Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-13
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Interest in Brigade Circles
Centers in Pay Day.
CORRECTED SCHEDULE
PROPOSED REGULATIONS OF I'M
PoRrANCE TO ENLISTED MEN.
The Events of National Match for 1904
List Of the Prizes
Notes.
CORRECTED SCHEDULE


circles is now centered on the fact that
those members of the brigade who are not
in government employ will be paid next
week for the service rendered during the
six months ended December 81 last. Inc
corrected schedule for paying the seVeral
organization follows:
General staff and general non-commls-
stoned staff Of the militia, at headquarters
Star building, at 1870 o'clock p. m Tues
day, the 18th instant.
The LIST Battalion, at its armory, at
O clock p. m. Tuesday the 10th instant.
The 1st Battery, Field Artillery, the Sig
nal Corps and the Ambulance Corps, at
the Center Market Armory, at CLOCK
D. M, the 10Th instant.
The I'd Regiment, in the rife gallery Oh
the Center Market Armory, at O'CLOCK p
M, Wednesday. the 18th instant
The Naval Battalion, on the Fern, at o
oclock D. M Thursday, the 25th instant.
HEADQUARTERS and the I'd and Sd Battal-
ions, in the rifle gallery, at O'CLOCK Pm
Thursday, the 18th instant.
The companies of each battalion Will DE
paid alphabetically. ,,
Dress, blue uniform, caps, Wmle Sio'e'
and side arms will be worn.
Proposed Regulations.
A company cOmInduuSI VI lhS AAS>N-oN
National Guard has submitted to headquar-
tiers the following proposed reguiatioiis'
which are of interest and which ne rec
ommends should be enacted as law:
THAT any enlisted man. without writ
ten permission from his immediate com
mander who shall absent himself from
any drill, parade or encampment ordered
by competent authority, OF which due no
tice has been given him In advance, or
cta tn6 ri n
of his command, shall be punished as a
court-martial may direct.
THAT any enlisted man who, without
leave, absents himself from his command
for period of one month shall be guilty
of desertion and shall be punished as a
court-martIal may direct, unless on &C
count Of his location being unknown he
cannot be brought before a court. in which
case he shall be dropped from the roll of
his organization as a deserter.
THAT enlisted men may be tried by
battalion or company court-mart1al Tor the
following offenses: Disobedience of orders,
disrespect to superiors, mutiny, desertion,
drunkenness on duty and conduct preju-
dicial to good order and military disci-
pline.
be sentenced to be dishonorably discharged,
and. if a non-commssioned officer, reduced
to the ranks or fined to an amount of not
less than 50 or more than SIS, or all or
either of such penalties and fines.
THAT the courtmartial shall have the
power to issue to the accused or to any
person required as witness a summons to
appear before it to be served in person on
the accused witness, and for failure to
obey such summons the accused or witness
may be adjudged in contempt and fined by
the court not less than So nor more than
SO upon proof being made of the service
of the summons.
That any enlisted man or witness fined
by a military court who shall neglect or
refuse to pay such fine within 80 days after
imposition of the same shall be closely
confined in the city jail, without bail one
day for every dollar of his fine. And it
shall be the duty of the judge of the Po-
lice Court of the District of Columbia,
upon information filed or complaint made
under oath, to issue process for the arrest
of the offender for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of this section.
That so much of the section 80 of An
act to provide for the organization of the
militia of the District of Columbia an
proved March l, 1889, as refers to sentence
OF military court is hereby repealed"
Events of the National Match.
General Harries has received from Mai.
John F. Guilfoyle, recorder of the national
board for the promotion Of rifle prac-
tice, copy of resolution recently adopt
ed by the board to the effect that in it's
opinion rifle practice will be greatly pro-
NOTED by the formation In each state of
state rifle associations to be affiliated with
the National Rifle Association, land that
copies of this resolution be transmitted to
the adjutants general of the states and ter
ritores and of the District of Columbia
with the request tina they take steps for
the organization of such state associa-
tons"
The events of the national match for 1904
are embodied in the following memoran-
dunn:
National match-open to teams of twelve
men each from the following: The army
nf a nj ta1 +ata
cavalry and one team from the infantry;
the United States navy, the United States
Marine Corps; the National Guard or uni
formed militia of the several states and
territories, including the District of Column
bia Gone team from each state, territory
and the District of Columbia). The mem
bers of each team are to be officers or en-
listed men of the corps or organization
which they represent and to appear in the
service or authorized uniform.
Kinds of fire-Slow, rapid and skirmish
Distances-Slow fire, 200, 600, 500 and 600
yards; rapid fire, POO and 500 yards; sllir-
mish fire, runs.
Number of shots-Two sighting shots and
ten shots for record at each range.
Notwithstanding at 200 yards prone,
with head toward target at all other ranges.
Arms-United States service rife and car
bines, with not less than three pound trig
ger pull.
Ammunition--Service cartridge as man.
ufactured and issued by the ordnance de-
partment, u. S. army.
Contest to Last Three Days.
Three days contest First day-200 and
600 yards, slow fire, and 200 and 500
yards, rapid fire. Second day-S00 and
1000 yards. slow fire. Third day-Two
skirmish runs.
Rues-Rules governing are those pub
lshed in general orders No. 73, headquar-
ters of the army, adjutant generals office.
Washington, April 81 1903, as amended
by the recommendations of the commit
tee.
First prize-To the team making the
highest aggregate total in the three days
contest the national trophy" (author-
lied by act of Congress), to be competed
for annually, valued at $1,000, and cash,
$500.
Second prize - The team making the
second highest aggregate total, the Hill
ton trophy" presented by the late Henry
Hilton of New York, to be competed for
annually and cash, $500.
Third priZe-The team making the third
highest aggregate total, the bronze Sol
der of Marathon presented by the com
mander-in chief on behalf of the state OF
New York, to be competed for annually.
and cash, 5000.
Fourth prize - The team making the
fourth highest aggregate total cash,
$3.50.
Fifth priZe-The team making the 9TH