Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-01
occasion of the national capital centennial

occasion of the national capital centennial
the 18th instant.
1t has been decided that the District OF
Columbia National Guard shall appear In
Every effort is to be expended in the d.
rection of having the guard make an I'M
usually creditabie appearance ooth rs re-
CARDS numbers and details OF dress
Those members Of the brigade emitted TO
receive compensation under the appropr1a-
ton for pay of troops will beneht oy par
ucipating in the coming parade LOT ehe
reason that the regulation that mas peeh
framed to govern the disbursement pro-
vides for particularly heavy fine 10 De
levied against those falling to comp y Win
orders emanating from militia headquarters.
The report of the board appointed 10
frame the regulation referred to has not
yet reached headquarters. The forecast OF
the report published last Saturday In IN
Star, however, was complete and correct
summary of the same
Dates for Rifle Matches.
Major James E. Bell. inspector general
of rifle practice. has arranged a program
of team matches to be shot in the gallery
as follows:
2Oo-yard stage, Thursday, January 10
Con panies A, B. C and D, list Battalion;
COMPANIES A, and C. I'd Battalion: Com
pan:es A. b and D, 4th Battalion. Fri
day, January accompanies A. b, I, ana
d. 9TH Battalion; Companies a, Z and y.
9th Battalion: Companies A, B, and u.
LIST Separate Battalion
3OO-yard stage, Thursday, February z,
Companies A. -, and d, 4th batta.lon:
Companies A. b, and c. I'd Battalion; Com
panies A, B. c and D, LIST Battalion FRI
day, February s, Companies A, b, and u,
LIST Separate Battalion: Companies A, Is, {
and D, 9th Battalion; Companies A, G and
D. 9th Battalion.
5O0-yard stage-Thursday March Z, Com
panies A, and D. 9th Battalion; Com
ID ~ ND II X n ttpl
panies A. B. c and d. LIST Separate Bat
alion. Friday. March 8, Companies A, B and
=. Isl Battalion: Companies A, and c,
I'd Battalion: Compan es A, B, and d,
18th Battalion.
600-yard stage-Thursday, April II. Com
oanies A, B, and D. 4th Battalion: Com
panies A, B and C, I'd Battalion: Com
oanies A, B. C and d, 1st Battalion. Fri
9TH Battalion; Companies A, c and D, 9th
Battalion; Companies A, B, c and d, LIST
Separate Battalion.
Battalion Competition.
2O0-yard stage. Friday, January IS; 300
yard stage Friday, February IS: 500-yard
stage Friday March Is; 6O0-yard stage,
Friday, April 49,
Regimental match-3OO-yard stage, We'd
nesday, January 80; 300-yard stage, We'd
nesday, February %: 5OO-yard stage. We'd
nesday, March %; 6O0-yard stage, Wednes-
day. April "a
Wednesday, December 19-Regimental
match.
Schedule for Indoor Work.
The following schedule for the required
rifle practice has been framed: Second
Battalion. the first and third Mondays of
January, February, March and April; Sd
Battalion, second fourth Tuesdays; 4th
Battalion, first and third Tuesdays; 9Th
Eaft toll n dow ,,
Battalion, first and third Wednesdays, and
the general staff, field and staff officers
and non-commissioned staff of regiments
and battalion inspectors. the fourth We'd
nesday of each month. The LIST Battalion
and the list Separate Battalion will prac-
tice at their respective armories on dates
that may be convenient
cation of National Guard officers club
have been notified to meet at clock this
evening at the Washington Light Infantry
armOry.
The LIST Separate Battalion held a mus err
in ceremony last evening at the street
armory. Thirteen recruits were enrolled
After the military exercises the members
of the command entertained their friends
with a dance.
First Lieutenant George l.. TAFT, Com
oany A, Sd Battalion, recently elected cap
ain of that company, has been ordered to
appear before the brigade board Of ex-
animation the 10Th instant.
Room No. at the National Guard Ar
nory, recently occupied by Light Battery
\, has been assigned for the use of the
Naval Battalion.
The following have been honorably dis
harged by reason of removal from the DIS
riot of Columbia: Privates Charles E. Lit
e, Louis r. O'Neill, Ross w Wise and Ray
nond A. Woodward, all of Company D,
18th Battalion. and Private James w.
Powers, Company b, 9Th Battalion.