Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
Averages Attained by Each Company
in the Annual Inspection.
FIGURES FROM THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Scores Made in the Official Prac-
tice of 1894.
o r D f r OF M RIT

general, has announced the averages at
tanned by each company in the annual In
specticns of 1895 and 1896. together with
the brigade average, the percentage pres
ent and the list of organizations with 100
per cent at the recent inspection. The fig
Eres, which are of unusual interest TO
every member of the Guard, show a graf
flying Improvement throughout the bri-
gade.
The following system of markings was
followed:
Headngs-Discipline, instruction, military
appearance, arms, accoutrements, clothing
and attendance.
Marks-Excellent, 4; good, 3; fair, 2; poor,
1; bad 0.
In attendance 100 per cent to 90 per
cent Is rated as 4; 50 per cent to so per
cent, 3; 20 per cent to rs per cent, 2; 81
per cent to 30 per cent as !, and less than
50 per cent as q.
Figures of Merit.
The average for each company is given
below, and constitutes a figure of merit
out of a possible 4.
Field and staf-First Regiment: 1885,
3 Sc; 1895, 1856. First Battalion: Average
1896. 3.37; 1895, 800. Field and staff-1S9f
4: 1885, 4. Company A-1S9d. 2.Sd: 1895,
$50 Company B-ls96. 3.43; 1895. ;.43
Company C-ls9e. 3.43; 1885, 81. Com
pany D-lS96. 3.14; 1895. 3.5I.
Second observation-disclosures, 1896. $40:
1925, 34s Field and staff, 1896, 4; 1895, 4.
Company A, 1886, 1856; 1895, 1856. Com
pany B. 1896. 3.43.
Third Battalion-Average. 1896, 1852; 1895.
2.Ss. Field and staff. 1886 4: 1875, 3.43.
pany D, 1896, 3: 1895, DAB. Field and staff,
I'd Regiment, 1896, 81; 1885. 1856.
Fourth Battalion.Average. 1896, s46;
1898, $40. Field and staff. 1896: =; 1891,
Company c. 1885, Dab; 1895, 2S6. Com
pany D. 1896, 371; 1895, 3.57.
Fifth observation-disclosures 1885, 3.OS; 1895.
800. Field and staff. 1896. 1856; 1895, 3.57.
3. Company D. 1896. 2.s6: 1895 2.se.
Sixth observation-disclosures, 1896. 3.61; 1895.
3.31. Field and staff. 1886 1856; 1885, T.
$50; 1885, 81. Company c. 1896. 3.14;
1896, 271.
First Separate Battalion-Average, 1896.
3.6s: 1895, 81. Field and staff. 1896. 1856;
1St5, 3.57. Company A, 1896, 1856; 1885, 4.
Company Il, 1896, 3.43: 1895. 3.51. Com
pany C, 1896. 3.57; 1895. 81. Company d.
1896, 3.71; 1895, 4.
Engineer Corps-Average, 1885, 49,; 1895,
2.S6
Field and staff-ls96. 4; 1895. 2.S6.
Company ASH g.; 1895, 2.S6.
Company B-ls96, 31i; 1895, ).
Company C-1s36. 3.14; 1895, 2.1.
First Separate Company (cavalry)-1S90,
3.29; 1885, 3.43.
Second Separate Company (cycle)-1S96,
3.29
Third Separate Company dnfantry)-ls9G,
$3.50; 1885, 5.43
Light Battery A-1so6, 1856; 1895. 81.
Ambulance Company-1S36, BPS; 1885, S.57.
Field Musc-1S36, 4; 1885, 3.S6.
Present and Absent.
Brigade average-1S96, $40; 1885, 3.34.
Present and absent-1S9G, present, III
officers and 1852 enlisted men; absent {
officers and 154 enlisted men; total, 124
officers and 1,2OO enlisted men. 1895, pres
ent, 127 officers and LII enlisted men; abb
sent, 8 officers and 212 enlisted men. Total,
1876 officers and 1883 enlisted men,.
