Evening star., 1896-01-18
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Company A, Engineer Corps, Wins
the Company Match.
THIRD BATTALION At Sea GRIT
Convention Hall to Be Again Used
for Drilling.
AMBULANCE CORPS ACTIVE

AMBULANCE CORPS ACTIVE
The fourth, fifth, sixth, first separate
and engineer battalions with the first and
second separate company fired their scores
Thursday evening last in the company
team match for January. Every company
In the brigade was represented in the
match with the exception of light battery
A, while company B, first separate bat
TALON, reported with but four men. The
match was won by company A, Engineer
Corps, with a score of 220. Company B,
second battalion, stands second with 216.
Company Match Scores.
The result Of the shooting Thursday
evening was as follows:
Sixth battalion. Company A-Corp. Whit
taker, 40; Sergt. McLain, A; Corp. Wilcox,
81; Sergt. Groome, A; Pvt. Adkins, 43.
Total, 2OS.
Company B-Lieut. Kirk AZ; Sergt. Da-
venport, 3S; Pvt. Buell., 80; Pvt. Bairstow,
Al; Pvt. Pile, AZ. Total, 2OS.
Company C-Capt. Streets, 81; Lieut..
Garrett, AZ; Pvt. Smith, "a; Pvt. Tune, 20;
Pvt. Dickinson, AZ. Total 175.
First separate battalion. Company A
Sergt. Curtis. 40; Sergt. Wells 33; Pvt.
ellison, 80; Pvt. Seldom, SO; Pvt. Thomas,
Company B-sergt. Addison, 81; Lieut..
Piper, q; Pvt. Henson. "a; Pvt. jackson,
49, Total. 13O.
C company on, an &C. c-sergt G. .o Brown, row %; Corp
Pvt. Nelson. 35 Total, 146.
Company D-Corp Murray, 33; Corp.
Frazier, 80; Pvt. Taylor. %; Pvt. Alex
ander. 35; Pvt. Sinkfield 13 Total. 141.
berti. 46; Pvt. Birney AZ: Lieut.. Harvey,
A; Pvt. Williams, 43; Pvt. c. A. Russell.
42 Total, 22O.
Company B-sergt. Miller. AZ; Pvt. Terry,
80; Corp. Stewart, 80; Pvt. Edwards, AZ;
Company Corp. Wright, 40; Pvt. Stur-
gus, AZ; Pvt. Jay, IA; Pvt. Hayes, 80; Pvt.
Lamson, A. Total, ITO.
First separate company-Sergt. Steward,
35: Pvt. Taylor. 43; Trumpeter Carroll, At;
Pvt Stouffer. 26; Corp. Van Ness, %.
Total. 1sO. with per cont added for car
bines, $50.
Second separate company-sergt. Ben
nett, 35; Pvt Mattingly. 80; Pvt. Freck. %;
1e9
The battalion match will be shot Thurs
day evening, January %, and the resi-
mental match, Wednesday evening, Janu-
ary %.
The Third mt Sea Girt.
The lack of drill facilities has in one way
been conducive Of great beneht to the guard
battalion. Deprived of the use of Conven-
ton Hall. the guardsmen have naturally
looked for other means of filling up time.
and the first available resource was
rifle practice. The third battalion has not
been dilatory as regards this important
branch Of military training, and many new
men who, few weeks ago, were ignorant
of the proper manner in which to hold a
rifle, are now in condition to easily put in a
sharpshooter's score at any range. This
fact has been demonstrated in the recent
ma tches, and the coming battalion match is
anticipated with eagerness by the shooting
members Of the third.
So great is the enthusiasm that the third
has determined to send team to represent
1t in the competitive matches at Sea Girt,
N. j., next fall. OF course, the brigade can
not support the team, So therefore Maj.
Wilson's command will, Of necessity have
to raise the cash to pay the expenses Of the
team but with so many interested members.
the solution of the financial problem is not
expected to prove at all difficult.
Lieut.. Frank E. Gibson, the battalion in
81 ector of rifle practice. will Immediately be-
gin work with the men who desire to COM
pete for places on the team by conduc.ing
exercises in rapid loading and firing for use
IN skirmishing and other methods to place
the members in the front rank of marks
men. Every man in the battalion will have
an opportunity to compete, and the practice
is to continue until the brigade team is Sc
lected in July or August, when the seven
DSSt Iuel III tue DdttduOn, so far hitting
the bulls eye is concerned, will be named
AS stated, the battalion will provide
the means to cover the expenses of its
team, and therefore the individual members
are to be free from tax.
Company Strides Forward.
AS regards rifle practice, probably no
company in the brigade is taking such
noticeable strides forward as company A,
third battalion. Capt. Shilling announces
that II such a thing is possible he will take
complete company of sharpshooters to
the next interstate drill, and with that end
IN view has organized the men into squads
ana placed each under the instruction Of an
expert nlarksman. This course is to he
made the feature of the work of the com
pany for the remainder Of the winter.
10 demonstrate that he is not neglecting
the military side of the question: Capt.
Shilling has established a school for can
didates to appear before the brigade board
or examination. Sessions, beginning Mon
day next. are to be held several times each
week, and up to date sixteen members
nave been enrolled. In addition to sharp
shooters crosses, 1t is possible that the
company will parade some time in the near
future with every member decorated with
A company drill will be held this evening
on the street. After the company is
formed the following appointments to fill
long-existing vacancies will be announced:
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Private Milton O'Connell, to be fifth ser.
geant, and Privates F. W. Albert, F. Is.
Lacy. F. o. Grayson, L. c. Stewart and y.
Blandy, to be corporals.
One member of the company, at least. ia
to be court-martialed at once for violating
the constitution by wearing the distinctive
uniform Of the command promiscuously in
public without permission.
Source of Joy.
1t is announced that on and after JAM
uary 27 Convention Hall will be ready for
use by the National Guard. This bare
statement is a source of joy generally, but
particularly so to those commands which
have sorely felt the lack of drill facilities
during the past few months. The original
suggestion Of covering the ice in Convention
Hall is to be adhered to, and temporary
flooring is now being built in sections six
teen by three feet. AS yet, however, there
is great uncertainty as to how many and
what nights will be assigned to the Ma
tional Guard, but, so says the manage
ment. the number will probably be two.
This question, it is presumed, depends upon
the success of the ice rink.
It would seem that the plan as outlined
will necessitate a material change in the
schedule of drill hall assignments. and in