Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
Great Inherent in SfEnnlinp

for the gymnasium, 1t is expected, will be
in place not later than Wednesday next
week.
Great Interest in signaling.
Gen. A. w. Greedy. chief sigral officer. in
his annual report, among other things,
ssys:
Never before has nearly so great an in
terest been taken In signaling by the Ma
tional Guard as at present. During the year
there has been a very large increase in
the number of communications requesting
information, asking for code cards, and re-
questing general inform alton on signaling
matters. In many instances the writers
ask that they be permitted to purchase in
struments from their allotment of the
funds appropriated by Congress for their
support. In this connection 1t is urgently
recommended that the law be amended to
permit to the ISSUE by sale, of signaling
appliances to the National Guard under
conditions which now apply to quarter
master and ordnance stores"
In spea king of the distribution Of publ
cations by thes War Department, General
Greedy states:
IA copy of every military publication
is sent to the adjutant general of each
state or territory. but the department can
not spare publications for the use of the
various organizations OF the National
Guard. 1t seems most advisable however.
THAT such action should be taken as will
permit tie National Guard to purchase at
its own expense the military publications
Of the War Department. 1t is therefore
recommended that the provisions of the
present law permitting the purchase Of
ordnance and Quartermaster's stores from
the permanent appropriation of the militia
be SO extended to authorize the pur-
chase Of military publications and other
stores under such restrictions as may be
imposed by the Secretary Of War"
Notes.
Capt. Herbert ]. Slocum, eth United
fofa Nox- 1rxr {e
inspector and instructor of drills, cere-
monies and discipline.
So much of paragraph 1, general orders
No 81, series OF 1889, District militia, as
prescribes the system of instruction for
rifle practice, has been amended to read
'Blunt's Small Arms Firing Regulations,
as amended by general orders No. SO. War
Department, A. G. O., June IL, 1897
The adaptation of the manual of arms for
the United States service magazine rifle,
caliber 80. to the Springfield rifle, caliber
"a, by First Lieut.. Arthur Murray, LIST
United States Artillery, having been ap-
proved and published by the Secretary of
War, has been prescribed for use of the
National Guard of the District of Column
bia.
Capt s. H. Wiggin. Company D. En-
gineer Battalion, is away on shooting
trip in Virginia.
On their own applications, Private DanI
O'Shea. Company A, 4th Battalion, and
Private DIniel H. Brown, Company A, LIST
Separate Battalion, have been discharged
during the week from the District National
Guard.
Sergeant W. S. Hodges has been elected
captain and Sergeant George C. Thomas
second lieutenant of Company d, 4th Bat
before the brigade board of examination
the evening of the 18th instant. At the
same session of the board William H. Mel
ZACH. Duncan Davenport and E. H. Brien,
recently elected captain, first lieutenant
and second lieutenant, respectively, of
Company A, 5th Battalion, will also be ex-
amined.
Mr. Miles Stand.sh until recently a resi-
dent Of Portland, Maine, a well-known
rifeman. has been elected to membership
in Company A. Engineer Battalion. and
also in the Amateur Rife Club.
the first Of a series of regular drills OF
Company A, Engineer Battalion. will DE
held next Tuesday evening In Convention
Hall. There has been a general awakening
in the way Of drill throughout the bat
TALON.
The Amateur Rifle Club has arranged to
hold sweenstskes match Thanksgiving
day at the Ordway range The range is to
he open TINT day for voluntary practice.
The trophy cup will be placed in comneti-
ton at the next regular shoot of the club.
II is stated that early next week the hri-
Esde commander will announce his ruling
In the matter of the protest of the 4th Bat
TALON AGAINST the Engineer Battalion In
the battalion team match shot recently at
Ordway.
Cen Ordway will reach New York from
Europe early next week.
All Depended ON Him.
From the chicago Evening Post.