The times., 1901-05-11
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIRS
A Higher Grade Probable in the
Inspection and Muster.
Efforts to Hiring Up the Standard of
the Various Commands-Discha
for Those Who Fail TO Attend DriI
Camp Site Not Yet Selected.

available il is easy to see that the vari
Gus commands of the District Nationa
Guard viii make a much higher grade II
the annual inspection and muster now il
progress than was attained last year
Charles II. Ourand, Inspector General
has been extremely busy every night o
the present week. Battalons have beer
inspected and the work is now nearly
completed. Last year the figures wer,
rather low, 50 low in fact that when tn,
general order for inspection and muste
was issued recently there was especia
mention made of it.
As a consequence every officer has beer
making strenuous efforts to bring up the
standard Of his command Perhaps one
of the most potent reasons for the low
figures last year was the amount OF dead
| material in the ranks of the various com.
! panies The marks are made on the at.
| tendance and some companies had large
| numbers of members who seldom attended
| drills. During the past year the dead
ones have been generally cleaned out
| The individual championship match was
| shot at the Centre Market range last
| night and Lieut. w w Cookson, of the
| Sixth Battalion, put another spike in his
claim as marksman by winning the
event handily, with a score of 1874. The
match closed the gallery practice for the
season. Nine men who had made the high
est scoressin the company, battalion. and
Teg!nental matches at the four stages
curing the past season were eligible to
compete in the match last night, but only
SIN OF them put in an appearance
Inc score, which follows, indicates the
records at 200, 300. 500 and 600 yards, re-
spectiVely, and the total: Lieut.. w. w.
Cookson' 46, 90, So 4S-194; Lieut. Horace
NJ Bell, a. IS, AZ, 49-lSS: Major w. r
Harvey, 43, 80 As, 47-1S7: Lieut.. p. w.
Holt q, 49, 40, 45-1s5; Lieut.. w. NJ Far
row, 42. IS, 45 47-1S2; Capt. Sheridan Fer
rec, is, 4G, q, 47-1S2
attention of the rifiemen will now be
turned 10 practice for the big matches nj
Sea Girt in September Major Bell. In
Spector General of Rife Practice. is high
~ eidleu at the splendid records made
TINS season. However. there will be no
resting on laurels. Orders win be issued
thls week regarding the manner in which
the brigade team which will represent tho
District at Sea Girt win be made up. on
the 10th, 18th, and 2lst of this month the
range at Ordway, which has been thor
oushly repaired and is in splendid condi-
tlon' viii be open for voluntary practice
by those who desire to try for places. on
the brigade team.
After that date the range will be open
10 All OF the forty-three men who will be
ordered to practice for the brigade team.
twenty-five of this number will be Sc
iected from the Second Regiment, eighteen
from the First Regiment, and three
from the First Separate Battalion
OF this number the twelve making the
highest scores viii be selected to form an
other team composed of themselves and
the twelve men who made up the brigade
team last year. The first practice of these
Will take place on Nav 30 at
OrdWay. Later the twelve making the |
best showing viii be selected as the bri-
gaze team and the four standing next |
highest as substitutes.
This team, when it has finally been or |
ganized through this course of elimina- |
ton, viii uphoIu the honor of the Dis |
trict National Guard at Sea Girt, where |
I VIII meet teams from seventeen
States. The Guardsmen are confident that |
hey win retain the Soldier of Mara
hon. the trophy won at the interstate
match last year, and hope to capture the
coveted Hilton trophy. now held by the
New York team.
Everything pertaining to the arms used
~ the members of the teams will be new.
The Krag-Jorgensen rifles will soon be
;iven out by Major Bell.
Nothing definite is yet known in re-
;ard 30 the location of the next camp.
however, it is PROBABLE that the site will
,e announced by June l. The command
ng oiilcer OF the District Guard has dur
ng the week past visited a large num-
'er OF desirable places, but all Of them
ave proven unsatisfactory from some
'oint. There remain five places which
far be.
-hese are all more than ten or twelve
niles from the city, and all Of them i'm
dafyland. Speculation among the Guards
men as 10 the location is more than
'eneraI and ii is doubtful if there was
yer keener interest taken in the mat
II has been suggested that this wear |
ne camp be located some place within |
asy access OF the city, either on the !
trect car lines or on one of the rail- |
oads. This would enable large numbers
I Washington people to visit the carnp !
any. However this idea does not meet |
'lth exactly overwhelming approval |
he members of the Guard who regard |
ne annual encampment as a time when |
nc citizen sOldtery should gain as much |
tactlcai knowledge of actual service as |
osslDle say that proximity to the city ! {
leans q severe strain on discipline. They !
rgue that the presence of Il large num-
eT OF visitors Will attract the soldiers
rom their duties and that if street cars
ralIroad trains are convenient the
no
amptaticn to visit the city.
Naturally enough, in view Of the ab-
-nce OF the canteen, the trips to Wash G
lstoh Would not be entirely without un- Z
eslrable results The fact of the matter /
that :here viii probably be more drunk {
mess IN camp this year than ever he t
jre on account of the absence Of The {
1nteen. The alluring influences Of Tho S
ty, added to this fact il is feared will
1use many breaches of discipline Con /
sq squeltiy there IS strong feeling that .
le camp should be located at such a dis
lnce from Washington that The soldiers !
'uld not easily reach the CITY and return 1
camp within the time limit of their a
asses. The desirable class of citizens k
no nave friends and relatives in the }
udro 1Jds .G eouId conveniently visit the camp Il
Inc resignation of Capt. w. T. H. King.
men was rendered several weeks ago,
as peeh accepted: Captain King was the Il
hclent commanding officer of Company
OF the Fifth Battalion He is also a
ember of brokerage firm and his bust
sss interests demanded so much atten- o
on that he was unable to give to his II
,mmand the attention it deserved r
Sergt Charles L. Smell has been elected d
coma lieutenant of Company B. Second Il
attaiion, and has been ordered to report :
r examination on May 15
Private Albert Weir has been elected f
cond lieutenant of Company B of the q
fth Battalion and ordered to report for n
on May Is.
The following have been ordered hon q
ably discharged from the service on Il
cir own application: Privates Bernhard | (,
emeyer Signal Corps; Isaiah Cox, Com a
my {, First Battalion; Henry c. Frei- -
ID Frank Brahker, Company A, Third -
ittalion. "
IN account of removal from the District n
e following have been ordered honora- \,
Y discharged from the service: Privates | ~
ward ii. Morrow. j. u. Wayland and | =,
mes A. Wefers, all of Company 3. Sec -