The morning times., 1896-01-26
DISTRICT SOLDIER BOYS
One Weeks News and Gossip
Around the Local Armories.

General Ordway finds time to look after
District Guard affairs.
He is very busy nowadays and was out
OF the city when word was sent to Guard
headquarters that he was wanted at the
Capitol. A subcommittee OF the Committee
on Appropriations of the House wanted to
see him.
Colonel Mosher at once tried to put himself
In communication with the general. lie
did not find out until Tuesday morning that
he was on his way home and would be be-
fore the subcommittee at the appointed
hour.
He appeared before the committee and
urged the passage OF the estimates as he
! sent them in. He told the committee that
he had gone over them most carefully and
saw no reason why they should be changed.
He Hesuggested, in the observation-disclosures
possible. that he wanted the estimates or
nothing at all.
He showed how necessary each item was
| TO the efficiency Of the Guard. He told
them there was virtually no increase over
last years estimate. barring the $4,000
asked for camp. In his most telling way
he urged the necessity OF camp.
No one knows, of course, what will be
done by the subcommittee. All the In
fluence possible is being brought to bear for
| the passage OF the estimates. Every one
wants camp. If an appropriation Is
| granted it does not become avaiIa bic until
after The LIST OF July. So the Guard can
| count on one fact sure. If there is a
camp this year 1t will not be until after
| the 1st of July.
THE SHOOTING MATCHES.
The Interest In the shooting matches is
| growing. The battalion shoot Thursday
xx-alt nj
only varied one point each. The Sixth Bat
| TALON won, with the Second next and the
| Engineers third. This shoot proves one
| thing, and that is that the Engineers do not
| possess all the good shooters in the Guard.
| The detailed score follows:
| First Pattalion-Priv Taylor. II:
Capt. Miller; So; Lieut.. sneeden. a:
Private Gheen,. IL; Private Macintosh,
AZ; sergt. McAvoy, "a: sergt. Zea, 81;
sergt. Williams, 80. Total, 36s.
| Private TAYLOR, 43; Private Campbell, 40;
private Webb. a.; S Lieut.. Manson, Manson 3d. IS:
r5eas ra,e Brtaa staHs s. sTfGFs TGia pas 4 AZ Priv
| Third attalion-Capt. Shilling, A;
Lieut.. Tralles, SO; Lieut. weaver, 40:
sergt. Taylor. 40; Private Stewart, 80:
| Private Monroe, 80. Total, 4O7.
| Fourth Pattalion-Lieut. Hodgson, 81
Sergt. Eyrne. 3s; Private Evans, Al:
3s; Private DeGroot. 80: sergt. Hodges,
%; Lieut. sabin, 40. Total, 3o4.
Callan. AZ; Private Mcleod, Al: Capt.
| Phebus. 81: sergt. Acker, Al: Private
Weir. Al; Private saurelt, IS; Private
Dennison, 40; n, Private so, M,cdinnis' SO; Corp
sixth Battalion-sergt. Groom, AZ; Corp
| Whitaker 43, Private Atkins, Al; Privatt
McClain. Al; Private Kirk, 10: Private Nti
| COX IL: Private Bdirstow, ~; Private Pyle
80; Lieut.; Garret, Al sergt. davenport, "A
Total, 42s.
Engineer Corps-Maj. Thompson, 43
! L cut. Holt, a.; sergt; Mai. Lanhau, 43
a.; Private Hill, 40; Private Russell, 39
Private Sturgus, 80; Private Williams. "A
Private Wright, 40. Total, 427.
13: L-eut. Hall, 81; sergt. Addison, 35; ri
yaIe Henson, IS, Corporal Murray, sc
Lieut. Piper 3s; Private Tinaey, @ %; Lieut. leu.
ster, %. Total, 800.
/ ine regimental match will be shot Wed
/ neslay evening next. The team OF tb'
second regiment viii be chosen from th,
Lieut.. Shaw. Lieut. Kirk, Lieut.. Vale
Lieut.. Sabin, Private Groome, Sergt. Whit
taker, Private Atkins, Private Mccain
Private Wilrox, Private Bairstow, Sergt
Davenport, Scrgt. Harvey, andSergt. Whipp
At the regular order practice shoot
| "Wednesday night the generals staff and
the staff of the First Regiment were con
ispicuous by their absence. II is hard &c
fluid fault with our discipline OF private
soldiers for not obeying orders when sc
fiagrant violations are made by staff Off
GERS.
/ Lieut.. King has secured a silhouette tar
get for the rifle gallery, and pistol shoot
Ing will be commenced next Friday even
| ing. The Light Battery troop and Company
i c, Engineer Corps, are the commands which
practice with the pistol. Another silhou
cite target will soon be here, and Lieut.
King expects the boys to take advantage oi
them.
Capt. Bell will make his selection for hi:
| regimental team for Wednesday nights
shoot from the following men: Capt. Meyer
| Capt. Simmonson, Lieut.. Shaw, Lieut.. Vale
Lieut.. Sabin and these non-commissionec
officers aud privates, Groome, Whitaker
Adkins, McLain, Kirk, Wilcox, Bairstow
Davenport, Harvey and Whipp.
/ REGULAR SHOOTS.
In the First Battalion matters are going
along smoothly. An entire new set OF
officers is to be chosen in Company c,
when that company has recruited. The
Ross medal has been presented TO Private
Frank n. Wells, of Company b, who made
the best record at the IA nge in 1888. 1t Is
the intention now to arrange a series OF
matches for silver cup won by the corps
several years ago. Three matches have
been arranged for.
Privates Frederick W. Burnett, Walter
T. Bueht, John II. Tatspaugh. and NJ r.
/ Woodbridge, all OF this battalion, have
successfully passed the battalion board
of examination and will be appointed cor
porals in Company A, and Private Harry
Leo in Company d. Private John Fergu
son has been transferred from Company c
TO Company B, First Battalion, at his OWL
request.
wASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY PARADE.
| Already preparations are being made for
he annual Washington's Birthday parade
As usual, the Light Infantry will have the