Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-24

80 ENERAL HARRIES. comma nding
the District of Columbia militia,
- has arranged for an assembly at
NJ militia headquarters in The Star
building next Thursday even ng,
of all the commissioned officers of the
local brigade of citizen soldiery to whom
notices will be sent by the ad5utant
general. The object of the gather
ing is to discuss ways and means for
the entertainment of the delegates to the
Interstate National Guard Association, who
will meet here the 22d of next month
An executive comm tee consisting of
Colonel UreH. Colonel Ourand, Lieutenant
Colonel Brett, Major Young, Major Neu-
meyer, Major Stephan, Major Harvey, Cap
tain Robert Cook and Captain Shafer has
been appointed by General Harries. The
committee, at a meeting last Friday even
ing. elected Lieutenant Colonel Brett sec
rotary and Major Stephan treasurer, and
listened to the views of the commanding
general regarding the entertainment of the
delegates.
The officers of the brigade next Thurs
day will prepare an elaborate program.
which. It is expected will thoroughly enter
tain the visitors when carried into effect.
Pay Of Troops.
Headquarters has directed the prepara-
ton by organizations, other than the Naval
BattaIion. OF pay-rolls the periods from
July / to August /, and from August IL to
December 81. 1905, inclusive. Pay-rolls for
the Naval Battalion will be prepared for
the period from July to December 81,
1905, inclusive.
In the preparation of the rolls organiza.
ton commanders will be governed by the
of av-at ay>Tla A &c A,,,-jF
4, 1908, from headquarters, making the
necessary changes in dates. Paragraph XII.
general orders No. 4, referred TO. has been
modified by the addition of the following
sections.
"oficers and enlisted men absent from
more than five drills and ceremonies, be-
tween October l and December 81 fifteen
days pay for each drill or ceremony In
excess OF five.
Officers. non-commissioned officers ana
selected priyates absent from sessions for
theoretical instruction prescribed In general
orders Nos. q and %. current series. TWEEN
ty days pay for each absence"
Duplicate pay rolls will be forwarded to
regimental headquarters not later than
January 10. 1906. Regimental commanders
VIII verify and initial the same, then SEMI
them 10 militia headquarters.
Rifle Practice Announcement.
Gallery practice for the ensuing year will
be conducted as follows: A full score will
consist of five shots each at 200 wards
standing, 800 yards kneeling or sitting and
800 yards prone. Two full scores will he
required making thirty shots in all. No
recruit viii be permitted to fire a score i'm
the gallery until after he has been taught
the sighting. aiming and position drills
Gallery qualification shall be not less than
so per cent of the possible score but scores
made in the gallery will In the future not
be considered in connection with classifca-
ton. They will. however. be reported on the
annual report of target firing. Those who
fail to attain the gallery qualification IN or
dered practice or team competitions may
have issued to them, free, not to exceed ten
rounds of ammunition per day. until they
make the requisite so per cent or a total
of 20 at each range. Ammunition for vol
untary practice will be furnished at / cent
per round.
Any officer or soldier who fails to make
70 per cent of the possible score in the
gallery VIII not be permitted to fire score
for qualification or compete on the range
A copy of all scores will be kept by the
card-record system, and to enable this to
be done company commanders will fur
nish the superintendent OF the gallery with
copy of all scores made In voluntary and
ordered practice.
inspectors OF rife practice are required
to be present and supervise all practice for
which their commands are scheduled.
The LIST Battalion and the lst Separate
Battalion VIII fire their scores Ia the coma