Percentage present-1S36. $40 per cent;
1895, S1.5 per cent.
Organizations with loo per cent-lo96
Field and Staff, 1st Battalion; Company b,
1st Battalion; Company c, LIST Battalion;
Field and Staff I'd Battalion; Field and
Staff, Sd Battalion; Field and Staff. 4th
Battalion, Field and Staff. 9Th Battalion;
Field and Staff, 9th Battalion; Company A,
9th Battalion; Company b, 9Th Battalion;
Field and Staff, 1st Separate Battalion;
Company A, list Separate Battalion; Com
pany d. list Separate Battalion; Field and
Staff, Engineer Corps and Corps of Field
Music, total of 10, against . in 1895.
Rife Practice for 1894.
The appendices of the annual report of
the Inspector General of Rifle Practice for
1884 are as follows:
General staff: One sharpshooter--Maj
Geo. H. Harries, inspector general rifle
practice, $50.
LIST Regiment field and staff: Five third
class.
LIST Battalion, field and staff: One marks
man-Hospital Steward H. kenner, 2G7.
Eight third-class.
Company A: One first-class. Four second
class Thirty-nine third-class.
Company B: Two marksmen-Private F.
N. Wells, 3O6; Private H. R. McCabe. $50.
One first-class. Four second-class Forty
four third-claSS.
Company c: One marksman-Capt. Charles
II. Ourand, 2I1. Two first-class. Three
second-class. Twenty-Five third-class.
Company D: One marksman-Capt.J ohm S.
Miller 27S. Two first-class. Four second
class. Sixty-three third-class.
I'd Battalion, field and staff: Four sharp
shooters-Color Sergt. w. D. Hadger. 1856;
Maj. r. A. OBrien, 1853; LIST Lieut. Thomas
8. King. 344: @. M. Sergt. c. c. Dyer, 331.
Two third-class.
Company A: Two sharpshooters-Corp. F.
E. Gibson, 1902: Private NJ. p. Britain, 341.
One marksman-Sergt. T. B. Davis, 272.
Three first-class. One second-class. Forty
third-class.
Company c: Two sharpshooters-Sergt
w. E. Crist $40: Private w. E. Stott, 367.
Sd Battalion, field and stafr:-One sharp
shooter-First Lieut.. Clarence A. Weaver,
334. Seven third class. Company A: Three
sharpshooters-Private s. A. Wimsatt 33S;
Sergt. E. NJ. Taylor, 1856; Corp. G. ]. Har-
ris. 1884. Four marksmen-Private l.. c.
Steward. $40; Second Lieut. q. E. Tralles,
81; Capt E. A. Shilling. 3O1: Corp. H. r.
Sisson, 267. Seventyone third-class.
Company D: No report.
Second REGIMENT,
I'd Regiment, field and staff: Three sharp
shooters-Capt. J. E. Bell. 800; Col Cecil
Clay, 376; Capt. w. H. Meyer, 374 One
marksman-Capt. R. A. Pyles, 282 Two
thrd-class.
18th Battalion, field and staff: Four sharp
shooters-Major E. r. Campbell, 346; q.
NJ. Sergt. NJ. E. Sabin, 344; Color Sergt. s.
r. Jacobs. 81; First Lieut. s. H. Kings
ley. 332. Four third-class.
Company A: Three marksmen-Sergt T.
F. McAnally, 2Ss; Capt. H. Walsh, 2s7;
Private g. r. Sullivan, 269. One first
class. One second-class. Forty-six third
class.
Company B: Forty-two third-class
Companies: Thifty-four third-class.
Company D: Three sharpshooters- Sergt.
w. Hodges, 1877: Private ]. D. Leeman, 332:
Capt. j. NJ. Williams, 1924 One marksman
Corp. L. Evans, go. Three first-class
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