Evening star., 1896-10-31
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Arrangements for the Distribution of
Crosses and Buttons.
RIFLEASSOCIATION' SUCCESSFUL MEET
Protest Against the Use of Spec
ial Rifle and Probable Sequel.
THE COMPANY ROOMS

| The range ct Ordway will be open for
voluntary practice November ), & and a.
which are to be the final opportunities of
the season for outdoor work with the rifle.
| The gallery at the L street armory will
| be at the disposal of men who have en-
| listed since May last, and who have done
| the official work on the range to complete
! their records for the season November q,
| l0, IL and II. The practice will be under
| the direction of the following inspectors:
| November ., First Lieutenant Arthur 4.
| Blrney of the 1st Battalion; November TO-
First Lieutenant Schuyler C. Stokes of the
I'd Battalion; November IL, First Lieuten-
| ant Luther H. Reichelderfer of the Sd Bat
| TALON, and November II, First Lieutenant
Wilmer P. Vale of the 9th Battalion.
| Immediately after the close of the prac-
| tice referred to the gallery will be open to
| these who mean to enter the matches to
| be shot Thanksgiving day. The published
statement that matches would be shot at
| OrdWay the coming holiday was erroneous.
| Inc weather is apt to be inclement, and,
TOO, the fixtures at the range will have
| been removed in the meantime.
| Two series of competitions in the gallery
will mark Thanksgiving day. One, be-
| tween and II o'clock in the morning,
! oren to members of the National Rifle AS
l
| Q clock in the evening, open to guardsmen,
| Prizes of sufficient value to be tempting
| will be offered and the matches will un-
| doubtedly prove enjoyable and successful.
| The official indoor practice during the
| coming winter will be in accordance with
the schedules followed last season.
| Distribution of Prizes.
| The sharpsnooters' crosses and marks
| mems buttons for 1894 and 1895 are ready
for distribution, but they will not be pre-
| sented al brigade assembly, as was ex-
| pected. The decorations for each regiment
| have been forwarded to the regimental
| commanders and the matter of placing
them in the hands of men who qualified
| now rests with Colonel Moore, Colonel
Clay and the commanders of the separate
| organizations. Neither of the officers
| mentioned have as yet announced their mode
of procedure.
The prizes recently captured at the first
annual meeting of the National Rifle As
soclation will be presented at a date in
| the near future, not yet determined on at
| an assembly of the winners in Convention
| Hall. The entire company whose team
won the company match will appear, the
| battalion whose team won the battalion
match, etc.
Entitled to Decorations.
The list of those entitled to decorations
| in the ID Regiment and the separate Or
ganizations has not yet been prepared. For
| the general staff and the 1st Regiment
however, the names are as follows: Gen
eral staff-Maj George H. Harries, inspec-
| tor general of rifle practice, sharpshooter's
bar for 1S.3-94-95.
For 1894 First Regiment-One sharp
shooters bar I Sharpshooters' crosses, /
marskman's pin and pairs marksman's
buttors
| Sharpshooter's bar-Private w. E. Col
| lady. Company B, I'd Battalion, 1892 -93-94
Sharpshooters' crosses. Second Battalion
Private NJ. B. Britain, Company A;
| Private W. E. Crist, Company b; Private
| w. E. Stott Company c.
Third Battalon-First Lieut. CA AWeaver
surgeon; Sergt Edwin NJ. Taylor, Corp.
s. A Wimsatt, and Private George ]. Har-
ris. Company A.
Marksman's pins-Hospital Steward Har-
ry w. kenner, 1st Battalion.
Marksman's buttons. First Battalion
Capt. John S. Miller, Company A; Corp.
Harry R. McCabe, Company B.
Second Battaiion-Corp Thomas B. Davis.
Company A.
Third Battalon-Capt. E. A. Shilling,
First Lieut.. George E. Tralles. Corp H R.
Sisson and Candidate Corp. Luther c. Stew
ard, Company A.
For 1895. First Regiment-Six sharp
shooters bars, skarpshooters' crosses, l
marksmans pin and II pairs of marks
| mans buttons.
Sharpshooters' bars-star Capt Thomas
IS. King, inspector of rifle practice 1882
94-95.
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1s93-94-95: Candidate Quartermaster Ser
geant c. Curry Dyer, 1S93-94-95: Color Ser
geant William D. Hadger, 1S93-94-95: Pri-
vate c. McC. Taylor Company B, 1893
1885,
Sd Battalion-First Lieut.. Frank E. Glib
sen, inspector of rifle practice, 1S93-94-95.
Sharpshooters' crosses. 1st Battalion
First Lieut. George w. Sneden, Inspector
of rifle practice; Private Frank N. Wells
Company B.
Cd Battalion-First Lieut.. Jas b. Webb,
quartermaster; First Lieut.. Schuyler c.
Stokes, Inspector of rifle practice
Sd Battalion-Capt. Edgar A. Shilling
First Lieut.. George E. Tralles, Candidate
Corporal Luther c.. Steward, Corporal
Frank r. Lacy and Private Charles c.
Mayer, Company A.
Marksmans pin-Sergeant Everett l..
Phillips. Company A, 1st Battalion
Marksman's buttons. 1st Battalion
w. Williams, Sergeant Harry T. Leach
and Corporal NJ. r. Woodbridge, Com
pany A.
Captain Charles NJ. shreve, Corporal
Harry r. McCabe, Private John w. Kline,
Company B.
Corporal Ed. Reinmuth, Company D.
I'd. Battalion-F1rst Sergeant Walter E.
pany A.
Sd Battalion-Sergeants Milton O'Connell
and Harry r. Sisson, Corporal George j.
Harris, Company A; Private ]. Kell Mum
roe, Company d.
SUCCESS OF the H1ue Association.
The organization in the District of CO.
lunlbia of a National Rifle Association is
reported to have caused Gen. Bird w. Spen-
Ger, executive officer of the New Jersey
State Rifle Association, much concern The
supposition is that Gen. Spencer fears that
the success Of the Sea Girt meetings is
threatened by the new organization.
Inc success of the recent meeting at Ord
way greatly encouraged the officers of the
rifle association, and next year greater
things are to be attempted. Matches will
be arranged open to outsiders, and it is
hoped to secure the attendance of some
of the crack shots of the country. The
target facilities at Ordway will be doubled,
and not few novelties and improvements
introduced. 1t is not improbable that
some time In the future the annual strffes
for the possession of the coveted Hilton
trophy may occur at the range of the Ma
tional Rifle Association
An announcement of interest in connec-
ton with the rifle practice Is the possi-
bility that the brigade rife team may use
the new Springfield rifle next year in the
Sea Girt competitions.
A Protest of Interest. :
An incident Of more than passing interest