Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-26
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Winners of the Indoor Rifle
Competitions.
APRIL FIRING SCORES
DETAILS OF WORK IN COMPANY
AND BATTALION MATCHES.
Brigade Rapid Assembly Possible
Discharged From the Service-Of-
ficers Elected and Commissioned.

With the exception of the proposed turn
cut of the local citizen soldiery on the oc-
casion of the dedication Of the Rochambeau
statue. the 9th of next month, the COM
Ing annual inspection and muster, and the
possible rapid assembly of the troops con-
shutting the brisade-of which rumors
very vague, are adoat-the matter of rifle
practice is in control of the District mill
tary situation at present. The series of
gallery competitions open to company and
battalion teams has been completed. The
regimentaI match will close next Monday.
The indoor practice season is scheduled to
terminate Wednesday, the final day of
April. but battalion inspectors of rifle prac-
tice, by making proper application, may OBJ
tain the use of the gallery any open even
ing up to the 18th of May in order that
members of their respective commands who
have not done so may complete their
scores. The gallery will also be open every
week day afternoon, until the middle of
next month, from o clock to Z o'clock for
voluntary practice.
Major James Z. Bell. the militia's in
spector general of rife practice, calls at
tention to the fact that the order providing
that those guardsmen who fail to qualify
In the gallery will not be permitted to
shoot on the range will be strictly en-
forced.
The Ordway range is to be opened May
started the 4th of June with the 1st Bat
TALON facing the targets. Each battalion
viii be allowed two days to complete It's
outdoor firing. The second day allotted
each organization will follow its first day
on the range after the lapse of q week
Inc LIST regiment is cOngratulating itself
on the fact that George Cook has enlisted
as a member of Company A Sd Battalion
He is one of the noted sharpshOOters of the
country and during his connection with the
Guard several years ago was a valuable
member of the brigade team.
Company and Battalion Leaders.
1t is understood unofficially, that the Sc
ries Of gallery competitions, open to COM
pany teams, and shoot during January
February, March and the present month
was won by Company c. 9th Battalion, with
a total Of GA Company \, 9th Battalion,
finishing second with 500.
In the battalion match the 9th Battalion
II IS stated. finished In the lead, with $50,
the Sd Battalion being second with / 10
Fourth Battalion Team Wins.
The battalion team match for April, at
600 yards. shot last Thursday evening. was
won by the 4th Battalion. with total Of
4tis out of a possible 500 The 9th Battalion
was second. with 40 The scores follow:
Fourth Battalion-Private Joseph Murray
A; Private John E Brown, 10; Lieut. T. F.
McAnally, 40; Private F. ]. Sumner, As.
Sergeant c. E. Groome, 46; Private R S
Rogers, 46; Private J. c. Kicks 40; Ser
geant w. NJ Farrow, 90; Private John
. Connor. A; Private Joe Cauffman, 40
Total. 46s.
Sixth Battalion-Private r. L. Pile 40;
corporal =. E Swan. IS; Lieut. G.. w.
Paschal, A; Major W. Z. Harvey. Al; Pri-
vate E McGOvern, II; Sergeant II. f.
Page II; Lieut.. r. W. Holt, ~; Private
Frank Burke. a.; Sergeant L. n. Jackson
A.; Private H j AtweIl, a. Total, 400,
Fifth BattaliOn-Private w. c. Whip As:
Private c A. Russell, Is; Private ]. c.
Watheu, 46; Corporal r. Wines. 46; First
Sergeant j ]. Hartnett, 10; Lieut. A b.
Weir. 10; Sergeant b z. Shields 10: Cor
poraI G r. Siegel. So: Corporal r. ]. Dow
ney. 4G; Corporal Crawford, r. Total. 459
Second Battalion-AIajor l.. H. Reichel-
der1er, 40; Lieut.. Z d. Yoder. ~; Sergt. L.
