Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Brigade Team Work Has Commenced
at 0rdway.
WHAT TEE ORGANIZATION LOOKS LIKE
Closer Relations Being Established
Between Regulars and Volunteers.
OTHER MILITARY MATTERS

OTHER MILITARY MATTERS
When a member of the District National
Guard is seen out in uniform these days 1T
Is reasonably sure thing that he is either
going to or coming from the rifle range
Ordway is the central attraction just now
perhaps the only attraction for since the
brigade camp has been adjourned until
next June and there is not even a remote
probability of permission being granted
companies to hold Independent camps, the
active guardsmen have taken to rifle shoot
Ing, and are doing some very satisfactory
work.
The brigade team is rapidly getting itself
into shape and will, within a week or so,
be In condition to do business at the old
stand in the old way. Circumstances have
worked out more satisfactorily than three
or four weeks ago it was supposed they
would Then it seemed quite likely chat
more than one-third of the men who con-
trlbuted last year to establishing a new
worlds record in the Hilton trophy match
would not be available for duty at sea Girt
next month, but the outlook is brighter
now and the chances are that the team of
'o6 will be as good was the team of '05.
Monday and Thursday last there COM
petition between nearly dozen aspirlnts
for any vacancies that may occur either
In the shooting twelve or among the alter
mates The battle was hot one, and until
Thursday afternoons work was ended any
one of the competitors might have felt as
though he stood some sort of chance Of
being a winner. The agony is over and
unless something extraordinary happens
the shooting twelve for 1896 will be as fol-
lows: Private S. l. Scott. Private s. B.
Wetherald sergt. c. ". Dickey. Capt. J..
Maurice Appleby. Lieut.. Charles H. Laird,
Capt James E. Bell Private H. II. Leizear,
Corp r. P. Carleton. Lieut.. A. o. Hutterly
and Lieut.. F. L. Graham. For the four al
ternates positions the contestants are Pri-
vate L. w. Scott, Color Sergt. w. w. Cook
son. Private F. N. Wells. Private G. w.
Alberto, Private w. E. Colladay, Col. Ce-
Gil Clay and Lieut.. G. B. Young. OF these
seven last named only six will remain after
next Thursday night. The final selection
Of the four alternates is not likely to take
place until the close of practice August "a.
As to Rcgimental Teams.
So far very little has been done toward
the formation of teams for the regimen
tai match, the honors in which have. for
five consecutive years. been captured by
local teams; in 1891 and 90 by the LIST Reg
iment team, and in after years by the
team of the Engineer Corps. The work
OF organization will, however, be proceeded
with at once. now that the makeup Of the
brigade team is practically settled. Capt.
Bell, Capt. King and Lieut.. Young will see
to 1t that their respective organizations
are well represented at the Jersey range,
and in view Of the fact that the rules
permit each organization to enter as many
teams IS 1t pleases. 1t is among the pos
sibilities that the Engineers will have two
teams entered.
1t is understood that the inspector gen.
eral of rifle practice will soon notify team
captains that the membership of their re-
spective teams must be definitely reported
to him not later than Saturday, August
%. At that same time all officers or en-
listed men who propose to go to Sea Girt
for the purpose of participating in indi-
vidual competitions, must also declare their
Intentions. Orders have to be issued in
hfch the names of team men and indi-
vidual competitors must appear, and this
cannot be properly done if there is pro-
craStlnation in reporting.
The Matter of Expense.
1t is as nearly certain as anything can
be that the rate Of fare for the round trip
will be $6.25 so that those who have been
waiting for something on which to base
estimates of cost may now proceed to ar
range their programs. 1. must be definite
ly understood, say those in authority. that
every man who goes to Sea Girt will be
required to live in camp and take his meals
with the detachment. At this time it
seems quite probable that the numberSof
District National Guardsmen who will go
into camp at Sea Girt Saturday. the 18th
instant, will exceed seventy-five, and may
possibly reach the century mark. Those
who accompany the teams will have a rea-
sonable quantity of ammunition issued to
them free of charge and they can be as
sured of having everything done to make
them comfortable. Information as to quar-
tiers and transportation and such things
may be had of Capt. II. H. Parmenter
QuartermaSter I'd Regiment
Lockers for Rfhemen.
Work on the associations locker house
at the range is proceeding rapidly, and
within little while a much-needed fea-
ture on every rifle range will be in exist
ence at Ordway. Already one-fourth of
the capacity of the locker room has been
engaged-the price for each individual will
be 81 per year-and in view Of the fact
that number of persons as vet unreport-
ed have expressed themselves as DESTROYS
Of securing locker accommodations, it be-
hOoves anxious ones to make application in
a hurry to Capt. T. S. King. the range su-
perintendent. AS soon as the locker house
Is complete no one will be permitted to
leave any personal property Of any kind
whatsoever in the associations Office build
ing, nor Will that building be used except
for Office and storage purposes. The rate
for lockers is, In view OF all the conditions,
a reasonable one, and it is expected that
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advantage Of the opportunity so cheaply
afforded them.
The Army and the Guard.
In recognition of the well-established fact
that the National Guard would be the
main dependence for the protection of the
country in the event Of war with foreign
country, the officials Of the War Depart
ment are taking practical steps for the i'm
provement and develonmenf NJ that i'm
portant branch of the military service. Re-
cent efforts have been directed more par.
ticularly toward q better acquaintance and
understanding between the officers and
men Of the regular establishment and the
citizen soldiery. Never before in the his
tory of the National Guard has the regu-
lar army shown greater interest in it's gen.
eral welfare than during the present year.
There are at present thirty-five officers
of the army regularly detailed on perma-
nent duty with the militia Of the various
states and territories. including Col. Mosher,
the efficient and popular adiutant general