The morning times., 1895-09-29
DISTRICT SOLDIER BOYS
One Weeks News and Gossip
Around Local Armories.


members are carefully going over each
of the many letters that have come in, and
the announcement of the result will be
made in this column next Sunday.
In any event. the trophy offered Will
be shot for during the coming month. 1t
can be contested for even IL the prize has
not been completed. The presentation can
ton OF The Times, if possible. to offer
something unique.
PRACTICE ON THE RANGE.
Everybody is getting ready for rifle prac-
tice. Company commanders are hustling
their men, and nearly all the week has been
put in finishing up gallery practice. The
orders that all gallery practice must be up
before the men shoot on the range has had
a firstrate effect. Battalion commanders
have all issued orders supplemental to the
general orders issued from headquarters.
The order sent out is as follows:
First battalion. Tuesday, October 1;
second battalion. Wednesday, October q,
third battalion, Thursday, October g.;
fourth battalion, Friday, October 4; fifth
battalion, Monday, October Z: sixth bat
talon, Tuesday, October 8. first separate
battalion. Wednesday,, october 8, first
and second separate companies. Thursday,
October B; engineer corps. Thursday, oc-
tober 10: general staff, general non com
missloned staff, and the field and staff
and non-commissioned staff of regiments
and battalion inspectors of rifle practice,
Friday, October IL.
All organizations required to practice
tn "a Siyfh street
alton. at $50 a. Hi., On the dates specified,
while the general staff and those con.
nected with it for rifle practice will re-
port at the station at f;45 p. IN. The prac-
tice will be at 200, 300, 500. and 900
yards. The scores of the practice win be
recorded and each rifleInan VIII be- re-
quired to fire at two distances.
The battalion commanders are directed
to detail twenty men for duty as markers.
ASSOCIATION SHOOTING
Capt. James E. Eel, inspector Of rifle
practice for tho second regiment, and
Second Lieutenant Jesse b. X. Lee, COM
pany b, first battalion, have been detailed
in the order as members Of the brigade
board of examination.
The National Rifle Association held
meeting last Monday night and disposed of
some business of importance. The board OF
directors was authorized TO purchase such
targets and other material as might be
needed. It was also decided to open the
series of association, matches next Satur-
day at 3 5p. m, enthe range at ordway.
The associationIhas not decided what the
prizes shall be yet Within a few days
programme will be formulated which VIII
be attractive enough to give good shoot.
AT present most OF the prizes VIII be cash
and large enough to attract a large crowd
each Saturday.
Directors elected TO membership at the
meeting were: Lieut.. A. @. Hutterly, Capt.
Virgins and George g. sianDough. Anum-
Der Of applications for membership " ere re-
ceived and Will be acted upon. All are
| eligible.
NEW DRILL CALCULATIONS
! Orders have also been issued from head
| quarters concerning the use or the new
manual of arms The manual has been
! adopted in tho regular army and is now
the rule in the National Guard of the
| District From this time out all guards
men will drill according to the new
regulations.
Major Ross, of the First Battalion, put
! his officers and on-commissiOned officers
| through the new manual Wednesday night.
| Col. MoSher adjutant general of the Guard,
| was present and was much pleased at the
result OF course, the men were a trifle
| awkward, but that will soon wear off.
| 1t will only be a short time until all are
| proficient.
| Company d, Fourth Battalion, Ordway
| Rifles, held their first drill since camp
| Tuesday night They had a large turn
out The members of the other companies 8
| of the Fourth were at their various head
| quarters, and are all ready for the inspeC-
| ton tomorrow night.
| Company A, Third Battalion. Morton
| Cadets, are drilling twice week for the
| Corcoran's contest, and are setting the
| pace for the others. This coming week will
see a general resumption of drills In all
| the commands. -. .
| THE CYCLE RUN.
| Capt. Virgins is back from his run to
Smokers Gap. Accompanied by friend he
left last Sunday evening. Each wore uni
| form and carried thirty pounds of bag
| gage and a rifle. This is a pretty good load
| with which to make a run.
The distance was sixty miles out, the
| same back and it was covered in two days
| and a half. The twocarried between them
small shelter tent and camped out each
night. They found miserable roads and
| broke no records.
| "A record stands q good chance of being
| smashed some time in the next three weeks,
/ though all thcarra ngements for the military
| run to New York have been made and Capt
| Virgins expects If they have any luck at all
| TO make fifteen miles an hour.
! The start will be made by Lieut.. Libbey,
| who will carry the message over the first
relay. fifteen miles. The detail for other
| relays has not been made, but Capt. Virgins
| will carry the message over the last and
deliver is at headquarters.
| Each rider will be in uniform and will
| reach his station by rail. Offers have been
made by bicycle clubs in various cities
to pace the men and have been accepted.
So each man WY have company on bis
| fifteen-mile spurGi The distance to be
covered is 270 mifai, and the speed will be
an hour TO each rssaH
The, general dsfftion of the run is
from here to BattIrpre. Then to Phila-
| delphia. Here the.4 4ver will be crossed
and run made Mgft across New Jersey
| for New York. Everybody is anxiousiy
| waiting for the Start.
NOTES FROM THE COMMANDS.
Lieut.. William Burchard, Company o.,
Third Battalion has rendered his resig-
| nation.
Is the "admirar dead, asleep or off on
another iand>cruise?
Mai. Campbell, of the Fourth, had to
| 90 on sick leave after his return from
/ Tennessee. He is better now.
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