Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-09

Gen. Harries, commanding the District OF
Columbia militia. has definitely fixed the
dates for the annual encampment OF the
troops of the National Guard of the District
of Columbia. The brigade VIII go into
camp at Bolivar Heights. near HarpeTs
Ferry. W. Va. the morning or Wednesday.
August 2, and break camp the afternoon
of Friday. August II. next. The command
viii return home from camp this year on
q Friday. instead of on a Saturday. be-
cause of a recommendation to that effect
made by the acting auartermaster general.
The latter desires the Saturday following
the breaking of camp to be at hts disposal
for the moving OF government property
from the camp grounds.
1t is understood that Lieut.. Gen. Chafree.
chief of staff. U. s. army will be a guest
at Gen. Harries' headquarters throughout
the encampment. Further. the Indications
are that three troops of cavalry and two
troops of field artillery may go into camp
with the brigade.
The brigade rifle team will be selected
next Saturday, when new rifles. provided
with the new government sights. to be
issued to the team members and alternates.
Company and Company X, ID Regiment
and Company /, 4th Separate Battalion,
have decided TO send two company teams
to Sea Girt in August.
An announcement, It is expected, will soon
De mace tnat commissioned OIuceTS OF tle
brigade in order to retain their commits
sions hereafter must attain the grade of
marksman or better in rifle practice.
Selection Of Brigade Rifle Team.
To facilitate the selection OF a brigade
rifle team for the present year the inspector
general of rife practice has selected from
the officers and men of the brigade eighteen
who from their records are deemed eligible
to compete for positions thereon.
Those selected are First Lieut.. ]. ". Ryan.
Company c. Second Separate Battalion;
Second Lieut. II. j. Atwell, Company A.
Second Separate Battalion; Second Lieut.
L. H. Johnson. Company G. Third Separate
Battalion; First Lieut.. NJ p. Britain l. K.
p, Third Separate Battalion; Sergt. Jack
son Morris. Company l. Fourth Separate
Battalion: Private A. b. White Company l.,
Fourth Separate Battalion Private Leon
ard Day. Company /. Fourth Separate Bat
TALON; Capt William McCathran, Com
pany X. Fourth Separate Battalion: First
Lieut.. w. B. Sullivan, Company X, Fourth
Separate Battalion; Second Lieut. w. s.
Orion. Company K. Fourth Separate Bat
talon; First Lieut.. H. B. Holllield surgeon,
NDurth Separate Battalion; Capt T. p.
Heap, Company A, Second Regiment: Capt
T. v. Walker, Company G., Second Regi-
ment; Private E. McGovern. Company l,
Second Regiment; Private E. d. Norris,
Company 1. Second Regiment; Private G.
M. Stewart, Company l. Second Regiment;
Sergt. Magruder, Company X, Second Regi-
ment; Sergt. w NJ. Farrow, jr., Fourth
Separate Battalion.
These with the officers and men who were
members of the brigade team of 1904. will
be considered as on detached duty from
their respective organizations. except dur
ing the period of the annual encampment,
and will report to and obey the orders of
the inspector general of rifle practice while
they are retained on the practice rolls.
The brigade team of 1904 included Major
Z. H. Reichelderfer. Major William E. Har-
vey, Major Glende b. Young Capt. Alex
ander Summers, Capt Alfred P. Robbins,
Capt. Frank E. Skinner, First Lieut.. w. w.
Cookson, Sergt. c. e. Groome, Private s.
3. Wetherald, Private Maurice Appleby,
Private r. L. Pile, First Lieut. Ralph Al
derman, First Lieut.. F. H. Heidenreich,
Private E. ]. Fink and First Lieut.. Frank
W. Holt.
No officer or soldier was selected for team
service who cannot devote at least two half
days in each week to team practice.
Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday. July 10. II. II, IL and IA. the
for practice at 1000 yards. Saturday. July
Is, competition for places will take place,
commencing at 2 o'clock, each competitor
being required to fire two sighting and ten
shots for record al 1 900 yards. The sixteen
highest competitors will be retained for
|, team practice, from which number there
shall finally be selected brigade team Of
twelve principals and three alternates, to
represent the brigade in any competition
hat may be entered into during the season.
Team practice win be conducted Wednes-
DAYS and Saturdays, commencing at 40
O'Clock pm.
The inspector general of rifle practice may
Mt any time relieve any man as candidate
Or member of the team without assigning