The morning times., 1895-07-14
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One Weeks News and Gossip
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Interest in the. competition for sug-
|! gestion- for Times, trophy is growing.
The contest will close August l aud COM
, mittee will then decide who is the winner
Of the SO prize
The suggestion is merely 10 be a sug-
gestion, II is not to be design as some
| think, The design comes later on.
| All that Tie Times wants in this con-
| test is suggestion as to what the trophy
| shall be. 1t is to be Il team trophy but
whether company, battalion. or regi-
mental teamis to be decided by those inter
ested. 1t is on this point as we'll as the
regulations under which the trophy is to
be shot for that The Times has offered
the SO prize
Send In your suggestion and let your
own name accompany it under seal. The
! offer is open to any member of the Ma
| tional Guard and the more suggestions
sent IN the merrier will be the arriving
at conclusion. Suggestions viii be re-
ceived up until August 1. Then the com
mittee takes charge
WORK on THE RANGE.
Work on the range is progressing but
| not so rapidly as was expected The
targets have not arrived yet and this has
] caused delay. Then the weather has been
against progressive work
The stOrehouse and office are under roof
| and viii be finished in a few days. 1t
| will take some time TO set the targets
and it will be the first of August before
! any shooting is done. This is u week orso
! later than anticipated.
| Lieut.. King who is IN cha rye of the works
at Ordway is !aboring under some dis
! advantages. For instance, last week he
! ordered three kegs OF nails and some hard
| ware to be sent out together with some
| tents which would come up from Fort
! washington. The nails aud hardware were
! gwen To IN eNprcSSnlan at the armo-y with
| instructions TO GO TO the Seventh street
/ wharf, get the tents and take them out to
! Ordway. He took the tents out but
| shipped the nails and hardware to Fort
! Washington The nails have been recovered
! but the hardware is gone. Not with
| Lieut. Kings patience.
The Engineer Corps is getting very
| anNiodS to try the new range. Various
! members have been To see Major Harrins
and asked him To let them get To work the
first. This will not be done. Tor the practice
for the nrigade team viii be the first shoot
! ing done at OrdWay
| The Engineers, however, will get their
! team in shape 10 defend the rcgim"ntal
| trophy, which they now hold. Company
| n hSlN St'uItIl q prize III lllc person Ul
| w. W. CDOkSon, who was formerly on the
| Maine team. He is living III the District
now and has joined fortunes with Com
/ pany y. He is held TO be quite an acqui-
! sitiou. 1t is said a wclkno wn officer
I became trifIc profane when he learned
! That Mr.. COoksan had taken this step
/ He wanted him in his command
AT the adJutant generals office the
annual reports. are being examined. The
| first taken UP was that OF the qLartcrmaster
general. Roughly. speaking everything is
| IN good shape, but there are, of course,
| some matters which need attention. These
j matters will be called to the attention
! OF the officers by letters from the adju-
tant general.
The books and papers of all the com
/ mands were found to BE- III good shape when
inspected by the adiutqnt general. The
! inspection showed, in the matter of attend
ance. an advance over last year. Four
companies in the brigade We're able to show
percentage attendance of 100 and two or
/ three came within one man. The First
Separate Battalion had wo companies pres
ent with 100 per cent, and this, with
other credit dua this organi7ation, place.
it the front rank. MAJOR Rev2lls is very
! proud OF the way his command showed uI
and of their conduct at the camp
The Fourth Battalion leads of Tuesday
evening with the first court-martial on
absentees from camp. Capt. Harry Walsh
of Company A, and Capt. John Walsh,
compose the court. Twenty-Five men were
absent from camp without leave and these
are to be tried. To the Hibernians are
charged most of the twenty five.
Capt Schiiling, of the Morton Cadets, will
be the court TO try the absentees o the Third
Battalion. There were seventeen of these
men and they must show good reason for
their absence In the Second Battalion
the abSentees from camp have been looked
after already.
In the Fifth Battalion q movement is on
foot 10 rAorganze Company C. A meet
ing of officers, interested in this movement,
was held Wednesday evening at the Third
Battalion headquarters The outlook it
was claimed, W good aaSl those present said
a good company could be raised. At head.
quarters they say there is always room for
good material.
The battery held it's regular monthly
meeting last Wednesday evening. The
meeting was we'll attended. The boys
nave things all traightencd up now for
the summer and are ready to see any
of their friends. The souvenir book OF
the company Will be received tomorrow.
II is said to be one of the haudsomest
souvenirs ever issued in this city.
Capt. Forsbery wants drivers. Drivers
! for the battery. He says he has an open
ing for four expert horsemen. The captain
| has started out to fill up his quota of
! tiINClS anu lAltbi, bHSliltSos Ky dlh - .
gets what he starts after. So all expert
| horsemen might as we'll see the captain
and make arrangements to enlist Lon
will be dragged in if you don't SO look
! out.
CHANGES OF A QUARTER.
General Orders No. IL, has just been is
sued containing promotions and appoint
ments during the quarter ending June 80
as well as the casualties and changes during
/ the same three months.
h. There were five promotions during thi
time. as follows. Second Lieut. Beatty to
be first lieutenant Troop a; Second Lieut.
! H. ] Keough to be first lieutenant Company
A, First Battalion; and First Lieut. c. NJ
| Shreve 10 be captain Company B, same bat