Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

a NNUAL inspection and muster OF
~ the organizations of the National
"a Guard of the District Of Columbia
Il continue Of chief interest to the
members of the brigade. The LIST
Battalion is scheduled to face the inspecting
officers tomorrow evening, the 1st Separate
Battalion, Tuesday evening; the Ambulance
and Signal Corps, Thursday evening, and
the Corps of Field Music, Friday evening.
The percentage of attendance of the or
CARNATIONS inspected to date follows:
General staff. 100: field and staff. LIST Reg
iment, 100; Company E, LIST Regiment, 100;
Company F, list Regiment. 100: Company
G, list Regiment, 100: field and staff. Sd
Battalion, 100; field and staff, 4th Battalion
100; field and staff, 9Th Battalion 100:
Company E, I'd Regiment. 100; field and
STAFF. 9Th Battalion, 100; Company c. I'd
Regiment, 1902; Company NJ. I'd Regiment,
92.85: Company A, I'd Regiment 926S;
Company NJ, LIST Regiment. 92. 80: field and
staff. I'd Regiment. $3.50: Company X. I'd
Regiment. 1918; Company I. I'd Regiment.
$780, Company X, LIST Regiment, S6.4s;
field and staff. I'd Battalion. S5.71; Company
L, I'd Regiment, 1878: Company G. I'd
Regiment. s2.97; Company L, 1st Regiment,
$3.50; Company H, LIST Regiment. s2.05;
Company D, I'd Regiment, 78.47; Company
], LIST Regiment. 1910, and Company b. I'd
Regiment, 71.1S.
Two organizations Of those that have
been inspected. 1t is stated, entitled to
special commentator, they being Company
X, I'd Regiment, commanded by Capt. Mar
shall Magruder, and Company E, LIST Regi-
ment, commanded by Capt. c. E. Edwards.
Each. as usual, attained a percentage of
100 per cent for attendance and was we'll
nigh perfect otherwise.
In many instances, 1t is explained. the
showing made has proved discouraging.
being no better than a year ago. The fact
that most Of the companies have not begun
to fulfill the requirements Of the schedule
for drill prepared by Adjutant General
10 oil rSoa liSor, int
ing.
Maj. James E. Bell, captain Of the Dis
trict team, and Midshipman H. c. Gearing,
captain of the Naval Academy team, have
agreed upon the following conditions for
the rifle match to be held on the United
States Naval Academy rifle range Satur-
day, May II, next.
The teams to be composed of the same
number as are the teams for the national
match; the arms and ammunition to be the
same as for the national match Of 1905;
the match to be fired under the rules for
the national match Of 1905. except in these
particulars-20O yards slow fire, standing;
800 yards slow fire. sitting or kneeling; 600
yards slow fire, prone; 200 yards rapid fire,
standing, time limit. 20 seconds; 300 yards
rapid fire, prone time limit 80 seconds.
Number of shots-Two sighting shots and
ten for record at each range, slow fire;
ten shots for record, no sighters, at each
range, rapid fire.
Targets-"A'' for all firing at 200 and 800
yards and 'B'' for 600 yards.
The match is to start at IL o'clock q. M.
or as soon thereafter as may be practicable.
The executive officer Is to be mutually
agreed on by the two team captains on or
before the day Of the match. The ammu-
milton for the match is to be supplied by
the United States Naval Academy.
The team to represent the National
Guard will probably be chosen from the
following officers: Lieut. Col. L. H. Reich
elderfer, Majors Alfred P. Robbins, William
e. Harvey and Glendie B. Young, Captains
VIM w. Cookson, Alexander Summers Mar
shall Magruder and E. H. Brian. and Lieu
tenants F. H. Heidenreich. w. NJ. Farrow,
George G. Dennison. Ralph Alderman, F.
H. Holt and T. F. McAnally.
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The last of the gallery series of company
matches will occur tomorrow and Tuesday
evenings. On account Of the closeness of
the contest between Companies G, and X,
ID Regiment, and the LIST Battery Field
Artillery, there being but three points be-
tween the highest and lowest, the keenest
interest has been aroused, which Is said to
insure an interesting fight to the finish.
Paper targets, which will insure the exact
value Of each shot Aired in the match. will
be used by the companies In question, SO as
to remove any doubt as to the victor. The
large splash sometimes made by bullets on
the iron targets render 1t possible for an
additional point to be given company to
which 1t may not justly be entitled.
The Maryland National Guard team is
scheduled to shoot a match with the mid
shipmen Saturday, May 4, one week prior
to the date scheduled for the competition
with the District team. 4
The members Of the District team will. at
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