Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-19
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Christmas Lull in the District
Militia Has Begun.
THE PRIZES PRESENTED
GEN. OLIVER DISTRIBUTED RIFLE
PRACTICE INSIGNIA.
Important and Interesting Gathering
at Center Market Armory-Music
by the Band.

The Christmas lull In District National
Guard circles has begun and will be at its
height next week. Many of the guardsmen
are engaged in business that requires their
services until late each week day evening
for a fortnight prior to Christmas, and for
that reason many of the organizations of
the local brigade practically suspend drills
and meetings for the holiday season.
The last gathering of Importance at the
Center Market Armory of the year 1903
occurred last evening, when the insignia
earned by members of the guard for quail
fication in rife practice during the season
that ended recently and the prizes won in
the October competitions at the Ordway
range were distributed by General Oliver,
assistant secretary of war.
Accompanied by General Harries, Assist
ant Secretary Oliver entered the drill hall
at o'clock and found the prize winners, in
line. awaiting him. General Harries made
a short address. during which he compli-
mented the men of his command on their
success with the rifle. He introduced Cen
eral Oliver, who explained that he conSid-
cred himself a guardsman because of long
connection with the citizen soldery of New
York. One of the disappointments of his
life, he added, was his failure to qualify as
a sharpShOOter.
marksman medals, team service medals
and bars to the members of the brigade
rife team, the expert rifemen received
insignia Those guardsmen who qualified
IS Sharpshooters and marksmen during the
season were then announced. and were
handed insignia. The names of all of the
foregoing have heretofore been published
in The Star.
Team Prize Winners.
Next occurred the distribution of prizes
won in the October competitions at Ordway
to the following:
The Mosher match. District of Columbia
team first prize; Maryland National Guard
team, second prize; team I'd Battalion En-
gineers, L. S. A, third prize.
The Washington Post team skirmish
match. Second Regiment. D: C., first; "a
Battalion of Engineers, U. S. A, second;
LIST Regiment, d. c. third
Regimental team match. Team of 1st
Regiment d. G.
Battalion team match. Team of Sd Bat
talon, captains of 9th and I'd Battalion
teams received second and third prizes.
Company team match, team Company L,
I'd Regiment, first. Company 1, LIST Regi-
ment, second; Company A, I'd Regiment,
third
Tyro team match. Company K, I'd Regi-
ment, first; Companies G and 1, list Regi-
ment, second and third prizes.
Volley gallery trophy, won by Company
D, I'd Regiment, 1902.
Captured by individuals.
Evening Star match, won by Capt. Sheri-
dan Ferree.
The Washington match, Lieut.. NJ. +.
Britain.
The r. Harris & Co. match, Private L.
D. Norris, Company l, I'd Regiment.
The senatorial match. Sergt. Ralph Alder
man, Company B, LIST Regiment.
The Harries long-range match, Lieut.. W.
w. Cookson.
The novice match, Private V. M. Hop
kins, Company /, list Regiment.
The beginners match Private Jackson
Morris, Company l. 1st Regiment.
The distinguished marksman's match,
Lieut.. w. w. Cookson.
The Gerstenberg trophy match. Private
Maurice Appleby, Company l. I'd Regiment.
The members match, Private r. l.. Pile, |
Company 1, I'd Regiment.
The Brett revolver match, Capt. j. w.
Shirley.
The officers novice revolver match, Capt.
Lewis Merriam.
The revolver match. Private E. A Byrnes,
Company A. I'd Regiment.
The Revolver Association match, Lieut..
w. NJ. FarrOw.
A large number of prizes in the nner-
chants match We're also distributed among
individual winners.
The National Guard Brigade Band con-
tributed greatly to the success of the cere-
mony.
Notes
commissioned by the President as quarter
master of the 1st Regiment, with rank OF
captain.
BY reason of removal from the District,
Private Joseph p. Gregory, Company C, 1st
Regiment: First-class Machinist Charles G.
Blakeney LIST Division, Naval Battalion;
First-class Plumber George McAleer, LIST
Division. Naval Battalion; Sergt. Charles
w. Abernethy, Company G, I'd Regiment,
and Sergt. Harry E. Burton, Company G,
I'd Regiment, have been honorably dis
charged.
Privates William j. Eva. William T. Free,
Alfred ]. Handrup. Walter S. jenkins, Will
lam A. Knapp, William S. Sharp and Ed
ward G. Sutton have been dishonorably dis
charged because of expulsion from Com
pany G, I'd Regiment.
The following have been discharged in
the interest of the service: Private Rol1o
vate Louis E. Becker. Company G, I'd Regi-
ment: Private Joseph A. Handrup, Com
pany G, I'd Regiment; Private Francis H.
Ireland, Company G, I'd Regiment: Pri-
Regiment; Private Charlie Lombardy,
Company G. I'd Regiment; Private Herbert
l.. Van Ness, Company G., I'd Regiment;
Landsman Elmer Seiby LIST Division Naval
Battalion; Landsman John c. Baumann,
I'd Division. Naval Battalion; Landsman
James J. Dreamer, I'd Division, Naval Bat
taliCn; LandSman Carlos d. Gibbs, I'd Di-
vision, Naval Battalion; Landsman Paul
Kersten, jr., I'd Division. Naval Battalion;
Second Class Yeoman Edgar NJ. Lyons I'd
Division, Naval Battalion; Landsman Will
liam Mckeever, I'd Division, Naval Bat
TALON; Landsman Sidnor B. Peacock, I'd
Division, Naval Battalion and Landsman
Clarence Reynolds, I'd Division, Naval Bat
TALON.
Was Not His Cue.