Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Commanding Officers Directed
to Prepare Pay Rolls.
INSPECTION OF ARMS
LIST OF THOSE WHO EARNED
RIFLE PRACTICE INSIGNIA.
Several Enlisted Men Discharged Hon
orably and Others in Interest
Of the Service.
INSPECTION OF ARMS

Of the Service.
District Militia headquarters directs that I'M
der authority Of the act OF Congress approved
July l. 1902. making appropriation for pay
| of troops other than government employees
| for services in the National Guard OF the
| District of Columbia, pay rolls be prepared
| by organizations, other than the naval
Battalion, for the periods from July TO
| July %, and from August to December
| 81, 1908, inclusive.
In the preparation of these rolls organiza-
ton commanders will be governed by the
p, DIVISIONS of general orders, No. 4, OF April
4. 1903 from these headquarters, making
| the necessary changes in dates.
Pay rolls for the Naval Battalion will be
prepared for the period from July to
December 81, 1903, inclusive, and will con-
| form to the provisions of general orders,
| No 10, of October II, 1902, from headquar-
| tiers, making the necessary changes in
dates.
Duplicate pay rolls must be forwarded to
hes dquarters not later than January 10
next.
Inspection of Equipments.
In a general order just issued it is an
nounced that the arms and equipments OF
the National Guard of the District of Co.
lumbia will be inspected quarterly as fol-
lows:
The Signal Corps and 1st Battery Field
Artillery. by Maj Chas. II. Ourand, on
dates set by headquarters.
Eattalions by battalion commanders, on
| the last drill night of each quarter, COM
mencing with the month of December.
A report of each inspection Will be sub
mitted to headquarters through military
channels, by the inspecting ofncer, Wlthin
ten days of each inspection, which shall
Specifically state the condition of the arms
and equipments of each organization, both
| in hands Of troops and In store.
Rifles after being used will be treated
with light coating of Oil before being re-
turned to the arm racks or lockers.
Rifle Practice Classification.
Following is list of the officers and en-
listed men of the brigade who earned classl-
| fcation as experts. sharpshooters or marks
| nen during the rifle practice season that
closed recently:
General staff-Capt. A. P. Robbins, ex-
pert; Major James E. Bell, expert.
General non-commissioned staff-Sergt
r. d. Potts, marksman; Sergt. J. 5. Corn
| fish, marksman; Sergt. r. B. Clayton
marksmar; Capt. E F. Riggs, marksman.
| Naval Battalion-Lieut Commander r.
| B. Brummett, marksman; B. +. Merriman
marksman; w. H. LantZ markSman; Lieut..
| L. p Clephane, marksman; H. H. Nikirk,
| marksman; ]. d. Carmody, marksman; ).
A. DeApf, marksnan; E. b. Robey,
| marksman.
First Separate Battalion-Capt e. L.
| Webster. marksman; Private J. H. Ander-
| son, marksman; Sergt. j. E. Slaughter,
marksman; Private J. II. Wells, marksman;
Private r. c. Shields, marksman; Corp. L.
E. Paine, marksman; Sergt. 8. Gibson,
| marksman: Private D. Dixon, marksman;
Sergt. J. H. Scott, marksman; Private w.
e. Greene, marksman; Capt. 8. Piper,
marksman; Lieut.. r. l.. Peyton, marksman;
Lieut. s. H. Epps, marksman; Capt. H. d.
far m2rkSman. SerRt IL. L..
Bowen, marksman; Corp. j. e. Howard,
| marksman: Sergt. r. H. Cheeks marks
man; Corp. NJ. Harrison, marksman; Lieut..
J. H. johnson, marksman.
Second Regiment-Capt. ]. s. Tomlinson,
EXPERT; Sergt. B. P. Shields sharpshooter;
Col. NJ. E. Urell, marksman; Capt. F. J.
WCodman, marksman.
Fourth Battalion.
Fourth Battalion-Lieut. W. NJ. FarroW,
expert; Sergt. w. NJ. Farrow, expert; Maj.
a. Stephan, marksman; Lieut.. T. F. Nc
Anally, expert; Private E. A. Byrnes,
sharpshooter; Private F. J. Sumner, sharp
shooter; Private N. F. O'Donoghue, marks
| man; Private j. e. Brown, marksman;
Corp E. A. Collier marksman; Capt. Harry
Walsh. marksman; Sergt. ]. Murray
marksman; Private c. F. Adams, marks
| man; Private r. G. Eberley, marksmaa;
Private E. Neidomanski, marksman; Pri-
vate w. II. Bairstow, marksman; Private
II. E. Pruett, marksman: Private I.
Hoover, marksman; Private o. B. Wesbers,
sharpshooter; Capt f. c. Rupp, marksman;
Corp. r. Johnson, marksman; Capt. v.
Walker, marksman; Private H. w. klotz
marksman; Sergt. c. E. Castle, marksman
Private w. S. Saffell, marksman; Sergt. J.
F. Garner, marksman; Lieut.. ]. G. Don
| ovan, marksman; Private w. V. Minnis
| marksman; Sergt. W. H. Beckstein, marks
man; Sergt. J. O'Connell, expert; Private
c. Burlingame, marksman; Private VIM.
Buckley, marksman; Corp. Geo. Baker,
marksman.
Fifth Battalion-Lieut. G. g. Dennison
expert; Lieut. B. 8. Nelligan, marksman:
Capt. E. H. Brian, sharpshooter; Private c.
| A Russell. marksman; Private c. A. RAM
| sey marksman; Private ]. A. Hunt, marks
man; Private ]. A. Hartnett, marksman
| Private r. Wines. marksman: Private D. c.
| Eterley. marksman; Private e. Desbagor.
| marksman: Private ]. P. Yenney. marks
| Private H. ]. Locking, marksman; Private
L. B. Ernst, marksman: Lieut. A. B. Wier,
sharpshooter; Private H. s. Artz, marks
| man; Capt. c. r. seigel, marksman Sergt
| sharpshooter; Lieut.. w. c. Eckstein,
marksman; Capt. F. P. Smith, marksman;
| Sergt. A. D. Hathaway. marksman.
Sixth Battalion.
Sixth Battalion-Lieut. w. W. Cookson,
| expert; Maj. W. E. Harvey, expert; Lieut..
| F. w. Holt. expert; Lieut.. J. M. Pickens,
| sharpshooter; Private Maurice Appleby, ex-
pert fTlVdte II. L. 6le, expert, 0erSI. u.
| E. Groome. expert; Private E. McGovern,
| expert; Capt. A. Summers. expert: Private
Geo. A. HILL expert; Lieut.. @. B. Clum,
| expert; Lieut.. g. A. Phillips, sharpshooter:
Private ]. M. Stewart, sharpshooter; Pr-
vate e. w. Scott, sharpshooter; Private r.
| s. Williams, sharpshooter: Sergt. e. D.Nor-
| marksman; Private c. r. Porter marks
man; Sergt. B. F. Stewart, marksman;
Corp. D. H. Haffer, marksman: Private W.
| Lines. marksman: Private ]. H. Clark.
marksman: Corp. R. H. Anderson, marks
man: Private A. p. Scott, marksman: Pri-
vate F. J. Pratt, marksman: Corp. R. ].
| Barrett, marksman; Private B. E. Gordon,
marksman; Sergt. e. J. Lindberg, marks
| man; Capt. F. e. Skinner. expert; Lieut. B.
| Magruder. sharpshooter: Sergt J. Molly
| neaux. sharpshooter; Sergt. NJ. Magruder,
| sharpshooter; Lieut. C. A. Gooding sharp