Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-08
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
.s. NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

regiments, separate organizations and field
hospital, and may organize from theiI
members an ambulance company.
Owing to the non-arrival of the decora-
lions and the near approach of the
Christmas holidays the distribution of
rifle practice insignia and prizes and
service medals has been postponed until
next month. ..
Rifle practice reports of Companies B,
G, II and I, LIST Regiment: Company b.
I'd Regiment, and the Sd and 4th Divi-
sions, Naval Battalion. Major Bell, in
spector general of rifle practice, says, are
delaying his annual returns to the war
Department.
Gen. Harries has made acquisitions for
six of the new 22-caliber Springfield
rifles. 1t is said to be probable that a
class for instructing officers in the use
of the rifle by the Winder system of in
door practice will be authorized in the
near future.
Lieut. Hollifeld, surgeon of the Sd Bat
talon, has devised a method for the aim
ing and sighting exercises. which. it is
said, may take the place of the subtar-
get machine.
I The younger and less experienced men,
bers of the guard who are ambitious for
brigade rifle team honors, it Is pointed
out, will find much encouragement In
the report of Lieut. Harris Laning, U. s.
NJ, captain of the navy team in the
tention to the fact that nearly all of
the members of the winning team were
young and inexperienced when they
started in practice. The success attain
ed was attributable to faithful and con-
scientious work.
Attention is called to the fact that the
Academy team, which stood near the top
in totals, was also composed of youths,
who beat any previous record in the ma
tional MISUNDERSTANDING old and ex-
perienced shots, men of national repute
for skill with the rife.
A team of four students to represent
George Washington University in the
Madison Square rifle shoot, which takes
place during the Christmas holidays. is
practcing for the event. The G. w. U.
rifle team won the college trophy at Sea
Girt in 1906.
An effort is being made to have the
High School Cadets represented by a
team during the holiday shoot.
The condition of Capt. William w.
Cookson, /. r. p. list Regiment, who has
been Ill, is reported much improved.
The following named enlisted men have
been ordered discharged from the Ma
tional Guard:
On their own OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES John
F. McVey. LIST Battery, Field Artillery;
Private Lawrence A. Pyle, Signal Corps
Sergt. Isaac n. Powell, LIST Battery. Field
Artillery; Private Herbert s. Murdoch,
Company E, LIST Regiment; Private Albert
j. Hawkins. Company G, I'd Regiment;
Private Walter H. Hildreth, Company l..
I'd Regiment; Seaman Apprentice James
P. Farmer. Sd Division, Naval Battalion;
Seaman Apprentice Timothy ]. McKinnon,
4th Division. Naval Battalion.
Because of removal from the District
Regiment; Private William H. Hail. Com
pany F. 1st Regiment; Private Edward c.
Hicks, Company F. list Regiment; Private
John A. Browning, Company G, I'd Regi-
ment; Hospital Steward Rhodric w.
Browne, 9Th Battalion: Private Edwin s.
French, Company K, I'd Regiment; Pri-
vate William r. Pleasant, Company A
LIST Separate Battalion; Private Gilbert
Simpson, Company A, LIST Separate Bat.
talon.
In the interest of the service-Private
Charles w. Shaver. Company F., LIST Reg
iment: Private Oliver c. Prosser Com
pany d, 2d Regiment: Private James w
Colley, Company K, I'd Regiment; Private
| Edward ]. Colman, Company X. I'd Regi-
| ment; Private James A. Councillor. Com.
| Hebbard, Company X, I'd Regiment; Pri.
vate Frederick Tomas. Company X, %
Regiment; Private Charles NJ Otterback
Company x, I'd Regiment: Private Gil
bert Schroth. Company x, I'd Regiment
Private Philip B. Coleman, Company A
| LIST Separate Battalion; Private Benia
min T.. Jackson, Company A, 1st Separate
! Battalion; Private John Roye Company
| A, list Separate Battalion.