Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-22

the present time the conditions have not
been improved and 1t is still closed. The
other place. where the District team, with
number of other teams, take their meals
Is making an effort to accommodate every
body. but the proposition is on too large q
scale for the management to handle with
any degree Of satisfaction. The service
would in all probability be overlooked II
the foodstuffs were only good, but ali ef-
forts on the part Of the team quartermaster
to improve conditions have met with fail
ure The right kind Of food. properly cook
ed. Is very essential for a military team
more especially when shooting in competf-
ton.
A vast amount of strength Is required
to hold rifle steady. but II man is not
properly fed he is liable to get weak dur
with disastrous results. As result OF
ehe experience on the present trip it would
seem better for the District to furnish it's
own cooks and run a team mess at future
encampments Of this character
The following detail of officers in charge
or the several ranges has been announced
by Gen. John c. Speaks: Short range-CoI.
H. G; Catrow. Sd Infantry. Ohio National
Infantry. Ohio National Guard: long range
Maj. ]. c. F. Tillson. 4th United States
Infantry; revolver range-Leut COL B. 1.
Barger. retired. 4th Infantry.
Officers Of National Matches.
The officers for the national matches this
year have been announced as follows
Executive officer. Robert X. Evans, lieu
tenant colonel, 5th United States Infantry.
Assistant executive officer. Lloyd NJ
Brett. major. LIST United States Cavalry and
adjutant general District Of Columbia mill
tia.
Adjutant William L.. Luhn, captain. 10th
United States Cavalry
Chief statistical officer. j. T Dickman.
major. 18th United States Cavalry.
Quartermaster commissary. Leonard L.
Cavalry.
Ordnance officer. Samuel Hof. captain.
ordnance department. United States Army
Assistant statistical officers Andrew
fantry: Herbert j.. Brees. 1st United States
Cavalry: Arthur Williams. first lieutenant.
Engineer Corps.
Captain United States infantry team.
David C. Shanks, major. 4th United States
Infantry.
Captain United States cavalry team. VIII
liam H. Hay. captain, 10th United states
Cavalry.
The range officers will be detailed from
the regular service and the National Guards
Of the various states.
Hospital Corps No 6. from WASHINGTON.
D. c.. has arrived in camp and has brought
ton. The corps Is In command Of Can't.
B. X. Ashford. and he is putting the men
through a school of instruction, under
practical conditions. They are subsistine
themselves and have established camp east
Of the District camp. near the main road.
One of the many important equipments
which they have brought with them is a
siphon filter The affair is set up on the
road near their camp and has attracted con-
siderable attention. This extra precaution
is taken to prevent any cases Of typhoid
fever from breaking out in camp The
water question Is very important one
with all Of the visiting rife teams and
the various team surgeons are seeing that
the men get good water to drink
The National Rifle Association.
The officers of the National Rifle Associa-
ton of America are occupying tents along
officers row." facing Lake Erie and di-
dectly east of the Administration building
and across the road from the 2OO-yard firing
line.
Among the aff1liated organizations of the
National Rifle Association which are flying
their colors along the same row are the Bay
State Rifle Association. Colorado State Rifle
Association. Illinois State Rifle Association.
Indiana State Rifle Association, Iowa Rife
Association. Maryland State Rifle Associa-
tion. Michigan State Rifle Association New
Jersey State Rife Association. New York
State Rifle Association. Ohio State Rifle