Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Arrangements for Sea Girt Are Now
Complete.
ABOUT FIFTY MEN ARE GOING
Revolutionary Changes in the Re-
vised Manual Of Arms.
HEADQUARTERS HAPPENINGS

to play the host next Saturday night In a
manner more formal perhaps than has been
evident in their hospitality in times past,
and or ce more District National Guardsmen
will be. the guests. reception has been
rendered to visiting riflemen at Sea Girt,
and especial stress is laid upon the Dis
trlct invitation. The Jersey sharpshooters
have twice been entertained in this city,
and in February last they went down to
Savannah, where the Georgians took care
of them; therefore this reception, which
is said to be largely in honor Of the Georgia
and District of Columbia teams. The event
will come off in the club house of the New
Jersey State Rifle Association, and will
undoubtedly be pleasant sort Of an affair.
But Jersey need not expect to reap any
benefit as the result Of the placing Of the
reception ahead of the week of competition
instead of after. for the members of the
District National Guard team are not given
to indulgence in those liquid combinations
which have wrecked a great many men,
who, but for the indulgence, might have
been good riflemen and good citizens. In
1891, at the close of the first Sea Glrt meet
ing, the members of the little District Of
Columbia detachment marched to the gov
ernor's cottage for the purpose of receiving
the prizes they mad won. Refreshments
were offered. and when Gen. Spencer saw
that fourteen men out Of sixteen were
drinking only lemonade, while the other
two were not drinking anything at all, he
said 1t was no longer surprising to him that
the District boys could shoot. The person.
mel Of the District team has changed con-
siderably since 1891, but the same principle
Is as active now as it was then.
Departure from this city for Sea Girt
will take place Saturday next, the 31st
instant, at 12:l5 o'clock, over the PennsyI-
vania road. If everything goes we'll, the
District detachment will reach Sea Girt by
5:51. Cots and blankets will be issued as
soon as the camp is reached, supper will
be eaten, and an hour or so later every
body will go to the reception. Sunday
viii, as usual, be quiet day of rest Mon
day morning the competitions will begin
and during Monday and the five succeed
Ing days there will be continuous struggle
for the many prizes offered and for the
reputation that may be achieved.
There is absence of definite Information
es to the appearing at Sea Girt of several
state teams that were expected. New Jer-
sey. Pennsylvania, Georgia and the Dis
trict of Columbia. will, of course, be on
hand, but Maine will almost surely be an
absentee. New York will also. be away,
and SO, perhaps, may be Connecticut.
Definite Instructions.
Lieutenant w. P. Vale, team adjutant
has sent to each guardsman who has de-
CARED his intention of going to Sea Girt
a circular, of which the following is a
copy:
The detachment of the District of Co.
lumbia National Guard ordered to the en-
campment at Sea Girt, N. j.. will leave this
city over the Pennsylvania road at 1918
o'clock pm. Saturday, August 81, arriving
at Sea Girt at 5:57 pm.
Each member of the detachment will wear
the fatigue uniform of the District Ma
ttonal Guard, with campaign hat, leggfngs.
web belt, and will carry a rubber blanket
Shooting blouses will not be worn. but will
be shipped with baggage. It Is essential
that the detachment shall present a SOL
dierly appearance. SO no excuses will be
received for failure TO comply with the re-
ouirements herein stated.
Each memoer Of the detachment will be
allowed to carry only one gun. Extra guns
whether the property of the District Ma
tional Guard or of individuals-will be
boxed and will be taken ON the same train
as the detachment. All extra guns must be
In the armorer's room at the brigade arm
DRY before Z pm, Friday, August 30. WHIP
ing rods will not be furnished by the ord
nance officer.
Railroad tickets for persons not members
Of the brigade or regimentll teams may be
had OF Capt. II. II. Parmenter. team quar-
termaster, at second regiment headquar-
tiers, brigade armory, Friday evening, Au-
gust 30, from to . o'clock.
Baggage must be turned over to the team
quartermaster or his representative at the
Pennsylvania rafIrC ad station 9th and r
streets northwest, on the morning of Sat
urday, August 81, not later than Q O'clock
The baggage must precede the detachment
on an early train or it will not arrive at
Sea Girt that same evening Only the
smallest possible amount of baggage should
be taken. Hand baggage must be tagged
plainly and turned over to the team quar-
termaster at Sea Grit railroad station
Members of the detachment will not be
narmifta1 n I'm hoo ;nfo
camp; trunks and satcheis will be trans
ported from Sea Girt railroad station to
camp by the team quartermaster
Members of the detachment should notify
persons with whom they are likely to cor
respond while in camp that the post office
address Is box 200, Manasquan, N. ].
Here Are the Regimentnl Teams.
The regimental teams have at last been
selected and reported. They are composed
of the following named officers and en-
listed men:
First regiment-Lieut. T. S. King, team
captain; Private Geo. Sneeden, company A,
first battalion; Private F. N. Wells. COM
pany c, first battalion; Private w. E.
Crist, company b, second battalion; Pri-
vate W. E. Colladay. company B. second
battalion; sergt. W. D. Hadger. non-com-
F. E. Gibson, I. r. p, third battalion.
Second regiment-Capt. James E. Bell,
team captain; Col Cecil Clay, commanding
second regiment; Lieut.. John A. Kirk, l.
r. P: Lieut.. c. H. Blair, quartermaster
sixth battalion; SerEt. A. s. McClain, com
pany B, sixth battalion; Capt. W. H.
Meyer. adjutant second regiment; Lieut..
George c. Shaw. I: R. p. fifth battalion.
Engineer corps-Lieut. G. B. Young, team
captain; Lieut.. A. o. Hutterly, Private
Maurice Appleby. Corporal R. P. Carleton,
Private G. E. Cook, Private s. B. Weth-
erald. Sergt. c. w. Dickey.
Those members of the guard who have I'D
to this time announced their decision to ac-
company the teams as volunteers are as
follows: Private A. A. Birney, company
A, engineer corps: Private J. NJ Colt, COM
pany c, engineer corps; Private F. L.
Graham, company A, engineer corps; Sergt.
P. j. Haltigan, company C, first battalion;
Lieut.. H. W. Holt, adjutant engineer corps:
Sergt. George w. King, company B, sixth
battalion, and Private E. A. Wright, COM
pany G, engineer corps.
The New Manual of Arms.
In the new manual carry" Is eliminated
entirely. From order arms the recruit
comes to present arms. and from present
arms to "order." From order no can 60 to
port arms and return: from port arms to
present and back. From "order" the
piece can go to fright shoulder" At right
shoulder" the barrel is up trigger guard in
the hollow of the shoulder. From right