Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10

serters: Private Paul L. Freeman, Ambu-
lance Corps; Private Walter Burke, Signal
Corps; Private Obid r. Lampkin, Signal
Corps; Private Pinkney McLevitt, Signal
Corps; Privates Floyd F. Brown, c. j.
Leonard and William w. Wilson, Com
pany c. 9Th Battalion; Privates Isaac An
Thomas Keefer. William J. Laurie, Will
lam B. Mann. John H: Marti, Harry L.
Nussbaum Frank Nelson. Edgar w.
Reichard, Arthur Richie, B. A. O'Leary,
Richard Sladen, Robert T. Stake, Henry NJ.
Stoneham, Thomas Swallow, r. II. Swee-
ney, William H. L. Walcott, Charles D.
Wise and Charles F. Woitz, all Of Com
pany A, 9th Battalion.
Discharges. Honorable and Otherwise.
First-class Machnists A. H. Chase and
Henry A. Whallon. Naval Battalion, have
been honorably discharged on their own ap-
plications.
By reason of removal from the District,
the following have been honorably dis
charged:
Private William NJ Steele, Company c,
4th Battalion; Private l.. c. Schneider,
Corps of Field Music; Sergt. A. Rosenbadm.
9th Battalion; Privates ]. r. Brooke, Ben
jamin Collins, John Dolan, Julius c. Engel-
hart John Grey John F. McCauley, John
Olree, John A. Shepherd, Mortimore Will
iams-a1l of Company A, 9Th Battalion.
By reason OF expulsion from the company
the following have been discharged: Henry
IL.
Cook Bradley, Leo o. Goetzinger, Walter
James, VIM E. Miller. Frederick H. Ohm,
Joseph Gutenberg, Carl H. hoffman, irving
r. Trunde, Robert G. Written, all OF COM
pany c, 5th Battalion.
Next Meet at Sea Grit.
In view of the success of its teams and
individual representatives last fall, the Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard will be
interested in special announcement re-
of ha
New Jersey State Rifle Association. The
meeting for 1900 will be opened at Sea Girt
Friday morning, August 81, at 10 o'clock
and continue, except Sunday, until Satuf-
day afternoon, September s. The extended
period of the meeting, 1t is intended, Will
give those who desire to compete in all the
matches opportunity to do so. 1t is plan
ned to do away with the croWdng OF con-
tests, and also gives sufficient time for
competitors to secure rest between the
larger matches.
All civilians as well as members of the
organized militia and regular army are eli
gible to compete in all the individual match
es with the exception of the Presidents
match. for the military championship of the
United States, and the Department.
match, for inspectors of rifle practice, pro-
vided a military rifle is used
In all team matches the fixed government
ammunition issued by the government
will be used, the same to be delivered at
the range in unbroken original packages,
senals. If desired. such ammunition may
be purchased at the range in original pack
ages.
In individual matches any ammunition
may be used unless otherwise specified pro-
Vided such ammunition is fixed ammuni-
ton, /. e., shell crimped sufficiently to keep
the bullet-which must be inserted in the
shell, deep enough to cover the grooves
firmly in place.
The targets used in all the rifle matches,
excepting the 'Schuetzen, will be the oval
bulrs-eye target in Blunts Manual for
Small Arms Practice U. S. A., lie, "6b
and 800 yards. target A, bufs-eye SN10
inches; 500 and 900 yards, target B, bulls
eye 1SX24 inches; 500, 800 and 1000 yards,
target C, bull's-eye 32y45 inches.
In the Rife Gallery.
The totals in the company team match
completed in the rifle gallery last evening,
under the direction of Capt. ]. S. Tomlin-
| son. were as follows: Company B, 4th Bat
| TALON, 225; Company c, 9TH Battalion, 221 !;
Company c, 9th Battalion, 21S; Company
| D, 4th Battalion, 2l2: Company X, 9Th Bat
| TALON, 210; Company c, LIST Battalion, 2os;
| Company A, 1st Battalion. 204; Company
D, I'd Battalion, 204; Company d, 9Th Bat
| talon, 2O4; Company c, 4th Battalion 1913;
| Company A. 4th Battalion, 1871: Company
| B, I'd Battalion, 1893; Company D. LIST Bat
| talon, 1871; Company A, I'd Battalion, $50;
Company A, 9th Battalion, III; Company
A, LIST Battalion, 1872; Company D, 9th Bat
| talon, 154; Company B, 9TH Battalion 154;
| Company B, LIST Separate Battalion, 149;
| Company D. LIST Separate Battalion, 127.
| The Revolver Club will hold its regular