The Washington times., 1902-02-24
NOTES AND COMMENTS OF THE
DISTRICT NATIONAL GUARD
Lining Up Along the Avenue
as Prince Henry Passes.
NILE AND A HALF OF SALUTING
Interest iu MRriSsu'n StimuInt-
ed ny Colonel May Declaration of
Sending Rc'-imctai Team TO Cam
ada-NavaI battalion Notes.

Sending II Re- iHCt.i ! cam to Can
nda-NavaI Hnitalion Notes.
From the time nc steps into his carriage
until ne is driven into the grounds Of the
White House. there to pay official
call upon the President Of tne United
States, Prince Henry of Prussia will be
constantly saIuted by the soldiers Of the
District National Guard. In two lines Of
sentinels, stationed four PAGES apart. the
guardsmen VIII each salute as the car
riage in which the Prince viii ride and
the marching column comprising the es-
cort passes by.
The Tegimental and battalion command
ers and officers of the general staff met at
National Guard headquarters last evening
at o'clock TO receive additional orders.
The entire brigade has been ordered out
with the exception OF the corps of field
music.
The Exchange of Rifles.
The new KTag -Jorgensen rifles will not
be carried. There are 1,400 of them, but
they will not be dealt out until the Did
springfolds. carried for so long, have
been inspected and turned back to the
Government.
Col Henry May is lending his efforts TO
the awakening and maintaining of marks
manship in the First Regiment He has
declared his intention OF sending a team
from the First Regiment TO compete in a
great rifle tournament to be held in OF
tawa, Canada next summer. Colonel
May win in all probability accompany the
team himself The Csnadi2ns are expert
shots and fali worthy of the hardest ef-
fcrts OF the crack marIIsmen of the First
Regiment.
Two Marksmen Depart.
Incidentally the First Regiment has
lost two good rifemen recently Lieut.
Horace Bell, formerly inspector of rife
practice of the Second Battalion. and
Lieut. A. n. Allison. of the First
Battalion. Lieutenant Bell is at present
on leave, but will soon tender his resig-
nation, as he has removed from the Dis
tTict OF Columbia to accept a position
with big powder concern at Pompton.
\. J. Worst of ALL he will enter the Ma
tional Guard OF New Jersey and will, OF
course be member of the brigade rife
team from the Mosquito State. and will
shoot against the marksmen from the Dis
tIict of Columbia at Sea Girt next sum-
mer. His loss is keenly felt. For 4 day
or so he has been visiting his father,
Major James E. Bell. inspector general OF
rife practice.
The loss OF Lieutenant Allison will be
keenly felt, because he had great in
fuence in keeping up keen interest in
rife practice in the First Battalion. He
was marksmen OF some note himself
and captained the tyro team, which won
that match at Sea Girt last year. Lieut..
P. ". Smith. who is now inspector Of
rife practice of the First Battalion how
ever, is no end Of hustler in this di-
rection, besides being a sharpshoouer
addicted to the high score habit
Colonel Mays declaratio that he viii
send a team TO Ottawa is expected TO
have a stimulating effect on the scores
OF members of the First Regiment.
Visit of the AmosLeags.
General Harries gave to the Amoskeag
Veterans Of Manchester, N. H. on Thurs
day night an evidence of the royal man
ner in which the District National Guard
can do social honor to an organization
when it puts forth its best efforts. The
drill hall at Centre Armory was a scene
of beauty never before approached there.
A number of officers of the GuarS n
uniform assisted in serving refreshments
and acted on the reception committee.
Major E. H. Neumeyer demonstrated that
his abilities as Cuartermaster were as
great on an occasion of this kind as in
the field
Naval Battalion EnIistments.
Affairs in the Naval Battalion have been
quiet this week Lieutenant Commander
Hopkins declaration of policy to the eff
feet that all the members OF the battalion
would be compelled to come up to the
standard OF physical requirement and
that eX- -bluejackets who have seen serv-
ice in the United States Navy would be
enlisted in the battalion as rapidly as
possible has as yet reached no partiCu-
lar developments. AS soon as the ice
clears from the river boat drills will be-
gin.
The members Of the battalion are con-
siderably interested IN the project afoot
TO have the Fern and he Oneida. the TWO
ships of the Naval Battalion, Join the
North Atlantic Squadron for the maneu-
yeTs in July next
Next Summers Encampment.
While it is yet too early 30 make ar
officers OF the Guard are
casting an eye about for the probable To-
cation of the next annual encampment
OF all the sites ever held by the District
Militia that at Leesaurg last year was
considered the best. with the one eY-
ception OF poor telephone and telegraphic |
with Washington, cOndi- !
tions :here were highly satisfactory, and
II would not be surprising If the field |
training Of the Guardsmen for 1902 would |
lie received there.