Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-02
The District National Guardsmen bv
the Seashore.
RECEPTION BY JERSEY RIFLEMEY
The Meeting Promises to Be the
Best.
SCHEDULE OF CONTESTS

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| CAMP WERTS SEA GIRT, n. J.,
4 September 3 1895.
With rain pouring down as though the
| heavens had opened for the purpose of
| washing Jersey into the Atlantic, with
| lightning flashing and thunder rolling the
| detachment of District National Guards
| men ordered to the rifle competitions at
| Sea Girt marched from the railroad sta
| ton to the city of tents Saturday after
| noon, hating for a while in an opportune-
| ly open building, but not before every
member of the party was wet as far
moisture could easily penetrate. Warm
/ welcome, though, did much to cultivate
\ forgetfulness as to hurried discomfor,s,
| and in little while the Westinghouse
| were-as they always seem to be in New
| Jersey-thoroughly at home. At the sta
| tion-which was reached by p.m.-Cols.
| FELTON, and Loutrel, assistants to the quar-
| termaster general, were waiting 10 proffer
! their services, while Col. Theodore Mosher.
| the Districts adjutant general was on
| hand to let the detachment know that they
| had some one on the ground who was
| ready to lend hand
| Everything moved along without hitch
| except for the rain Quartermaster Par
| menter saw to baggage details, Adjutant
| Vale assembled the detachment and turned
| it over to Major Harries, the team captain;
| after which came the rain and the publica-
|
| issuing of blankets and wash basins and
| candlesticks and the ct cetera of camp;
| then followed supper.
| Reception by New Jersey Rihemen.
| novel and enjoyable feature of the first
| night at Sea Girt was the reception tender
| ed the visiting rif1emen by the New Jer-
| sey Rifle Association. The affair was held
| in the handsome club house on the camp
| grounds. both the building and the adjacent
| lawns being profusely decorated with Chi
nese lanterns and the national colors. 1t
| was about $50 o'clock when the District
detachment, each man looking spick and
| span was possible after the drenching
| received earlier in the evening, fell in I'M
der command Of Major Harries and pro-
| ceeded in column of fours toward the club
| house. Discipline was for moment
| Taxed, as Col. Clay dryly remarked: Those
| lanterns remind me of the ghosts of the
| bulls eyes We failed to make in former
| years"
The laugh which naturally followed the
| utterance of the colonel was quickly
checked, however, for the command Halt
was then given directly in froat of the
| club house
Better let 'em know who we are" said
the team captain. Are you ready? Cor
Not only the receiving party. but the en-
| tire camp learned in short order that the
| District representatives were in attendance
for an enthusiastic ID. C. Rifle Team, d
C. Rifle Team, D. c. n. G., D. c. y. g.
Snap. Bang. Bulrs-eyew rang out as only
members of Gen. Ordway's brigade can
give vent to it.
The individual members of the detach-
| ment were presented to the governor of
| New Jersey and Mrs. Werts, who stood
just inside the entrance doorway, and to
| the staff of the governor. Dancing was
| the feature of the evening, and 1t was con-
| tinued until midnight
The snowy uniforms of the militiamen,
augmented by the elaborate costumes OF
the ladies, many of whom We're IN attend
| Varly Off q
| Georgia and the nearby seaside resorts,
contributed to make the reception one 10
be remembered. Gen. Bird w. spencer. the
| state inspector general of rifle practice, as
ceremonies.
Promises to Be the Best.
| There is present promise that this, the
fifth meeting Of the New Jersey state
Rifle Association. will be more successful in
| every respect than any Of its successful
predecessors. Already there are regimental
teams from New Jersey, Georgia, New
| York, Pennsylvania and the District on the
| ground but within an hour or two Massa-
| chusetts and the army will almost surely
| be represented. The army team comes, II
| is understood, from the thirteenth infan-
try. now stationed at Governors island
| Later in the week the regimental team Of
| six will, 1t is believed, be expanded into
| team large enough to compete for the in
terstate and Hilton trophies the other
|
| battalion at. Willetts Point. Information
| is as yet a tri1e indefinite on this point
| but conclusive telegram is looked for at
| any moment. The outlook is for some OF
| the keenest rifle competitions in years, and
| there is corresponding increase of fight in
| the blood of the cracks"
| The program for the week has been def
| nitely decided upon at last. Gen. b. w.
| Spencer, Col Asher Minor of Pennsylvania,
| Major G. II. Harries of the District and
| Capt Williamson of Georgia met in con-
.sultation and agreed-they being the only
! state team captains in camp-upon the
| order of procedure. Today will be devoted
! to practice in pool and individual matches;
| tomorrow the regimental interstate match
ten shots per man at 200 and 500 yards
| and two skrmsh runs of twenty rounds
| each--will be disposed of; Wednesday, the
| Soldier of Marathon, now held by Jersey,
! will be shot for: Thursday, Pennsylvania
| will know whether the Hilton trophy is or
is not to remain with it for another year;
| Friday, The Presidents match, for the
! championship of the United States, will be
| the center of attraction; Saturday the
| Wimbledon cue is to be competed for All
| through the week there will be other
matches on. for New Jersey teams and for
individuals.
| Rules of Camp.
Orders governing the District of Column
| ba detachment while in camp have been
| published. Trumpeter Carroll of troop A
will blow calls in accordance with the fol-
| lowing schedule: Reveille, GAO: assembly
and mess call (breakfast. 200; assembly
for ammunition issue, 7:i5; assembly and
! mess call dinner, LOO: aSsembly and
| mess call (supper), 600: tattoo (roll SalD,
$50; taps, 1000.
/ No member of the detachment will be
| permitted to leave camp without pass.
| signed by the team captain, and holders OF
| passes who return after taps are required
| to refrain from disorderly conduct OF any
| sort.
DESTRUCTION OF DERELICTs.