Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

| plans conform to the requirements of tn,
| nevy without disarranging the movements
| OF naval vessels already planned and h,
assured Admiral Converse that, like tru,
! sailors. his men would gladly wait for theil
| cruise until the navy is through with the
| Puritan.
The rifle range will be open daily Sun.
days excepted. from 1 to o'clock pm
The brigade rife matches are to be heN
| October 3. and g. 1906. The program will
| be announced later.
| Capt. Emil G. Schafer, quartermaster, 20
| Regiment, and Capt. Robt. Cook, quarter
master. LIST Regiment, have each offered @
F.! prize of s25 to the company of their respec-
! tive regiments qualifying the greatest num-
Der of marksmen during the target season
ending October 81
No company qualifying less than 70 per
cent of its total strength or whose average
strength for the months of July, August
September and October has been less than
40, will be considered in connection with
this contest. In event Of tie the company
figure of merit will determine the winner.
The local rifle range will soon present a
rejuvenated appearance The stable will
5OO-yard firing point. Five new targets
are being placed In a butt provided for
them, half way between the skirmish tar
gets and the 6OO-yard butts. This change
pldCeS lne HTlnS points In eChelOn and all
of them conveniently in front of the range
house. from which all of the targets may
be seen.
The recent rains have seriously interfered
with brigade team practice this week.
The opening of the range from l to Z
O'Clock pm, daily except Sundays, 1t is
stated, will afford ample opportunity for the
improvement of scores.
~ha lot. DIT
important lessons during the Mount Gretna
campaign. There was daily practice in
gurnery, the range of distant objects being
obtained by the battery's range-fnding de-
tail and the gunners laying their pieces in
accordance with the elevation and defec-
ton given. The range fnders-Corporal
Sharpe Pendarvis, NARROW and Colcock-
improved their familiarity with the Weldon
prisms and mirrors, and Gunners McDer-
mott, Chandler, Sir Lewis and Tiller were
commended for their aptness with the
sights by Major Gale, U. s. A., command
ing the battalion Of artillery composed of
the I'D and 9th batteries U. S. A., and the
Is. Battery. N. G. D. c.
The District battery was persIstently
drilled IN going into action, laying the
pieces on some object from LOCO to 1000
yards away and firing on 1t by section, pla-
loon, battery and sometimes at will In
going into action the battery was instructed
In the new tactics. At the command pre-
pare for action, first line forward" the
caissons of the second and fourth sections
stand fast. the caissons of the first and
third sections going forward with the pieces
and Numbering alongside the guns, and
the teams, drivers, horses of officers and
of chiefs of section and the limbers hurry
Ing or to cover to the rear and on one or
the other of the TANKS
X 4
The cannoneers were given ample prac-
tlce in loading and firing about fifty
rounds of powder per gun being used, the
mer changing positions so that each might
serve in every place.
The drivers. and in some instances the
cannoneers. were instructed in Harvesting
and in the feeding. grooming and general
care or the horses. Stable Sergt. Long had
direct supervision over the picket line, and
none OF the horses was injured while in the
held or in camp. All the men of the bat
terry were given riding lessons and as a d.
version, when time permitted, were drilled
as cavalry.
In a Harvesting contest about midway of
the batterys tour OF camp duty the WIN
ming section was the first, Sergt Voight
and close second was the second section,
Sergt. Powell. Sergt Richards and Acting
Sergt. Richmond's sections made note
worthy Improvement before the close of
camp.
Quartermaster sergt. Brandon and sergt.