Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-01
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Activity Displayed at the
Center Market .Armory.
THE RoUTINEl WORK
SMITH & wEssoN ,REvoLvERs
FOR THE OFFICERS.
Private Cook Adds to His Laurels as
a Observation-Disclosures Ap-
pleby's Record.

| The competitions of the National Rife AS
ISOLATION of the District of Columbia at the
Ordway range having been brought to a
close, the thoughts of the National Guards
men turn to the routine work, and there
| is an air of activity throughout the organi-
zations quarters at the Center Market Ar
mory, where the several commands are in
dulg1ng In company and battalion drills al
most nightly. The recent meet may be said
to have been one Of the most successful in
the history of the rife association, al
though the individual scores were not as
high as they have been in past years
An important feature of the week was
the bringing together in competition Of
| marksrlen from the regular army and those
of the National Guard, and it is highly
probable that the marine corps and the
naval battalion will be represented at the
| meeting next year.
| The official season at the range was
brought to a close yesterday and 1t will
not be reopened for official shooting until
spring, but preparations are being made
| to open the rifle gallery at the Center Mar
ket Armory for voluntary rife practice the
first of next month for the season of 1903
New Equipment Proposed.
An effort is being made to have the Of
f1cers of the citizen soldery equipped with
the new Smith and Wesson army revolver,
and it is likely that they will be thus armed
in time to indulge in revolver practice In
the gallery during the coming season
| Heretofore the officers of the guard have
not been supplied with firearms and nearly
all of them express themselves as being
| DESTROYS of being thus equipped.
Arrangements are being made for the dis
| trbution of the prizes and trophies at
the recent meet, and although the date for
| the award has not been definitely settled
upon 1t is likely that they will be given
out about the Goth of the present month
The marksmen Of the guard are very
much interested in the proposed revolver
match between teams representing the Ma
| tional Guard and the police department,
but nothing has been done in regard to
the matter 1t is likely, however. that
match will be arranged, but not until after
the joint parade of the police and fire de-
partments, which will occur during the
| first Of the present month. The police de-
for the parade and after that is over def
mite arrangements will be made looking
| toward the shooting of match.
Wins Additional Honcrs
! Private George E. Cook succeeded in add
ing another first prize to his already long
list of winnings during the recent match by
| capturing the senatorial trophy, which
gives him the title Of champion marksman
of the District Of Columbia. 1t was i'm
portant that he should capture that event.
! because he holds the titIe0 of champion
| narksman of the United States. won by
him at the Sea Grt meet during September
last. Major Glendie B. Young captured the
| association revolver match, and also the
curtaied Harries long-range match. Pri-
| Vate Maurice Appleby won the distinguish
| ed marksmans match, and having won the
| match twice before he was awarded a
| handsome gold medal valued at 500, which
| becomes his personal property.
Orders Court-Martial.
Lieutenant Commander s. G. Hopkins Of
| the Naval Battalion has ordered a court
| martial, to convene on board the U. S. s.
| Fern, at an early date, to be decided on by
the court for the purpose of trying those
members of the battalion who failed to
show up for the several cruises taken by the
iackfes during the summer. The court will
| be composed of Surgeon S. Clifford Cox
senior member; Lieutenant r. B. Brum-
NETT, Lieutenant q. CD L. P. Clephane and
| Ensign Howard Fisk.
Separated From the Service.
The following have been honorably dis
charged on their own applications:
Corporal Thomas w. Bramhall, Company
A, Sd Battalion: Machinist Richard c..
Uhthoff. list Division, Naval Battalion; Pri-
vate Robert v. Gingell. Signal Corps; Pri-
vate Robert C. Browning, Company B, 4th
Battalion.
Discharges have been issued to: Private
Maurice c. Coburn, Company A, list Bat
talon; Private Richard E. Jeffries, Com
pany A. LIST Battalion; Private Preston B.
Ray, Company A, 1st Battalion; Private
John L. White, Company A, 1st Battalion
Landsman Franklin l.. Dement,, list Divi-
son Naval Battalion, in the interest of the
service.
Boatswan's Mate Lawrence E. McDon-
ald 1st Division Naval Battalion, has
been granted a discharge because Of his
removal from the District.
National Guard Notes.
Lieutenant Horace M. Bell, formerly in
spector of rifle practice Of the I'd Battalion,
but who is now connected with the New
Jersey National Guard, by reason of his
residence in that state, is visiting his par
ents, Major James E. and Mrs Bell, at
their home, 933 K street northwest.
CAPTAIN c. Fred Cook, aid-de-camp, is
absent from the city and is spending two
weeks in Maryland.
The resignation of Second Lieutenant
John C. Gall, Company A, Sd Battalion has
been accepted.
Petitions are being circulated among the
organization of national guardsmen in
many sections Of the country urging Con-
gress to establish In this city museum
to be adopted by the National Guard to
the same effect, will be forwarded to Capt.
J. Walter Mitchell, 212 Sd street northeast,
who has been requested to, prepare and
properly present them to Congress early in
the approaching session. Other petitions
will be presented by G. A. r. posts and
the Spanish War Veterans.
The National Guardsman, the official or
) gan of the National Guard in the current
issue advocates the. establishment of the
proposed museuR of war: and says;
: There are plenty of waE relics in the
National Museum and other, government in
situations in Washington to form a nucleus
for such an institution These relics en-
brace every war this country has been en-
gagged In, from the revolution to the siege
of Pekin. China, and II placed in a war
i. museum would make an excellent real
study of the art of war, past and present
for our young solders.YH
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