Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-20
target Material is Now in Store at
Ordway.
WORK PROGRESSES ON THE RIFLE RANGE
Getting Ready for the Preliminary
Team Competitions.
NEWS FROM THE ARMORIES

Island arsenal began to put in an appear
ance at Ordway, so there is reasonable
foundation for the hope that the rifle range
will be complete before another week has
passed away Several unexpected causes
of delay operated to hold things back con-
siderably, but 1t seems now as If the last
obstruction had been removed. The Office
building is practically complete; the ex-
cavations at 200, 300 and 500 yards are
ready for the targets; the G0O-yards pit
ought to be complete by Tuesday, or We'd
nesday at the latest: the telephone lines
will be ready for operation within two or
three days, and the work is generally be-
ing so planned as to bring about. If 1t be
possible. all-around completion at rrac-
tlcally the same time. All the necessary
sanitary arrangements have been made,
and before next Saturday there will, it is
expected, be near the firing line q well Of
good water.
Until the definite date of range compile
ton Is known 1t is not likely that any
orders will be issued as to competition for
places on the brigade team, bat the in
spector general of rifle practice has in
formally notified the inspectors to select
their candidates. From the second regi-
ment will come not more than twenty men,
and the probabilities are that the second
Will not present much more than half that
many; from the first regiment the number
g:neer corps, seven; the first separate bat
talon, three; troop A, two, and light bat
terry A, two.
These candidates Will be selected from
those men who were not members of last
years brigade team so it is apparent that
with the twelve principals and four alter
mates of 1894 and the not more than forty
four candidates, the total number Of
guardsmen VINO will shoot for the honor of
place carrot exceed sixty, and of this
number al least twenty will be cut off after
the conclusion of the first days COMPETE
lion. Prior to the opening of the COMPETE
ton ample opportunity will be afforded for
voluntary practice, so that intending COM
petitors may fit themselves for the hot
fight which now seems to be assured. Men
who fail to make good showing in the
competitors, but who do we'll in voluntary
practice before the brigade team is finally
made up, will stand n good chance for Sc
lection anyhow, for there is no regulation
governing he precise manner in which the
team shall be organized. If the inspector
general of rifle practice sees a good man
he can put him on the team at any time.
The Rifles LnurcIs.
Tho National Rifles, recently mustered
into the Guard as company B, second bat
talicn. are for the time being resting on
the laureis won at the st. Louis interstate
drill. The offers have accepted their COM
missions and Captain Oyster last week Of
ficially reported to the major commanding
the second battalion for duty. The COM
pany has not yet received its equipment
of government property. Drills have been
suspended during the hot weather.
Dates will soon be assigned the COM
pany for practice in the gallery, so that the
men may be In proper condition to shoot
the outdoor scores with the remainder of
the brigade on the new range nearly COM
pleted at Ordway.
Company AS Program.
Company A. second battalion, has ar
ranged to give hops at the National Rifles
Armory during 1896 as follows: Thanks
giving evening, January 16, February 90
and Easter Monday evening. The company
has also decided to hold a fair, which will
be opened October % and continue two
weeks Many original and unique features
are expected to insure great success to the
enterprise
Among the possibilities is an outing of
this command later in the season to Ocean
View. near Norfolk, Va, the site of the
successful encampment two years ago. A
committee, appointed by Capt. Edwards. to
inquire into the feasibility of the SUCCESS
ton, will leave for Ocean View this even
ing, and report to the company next week.
The Fencibles' Vacancy.
That company D, fourth battalion, would
not object to a transfer to the vacancy in
the second battalion caused by the muster
out Of the Fencibles is growing rumor.
In fact, 1t is said that Capt. Williams COM
mand is particularly DESTROYS of becoming
a member Of the first regiment, and means
to make q strong effort to accomplish that
purpose.
Board of Examination.
At meeting of the brigade board Of ex-
animation Wednesday evening last the fol-
lowing were examined: Second Lieut.. Jesse
Grant, company B, first battalion, for first
lieutenant, same company; Sergt ]. B. *.
Lee, company D. first battalion, for second
lieutenant, company B, first battalion, and
Sergt. Garrett, company B, sixth battalion,
for first lieutenant. company G, sixth bat
TALON. The practical examination of Lieut.:
Grant and Sergt. Lee will be conducted by
Capt. Shilling. while Capt. Jenkins will look
after Sergt. Garrett. The next meeting of
the board will be August 81.
Notes of Interest.
Tie dishonoraple discharge Of Private
Monina G. Porter, company D. sixth bat
talon, has been revoked, and an honorable
discharge granted in its stead.
Trurnpeter Willis E. Reynolds, first sep
a1ate company, has been transferred as a
private to the corps of field music.
Joseph 8. Coolidge, first lieutenant and
cuartermaster of the first separate bat
TALON, and John B. Leeman, first lieuten-
ant company u, fifth battalion, have ten
dered their reSgnatiors.
The feature of the week in the District
Guard was the holding of battalion courts
martial for the trial of those men who alb
scented themselves from the recent en-
campment without leave. The findings will
not be known until the results Of all the
trials are received at headquarters, which
will be not later than July 81.
The resignation of Capt. D. L. M. Peix-
otto. adjutant of the first regiment, has
been accepted by Col. Moore and forward
ed to headquarters.
Adjutant Joseph w. Anderson of the sec
ond battalion has presented to headquar-
tiers a series of artistic photographs taken
by him at Camp Washington. Gifts of
similar nature will be gladly received and
preserved as souvenirs of the successful
outing of the brigade for 1895.
Sergt. Maj. John A. Heydler of the first
battalion has been rendered position on
the brigade non-commissioned staff, with
rank as sergeant major. Because Of
lengthy connection with the first, and
active Identification with it's sporting in
terests, Mr.. Heydler has declined the pro-
motion. Sergt. Maj. Hudson of the first
regiment yesterday received the desirable
warrant.
The quarters OF company A, third bat
talon, on the second floor of the new ar
mory building, have been handsomely fur
nished, and now compare favorably with
any room in the structure. The Memphis
prize winners intend to keep up the good
work by constantly adding to the hand