The Washington times., 1902-01-18
GUARDSMEN
COMING HERE.
Annual Convention to Be
Held Next Week.
QUESTIONS OF NATIONAL IMPORT.
Congress- VIII BE Asked to ApprO-
pirate $4,000 fer n Prize Trophy
in Rife HntSh-American Team
Will Be Sent to Canada for an
international Contest.

A meeting most potent in effect on the
future Of the various National Guard or
ganizatiors in the United States will he
held on Tuesday, "Wednesday. and Thurs
day OF next week, when the annual con-
vention assemblies. The most important
subject up for discussion will be the pros
pective revision of the existing National
Guard laws. The House Committee on
Militia has an elaborate bill for such re-
vision under consideration.
AT the same time as the National Guard
Association is IN session a special com
mittee of the National Rife Association
Will be at work endcavorins to gain Con-
gressional recognition fer a plan to es-
tablish a national rife match at the an
nual shooting tournament at Sea Girt.
Congressional Prize Sought.
1t is proposed that the Government offe-
handsome trophy cast from some his
tOric metal prize in rifle match,
open TO teams from all National Guart.
associations. A purse viii accompany the
trophy and suitable prizes viii be offered
for the teams securing second and third
places. For this an appropriation OF SS0G0
Per year is desired.
The members OF this committee are
General Spencer, Of New Jersey; General
Riggs. OF Maryland. ard General Harries.
commanding the District National Guard
They will probably confer with Secretary
of War Root on Thursday.
II has keen deemed inexpedient to send
On American team to Ireland to shoot
against the Irish team which shot at Sea
Girt last September. a team will how
ever, he sert 10 Canada TO shoot again for
the Palma trophy and to endeavor to
bring it back to this country, from which
it was carried away by the Canadians who
won the big international match at Sea
Girt last year.
Lieutenant Icizear Resigns.
Lieut.. H. II. Leizear. inspector of rife
practice of the Third Battalion, has for
mally rendered his resignation. He is 60
ing to Philadelphia to accept position
In the United States Mint
The first of the series of company
matches at the indoor range Al Centre
Market Ariaory will be fred on Monday
evening next week. The distance is to be
200 yards.
PcyreI.s Almost Complete.
At National Guard headquarters the
clerical force has nearly completed the
work OF recording the payrolls. Under
the new order the deductions for dere-
licticEs CT duty are severe, and many
euardsHien will find their stipend fof
military service less than they expect
The rolls will be completed in such time
that it viii be possible to pay on Feb
ruary !. Whether CT not this will be dcne
is not known.
An election has been ordered in the
First Division. Naval Battalion. on next
Friday for lieutenant. junior grade.
The following have teen ordered hen
orably discharged upon their own appli-
cation: Private Barney aMfloy. Private
Sergeant Walter S Brubaker, Engineer
Corps.
The following officers have been COM
missioned during the week: Lieut.. Jo-
seph A. Denpf. junior grade, Naval Bat
talon, as lieutenant, and Ensign George
A. Berry, Naval Battalion, as lieutenant
junior grade.
To study Navigation.
The officers of the Naval Battalion
have formed a class for the study of
navigation and general naval tactics. The
class meets regularly ON Tuesday even
ing at1ard the Fern.
DR.. Pile surgeon of the Second Regi
ment, has handed in his resignation. He
will b succeeded by DR.. Francis j.
Woodman, at present the surgeon of the
Siy.b poff