Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
Company G of the Infantry Corps in
Danger of Dissolution.
A CONTROVERSY over 4 LIEUTBNANCY
Gallery Rifle Matches for the
Whole Brigade.
B KET B ALL B RRED

| late in District National Guard orders
cropped out at the annual meeting OF the
| Washington Light Infantry Corps Wednes-
| cay evening last. All business was transact
| ell behind closed doors, and SO there is still
| much uncertainty outside the organization
| as to what occurred The result of the
| meeting is believed to be that company
| is practically wiped out of existence.
Dissatisfaction in the company has been
| manifest for some months. 1t is pro-
| vision IN the constitution of the Washington
Light Infantry Corps that each OF the
| companies shall elect officers once every
! two years, and that such election must be
confirmed by the corps. According to one
| version, a dozen more Members OF COM
pany desired to secure the election OF
| another man in the place of First Lieut..
| CARL. At the company election, SO the
story goes, eighteen men being present.
| twelve voted against Lieut.. CARL. There
| FORE in tie corps meeting company pre-
| scented the name of Charles H. Ourand as
| captain and Charles H. Kettler as second
| lieutenant for confirmation, leaving the
| first lieutenancy vacant. Capt Ourand. 1t
was claimed by some, was cogniZant OF the
| movement to GUST Lieut.. CARL, but made no
| effort to quiet the disturbance in the COM
| pany. Therefore, 1t is said, the corps re-
fused to confirm the two officers elected,
which would practically mean the disband-
| ment of the company. When the action
stated was taken. sixteen members OF COM
pany Immediately resigned According
| to one version of the affair the three Off
| GERS will tender their designations before
| the next monthly meeting OF the corps;
| those who are known to have been fnstru-
| mental in the endeaVor to Gust Lieut.. CARL
| will be discharged, ard the other men In
| the company will be transferred to other
| companies in the battalion or permitted to
| leave the organization If they SO desire.
| No, vat has hes
| formation of a new company.
| 1t is a significant fact that the corps at
its meeting failed to re-elect Captain
| Ourand to the position of recording secre-
| tary. which he has held Tor the past
| eight years. First Lieutenant Jesse Grant
| of company was chosen for the office.
| Another statement made is to the effect
| that the corps refused to confirm the names
| presented without that of Lieutenant CARL
| because no sufficient reason was advanced
| for the omission of the name of Lieutenant
| CARL, who has been a most exemplary
member of the organization. not having
| missed drill. parade or meeting during
| the past ten years. Another version of
| the affair is that the officers will be
| tanned, the dissatisfied being lis
| charged and the company strengthened by
temporary transfers from the other COM
panieS until sufficient number of new
men can he recruited
| Still another version is that a committee
from Company C requested Lieutenant
| CarlPs resignation, but after consulting
| clined to tender it. When the meeting
\ declined to confirm the names presented
the company, as a whole, then announced
| that it would leave the corps. to date from
| the next monthly meeting. 1t was also
stated that a committee would wait on
| General Ordway and ask that company c
| be transferred to some other battalion.
| In all events the corps failed to confirm
the election. and that means good deal
| under the constitution of the Infantry.
| Capt. Ourand has been merl,er of the
/ corps for many years. serving in all grades,
| from private to his present position. He
| was commissioned captain April g. 1882 and
| ranks eighth among the captains of the
| guards. He was member of the brigade
| board of examination for long time. and
| has always been considered a thorough
gentleman and capable officer If it Is
| true that he is to leave the Infantry it Is
| among the possibilities that he may be-
come member of General Ordway's staff,
| having been rendered such office several
| times heretofore. Lieutenant CARL was
commissioned April 1. 1891, and Lieutenant
| kettler the same date.
Interesting Team Matches.
The entire brigade is concerned in a new
| departure adopted by the department of
| rife practice, and which will be fully set
| forth in n order to be issued from head
quarters in a. few days The innovation is
a series of gallery matches for trophies and
| also for the gallery championship. The
contestants are to be g.mental, battalion
| and company teams, the reeimental and
battalion teams each to consist of ten men
| ard the company teams of five men. The
| shooting Is to be ordered. and is therefore
| compulsory. Each MAI is to fire ten shots
| at each of the four distances, the 2o0-yard
| matches occurring in January, those at 300
| yards in February. 500 yards in March apd
| GOO yards in April, while the opening
| matches this month are also to be at 200
| yards.
The initial matches will be between COM
| December
! IS and 10. Distit guished marksEen, of
course, are barre but commissioned Of
ficers are eligible to all the teams. 1t will
| be stated in orders that each company team
| must be commanded by a commissioned Of
ficer. The battalion match for this month
| is to occur De cember p. while the regi-
| mental team n atch will be shot December
30. The best men in the companies and
| battalions will naturally constitute the
| terms. Heretofore in such matches 1t was
stipulated that each company should be
represented, but that drawback has been
| removed and 1t now behooves all the
! companies to 81 ustle'' to secure representa-
ton in the battalion and regimental con-
| tests.
The gallery will be open daily from 1 to
pm, and week nights, from December 8 to
| II, from to II 80 o'clock If necessary.
Ammunition is to be furnished free for the
| matches, but the teams must pay for that
| Used in practice. The following inspectors
| will be present in the galleries on the even
| II gs mentioned: December 8, Lieut. Kirk;
Lieut.. Shaw; December IL. Lieut.. Young:
| December Ii. Lieut. Gibson; December II,
| Lieut.. Vale; December 16, Lieut.. Cardozo,
and December II, Lieut.. King. Any man
| who desires to indulge in voluntary prac-
| tice. whether in preparation for the
! matches or not, may shoot any night men
| tened. On the evening of December II the
| gallery will be occupied by the fourth bat
| TALON in a match for an individual trophy.
| The AaEes for the matches in January
February, March and April have not yet
| been selected. The first battalion will prac-
! tice on the range at it's own armory.
| 1t is probable that the thirteen companies
| comprising We first. second. third, fourth
| and fifth oattalons will shoot in the COM
| pany match December IS, while the nine
| companies comprising the sixth battalion
| the first separate battalion, the first and
| second separate companies and the engineer
| battalion will face the targets the following
evening. The nature of the trophies has
i not yet been determined.
As to Basket Ball.
Considerable complaint has been made
during the past few days by those men,
| bers of the guard interested in basket ball,
over an order prohibiting the use of the