Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-07
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Brigade Will Go Into Camp
About August l
NEAR HARPER'S FERRY
MARKsMANsHIP RECORD OF COM
PANY I, 1sT REGIMENT.
Going to st. Louis - Local Men in
Schuetzen Bund - Foreign
Teams at Sea Girt.

General Harries commanding the Dis
trict of Columbia militia, sailed today for
Europe. Before he left, however, he con-
ferred with Adjutant General Brett and
Major Neumeyer, commissary general and
acting quartermaster general, and reached
conclusions of decided interest to the local
brigade of citizen soldiery, one being that
the Guard shall go into camp a week or
more earlier than was originally intended.
The plan now is to have the command
take the field Monday morning, August l.
or about that date, and to remain under
canvas through the following week, break
ing camp and returning to this city Satur-
day, August ID.
If satisfactory arrangements can be
made with the owners of the desired
site Of the camp will be within two miles
of Harper's Ferry, w. Va
Gen. Harries is going abroad for much
needed rest He will visit London and
while there will be the guest of Mr. II.
Clay Evans, consul general of the United
States. Later he will visit the south
coast of Wales. The brigade commander
will reach home about June TO-
Record Of Company I, 1st Regiment.
Satisfaction is felt at headquarters and
by Captain Geo. L. TAFT and members of
his command because of the excellent re-
results accomplished by Company l. LIST
Regiment, In connection with the series of
rifle matches in the gallery, recently ended
In the company match Company l. LIST
Regiment, finished in first place with a
lead of twenty points, making a total of
81 points over the four ranges and estab-
fishing the gallery record with the Krag-
Jorgensen rifle for this match.
In the battalion match, being the only
company in the Sd Battalion, Company
Md ax,tfr
while each Of the other battalions selected
ten men from four companies. However,
Company l was orce more victorious un-
der the name Sd Battalion" this
1,744 points, lead of twenty-six points
over the next team.
In the regimental match Company /
furnished ten men at each range Sc
at 200 yards and seven men at each of the
other three ranges. total of thirty out
of forty contestants over all four ranges.
The LIST Regiment won by eight points,
with total of 1760 Company / claims
to be entitled to ''three-fourths of the
glory"
In no competition in the gallery has Com
pany I, list Regiment, ever employed dis
tinguished marksman or brigade team MEM
ber Fo. this reason Capt. TAFT says he de-
rives great deal of satisfaction from the
showing made by his command. He adds:
II have always contended that the gallery
was for the benefit of new men to develop
in them confidence and the ability to MAIN
tain it, and not a place for distinguished
marksmen. I feel that Company 1, LIST
Regiment, has shown that just good
scores can be made by others than experts
and that matches are just as interesting
without Them.
Going to st. Louis.
The Corcoran Cadet Corps Company e,
1st Regiment has decided to visit the st.
Louis exposition. The command will leave
this city Saturday, September "a, and return
a week later. At the last meeting of the
company. Capt Edwards submitted a re-
port, which was followed by a vote of his
iuen 20 take in the big fair. The soldiers
will travel In special cars that can be ar
ranged as sleepers, and there win be din
ing car attached. Tho guardsmen will go
by way of Cincinnati and return by way of
Chicago They will travel in khaki uni
forms and take with them their distinctive
full dress attire for parades and other oc-
caaiOns. Membe-s Of other companies of the
guard have been invited to accompany the
Corcoran Cadet Corps.
Local Men in Schuetzen Bund.
The Amateur Fife Club win be represent
ed by a delegation. made up for the most
part Of members Of the National Guard of
the District of Columbia, in the big shooting
festival Of the National -6chuetzen Bund of
the United States. to bc held from June II