The morning times., 1896-07-26
DISTRICT SOLDIER BOTS
One Weeks News end Gossip
Around Local Armories.


With the question Of camp settled the
Guard has settled down to preparations
for the Sea Girt rifle matches.
Interest in everything else has died out
There is nothing going on, and the only
effort made is to live over the warm weather
and to get in shape for busy fall. II is
expected that the work this year will be
greater than heretofore, because OF the
camp to be held next June.
At the range the week has been one OF
activity. Monday and Thursday were the
days OIL which the wedding out process
was 10 depend. From the men chosen By
the various inspectors OF rifle practice
Mondays shoot took "A great many. On
Thursdays results depended the chance
of i number more, and the assignment was
cut down to-tweDty men, including the
team OF last year. These men will practice
from now on, and the inspector general OF
rifle practice will make from these his
selection OF the marksmen who are to up
hold the honor OF the District at Sea Girt
the first week in September.
The shooting last week WIS remar kably
good. Sergeants Cooksoon and McLaugl-
lin, Corporal Alberto and Private Cola
day made especially good scores. Their
Workmanship was OF the highest order. All
the contestants, though, acquitted them
selves in more than average manner. The
Sea Girt team this year promises to he
one OF the best that the District Guard
has ever sent 10 New Jersey.
CHOOSING COMPANY TEAMS.
Many companiesiu the Guard ar catching
the Fever and are talking of sending teams
TO- Sea Girt to compete in the company
matches. In several instances the teams
have been picked out and will try to qualify
this week. Monday and Thursday have
been set aside for team practice. The
point OF all, though, on which the attend
ance OF the company teams depends is
whether the Guaru can take care or them
| In financial sense. 1t Is feared, now,
that the treasur y OF the Guard will not per-
nit OF this expense, and this may throw a
damper on the enthusiasm Of some Of the
commands.
But with all this the boys are still talk
ing upcompany teams. Company A, Fourth
Battalion, the Enimet Guards, has already
selected it's representatives. They are:
Sergeant T. r. McAnally and Priyates
Fred Blake, Lewis d. Mccormick, 6. p
Sullivan, and William O. O'Connor. Capt
Harry Walsh will go along as an alternate.
The captain was busy Friday morning
trying to find Lieut.. sabin, Inspector of
kifle Practice for the Fourth Battalion,
to get his order for ammunition, aud had
not succeeded up to noon. Tue boys OF
Company A want fair chance.
The Engineers, those gentlemen who
build towers and are up on craftsmanship,
are talking OF sending down any number
OF company teams. There are SO many
line marksmen n that command that there
is never any chancellor them II the remainder
of the Guard is given any show al all So
they see in this an opportunity they have
so long desired and they can send teams
to their hearts content. And that is Just
what they are promising to do. They
were talking OF having platoon teams.
They may divide the entire corps up into
squads OF i've before they are through.
OTHER COMMANDS INTERESTED.
The new Fencibies, tile Mortons, the
Rifles, Companies A and b Of the Sixth
Battalion are also talking Of sending teams.
All these commands have some good shoot
ers and the more the inerrier. IL will
give the boys all a chance, though, to
TO enthuse. and If they can stand the ex-
pense there is no reason why the Dis
trict Guard should not bring back from
Sea Girt all the prizes that are TO be shot
for. Here's luck to ALL
Monday the team guns will be issued
at the range and all the team men can go
to work. SO it behooves all the command
to get ready and; be on hand No one
wants To IalI DehIna IN the procession.
Work at the range begins Monday on
the new lockers. An addition of twenty
feet is to be built TO the hea dquarters there.
Fifty lockers are to be put in and these
will be the greatest kind of a convenience
to the rifieneu. There will be no Ieces-
sity then OF carrying rifles TO and from
the grounds.
Capt. King is engineering another scheme
which will be thoroughly appreciated by
every riflenlau il 1T is successful The
captain usually manages to push his
schemes through, and there is no reason
why this should be an exception 10 the
ruie. He wants the station at Magru-
ders moved 400 yards east. This would
bring it up to the range,
Last fall a very nice station house was
built by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany but it has never been opened. This
is due to the failure OF the owner of
the ground there to donate half an acre
of his land to the railroad company for
siding. The company under stood that
this promise was made when it built
the station house. Now Capt. King has
had petition circulated among the resi-
dents of that vicinity asking the rail-
road company TO move the station to
Ordway. 1t is being signed by everyone
1t need not surprise the Guard then il it
wakes up some fine morning and learns
that the change has been made.
CORCORANs' ELECTION.
company "A, SeCOnQ BdttdiiOn- tDe COg-
corap Cadets, held their semi-annual
meeting Monday night. The affairs IN
the company are in a most fourishing
condition and the future is full of promise
for them. At present there are fifty-three
members in the command. w. Lawrence
Hazard was chosen recording secretary;
George w. McGlue, financial secretary. and
Lieut.. L. Prosise, jr., was re- cted
treasurer. The standing committees chosen
were:
Executive Committee e-Capt. E. C. Ed
wards, Lieut.. C. A. Meyers, Lieut.. L.
Prosise, jr., Sergt. Thompson and Pri-
Yates W. L. Hazard, G. W. McGlue and
Joseph Godfrey.
chairman; Privates Walters, Cohen. De-
mall and Mills.
Finance comnittee-Scrgt Guista chair
man, and Privates Gould and Britain.
= General court martial-Lieut. Meyers,
president; Sergt. Collins, Corp. Dodge, and
Privates Orr and Richold.
The company decided to give up any
idea of fgoing into camp. All the commands
have been notified that they will not be
furnished with either et uipments or rations
and that has had most depressing effect
on company camps. 1t is probable that
there will be no further effort made by
any Of the commands to hold camp. All
will wait for the brigade encampment next
June.
The Mortons have almost finished the
refitting and decorating OF their head
quarters. Their rooms are cas- lily the
incest in the armory. The calcimining,
which is Just being finished is in good taste
and makes everything s'look out Of sight,
The new furniture will be put in in short
time and then the command will be ready