Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-06
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Engineers and Sixth Battalion Sharp
shooters Preparing to Contest
Few Of the Prospective Happenings
I'm Local Military
Circles.

Maj. Bartlett of the sixth battalion. hav>
ing accepted the challenge of Mai. Thomp-
son Of the engineer corps to a team match
between the two commands. preparations
are in active progress for the event, which
promises to be one OF the most interesting
shoots Of the season. In his letter OF &C.
ceptance Maj. Bartlett suggested that Il
would have been better. from a military
standpoint to have each organization rep
resented by a team of ten enlisted men. but
ne did not insist upon the amendment.
Maj. Thompson replied in the following
letter:
Il have the pleasure to acknowledge your
acceptance of my challenge of December
p. 1888 and the date of the match will lie
announced as soon as possible. as I am
Informed by the inspector general of rife
practice. My desire I'm making the entry
to be without regard to rank is that one
or the other of the competing teams-and
thus presumably made up OF the very best
shots in such organization-may put Up
score that may serve as a standard and
show what may be accomplished I'm gallery
practice. III the scores do not surpass any
before made the real object of my chal-
lenge will go for nothing. To accomplish
this, as far as possible, i desire that regu-
lar gallery ammunition be used but care
fully prepared, viz: For example, that true
bullets and clean, true shells be used. &c.
Thanking you for your prompt acceptance
and believing that you will use your best
an event OF interest and Importance to the
general advance OF rife practice In the
ID. G. y. G., 1 am,
Very respectfully.
GILBERT THOMPSON,
Maj. Com. Eng. Corps. ID. c. y. c."
In accordance with this agreement. the
inspector general of rifle practice has an
nounced that the match will take place on
fkE arlsr of Inf aa.rt.e
apart for the meeting of inspectors Of rife
practice. This meeting will take place in
the gallery at the conclusion of the match,
which will not take up much time. Both
Lieuts. @. e. Young and w. p. Vale, in
spectors Of the engineers and the sixth.
spectively, are hard at work getting their
men into shape. They are working with
about twenty men each. and from these
they will select the teams Of ten.
An Engineer Entertainment.
The entertainment season is in full blast,
and each week brings out two or three en-
joyable evenings arranged by the members
of the guard. Tickets are now out for q
musical entertainment and dance TO be
given by the engineer corps on Thursday
evening next at National Rifles Hall. The
proceeds are to be devoted TO the furnish
IN g OF the battalion headquarters. A fine
program has been arranged. with numbers
from the Columbia Musical Club. Professor
Coward. Professor Leo Wheat, the Christie
fanu sisters, Lieut. Arthur Middleton, MIR.
Leo Steiffel, Mr. +. G.. Chapman. panto-
mimist; Mr.. John Miller, comedian; Profess
sor Schultz ccrnetist, and Mt. Nelson
Wood. ventriloquist
Official Gallery Practice.
Rife practice in the gallery during mex
week will take place in accordance with &
following schedule:
Monday-Co. A, Third Battalion.
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wednesday-Co. b, Sixth Battalion
Thursday-Co. A, Second Battalion
Friday-Engineer Corps.
Saturday-First Separate Co. Crroop A.
Notes.
The annual full dress reception OF the
Washington Light Infantry Corps will take
place on next Wednesday evening. January
10. from to O'Clock This affair has be-
come one OF the events of washington's
social season, and the military part OF the
population look forward to II with great
pleasure. As usual the members of all the
organizations will appear in uniform. and
brilliant spectacle will be presented.
G. ]. Goode has been elected to fill the
vacancy in company b. fourth battalion.
caused by the resignation OF First Lieut..
Kelly. A committee composed of Corporals
J; c. Sargent and Greer. and Privates Col
clazer. Amity and Martin was appointed
to wait upon the newly elected officer and
notify him of his elevation.
Baltimore will probably soon have a cav
airy company. Active steps have been TAX
en- lately. and on the other evening a meet
ing was held al the Mt Vernon Hotel I'm
that city for the purposesfof organization.
Captain S. T. Hamilton of the United
States cavalry, Captain 1kidor Becker Of
the Maryland National Guard. and Col L.
III. Wardwell Of the famous Haymakers
af
ent. Active measures Were recommended
to obtain a commission from the legisla-
ture. and a committee was appointed for
this purpose.