The morning times., 1896-01-19
DISTRICT SOLDIER BOTS
One Weeks News and Gossip
Around the Local Arm0ries.

| Inc rifle matches are aro1sing he greatest
KIND OF interest in the guard. The shoots are
| always well attended. and every one is
| watching most intcntly every other one.
| The Rifles are making a great record.
| They were beaten. II is true, Thursday night
by four points; but the Engineers did ii. and
| they are shooters. The Rifles Will De
heard from yet.
The First Battalion is getting Il move
on. too. in relation to shooting. They
| intend TO have something TO say in the
| battalion match this week. The battalion
| starts OLt with the intention OF putting such
| men as Maj Ross and Capt. John Miller on
! the team. This means shoot in earnest.
Lieut.. Frank. Gibson has also caught the
| fever. He wants his battalion to make
record. He has asked II a battalion team
| is permitted at SEA Girt. He has been told
one viii.
| II is his intention now TO start in on this
| line. The men will he notified. Arrange
| mcnts of Il financial nature can b. made at
once. The men can practice and record
| Will he kept. The best shooters will 20.
The shoot Thursday night was one OF
| the best held yet. All the companies were
| represented. One team consisted only OF
four men, but they shot all the same. Tie
| scores made were:
THE SCORES.
Company A, sixth-CorporaI Whitaker,
40; Scrgt \. $. MCLain, "A; Corporal T. :.
Wilcox, 81; Scrgt. c. +. Groomc, Al; Fri-
vatc c. L. Adkins, 43. Total, 2OS.
Company b, Sixth-Lieutcnant j. A.
Kirk, ~; Scrgt. W. s. Davenport, 3s;
Private W. +. Buell., 80; Private Earnest
Bairstow. Al; Private, X. L. Pile, AZ
Total, eos.
Company C, slxth-Capt. B. II. strcaks,
81; Lieutenant w. NJ Garrett, ~: Private
=. w. smith, "a Private j. X. Tune, 20:
Private So l.. Dickinson, AZ. Total, 1T5.
Company a, First Scparate-SerEt. NJ.
NJ. Custis, 10; Sergt J. II. Wells, 49,
Private G. A. Gibson. 81; Private Il. :.
srdon, 36; Private J IL. Thomas, Al
Total, Is3.
Company b, First scpara,e-scrgt. Addi-
son, ~; Lieutenant Pircr, II Privat" Han
son, "a; Private j. Jackson, 81. Total,
80.
Company n, First Scparatc-Corporal
Murray, 80; Corporal Frazier, 81; Private
Taylor, 2s; Priyat" Alexander, 80; Private
sInkfricd, l3. Total, 141.
Company e, First scpIratc-SCrgt. G.
Brown, 80; Corporal Davis, Is; Private
Earnest, ~; Private Brooks, 80; Private
Nelson, 30. Total. 1916
Company 4, EnEiuccrS-Private &. ".
Alhc:tc, 4G Private \. y. Btrncy, 80: Lieu
tenant W. Z. Harvey, A.; Private L. q.
Williams. -; Private c. 4. Russell, ~.
Total, 40.
Miller ~, frlvat" q. h. Terry 80, Capt
". +. Stevens 80, Private ". i. Edwards
~. Private Il. &. Washington fl. Total,
2O3.
Company ., Engineers Corporal l.. 4.
Wright 10. Private W. l.. SiUrEcSs AZ,
Private l.. H. Jag l 1. Private X. h. Hays
80, Private W. NJ. LamSon IL. Total, 179.
First Scparat" Company Sergeant II.
Steward 80. Private g. L. Taylor ~,
TuImpct-r William Carroll ~. Private NJ.
W. Stauffcr 26 Corporal F. J. Van Ness 29,
Total. $50. with , Ter cent. 1A@,
Second Separate Company Sergeant Ben
nett 30. Friyat" Mattingiy 80, Private
Frack 2s. Private Eckstcin ., Private
Gather 80. Total, 1863.
SERVICE MEDALS.
on invitation of the Officers Association
Of the Second Regiment. representatives /
from all the battaiiuns Of the First R-gI- |
ment AMI from the First Separate Bat /
talon met in the headquarters OF the |
Second Regiment Munday night to dispose |
Of the question of service medal, which |
the association has advocated for the !
last few months. After a general dis !
oIsSiOn OF the situation, tins joint COM
r.Ittce passed resolutions adopting one of !
the designs submitted. subject to such !
change a. the subcommittee appointed Tor |
that purpose might make. U
Major Campbell appointed that committee /
as follows: For the Officers Association, !
Lieut.. jacobson; First Battalion, Lieut.. !
Sncedcn; Second Battalion, Lieut.. Andcr- !
sou: First Separate Battalion. Licut. Car /
dosa. and Tor the Second Regiment, Capt. !
Hudson.
To provide funds for these medals the |
committee DECIDED To ask OF each company |
an appropriation OF 10 cents per man,
which would create Il sum large enough [
Tor the making of the die, and for medals
for all now entitled to them. The COLI
nIittec agreed in their resolutions to be- /
stow this medal on both officers and en-
listed men as a reward for three years
service. with an additional bar for each
T rc-cnlIStment. The medal Will be or
bronze. finely modelled. somewhat similar
to those given to the members OF the sue
CcSSful team III the contest for the Hilton
trophy.
After deciding 10 officially notify the
other organizations not represented OF the
action the joint committee adjourned until
Tuesday to hear the report Of the sub
THE AMBULANCE CORPS.
Major Henderson, surgeon general OF
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