[. button, "A: Sergt. Wilson, 40; Corporal
Charles Rogers. Al; Corporal Ely 10: Cor
poral Malone. A; Corporal ]. n. Mitchell
a. Corporal Mickey, 46; Corporal J. c.
Gather, 40. Total, IA.
Third Battalion-Lieut. II. B. Hollifeld
~: Capt. G. l. TAFT. 10; Lieut.. f. H. Hell
Genreich, 10; First Sergeant ]. b. Coffman
"a; Sergt Z. NJ. Taylor "A; Sergt W V
Warner, ~; Corporal c. r. Sherwood, II:
Corporal A. b. White. IS; Private w p
AL.
First Battalion-FIrst Sergt. Brown. AZ;
Private keeler. 40; Corporal Duganne. ~:
First Sergt. Padgett, 40; Sergt Vogt, AZ:
corporal Alderman. 10; Sergt. Ferris 46:
sergt. Forester, 20; Private Dumbaugh,
40; Private Colladay. 70. Total. 43S
First Separate BattaliOn-Private T
johnson. 50; Capt. E. l.. Webster, %; Sergt
+. Slaughter "a; Corporal ]. H. Scott
"a; Private r. Brown. IS; Private p. c.
Hicks; %; Private b. L. Bowen, AZ; Sergt.
X Cheeks. 10; Corporal H. hurry, ~;
Lieut. f. J. CORDOBA, A. Total. All.
Scores in Company Match.
The company rife match for April at 600
yards. shot last Monday and Tuesday even
ings in the gallery, was won by the team
representing Company b, 4th Battalion
Slth total of 236 out of a possible 30
Company C, 9Th Battalion, was second
with 2i3, and Company A. 4th Battalion,
third, with go. The scores in detail follow;
Company b. 4th Battalon-Sergeant w
Nj FarrOw, jr.. Is; Sergeant r. S Rogers
~: Private ]. q. Kicks. 40; Private Hamil-
ton, IL; Sergeant c. L. Groome, 49, total
20. ~
Company c. 9th Battalion-Captain F. =
Skinner. ~; Private Burke. A; Sergeant I
d AtweN. is; Lieutenant George F. Pas
2S8. '''' '"oNSoh 40 total
Company A. 4th Battaiion-Lieutenant r
r McAnally. AZ; Sergeant ]. T. Murry, IL:
corporal w f ONeill, "A: Private j F.
Brown, a; Private f. J. Sumner, Al; total
go. - N''"4'
Company A, 9Th Battalion-Iieuteuant G.
r Phillips. Al: Lieutenant CT B. Clum Al.
NOiPoTdi r. r. swan, A: Private +, Nc
22S 80 'i'
Company a. 9Th Battalion-Private w. G
Nhpp. ~; private c. a. Russell AZ: Pri-
waite e. a, Wathen. 40; Corporal r Wines
%; Sergeant j. j. Hartnett AZ: total POS
Company A LIST acknowledgements W
X Ferris, Al Sergeant Newman, Al: Pri
vate e j. Fink. 40: Private j. L. Durn.
baugh. A; Private Forester, AZ; total 2o4
company ID, I'd Battalion-Sergeant n
f Wilson. Al; Corporal E F. Ely, AZ: Cor
Poral C. ID. Rogers. ~: Private w. G.
223- IT, WAL
Company C, LIST Battalion-Sergeant p
Padgett 43; Sergeant l.. c. Vogt. "A: Cor
porai 3 X. Bats. 40; Corporal c. G. Du
game, a. Private w. NJ Linton Al: total
Company d. 9th observation-disclosures w
humphrey, a; Sergeant b. F. Mooney. 40.
Pnvate G. L. Mooney. Al: Private w. 81
total, PIT. -
Company B, 9Th observation-disclosures A
- Weir, A; Sergeant B. p Shields AZ.
Sergeant G. X Lochboeler a; Private IA
Artz, 40 Private W. b. Irwin, 80; total,
Other Teams That Competed.