Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-20

Opera House last Monday evening, the oc-
casfon being the Leneft for Corporal
George L. Dietz, Company d. 9th Battalion.
Corporal Dietz is the soldier who was acct
dentally shot recently while at the Ordway
rifle range performing ordered duty Inc
brigade Is taking very widespread ana
general interest in the work of providing
for the unfortunate man.
The condition Of Corporal Dietz is quits
favorable. While the paralysis of his right
side continues, he Is able to move slightly
his right Leg though he has not been able
| to get control of his right arm. 1t VIII
probably be months before he Is able 10
leave the hospital. All the officers ana men
of the 9Th Battalion took hold energeticaLy
of the matter of arranging the benefit for
him.
Candidates for Brigade Team.
The following were certified by the re-
spective inspectors of rifle practice as can
didates for places on the brigade r1ne team
for the current season:
First acknowledgement R. Alderman.
Company B, LIST Battalion; Corporal G. c.
Dunn, Company B, 1st Battalion; Lieuten-
ant M. p Britain, I'd Battalion; Private
D. E. Tanning. Company B. I'd Battalion;
Private c. c. Dyser, Company B, I'd Bat
talon; Lieutenant F. III. Heidenreich, COM
Company A. Sd Battalion; Sergeant A. b.
White Company A. Sd Battalion; Corporal
w. B. Sullivan, Company 4, Sd Battalion;
Corporal w. B. Newton. Company A. 50
Battalion: Private D. B. Langley, Com
pany A, Sd Battalion; Private w. b. LYDIA,
Company A, Sd Battalion; Private E. J.
Fink, Company A, Sd Battalion: Private e
L. Bode. Company A, 80 batta aH R.tta, uae
and Lieutenant H. B. Hollifeld, 30 Bat
talon. -
Second Regiment-Sergt. H. F. Marshall.
I'd Regiment: Sergt w. NJ. Farrow. jr., 4th
Battalion; Lieut.. T. F. McAnally. Company
A, 4th Battalion; Private Westburg. Com
pany c. 4th Battalion; Corporal Rupg'
Company c, 4th Battalion; Lieut.. Is. ..
Michigan, staff 5th Battalion; Private C. A.
Russell, Company A, 5th Battalion; Private
w. c. Whip. Company A, 9th Battalion;
Lieut. A. B. Weir, Company B, 9th Battai-
ion; Private George A. Hill. Company A,
9Th Battalion: Lieut. George B. Clum.
Company A, 9Th Battalion; Private NJ r.
HallOran, Company A, 9th Battalion; Prf-
vate r. S. Williams. Company A. 9th Bat
TALON; Private E. McGovern, Company A.
9th Battalion; Private E. w. Scott, Com
pany A, 9th Battalion; Private J. NJ Stew
art Company "A, 9Th Battalion; Capt. F. E.
Skinner Company B, 9th Battalion; Sergt.
Sergt G. A. Lippert. Company c. 9th Bat
talon; Lieut.. w. w. Cookson, stan 9th
Battalion.
The following who were members of the
brigade team of 1902, will also try for places
on the team for this year: Private s. B.
Wetherald Major L. H. Reichelderfer,
Major G. b. Young. Major w. E. Harvey.
Private Morris Appleby. Private George E.
Cook, Capt. A. r. Robbins, Capt. Alexander
Summers. Lieut.. w. M. Farrow. Private
c. w. Dickey, Private r. L. Pile. Private
c: Nice. Taylor. Private S. I. Scott and
Lieut. George 6. Dennison. Alternates-
Capt. Sheridan Ferree, Sergt. c. E. Groome
and Lieut.. F. w. Holt.
The High Score Men.
The competition began last Monday after
noon. Shooting also occurred Wednesday
and Friday.
The ten high men and their scores follow:
Sergeant c. E. Groome. 1888; Private E. J.
Fink. 1877; Lieutenant F. w. Holt, 1871; Lieu
tenant F. h Heidenreich. 1T9; Sergeant r.
Alderman, III; Lieutenant T. F. McAnally,
172: Private C. L. Bode 1863; Captain F. E.
Skinner. 1863; Sergeant W. NJ Farrow, IG6,
and Private ]. NJ. Stewart, 166
From the foregoing ten men selections
will be made to fill the vacancies that have
occurred in the list of last years brigade
team members. Team practice will begin
at 2:3O o'clock next Tuesday afternoon A
meeting of the riflemen concerned is to be
held at militia headquarters at 8 o'clock
next Monday evening.
Notes
Randolph B. Brummett has been commits
stoned lieutenant commander of the Naval
Battalion.
The LIST Battalion gave the first Of series
of monthly receptions and reviews at its
armory last Wednesday evening.
Sergeant Granville c. c. Pollard, Com
pany C.. LIST Separate Battalion has been
! honorably discharged on surgeons certifi-
cate of disability.
The diShOnOrable discharge of Private
Benjamin F. Chamberlain, Company G. 9Th
Battalion, has been revoked. and an hon.
Orable discharge granted him.
On their own applications, Privates Will
lam F. ALDER and Clarence c. Clabaugh,
both Of Company D. 9Th Battalion, and
Landsmen Charles Carr and George w.
Elliott, both of the I'd Division Naval Bat
TALON, have been honorably discharged
By reason of removal from the District
of Columbia: First Sergt Wayne e. Eller,
Company D, 9Th Battalion; Private Benno
r. Preuss. Company B. LIST Battalion; Pri-
vate George w. Sylvester, Company B, list
Battalion, and Landsman Lawrence c.
Bradley, LIST Division. Naval Battalion, have
been honorably discharged.
The following have been dishonorably
discharged because of expulsion from the
company: Private Marsh A. Bodenhamer,
Company B, list Battalion, and Privates
William Butler, Robert T. Dodson and
George w. Jones. all of Company A. 1st
Separate Battalion.