The Washington times., 1895-01-06

missioned officers, company commanders
should see that all their non-commissioned
officers attend school, in order that the best
results may be Obtained. The Guard here
after will act in accordance with the regula-
tons prescribed for the guard between taps
and reveilie; as near rs possible all men who
have not yet been on duty as sentinels should
be detailed and instructed how TO challenge
and receive visitors ON post, between he
hours prescribed. Whenever IL is practicable
during this instruction in Guard duty the
! lights in the drill hall will be lowered. with
the exception OF the light at the guardhouse,
In order to make the duty as realistic as pos
sible.
"Non-ccmmissioned officers should carefully
stduy their relative rank In order not to
make the mistake at guard mounting at the
command, Officers and non-commissioners
Officers, front and center-marcb." For this
purpose a list giving date of warrant viii be
published monthly from battalion head
quarters.
Ma. ..or Saess gave the officers OF his bat
talon surprise last Monday evening in the
nature of fa"semi-stag watch party'at his home
on l. street northeast, with military songs,
recitations. smoking and coffee. Supper was
seryel about 10 O'Clock. Lieut.. Myers. the
quartermaster OF the Fifth. covered himself
with glory and perspiration by rendering
selection from robin Hood" Everybody
enjoyed themselves Company C is drilling
every Wednesday evening in preparation for
the battalion trophy in addition to their reg
uiar drill night Enlistments are picking up
in the companies and the men are all enthu-
sIastic.
Troop A is keeping up its revolver shooting
every Thursday evening under direction OF
Sergt. ]. W. Conard at the battery armory.
The scores made by the men are very fine,
many making the possible number OF bulls
eyes. This troop, in spite OF the fact that
there
made great Improvement in carbine practice.
During the year 1898 only three men COM
pleted scores at all ranges, viz: First Sergt.
Melach, Sergt. Conar1, and Sergt- NOW
Lieut.. Beatty. This year (1S94) twenty-five
men have completed all gallery and range
scores. The revolver scores OF the troop are
all complete.
The range Work was done during the camp
at Marshall Hall and as the men had TO put
up their own targets and do their shooting in
addition to their regular drills. police, and
stable duties. the amount OF hard work done
can be seen from the fact that 1,500 rounds
OF carbine and 800 rounds of revolver cart
ridges were used in the eight days OF the en-
eampment. Lieut.. Melach has good reason
TO be satisfied with the small arm-praetice OF
the troop since he has been its small-arms in
specsor. He has been supported Loyalty in
his efforts 10 bring up their standard in shoot
ing.
NO CARD PLAYING.
Company A, Second Battalion (Coreoran
Cadets, held its annual civic mseting Thurs
day night. Joseph H. Gunnei was elected
recording secretary, William H. Smith. inan-
cial secretary, and Lieut.. Myers, treasurer.
At this meeting il was decided that there
should be no more card playing at company
headquarters. Mr.. E. L. Plant was elected
an honorary member. The rife practice CT
the company was put under charge of Sergt.
F. E. Gibson, of the brigade staff. Two re-
cruits were received and the usual Committees
for the year appointed. The company will
give hop the ght OF the 18th at the Rifles
Armory. 1t was also decided TO give a bene-
fit and hop February %. the twelfth ami
versary of the foundation of the company.
The special object is TO raise funds for the
proposed trip 10 Memphis.
The National Rifles held q meeting Thurs
day night and elected board of directors
for the ensuing year. The meeting was
most harmonious one, the ticket being chosen
on the first ballot-something unknown be-
fore in the history of the company. Those
chosen were: J. F. Oyster. G. W. Evans, W.
p. Boteler. W. X. Ellis. ". G. Keech. T. A.
Garner, R, B. Cuttings, ". B. Magruder. II.
K. Simpson, s. E. Tomlinson, ]. II. Small, jr.,
H. E. Cunningham, ]. F. Curran. E. p.
Harrington, and g. P. Lowell. There are
three changes in the board. and two of them
were due to the fact that the members never
attended any OF the meetings. No action
was taken in the National Guard matter.