The Washington times., 1901-12-07

members OF the Park Commission. Sem
ator Mcmillan, Chairman of the Senate
Committee on the District of Columbia,
fayors the armory project. as does Rep
rescntatiye Mercer, Chairman Of the
House Committee on Buildings.
In addition to these, and many others,
the movement finds friends fer the reason
! that it offers a solution of the inaugural
ball problem. Already have bills been
introduced in Congress at the present ses-
sion, which, II enacted, will prohibit the
use of tho Pension Building for inaugural
ball purposes.
The item of expense involved. when
once every four yeCrs. the bureau is set
back IL its work two weeks on account Of
the social side of the Inauguration festivi-
ties, is great. The ain 7ant saved IN the
course OF twenty years Dy The use for thai
purpose of an armory would pay for half
the cost of construction. Consequently
with these powerful influences backing the
artnory recommendations Il seems II at its
erection is quite probable
a New Rifle Team Decision.
No more transfers for the purpose of
strengthening rifle teams before i'm
portsnt competitions will be permitted in
The District National Guard. So rules
! General Harries. Hereafter rife teams
will have to depend upon their own
natural strength for victory. and viii not
be allowed TO borrow crack shots from
other commands.
The decision is an outcropping Of the
stormy aftermath of The recent rife
matches held a the Ordway Range As 4
result OF the tneompletod transfer to their
old battalion. The Fourth, OF Sergeant
Groom and Private Pile, WHO we're just
( before the Sea Girt matches transferred
10 the SIKH Battalion team in order to
strengthen il i0r the battalion matcn
there, the Second Regiment team los. by
! default, the prize won 1T tire recent regi-
| mental match over the OrdwaY Range
The mistake caused n great up4car
among the rifcmca. Tho Second Rcgi-
ment r.lencn accused the First Regiment
team members OF being ursport snas!ike
IN accepting q prize 10 which they we're
entitled OF tochnicaiity. Geus caI ofli-
( cers ConnScted with neither regiment also
expressed the same views.
The First Regiment trigger pullera nov
rctort by saying that for the past Two
years they have been similarly treated
by the Second Regiment. and that they
took the course they did as method of
retaliation. General HaTrics' decision viii
put an end to al possibility OF similar
situations in the future
Another sore point IT present among
the ri3emeu Is the allegation of certain
| OF tne minor lights in the shooting coterle
hat the cid marksmen. those who have
become members Of the brigade team.
enter all the matches possible and
! "gobbio" the prizes TO such an extent that
a new man has no chance.
Old MnrI.smen Aroused.
Al this the old marksmCn are much
aroused. They say that in the annual
matches there are certain events from
which cid marksmen are barred by the
conditions. Tho Merchants match 'g said
to be one II these. IN other events they
say that the younger rinemen should be
glad OF an opportunity to compete with
The better shots
The result OF all the controversy
aroused VIII be more bitter competition in
the future. IN the First Regiment inter-
est in rife shooting Is receiving an
asakeping, and the standard in the regi-
ment Slds fair to rise. AS a result the
Second Regiment teams may not have
such an easy proposition as they have
had in days gone by.
The general order containing the pro-
gramme for the gallery rife matches, to
be held at the Centre Market Armory
range during the months of January, Feb
ruary. March and April Will be issued
from headquarters next week. 4 change
from former years Will be a provision
that the ordered practice OF all members
OF the Guard shall be completed during
the FIRST part Of the months devoted TO
the various distances-200. 300 800 and 500
yards The company, battalion and rcgi-