelve elect will not have any opportunity
to lie down and 60 to sleep on their job. Should
any one OF them come to the conclusion that as
he has won place on the team but little moro
will be required Of him he will make a serious
error. for any lapse in the matter Of interest or
the quality Of work will result in the immedi-
ate promotion Of an alternate or Of some other
eager and skillful rifeman. Up to the last mo-
ment there will be steady competition, not only
within the twenty, but outside Of it, and no man
will be able to ray truthfullv that he has
'cinch" on his position BY these means 1t 10
expected that q high degree Of efficiency will
be attained and maintained, and all the while
the team will have the advantage Of team train
ing.
WILL PARADE ON THE FOURTH.
The following order explains itself:
HDQRs. WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY CORPS,
Orders No. g.
This corps will assemble at the armory at $50
o'clock on Tuesday morning, July 4, 1893, in
full dress uniform, to act as escort to the Sons
of the Revolution, in celebration Of indie
pendence day.
The exercises at the Washington monument
will be brief, and in view Of the occasion it is
hoped that full ranks will grace the patriotic
anniversary. By order Of
VIM G. MOORE,
VIM. NJ. ARNOLD, Colonel Commanding.
First Lieutenant and Adjutant
NOTES.
Brig. Gen. Bird W. Spencer, inspector general
Of rife practice for the state Of New Jersey, has
forwarded to The STAR his report for the year
ending October 81, 1892 It 10 an interesting
document, in which the ability Of the Jersey
men to handle the Springfield rifle Is carefully
and probably analysed.
Monday and Saturday are the voluntary
practice DAYS on the range. Shooting COM
mences at 1:30 each day. Business opens at 400
yards on Monday and at 600 yards on Satur iay
The early bird secures possession Of the worm
Capt. Averill, commanding company G,
engineer corps, having made plain the necessity
Tor two lieutenants in his company, Gen Ord
way has, on the captains Recommendation,
promoted Acting Second Lieut.. E. c. Reubsam
to the acting first ieutenancy. The company
will I'LL the vacancy within a few dsys
First Sergt. Griffiths has been elected second
lieutenant Of light battery A, vice Forsberg,
deceased.
Company D, fourth battalion, has determined
to leave for Sea Isle, n. j., about September l.
Company A, fourth battalion (Emmet Guard),
leaves for Newark, N. j., June 80. to attend the
annual encampment Of the Irish American
Military Association, in which organization
Capt Harry Walsh holds the rank Of brigadier
general
Major Otto L. Suess has assumed command
OF the third battalion and made the following
nominations: Quartermaster Sergeant Guy E.
jenkins to be first lieutenant and adjutant;
Hospital Steward John R. Nicely to be first lieu
tenant and surgeon.
Major E. r. Campbell has nominated DR.. NJ.
Frank Gallagher to be first lieutenant and sur
geon OF the fourth battalion, vice Upham, re-
signed.