Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02

Rife practice on the new range and quiet
preparations for the coming annual en-
eampment with weekend practice marches
/ by several OF the more enthusiastic COM
| panies constitute the chief matters of inter-
est so far as the National Guard of the Dis
| triet of Columbia is concerned. The annual
encampment will be held at Bolivar
Heights. near Harper's Ferry. W. Va, from
the Sd to the nth, Inclusive. from the
I'd to the 18th. inclusive, OF August next
District militia headquarters takes the
| view that under the law making provision
for the organization of the militia of the
| District the annual encampment of the Ma
tional Guard is a fixed military duty which
demands of all its members faithful dis
charge. The oaths of officers and enlisted
men entail positive obligations and una
vodabie responsibilities. With this tn view
| Ii is held that 1t should be needless 10 state
that the annual encampment Is an occasion
for such military exercises and instruction
as VIII tend to develop and foster the most
! efficient military organization possible in
the District of Columbia. To accomplish
this, while 1t is neither desired nor Intended
to prevent or obstruct the proper Individual
enjoyment and recreation of the soldier
when off immediate duty mere personal
pastime of enjoyment must nevertheless at
all times be regarded secondary and sub
servient to that military duty of which
| riged discipline and accomplishing loyalty
are the distinguishing elements These
points being we'll fixed In mind. 1t is eX-
pected that every member of the guard
during the coming encampment Will strive
faithfully and untiringly to meet the re-
sponsibilities which he has voluntarily as
sumed. In this the conscientious soldier will
find his task for the short period of the en-
campment easy to perform The object to
De Kept constantly in mind by all concern
ed is increased military efficiency.
Commemorate Results at Rifle Range.
Official practice on the new range is prog
ressing in asa tisfactory manner. Company
/, 4th Separate Battalion which faced the
targets last Tuesday with twenty-one men
present, qualified twenty of them. AS the
majority of the men who fired Tuesday
were new members 1t is believed that the
company will easily qualify at least so per
cent of its membership. No less than eight
members destined to finish in the Eek
pert class this season.
Company X, 4th Separate Battalion. visit
ed the range last Wednesday and qualified
ten men out of seventeen. The stan quail
fled three of its four members.
A board of officers. consisting of Major
Simms captain Parker and Captain Nc
Cathran. has been appointed to review gen
eral orders No. 4. dated April 4. 1903 and
to recommend Such changes IN tnem as, III
the opinion of the board are for the best
interests of the guard.
General orders No. in question published
instructions in connection with the prepa-
ration of pay rolls. 1t is understood that
revision is to be made In the scale of fines
and deductions so to render the situa-
ton more equitable than at present.
The LIST Battery of Field Artillery INDUCED
in a mounted drill last week. under the SUI
pervision of Captain A. =. Robbins of the
general staff. The batterymen secured
much-needed training and made consider
able progress. in view of the fact that both
the horses ard the majority of the drivers
were not accustomed to the work
District Team at Bisley.
First Lieutenant w. Milton Farrow, in
spector of rifle practice, 4th Battalion.
is the instigator of movement to send 4
team from the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia to participate in the rife
meet at Bisley, England, next year
team from the 7th New York Regiment is
now in England. and Lieutenant Farrow is
firmly of the belief that a more proficient
aggregation OF riiemen could be sent across
the water from the District a year hence.
The 7th Regiments team will compete
at Bisley the 9th and 9TH instants with
team from the Queens Westminster Vol
unteers for silver challenge shield Of
fered by Col. Sir Howard Vincent abide
camp to King Edward VII, upon his visit
to this country in October last. At that
time he was invited to join Colonel Apple
ton in a review of the 18th Regiment. and
so we'll pleased was he over the review that
In an address later to the regiment he said,
among other things:
Colonel Appleton. with your approval and
that of Colonel Trollope, to whom l have
just handed over, after twenty years in
command the active charge of what Field
Marshal Lord Roberts pleased last
year to term the most complete regiment he
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full recollection of this occasion a silver
challenge shield to be competed for as
often as may be convenient, between the
It'll Regiment and the Queens Westmin-
sters, on any conditions that may be mu-
tually arranged. provided that they be the
most sporting possible and designed to bring
out the best qualities rather of the
than of their rifles.
Challenge Formally Accepted.
This challenge having been considered by
the officers was formally accepted by the
colonel, and the subject of conditions hav-
ing been fully disposed of by correspond
ence, the first contest Is to take place at
the Bisley range. England on July and T.
1906. The selection of the captain and
other officers of the team of the 7th Regi-
ment, and of the team itself, having been
left to the colonel of the regiment he has
made the following appointments and des-
ignatlons, many OF those named being well
known to the District rifiemen who annual
ly visit Sea Grit:
Captain Robert Mclean. captain of the
team; Adjutant De Witt G. Falls adjutant;
Lieut.. J. Augustus Barnard, paymaster;
Lieut. Oswald w. Uhl. quartermaster; team
and reserve: Captain William ]. Underwood.
Capt Benjamin B. McAlpin, Lieut.. Howard
E. Grail, Lieut.. Oren NJ. Beach, jr, Sergeant
Harry L. Suydam Sergeant William b.
Short, Private Daniel c. Meyer, Private