Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

Two full scores will be required, making
thirty shots in all.
No recruit will be permitted to fire a
score in the gallery until after he has
been taught the sighting, aiming and posi-
ton drills
Gallery qualifications shall be not less
!. than 80 per cent of the possible score, but
scores made in the gallery will in the fu-
ture not be considered in connection with
I classification They will, however. be re-
ported on the annual report of target fir
ing. Those who fail to attend the gallery
qualification in ordered 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 total Of 40 at each range. Am
munition for voluntary practice will be fur
nlshed at 1 cent per round
Any officer or soldier who fails to make
30 per cent of the possible score in the gal
lery Will not be permitted to fire a score
for qualification or compete on the range.
copy of all scores will be kept by the
card-record system, and to enable this to
be done company commanders will furnish
the superintendent Of the gallery with a
copy of all scores made in voluntary and
ordered practice.
Inspectors of rifle practice are required
to be present and supervise all practice for
which their commands are scheduled
The list Battalion and the LIST Separate
Battalion will fire their scores in the COM
pany and battalion matches on the nights
scheduled in their respective armories I'M
der the supervision of their inspectors. the
scores to be forwarded promptly to these
headquarters.
The following schedule for gallery prac-
tice will be observed for the months of Jan
uary, F'rebruary and March, 1907. during
which period the prescribed practice will
be completed:
The list Battalion and LIST SEPARATE Bat
TALON will practice in the gallery at their
armories, under schedules to be prenared
by the battalion commanders
Second Battalion, first and second Thurs
days of each month.
Third Battalion, first and second FRIDAYS
of each month.
Fourth Battalion, first and second Tues
days of each month.
Fifth Battalion first and second Nom
days of each month.
Sixth Battalion, first and second Wednes-
days of each month.
Naval Battalion, third and fourth Thurs
days of each month
First Battery, Field Artillery third and
fourth Fridays of each month
Signal Corps, third Wednesday in each
month.
The general staff, the field and staff off,
GERS and non-commissioned staff of regi-
ments and battalions, the fourth Wednes-
day of each month. On this night all other
officers Of the brigade who have not fired
the required scores will be expected to
do so.
Volley firing will follow the individual
practice at each range, three volleys being
fired at bull's-eye targets by each COM
pany. kneeling: time limit, forty seconds
A proper record of the results, to be en-
tered In the company target record book,
will be certified by the company COM
mander and included in the annual report
of known distance target practice.
Companies will be reported at the rife
gallery at s o'clock pm. in undress uni
form, armed and equipped.
The rifle gallery will be open every day,
except Sunday, after January l. 1907, from
to O'Clock pm, for voluntary practice.
The superintendent of the gallery will GER
tify scores to the captains of companies,
to be credited as part-of the required prac-
tice, Company commanders may obtain
permission to use the gallery for target
practice on unassigned nights by applying
to the superintendent.
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