The Washington times., 1904-01-03
HARRIES Is SCORED
FOR HOLDING BACK
THE PRIZE MONEY

urgent plea was permitted to send to
Sea Girt team. which made no show
ing, but which had to be subsisted
throughout the period. The general re-
marked that it would be unjust and un-
ialr to pay these men for their ser
vices
Lieutenant Marshall said: II asked
General Harries if the battery would be
allowed 10 send a team to Sea Girt. 1
ulo not consider my words a plea. much
less an urgent one. The men received
subsistence for just one-eighteenth OF
the period, saving TO them of 70 cents
each, or s2.25 for the three In the
Tyro match the team went to pieces.
but in view OF the fact that the next
higher ranking team in the competition
was from a District organization of sew
eral years standing. 1 do not think the
battery, then three months old, had
much cause for tears. At any rate. its
members brought home seven souvenirs,
medals. buttons, etc. including one cash
prize. Some may belittle these, but such
as they are they were won by rifle
shooting. The injustice or unfairness of
pay for their services L cannot, in view
of that interview, discuss, but / do
know that the members of the battery
the course Of the Sea Girt trip more
money than the amount of their COM
bined pay. That they spent additional
money in lines not connected with rifle
shooting is their own business"
Indoor Rifle Practice.
Active work in the District militia will
be resumed tomorrow, after two weeks
of holiday merrymaking. The Fifth
Battalion will begin it's regular indoor
rife practice in the gallery in the Sew
enth Street wing of Center Market
Armo-y tomorrow evening. beginning at
o'clock. The other organizations Will
face the targets on the scheduled nights,
heretofore exclusively published in The
Times.
The indoor practice will continue
through the winter and the early spring.
when the outdoor work at Ordway will
begin. Drills will be resumed tomorrow
evening also, and within the next week |
or two battalion drills will be in order. |
Regtmentai turnOuts will be the next /
thing on the program and later the an
nual inspection by the headquarters
staff and an official from the War De- |
partmeut will tie held in the local |
armory.
In accordance with the provisions of l
the Dick militia bill the National Guard |
of the District of Columbia will be /
reore anized about the last week of this /
month so as to conform with the regu- |
lar army. There will be few changes. |
however. because the Guard compares |
favorably with the regular army, ex-
cept in a few minor particulars.
Inspectors of Practice.
There are eight or ten inspectors Of /
rife practice. a position not found in 4
the regular army. and Mr.. Dick says \
they must be deposed. Major James Z. /
Bell. inspector general OF rife practice /
of the Guard. according to Mr. Dick.
will be legislated out of Office. but there
is a probability OF his appointment as
ordnance officer instead of Major Par
menter. If Major Bell is made ord
nance officer General Harries can then
assign Kim to perform the same ser
vice which he now performs. II Is the
opinion Of every officer OF the Guard
that Major Bell is one OF the most use
fuI men in its organization The other
inspectors will not be so fortunate. it
is said. and will have TO accept minor
positions or. upon request. receive dis
charge. There will be two or three
more surgeons appointed in the Guard
after the reorganization. because the |
regular army has more medical men
than the local Guard has at present.
Naval Reserve Banquet.
On February IS the officers Of the
Naval Battalion Of the local militia will
the forty OF fifty members OF
the United States Naval Reserves As
ISOLATION at the New Willard Hotel
The association will hold its annual
meeting in Washington on February II
and lS. DR.. Greer, of Baltimore. com
handing the Maryland Naval Reserves.
Is president. and will preside at the
meetings. The most important bust
ness to come before the organization
will be the discussion OF bin provid-
ing for the reorganization Of the Naval
Reserves of the country upon perma-
nent basis-in short. the drafting of a
bill which would be 10 the sea forces
what the Dick militia bill is to the land
forces.
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