Evening star., 1900-06-09
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Renewed Interest in the Case of Col.
May.
BOARD OF EXAMINATION APPOINTED
Match by Telegraph Between Pistol
Club Crack Shots.
BRIGADE TEAM ELIGIBLES

board of examination to determine the pro-
fessonal and physical fitness of officers of
the District of Columbia militia to hold
their offices, and ordering Colonel Henry
May to appear before the board next Mon
day evening, has caused a revival of the
discussion of that case. The next move en-
the part of Colonel May is awaited by
guardsmen with considerable interest.
Nothing definite has developed regarding
the site of the encampment next month.
If certain information which has reached
the commanding general is of the import
ancc it seems to be, the idea of going to
Loesburg will be abandoned. Considera ton
is to be given to site along the upper
Potomac river some distance above Cabin
John bridge. The commanding general viii
personally take up the matter at once.
The 1st Regiment has completed arrange
mcnts for holding a ceremony for muster
in of recruits Monday. the 18th instant.
No one sworn in later than the date men
ticned. In any organization of the brigade,
will be permitted to participate in the next
encampment.
IL the event that large number Of High
School cadets will accompany the troops of
the National Guard to camp they will be
organized into companies and officers as
signed as nearly as possible to correspond
with the regiment of High School cadets as
organized during the school year just clos
ing The Secretary of War is the authority
for the statement that a goodly number
of regulars will be ordered into camp at
the same time the guardsmen are under
canvas.
The proposed maneuvers along the river
front between the Naval Battalion on the
one hand and a land force on the other
are not expected to be held next week, Iof
the reason that the moon is scheduled to
shine brightly for several nights to come.
Match by Telegraph.
The Smith and Wesson Pistol Club Of
Springfield, Mass. has accepted propo-
s!tfon of the Washington Revolver Club to
shoot match by telegraph this afternoon
The conditions are: Team. seven men;
thirty shots per man in five six-shot strings;
distance. fifty yards; target. Standard
American for that distance; the Washing
ton club to use the army revolver with
fixed sights and the Springfield club to use
the target revolver. The local club will be
allowed 100 points handicap. The team
totals are to be telegraphed as soon after
the scores are completed as possible.
Lieutenant Wheeler will act as referee
here for the Springfield club. while Mr..
James Kimball will act at Springfield as
referee for the Washington club.
The Springfield club in a communication
to Major James +. Bell and having refer
ence to the local organization, says: Ihe
action of your club has been so prompt
and sDortsmanlike in your desire to assist
all who are practicing for the International
match that we unanimously agreed to give
you the Sea Girt handicap, which we infer
is 100 points,
noon will consist of Messrs. Bell. Farrow.
Healey Beam, Whitacre, LeiZear and
Stewart.
Mny Compete for Places.
The following. in addition to members OF
former teams, have been certified as en-
titled to compete for places on the brigade
rifle team for the present season:
Private z. II. Fink and Sergeant w. K.
Ferris. Company A, 1st Battalion; Private
L. Conradis. Company B. 1st Battalion:
Lieut.. A. M Allison, Private Wrisley
Brown and Private L. Thompson. Company
C, 1st Battalion; Private Maurice Homiller,
tain. Company A, ID Battalion: Private
Walsh. Company D. I'd Battalion; Lieut..
H. b. Hollifed. surgeon. Sd Battalion:
Fourth Battalion-Lieut. McAnally. Com
pany A; Sergt. Groome, Private Pile, Pri-
vate Atkinson, Private Farrow and Private
Engle. Company b. Private Smith, Com
pany c, and Lieut.. Leeman. Private Dram
and Private O'Connell. Company d.
Fifth Battalion-Private Russell, Sergt.
Kaufman, Private Rouzee and Private
White Company A; Private Bode, Lieut..
Whipp, Private Whitacre, Capt, Saver,
Private Waple and Corporal Taite, Com
pany G.
Sixth Battalion-Major Harvey, Capt.
Summers, Private Scott, Corporal Halo
Company A; Sergt. Pascal Private Atwell,
Sergt. Marean, Company C; Lieut.. Ferree,
Company d.
First Separate Battalion-Private s. 8.
Simmons and Private Joseph Anderson,
Company A.
Special Board of Medical Officers.
A special board of medical officers has
been appointed to meet at the call of it's
president. The personnel of the board is as
follows: Major George Henderson, surgeon
general District of Columbia militia pres-
dent; Capt. r. A. Pyles, surgeon, I'd Regi-
ment: Capt. Clarence A. Weaver. surgeon.
1st Regiment and First Lieutenant B. G.
Pool surgeon. 4th Battalion. recorder. 1t
is understood that the board Is to examine
have been rejected by battalion surgeons.
and who have appealed from such decision.
Notes.
Harry v. Richardson has been elected I'd
lieutenant Of Company C. 1st Separate Bat
talon.
Privates Morgan Isham and George 8.
Miller, both of the Signal Corps. have
been discharged in the interest of the serv-
ice.
The names of Privates Chester A. Adams
and Royal Gurley, both of Company c,
9Th Battalion, have been dropped from the
rolls as deserters.
On their own applications the following
have been honorably discharged: Privates
William H. Lockwood. Company b, ID Bat
talon; Clifford a. Lucas, Company c, 4th
Battalion; Clarence e. Langley, Company
D, 9Th Battalion; Milo A. Barnett Signal
Corps; William Gilbert Ray. Company d.
4th Battalion. and Newton Riddle, Com
pany d, 9th Battalion.
By reason of removal from the District
of Columbia, Privates Henry ]. Brochan,
Company b, 4th Battalion: Theodore Hoff-
man, Company D, 4th Battalion, and Ed
ward T. Ryan, Company D, 5th Battalion
have been honorably discharged.
movement has been started among GER
tain members of the District National
Guard, as well as ex-members and civilians,
to organize an Independent zouave company
on the old-fashioned lines, with the pic
turesQue uniform and the semi-athletic
fancy drills The company Is to be drilled
by a former member of the guard and the
athletic work will be under the direction
of competent instructor The membership
will be limited. Mr.. W. K. Lockwood Is the
acting secretary of the temporary organ
ization.