Evening star., 1896-07-04

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possession of Cap IN, @ ~
tain May, who will N2yxHS 81
have medal struck WNTt8Y7M ~
off every year. The NrXaW%A
medal proper Is ~AEN
circular gold piece,
and on the front Is
the figure of an old Puritan sharpshooter,
inclosed in wreath. On the rear is en-
Guard by Captain Henry May" The medal
is suspended from red and black ribbon,
the coors Of the monogram of the May
family. The May medal match will be
at 800. 600 and 100 yards, and no one below
the grade of sharpshooter during the year
preceding the match will be eligible for
entry. 1t may be stated in this connection
tina. all qualifications for entry into the
rifle matches hereafter will be based upon
the record of the preceding, not the cur
rent, year.
First Battalion Field Sports.
Company c, 1st Battalion. is forging to
the front with commendable activity, and
the members of the rejuvenated command
are arranging for their first annual day of
field sports, Saturday, July II, at 4:30 p.m.,
at the International Athletic Park, with
much enthusiasm.
This company has recently been thor
oughly reorganized, and placed upon q new
line of work and action; new officers and
new men, all determined, through a spirit
of unity and friendship, of placing it among
the foremost OF the militia companies of the
District National Guard. If not at the head.
1t Is stated TO be the desire Of the present
members that the company should repre-
sent the 1st Battalion in the interstate
competitive drills which may take place in
the future; this, of course, takes a little
time and preparation, little hard work
and patience; but with the encouragement
received in the past six months the outlook
is certainly for bright future.
Variation From Tactical Training.
The athletic entertainment to be given is
somewhat of variation from the tactical
| training and disciplined duties of soldier.
but 1t is the wish to inculcate an interest
for physical development and social enjoy
ment among the members and friends as
well the more strict military REQUIRE
mentS.
The program includes an Individual drill,
open to members of National Guard COM
panies, for costly gold medal The United
Der 3, 1891, are to be followed, and the drill
is to consist of the manual of arms, with
and without the numbers; loadings and
hrings, standing, .kneeling and lying down,
both as front and rear rank.
Among the Guardsmen who are to off,
ciate as officials of the field day Quar-
! 1st Battalion, First Sergeant w E. Thomp-
sen of the 1st Battalion, Capt. James L.
Mock of the ID Regiment, Capt William E.
Horton OF the brigade staff. First Lieuten-
"A,
lery; Second Lieutenant Jesse B. K. Lee Of
the 1st Battalion and First Lieutenant
Jesse F. Grant Of the 1st Battalion.
First BattaliOn Meeting.
AT the monthly meeting of the First
Battalion Wednesday evening last Second
Lieutenant Jesse B. K. Lee, who has been
In charge of the reorganization Of the
Company c, turned that command over to
the corps with membership Of forty-sev-
en- AS soon as an election Of captain
is ordered Lieutenant Lee will undoubtedly
De promoted to the permanent command of
the company.
The election Of Capt. John S. Miller to the
captaincy of Company A was approved,
and District Attorney A. A. Birney was
unanimously elected member of the or
ganlZation. A resolution to increase the
initiation fee and the dues was laid on the
table until the October meeting.
Discharges, Honorable and Otherwise
The dishoho rable discharges of H. L. B.
Atkinson and Augustus fairfield have been
revoked and honorable discharges granted
in their stead.
To accept promotion by commission the
following have been honorably discharged:
Sergeant Fabian Columbus, Third Separate
Company; Color Sergeant James B. webb
Second battalion. and Candidate First Ser
geant William c. Fischer, Company B,
Fifth Battalion.
On their own applications, the following
nave been honorably discharged: Corporal
Samuel NJ. Croft, ambulance corps, and
Private Charles F. G. De Moll, corps of
field music.
In the interest of the service the follow
ing have been discharged: Privates William
Keefer and Clarence K. Young, both of
Company c, Fourth Battalion.
Notes.
Capt Harry Walsh, superintendent Of the
announced ftor
indiscriminate borrowing Of keys from his
office will be discontinued, and men desir-
ing to secure admittance to the company
rooms must get the keys from their re-
spective company commanders.
pended drills until the announcement of
camp. An assembly roll call, however. will
be made Monday evenings at $50 o'clock.
workmen have been engaged during the
week frescoing the walls of the rooms oc-
cupied by Company A, Third Battalion.
When the improvements are completed 1t
is expected that the quarters mentioned
Will De as handsome as any in the armory
building.
1t is expected that Second Lieutenant
George n. Mclaughlin, ambulance CORPS
will tender his resignation within a few
days as it is his intention to remove to
Tennessee for the purpose Of practicing
lutuiciie ItlSdte JAMES fOrIer mas
been assigned to duty as ambulance driver
Of the corps.
Rattlesnake Skin for q Necktie.
From the New York Tribune.
necktie made of the skin of a rattle
snake and with eight rattles left on was
discovered in paper box as 1t was pass
Ing through the mailing department of the
general post office yesterday morning. 1t
was addressed to A. Vonnegut, Munster,
Germany, and one of the clerks peeped
into the box to see If the contents were of
class that could legally be sent through
the malls across the sea. The post office
officials ruled that it contained goods of a
salable value and could not be sent through
the malls unless properly sealed and post
age at the rate of cents a half ounce
paid. Unless the sender reads about the
detention of his novel present, and calls al