Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-04
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Rifle Practice Suspended
Until March 6 Next.
TEAM COMPETITIONS
ANNUAL INSPECTION AND MUS
TER IS IN PROGRESS.
Coming Week Will Be a Busy Period
for the Local Citizen
Soldiery.

In order that the National Guardsmen Of
| the District of Columbia may use all the
| available time until the date of the inaugural
| parade for perfecting themselves in the new
| infantry drill regulations, rife practice by
| general orders, has been suspended untll
| March 6. If necessary time so lost VIII be
| made up by continuing the practice in the
|. gallery during the month of May, in ac-
cordance with a schedule to be prepared
| by the inspector general of rifle pracuee
| The suspension until March includes team
| competitions
The battalion team match for January,
| shot in the gallery at the Center Market
| Armory last Monday evening, was won by
the team representing the 9th Battalion
| with a total of 425. The scores Of the other
] competitors were: Sd Battalion, 4os; 4th
| Battalion, 4e7 9TH Battalion, 400; I'd Bat
| TALON 1856 and 1st Battalion, 3T3.
| The regimental team match, also shot lass
Monday evening, was won by the team rep
resenting the I'd Regiment with total OF
42S The score of the list Regiments team
was 422.
large number of the officers of the local
brigade have already awaited themselves OF
the opportunity to purchase the new olive
drab overcoats from the depot quartermas-
| ter U. S. A.; this city. The shipment OF
overcoats was received last Thursday
morning and at an early hour that day
ing to purchase from Adjutant General
Brett were being received at the office OF
| the depot quartermaster.
Annual Inspection and Muster.
| The annual inspection of the organized
| militia of the District of Columbia, under
| the provisions of section IA of the militia
| act approved January q. 1903, in accord
| ance with the directions of the Secretary of
| War, was begun last Thursday evening by
| Adjutant General Brett, who, however, act
| ed in his capacity captain, 7th Cavalry,
| u. 81 Army. At the same time the annual
| inspection of muster of the several organi-
cations of the brigade was begun by Major
| Charles H. Ourand, inspector general, as
| sisted by Capt. Edward F. RIGGS, aid-de-
camp and Capt c. Fred Cook aid-de-camp,
| District of Columbia militia.
The organizations inspected Thursday
| evening were the field and staff of the LIST
Regiment and the I'd Battalion. Both made
a creditable showing.
| The coming week will be a busy period
for the inspecting officers. The schedule OF
| inspections for the week follows:
General staff and general non-commisson-
| ed staff of the militia, Monday at o'clock
pm.
First Battalion, Tuesday at o'clock pm.
Third Battalion, Wednesday at o'clock
Naval Battalion, on board the Puritan.
| Thursday at 8 o'clock pm.
! First Battery of Field Artillery and the
! Signal Corps, Friday at S:15 o'clock p.L
In Flourishing Condition.
Numerically the National Guard Of the
District of Columbia is at present in con-
dition more fiourishing than ever before.
The annual return to the War Department
for the year ended December 81 1908, show
ed total strength of 1850. of which num-
Der 1876 were commissioned officers and
1444 were enlisted men. The annual re-
t,,rY, 6ot nA
pleted, sets forth that the strength Of the
brigade that date was 1,S47, of which num-
Der LAT were commissioned officers and LOO
were enlisted men. The gain during the
year was 267, divided among organizations
follows:
First Battery Of Field Artillery. from 80
to 90; Ambulance Corps, from 2S to 81; LIST
Regiment, from 491 to $40; I'd Regiment,
from $50 to 556; LIST Separate Battalion,
from 251 to 271, and the Naval Battalion
from lat to 213.
year 1904 included two companies of in
fantry and division Of the Naval Battat-
ion.
The largest increase in membership of any
established organization is said to be cred
tied to Company H, I'd Regiment, command
ed by Capt. F. PenrOse Smith. This COM
pany's gain since last fall is thirty, the
recruits being young men of excellent char
acter Captain Smith explains that he is
making every effort to maintain high
social standard for his company, believing
that guardSnnen OF lntelllSence ana SOou
habits will give better returns to the gov
eminent for the money expended in In
creasing the efficiency of the organized NIL
litia than will guardsmen who are not SO
desirably equipped
Separated From the Service.
Preparatory to the annual muster the fol-
lowing named enlisted men have been dts
charged:
On certificate of disability-Private Walter
B. Harvey, Company g, LIST Regiment.
On their own applicationsHos Stew
ard Samuel A. Richardson, I'd Regiment:
Private Walter H. Castelar, and Presley HI.
Ward. both of Company B. list Regiment;
Private Joseph e. Collins, Company C. LIST
Regiment; Privates Albert Burroughs and
Edward J. Waldron. both of Company u.
1st Regiment Prfvates Peter b. Meagher
and Harry p. Welsh both OF Company +.
LIST Regiment; Private Walter c. Huitxe.
Company I. LIST Regiment: Private Samuel
G. Leishure. Company B, I'd Regiment;
First-class Gunner's Mate Francis s. May.