Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Rifle Competition Will Begin
Next Wednesday.
RANGE OFFICERSNA MED
ARMY ENGINEERS AND CANAL
RYMEN TO COMPETE.
Proposed New Company - Athletic
Work to Be Resumed-Milor
Happenings.

Ordway range. The competitions will be gin
promptly at $50 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, October D. The contests will be in
progress until the following Saturday even
ing. Invitations to visit the range during
the meeting will be extended to the District
Commissioners and to the donors of prizes
The only riflemen from New jersey who will
participate are Captain W. B. Martin and
Private Horace M. Bell, press of private
business preventing Gen. Bird w Spencer
and other experts of the mosquito state
who had hoped to be here from visiting
Washington at this time.
Teams representing the LIST Regiment d.
c. N. G.; the I'd Regiment, d. C. N c.; the
Engineer Corps, United States army, and
the I'd Cavalry, United States army, Will
compete in the skirmish team match.
In the Harries' long range match there
will be ten entries from among the officers
and men of the army who are stationed at
Fort Myer.
Range Officers Named.
The following have been announced as
range officers to serve during the meeting:
Major Glende B. Young, Sd Battalion; Cap
tain Thomas S. King, inspector of rifle prac-
tice, LIST Regiment; Captain j. S. Tominson,
inspector of rifle practice, I'd Regiment;
Captain Charles E. Swigart adiutant ID
Regiment Captain John S. Robinson, Com
pany 3, LIST Battalion: First Lieutenants P
w. Smith. NJ. p. Britain w. NJ. Farrow,
G. G. DennisOn, w. W. Cookson and F. J.
Cardoza, inspectors of rifle practice, re-
spectvey. of the 1st, I'd, Sd, 4th 9TH. 9Th
and 9TH Separate Battalions, and First
Lieutenant W. e Eckstein.
Among the local business men and firms
who have already donated articles of value
to be presented as prizes in connection
with the merchants match are the follow
ing:
Saks and Company, w H. Hoeke. Crown
and Son, VIM H. McKnew, d. N Walford,
Parker Bridget & Co.. Lansburgh and
Brother, VIM. E. Shafer, T. E. Ogram,
House and Hermann, Shaw and Berry
Company, J. L. Suverman and Company,
John c. Parker, Frank Hume, George F.
Muth and Company, Kelly and Chamberln,
Cherry and Moran Company, f. G. Hines,
D. ]. Kaufman, Frank p. May, Joseph
pan.
The conditions governing the Sumner
Paine revolver ma tch have been amended to
read follows:
Prizes presented by Lieut. Sumner Paine
of Boston, Mass. First prize, a Victoria
shooting case. Second prize, Pope eleva-
tor. The winner of first place is to have his
choice of the prizes.
tary. Sights unaltered, except that the
front sight may be lowered or the notch Of
the rear sight may be deepened or inclined
Trigger pull, four and one-half pounds; am
munition, any full charge. Target, standard
American. Distance, fifty yards.
Score-To consist of the total of three
strings. each string to be five shots, fired
within the time limit of fifteen seconds, TAX
ing the time from the first shot.
Ties to be decided by the next best string
or strings. Entries unlimited.
Athletic Work to Be Resumed.
No ri ci,
Tuesday October 81, 1902, at 8 o'clock pm
The following is the schedule for the sea-
son:
Tuesday and Thursday, s to 10 ocio ok
.. m.-ClasseS.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday to 10
o'clock pm.-Basket, base, hand and volley
ball, under such direction as the physical
director may give.
Application for membership may be made
to Capt. E. c. Edwards, in charge of gym
nasium or to the physical director, Prof.
Joseph Koran.
1t is the desire of the athletic board Of
control that all members of the athletic as
ISOLATION conform to the official uniform
dark blue shirt, with red letters, ID. c. N.
G. Dark blue knee or full tights. White
canvas or rubber-soe shoes. This does not
prevent basket or base ball teams from hav-
ing a distinctive uniform.
The physical director will present a hand
some gold medal TO the member of the as
ISOLATION making the best percentage and
improvement in apparatus work.
The following teams are announced for
season of 1302-'03 Basket ball, Corcoran
Cadet Corps. Morton Cadets. Ordway Rifles,
9th Battalion; base ball, Corcoran Cadet
Corps, Urell Rifles, Ordway Rifles; volley
and hand ball. Corcoran Cadet Corps.
No person will be allowed on the floor of
the gymnasium who is not in gymnasium
attire The use of tobacco in any form is
prohibited.
New Company for the Guard.
1t is understood that a company for
the District National Guard is about to be
organized. 1t will consist of sixty men
selected from the members of the Y. M. C.
A., and will be known as the Y. M. c. A.
company. The only hitch that exists in re-
gard to mastering in the organization is
lack of quarters.
Notes.
Second Lieutenant John c. GALL Com
pany A. Sd Battalion, has rendered his
resignation.
Dr. Walter P. Keene has been commits
stoned surgeon of the 9Th Battalion, with
rank of first lieutenant.
By reason of removal from the District of
Columbia Private Horace D. Ashton, Am
bulance Corps, has been granted an honor
able discharge.
On their own applications Sergeant Major
Rutland D. Beard, LIST Battalion; Corporal
Frederick w. Shipley, Company c, 9th
Battalion. and Sergeant William NJ. Moon
ey Company D. 9th Battalion. have been
honorably discharged
The enlisted men of Company c, LIST Sep
arate Battalion, have been ordered to as
semble at their armory next Wednesday
evening, the 22d instant, for the purpose of
eiecting a captain. Major Arthur Brooks,
commanding the LIST Separate Battalion,
wilLpreside.
Mr. Frank w. Sigourney. secretary to
the adjutant general, D. c. militia and
until recently pay clerk of the Naval Bat
TALON, was quietly married last Thursday
afternoon to Miss Cora c. Barnaclo.
Company A, list Battalion. has sent out
cards of invitation for it's opening dance Of
the season of 19O2-03, to be held at the
Washington Light Infantry Armory, 18th
and E streets, Monday evening, October 20.