Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
NATIONAL GUARD

intention of being represented in the ma
tional match: Arkansas. California. Colo
rado Connecticut Delaware District OF
Columbia, Georgia. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa.
Kansas Maine Maryland. Massachusetts,
Michigan. Minnesota. Mississippi. missouri
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey.
New York, North Carolina, North Dakota
Ohio, Oregon. Pennsylvania. Rhode island
South Carolina, South Dakota. tennessee
Utah, Vermont. Virginia, Washington. west
Virginia and Wisconsin. 1t Is desired that
the teams arrive at Sea Girt August ID. so
that there may be uninterrupted practice
of a preliminary sort, beginning August Il.
and extending through the two succeeding
days The match will begin August "a.
There will be lasting benefit to the state
teams present on that occasion. even 10
those who land far down the list, recog-
nized authority says. There Is much
learned from contact with the marksmen
who will be at Sea Girt and it would be
a good investment for this government IL
1t stood the cost of sending a team from
every state to the competition. 1t Is es-
timated by the War Department authori-
ties that this could be done for SJo,0Vo
Another feature which would be OF prac-
teal value would be the sending OF some
forty or fifty marksmen from each state
to the regular army division or department
competitions. There would be fruitful re-
suits of such an association OF the militia
observers and the expert rlhemen OF .ie
army There are, however, no funds from
WHICH sum P'dii SNN'o ~
improvements on the Range.
MANY changes have been made for the
betterment Of the ranges. The triahgulai
PLOT of ground north of the ranges has been
acquired by the state of New Jersey, and II
has been cleared of the growth of pines ana
laid out for ideal skirmish ground zen
more targets have been added to the 2o-
yard range and two more on the l,V"-yaro
range AS soon as the work can be done
jetties will be built to protect the butts near
the ocean. The buildings have all been
painted. and 1t is expected the New Jersey
building at the st. Louis fair Will be READY
for the governor in July. as the hrst car.
load of material has arrived.
The Sea Girt rifle range is now declarea
to be one of the finest, if rot the hnesr IN
the world. In like manner the system OF
scoring. marking and records In use cannot
be surpassed anSN here. That TINS conoi-
ton of affairs mas been attained is largely
due to the efforts of Lieut.. Col. Albert 5.
Jones. The latter was recently promoted
to be an assistant inspector general OF
rifle practice to fill the vacancy created py
the resignation of Col. Reed of Trenton.
Princeton University will probably fur
nish the greater number Of scorers ana
markers this year The employment OF col
lege men was an experiment last year. 1t
was also innovation. The young men
gave satisfaction, however. and this year
there will be college men at Sea Girt from
princeton, harvard anu tHe lily SoAlSSo
of New York.
The rifle range will be easy of access from
Asbury Park and other resorts along the
north coast The trolley line which has Its
terminus at Spring Lake, three miles dis
tant will be extended to Sea Girt. The
bridge spanning the inlet at Sea Grt is al
most finished, and the work of grading the
read and laying the rails is being pushed
vigorously. In all probability the line will
be in operation by the middle of June
Notes.
Company D. LIST Separate Battalion, has
been granted permission to parade next
Tuesday, in connection with the Memorial
day services to be held at Harmony Gene
terry.
Major z. H. Neumeyer commissary gen.
eral and acting quartermaster general Dis
trict of Columbia militia; First Lieut..
Pinckney w Smith, quartermaster, LIST Bat
talon, n. G.. D. c., and Brigade Commits
sary Sergeant d. S. Bliss, District of Column
bia militia, will, under orders, proceed to
Bolivar. w. Va, today, to remain until next
Wednesday, for duty preparatory to the an
nual encampment. 1
The United States steamer oneida LEFT
port last evening for cruise of several days
on the lower Potomac and Chesapeake bay.
Gen. Harries, the majority of the officers
or the Naval bdttdlloii, anu ttpouI e"ei,'S
of the citizen sailors, besides the regular
crew of men-o'-wars men, are aboard the
Oneida on the cruise. Before she returns
home the District sailors will have had con-
siderable practical instruction in seaman
ship and in target work. Three targets, one
large and two small, were taken along, and
while on the bay target shooting will be in
order. The Oneida may visit Annapolis
while on the present trip.
Herbert L. Hairless son of Gen. Harries
has been ordered to report at West Point
the 18th OF June, when he will begin his
career as a cadet at the United States Mill
tary Academy. Young Mr.. Harries has
passed the requisite entrance examinations
with flying colors. He is well known to
District National Guardsmen. having served
as volunteer aid on his fathers staff on
the occasions OF several annual encamp
ments of the local brigade.