Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-02
Annual Reports Of the Results Of Rifle
Practice.
AGAIN RUMoRs OF RESERVATIONS
To Arouse General interest in the
Contests at Ordway
NJ O D ELM RY RIFL E

The company rifle match for January will
be shot Thursday and Friday. the 14th and
l5th instants. The companies of the 9Th
Battalion, 1st Separate Battalion. Engineer
Corps, lst Separate Company and I'd Sep
arate Company will shoot January IA, and
the companies of the 1st Battalion, I'd Bat
talon, Sd Battalion, 4th Battalion and 5th
Battalion will shoot January IL.
The battalion match will occur Thursday,
January q. and the regimental match
Thursday. January %.
Voluntary practice throughout the holi-
days has been lacking to a noticeable ex-
tent. The indications are, however, that an
Improvement will be noted in this direction
during the coming week.
Annual Reports Submitted.
The annual reports Of rife practice have
been prepared and consolidated, and for
warded to the inspector general of rife
practice.
In the LIST Regiment 41S men fired. OF
these, % were sharpshooters, 20 marksmen,
"A in the first class, p in the second class
and 32S in the third class. The sharpshoot-
tributed as follows: Field and staff. LIST
Regiment, 10; field and staff, 1st Bat
talon, IL; Company A, list Battalion, O.;
Company B, LIST Battalion, 20; Company
y, Isl DdtldllOI1, %, company -, ISL Bat
talon, 10; field and staff, ID Battalion,
40; Company A, I'd Battalion, p; Com
pany B, I'd Battalion, 3-2; Company c, I'd
Battalion, 1-5; field and staff, Sd Battalion.
80; Company A, Sd Battalion, 1-3; Com
pany D, Sd Battalion, Ii.
Second Regiment.
The consolidated report of rife practice
Ct the I'd Regiment, prepared by Capt. Jas.
E. Bell, the regiments inspector of rifle
practice, shows that the number of MEM
bers was 491, and that $50 fired their
scores. OF this number Sc were sharp
shooters, 36 marksmen, IS in the first Glass;
2G in the second class and 319 in the third
class The highest official scores were
made by Capt. Otto G. Simonson and Sergt
Charles E. Groom, both of Company A,
9th Battalion. Capt. Simonson scored 176
in the gallery and 40 on the range. total
of 316. The record shows that Sergt Groom
scored 179 in the gallery and 172 on the
range, a total Of 351.
The list of sharpshooters is rs follows:
Regimental staf-Col. Cecil Clay, 1884; Capt
James E. Bell, 374
Jacobs, ST. Quarter1naster sergt. Patrick
J. Byrre. 800; Lieut.. Morris E. Sabin, 3G5;
Maj. Edward R. Campbell, 353, and Color
Sergt. Calvin w. Whip, 800.
Fourth Battalion; Company A-Sergt
Thomas F. McAnally, 344; Capt. Harry
Walsh, 32S.
Company C-Capt Frederick 8. Hodson,
32S.
Company D-Prtyate John O'Connell $50;
Sergt. William S. Hodges 327; Private John
T. Leeman, 1896 ard Private Henry A. Dob
sen, 321.
Fifth Battalion staff-Lieut. George C..
Shaw, 1856; Lieut.. William NJ Sprigg. 1896.
Fifth Battalion, Company B-Sergt. AL
bert B. Weir, :s34.
Company C-Lieut.- J. julius Lund, 800
Sixth Battalion staff-Lieut. Charles II
ilYr1r ID Vola q.
F-Quartermaster Sergt. Charles Lamb, 323
Sixth Battalion. Company A-Sergt. Chas.
E Groom. 372;" Corp. Ephraim S. Wilcox,
312; Capt. Otto G. Smonson, 367; Corp
Albert Whitacre, 365: sergt. Andres S. Nc
Claim, 300; Private Philo L. Bush, 355; Pri-
waite J. Stewart Ball, 34f; Private Francis
NJ. Ball, 325; Private Raymond Blanton,
Company B-Capt John s. Tomlinson,
3s7; Private Willard E. Buell.. a75; Private
John A. Kirk, 374: Iieut. Otto G. Simon
son. 800; Sergt. William s. Davenport, s66;
tSergt Albert S. McClain 355); Private
Walter Cash, a51 sergt. Ernest Bairstow,
$50; Private Albert Burley, 347; Private ].
p. Hosford, 342; Private Horace NJ Bell,
sssst Private n It Henry NJ ..- Gunderson. as7
Wheaton. 1874; Private J. G. Lang, 1888;
Sergt. George d. Ellsworth, 331: Priva te
r. L.. Pile. $50; Corp. J. U. D. Briscoe 32s;
Private Robert Davidson, 327; Corp. j. NJ
Harrison, 1876; Corp G. H. T. Lang 32f.
Private Vance Barnes 325; Lieut.. i. F.
Cdell. 324; Corp. L. F. Afford, 1874; Sergt
George w. King, 322; Private Thomas e.
Lewis, 321
List of Marksmen,
The list of marksmen is as follows:
Fourth Battalion staff-Lieut. BENJAMIN
j. Poole, 276; Lieut.. Samuel II, Jacobson
284.
Fourth Battalion, Company A-Private
George p Sullivan. 3O3; Private Fred
Blake, 263.
Company C-sergt William c. Robbins.
ao1; sergt. William E. McNulty, 27s.
Company D-Corporal George C, Thomas
rs: Capt John NJ. Williams 265
Fifth Battalion Staff-Sergeant Major
William H. Bailey, 3O2.
Fifth Battalion, Company A-Private
Guida c. Callan, 29S.
Company B-Sergt. Luther H. Acher. 300.
Company C-Sergt. Charles Leroy Bode.
3O7. >'
Company D-corporal James P. ]. McGin-
ness, 2S1.
Sixth Battalion staff-None.
Sixth Battalion. Company A-Corporal
Gordon P. Hooker, 1903; Private Henry NJ.
Bennett, 800; Sergt. Jacob H. Feaster 291 !:
Private Fred A. Ranke, 2s5; Sergt. Leonard
T.. y: Rosser, 2S2 Private John F. Ambrose,
III; Private David C. Bangs, 273 Priva te
John U. Gardener, 26S; Private E. Cook
Bradley, 266.
Company B-Private Z. b. Parker, 313:
vi potdl d. IT, thompson, SlZ, private w.
G. Worrell. 3O7: Private w. E. Matthews.
BOB; Private F. H. Cox, 300; Private J. M
Collins, 800; Private C. E. Brooks, 1903: Pri-
vate Eugene Melton, 800; Private c. p.
Holmes, 2S6; Private Joseph Schultz. 2S6:
Private o. Sadler, 267; Private Alfred e.
Wilmer, 261: Private G. F. Kerney. o66:
Private Thomas J. Murtaugh, 267
General Efficiency Competition.
The committee having in charge the
formation Of the plan for competition to
increase the general efficiency of the bri
gade did not meet Saturday last, as was
Intended. The meeting of officers set for
Wednesday evening MO receive the report
OF the committee ewas also postponed. The
committee is to meet this evening. how
ever, and the plan substantially as outiin-
ed in The Star Saturday last win be adopt
ed. few changes of an unimportant
character will in all probability be agreed
upon.
Rum0rs AZ Resignations.
Again rumor has it that Gen. Ordway
means to sever hiss connection with the
District of Colunleias militia. He will ten
der his resignation, II is said. prior to his
departure for EurDpesin the near future.
1t is also stated that Col. William G..
Moore commanding the 1st Repimopt .,.o