Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-22
Appointment of Two Majors An
nounced and One Forthcoming.
CONTESTANTS FOR BRIGADE TEAM
Program of Matches Arranged for
the Sea Grit Meet.
AFTER THE HILTON TROPHY

ASlue from the preparations IN progress
for the rifle competition at Sea Girt, chief
interest in local National Guard circles dur
ing the week was centered in the appoint
ments of battalion commanders. Captain
w. E. Harvey will succeed Major f. L.
Graham at the head of the 9Th Battalion,
Captain J. B. K. Lee will be promoted to
the command of the LIST Battalion and Cap
tain Glende B. Young will direct the affairs
of the Sd Battalion when the four new COM
panies now organizing to constitute it are
mustered into the Guard next fall.
The general court-martial convened while
the Guard was in camp at Leesburg has
been dissolved.
Desertion in time of peace is defined in gen.
eral orders just issued to be absence without
leave for a period of three months. Com
handing officers will report the names of de-
serters and the date of desertion to the
adjutant general. Deserters will be drop
ped from the rolls of the National Guard
by authority of the commanding general
only.
As to Transfers.
1t is announced that transfers of public
property between officers will be regulated
and directed by the heads of the respective
staff departments.
Transfers based on memorandum receipts
must be regularly closed by the exchange
of formal invoices and receipts, each in
duplicate, at the earliest possible moment
after the transfer is effected. When that
is accomplished the invoicing officer must
forward direct to these headquarters one
copy of the receipt furnished him by the
receiving officer, and the receiving officer
must likewise. forward one copy OF the in
voice furnished him by the invoicing officer
at the earliest possible moment, III order
that the proper debts and credits may he
promptly made on the books at these head
quarters
In the preparation of the property returns
a notation will lie made reciting the fact
that the vouchers corresponding To the ell
tries in cases referred above are on file
at the Office of the staff department con-
Cerned.
Private Clarence e. Fisher, Company B,
9TH Battalion, has been honorably discharg-
ed by reason of physical disability Because
of removal from the District, Privates
Richard B. Colt and Randolph Davis, both
OF Company b, 9th Battalion, have been
honorably discharged.
First Lieut.. f. Carroll Mattingly, Com
pany D, 9Th Battalion, who is temporarily
in command of the Signal Corps has been
directed, in addition to his other duties, to
temporarily command the Engineer Corps,
for purposes Of military administration.
The Naval Battalion is now in posses
sion of steam launch. 1t was tested
through the medium of a short trip TN the
river Thursday evening last, Gen. Iarries,
Capt. Robbins and several guests being
aboard.
The Eligible List.
The twelve members and four alternates
of the brigade team to represent the Dis
trict Columbia National Guard at the Sea
Girt meet will be selected from the fol-
| lowing, who viii be the only persons per-
mitted to practice for places on the team
from this time on: Private NJ Appleby
Company A, 9Th Battalion; Lieutenant F.
w. Holt, quartermaster, 9th Battalion;
! Private s L Scott ('rrnDanv A pat
talon; Lieutenant c. l.. Lanham, adjutant
9TH Battalion; Private E. w. Scott, Com
pany y, 9th Battalion; Private S. 3. Weth-
erald, Company A, 9th Battalion; Private
Geo. E. Cook Company A, 9th Battalion
Private J. NJ. Stewart, Company A. 9th
Battalion; Private w. NJ. Farrow Com
pany A, 9th Battalion; Private c. Nee.
Tayler, Company a, 9th Battalion; Private
A. Whitacre, Company A, 9Th BattaIion
Sergeant H. II. Leizear, Company A. 9th
Battalion; Lieutenant F. E. Skinner Com
pany c, 9th Battalion; Captain G.. Il.
Young, Company ID, 9th Battalion; Private
5. b. Rotramel, Company d, 9th Battalion;
Private c. w. Dickey, Company D. 9th
battalion: Private w. f. Colladay, Com
pany d, 9th Battalion; Lieutenant w. W.
Cookson, inspector rife practice, 9Th Bat
talon; Lieutenant G.. G.. Dennison, inspec-
tor rifle practice, 9TH Battalion; Lieutenant
l.. h Reechelderfer, inspector rifle prac-
ice, I'd Battalion; Lieutenant F. w. Holt
quartermaster, 9th Battalion; Lieutenant
c. l.. Lanham, adjutant, 9Th Battalion;
Corporal r. p. Carleton, Company A. 9th
Battalion
Major James E Bell INSPECTOR general of
rifle practice, District Columbia militia is
in receipt of a communication from Gov
ernor Iowndes, which indicates that the
Maryland National Guard will very likely
DE- represented by team at Sea Grit
Hilton Trophy
The event of chief interest at Sea Girt so
far as the District of Columbia National
Guard Is concerned, will be the Hilton tro-
ply match, which will be shot Thursday
September Z. In the Hilton match the brj-
gade team of the District in 1895 establish
ed the worlds record, with a score of 1.o.,7.
The District also won the Hilton trophy in
1880, 1893 and 1896. 1t was won at the last
meeting by the Georgia team the District
not competing.
The Hilton trophy match is omen Ia teams
representing each military department of
the army, the navy, the marine CORPS the
National Guard or uniformed militia of
each state and territory, including the Dis
trict of Columbia, as well as teams from the
army, militia, volunteers and the navy OF
England, Ireland, Scotland and each of the
provinces of Great Britain and all other
countries.
The distances in the match are go 500
and 600 yards, seven shots at each distance
The prize is a trophy presented by Henry
Hilton of New York, and is valued at 81, OUO.
Interstate Match.
Another match of interest is the inter-
state military match, to be shot Friday
September This was won in 1885,; by the
District but at the last three meetings has
fallen into the hands of the Georgia agsre-
cation. 1t is open to team from each
state or territory in the United States, con-
sisting of twelve members of the regularly
organized and uniformed National Guard or
militia of such state or territory, including
the District Of Columbia, chosen in such
manner as shall be prescribed by the mil
itary authorities thereof Each team must
be provided with a certificate from the ad-
jutant general of the state it represents
certifying that each of its number is
regular member of their uniformed militia
in good standing. and was such on the LIST
day of July, 1899.
They shall appear in the uniform of their
corps. Distances 200 and 500 yards. Posi-
ton, at 2GO yards. standing; at 500 yards
prone Rounds, ten at each distance. Prize
to the team making the highest aggregate
score, large bronze Soldier OF Marathon
presented by the commander-in-chief, oil
behalf of the state of New York, to be shot
for annually, and to be held during the year
by the adjutant general of the state whose
team may win il; value, $3.50. Also a medal
| to each member of the winning team.