The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-18

The official programme of the sixth
annual competition of the Interstate
Military Rifle Association, which will
be held at Avondale range from Aug.
"a to Is inclusive. is from the press.
The programme is the handsomest
and most elaborate ever issued by the
association, comparing most favorably
with programmes for the biggest shoots
in the country. Twenty-Five hand
some cuts are used in illustrating the
range. the trophies and the officers
of the association.
The cover is of drab with gold let
tiers. The frontispiece is an excellent
picture of the Avondale range, show
ing all of the targets, and the men
at practice. Following this are the
names Of the officers of the association.
These are as follows:
President, Brig. Gen. William w.
Gordon; first vice president. Col.
George T. Cam; second vice president,
Maj. William w. Williamson.
Honorary vice presidents, Lieut.. Col.
]. II. Estill, G. S. T., retired Maj Gen.
]. C. r. Foster, adjutant general. Flor
ida; Brig. Gen. Louis V. Clark, Ala
bama N. G.; Col. William w. Bran
don, adjutant general Alabama.
Executive officer, Capt. w. G. Austin;
assistant executive officers, Capt. w.
B. Stephens and Capt. ]. c. Postell;
post adjutant, Maj. Walter E. Coney;
treasurer, Capt. Joseph M. Dreyer;
post commissary, Capt. Fred w. Car
den; post quartermaster, Lieut.. James
W. McIntire, Jr.; general range off,
Ger, Lieut.. Col. j. F. Brooks.
Executive Committee: Brig. Gen.
William w. Gordon. Col. George T..
Cam, Col. G. A. Gordon, Lieut.. Col.
]. F. Brooks, Maj. William w. Will
hanson. Maj. Walter E. Coney, Capt
w. G. Austin, Capt. j. C. Postell, Capt.
W. B. stephens, Capt. Fred w. Garden,
Capt. George P. Walker, Capt. Joseph
NJ. Dreyer, Lieut.. James w. McIntire,
Jr.
Officers Are Announced.
Next following are the names of the
officers of the sixth annual competition.
These are announced in full for the first
time, and are as follows:
Executive Ofice-Capt. w. G. Aus
tin.
Assistant Executive Ofcers-Capt.
William B. Stephens, Capt. J. c. Pos
tell.
Post Adjutant-Maj. Walter E.
Coney.
Treasurer-Capt. Joseph M. Dreyer.
Post Commissary-Capt. Fred. w.
Garden.
Post Quartermaster-Lieu James
w. McIntire, IT.
Medical Staff-Maj Joseph G.. Jar
rell, Lieut.. A. A. Morrison. Lieut..
Craig Barrow.
General Range Officer-Lieut. Col. ].
F. Brooks. G. S. T., retired.
Range Oficers-Lieut. Col. William
l.. Grayson, Georgia States Troops;
Mai, r. Lee WILLY. Georgia State
Troops; Maj. Jacob Gumbinger Flor
ida State Troops; Capt. T. T. Hyde,
South Carolina State Troops; Capt. F.
e. Robson, South Carolina State
Troops; Capt. A. ]. McKinnon, North
Carolina National Guard; Capt. Will
liam LeFi1s, Florida State Troops; Capt.
j. w. Sanders. Alabama National
Guard; Capt. H. N. Coleman, Alabama
National Guard; Capt. ]. T. West,
Georgia State Troops; Capt. c. H.
Konemann,. Georgia State Troops; Capt.
James M. Rogers, Georgia State
Georgia State Troops; Capt. ]. G.. Nell
son, Georgia State Troops; Capt. Thos.
Hunter. Georgia State Troops; Capt.
j. G. Tyson, Georgia State Troops;
Capt. ]. f. Mccarthy, Georgia state
Troops: Capt. r. M. Hitch, Georgia
State Troops; Lieut.. ]. P. White,
Georgia State Troops, retired; Lieut..
c. w. Saussy, Georgia State Troops;
Lieut.. Henry Blum, Jr., late United
States Volunteers; Lieut.. r. j. Travis,
Georgia State Troops; Lieut.. Edward
f. Lowell. Jr., Georgia State Troops;
Lieut.. John A. Hutton, Georgia State
Troops Lieut.. A. Pratt Adams, Geor-
gia State Troops; Lieut.. George H. Ell
lis, Georgia State Troops; Lieut.. w.