Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-15

Beatty as major of the 9th Battalion cap
tain OF Light Battery A, inspector of rifle
practice of the I'd Regiment, captain of
Company d, I'd Battalion, and Company A,
1st Battalion, respectively
Leaves of Absence Granted.
Leave of absence until the 1st of Septem-
Der has been granted First Lieutenant Will
son B. Evans, quartermaster, LIST Separate
Battalion, and First Lieutenant James Z.
Walker, adjutant, list Separate Battalion.
Leave of absence from the 18th instant
until the Both of September next. has been
granted Second Lieutenant Roy b. Hayes,
Company c, 9th Battalion.
The enlisted men of Company A, 9TH Bat
TALON, have been ordered to assemble at
their armory Monday evening. the nth in
slant, at O'Clock, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, for the purpose of holding an
election for captain. Major r. d. Simms,
commanding the 9TH Battalion, will pre-
side.
Upon their own request, Laudsmen A. B.
Bennett, jr., and A. E. Craig, Naval Bat
talon, have beer transferred to the Ambu
lance Corps.
The following have been honorably dis
charged on their own applications: Cor
poral Edward l.. klotz, Company A, 9Th
Battalion; Private Paul Oskar Plenckner,
Light Battery A, and Private Percy M.
Whitney, Light Battery A.
In the interest of the service, Private T.
c. Washington, Company c, LIST Battalion,
has been discharged.
Perfect Fairness at Sea Grit.
Preliminary practice in anticipation of the
competition for places on the brigade and
other teams that will represent the District
of Columbia National Guard in the annual
rifle competitions at Sea Girt Is being con-
Quoted satisfactorily at the Ordway range.
In fact, this is the only thing in the way
of genuine work that is being attempted by
the guardsmen.
For the purpose of settling all doubts as
to the ammunition to be used by the Ma
tional Rifle Association and other military
matches during the Sea Girt meeting which
will occur September 4 to next, the fol-
lowing regulations have been adopted by
the executive committee of the New Jersey
State Rifle Associations:
The government having ceased loading
the regular ammunition at the Frankfort
arsenal, and the ammunition now issued to
the states being such as purchased from
contractors, the regulation relating to am
munitiOn is modified.
The New Jersey State Rifle Association
has purchased from the state of New Jer-
sey sufficient ammunition, In original pack
ages, as issued by the government and
made by the Winchester Repeating Arms
Company, March, 1898, and has set the
same aside for use in the matches refer
red to.
This ammunition may be purchased at
the range by team captains or 1t will be
equal quantities.
This ammunition will not be sold or ex-
changed until the beginning of the match
in which 1t Is to be used, and the original
packages will be deposited at the firing
point in a conspicuous place. Competitors
will take cartridges from the box singiy
Immediately before firing.
To promote perfect fairness, at the COM
mencement of firing each match sufficient
boxes will be taken from the magazine,
and team captains will draw by lot for
enough packages to supply the members of
their teams for pool shots and shots in the
competition about to be begun.
Promotions, Appointments, Changes.
The following is a record of the promo
tions and appointments made by the Presi-
dent in the militia of the District of Column
Tia, and casualties and changes that &C.
Cured during the past six months:
Promotions-Battery A, First Lieutenant
Joseph H. Griffiths, to be captain. First
Battalion, First Lieutenant Jesse F. Grant
to be captain, Company B; Second Leuten-
ant John Robinson, to be first lieutenant
Company &. Fourth Battalion, Second
Lieutenant Charles ]. Harlow, to be first
lieutenant, Company A. First Separate
Battalion, Second Lieutenant Samuel A.
Ward, to be first lieutenant, Company A.
AppointmeEts-Generai Staff, Captain
John A. Dapray. 23d United States Infan-
try, TO be adjutant general, with the rank
of lieutenant colonel: Engineer corps,
Harry A. Pressey. to be first lieutenant.
BatteryA, Sergeant James F. Waters, to be
second lieutenant. First Regiment Major
Burton r. Ross, list Battalion, to be lieu
tenant colonel; Rev. Walden Myer, to be
chaplain with the rank of captain Second
Regiment, Sergeant Major Robert D. Mayer
general non-c commissioned staff, District of
Columbia militia, to be adjutant, with the
rank of captain; First Lieutenant Charles
r. Swigart, quartermaster, 9th Battalion,
to be quartermaster, with the rank of cap
tain. First Battalion, Second Lieutenant
Samuel P. House. Company B, to be adju-
tant, with the rank of first lieutenant;
Quartermaster sergeant Arthur M. Muzzy
to be quartermaster, with the rank of first
lieutenant; Private John 8. Robinson, to
be second lieutenant, Company B. Second
Battalion, Duncan l.. Richmond to be
quartermaster, with the rank of first lieu
tenant; Sergeant Leroy w. Heron, to be
first lieutenant, Company b; Corporal Harry
F. Patterson, to be second lieutenant Com
pany b; First Lieutenant John H. Lewis.
quartermaster, to be first lieutenant, Com
p pa d. Fourth Battalion, Sergeant
lieutenant, Company A: Sergeant Fran
Company B; Sergeant Orion W,
Hyde, to be second lieutenant, Company B,
Fifth Battalion-First Lieut.. Richard D.
Simms adjutant. to be major; First Lieut.
talon, to be adjutant, with rank of first
lieutenant; Color Sergt. George A Won
Dachenhausen, general non-commissioned
stan, District Columbia Militia, to be quar-
termaster, with rank of first lieutenant;
Private Burt w. Andrews, to be first lieu-
tenant, Company A; Private Albert B.
Weir, to be second lieutenant. Company b;
First Sergt w. Calvin Whip, to be first
lieutenant, Company G; Private Joseph G.
STEELE. to be second lieutenant. Company D,