Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

Maj Hole, 1873: ]. l.. Hines. 1873; Sergt
Richmond, 1872: F. ]. Rapee, 131: w. F.
! Friel, 13I: E S. White 1871; Sergt. Hart
nett, 131, and Maj. Simms, 1870
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| Invitations have been issued by the
Corcoran Cadet Corps, Company f. 1st
Regiment, for its annual dance in Ma
tional Rifles Armory next Friday even
! ing The members are to wear the full
dress uniform Of the company.
The executive committee for the dance
consists of Capt Edwards. First Lieut..
| c. A. Meyer, Lieut.. w. L. Hazard, Sergt.
Tucker. Sergt. Clements. Corp. Lusby and
Cade. Jacobson. The floor committee is
composed OF Corp. Giovannoni. Corp.
worth. Turner, Langley, Ellis, Vinestein
and Hutton.
The first competitive drill Of the COM
pany is to be held Monday evening, De-
cember :.
In their annual reports Admiral Pills
bury, chief of the bureau of navigation.
and Gen. Elliott, commanding the United
States Marine Corps, refer to the excel
lent shooting done by the teams repre-
senting the navy and Marine Corps In
the national rifle match at Camp Perry.
Ohio. last August. when the navy finish
ed second in a field of fifty teams. with
the Marine Corps fourth and the United
States Naval Academy seventh.
Admiral Pillsbury notes that with the
improved facilities now provided for
training the personnel afoat at small
arms practice an increased interest Is
manifested. Owing to the cruise of the
battleship fleet none of the men of that
fleet was able to hold small arms prac-
tice. but of the other vessels of the navy
6,256 officers and men completed the reg
ular course of firing. $50 qualified as
markSmen 800 is sharpshootcrs and IA
as expert riflemen.
Gen. Elliott refers to the lack of
ranges. 1.-The long range Of the rifle
now used" he says, makes the location
of ranges a problem of great difficulty
There are but few posts where the
marksman's course. requiring a range of
500 yards, can be fired. and 1t is there
fore impracticable to give the necessary
instruction in rifle practice under pres
.nt conditions
During the coming year the marines at
Boston will use the range of the Bay
State Rifle Association at Wakefield.
Mass: those stationed at Philadelphia
will depend on the 3O0-yard range of the
T.SS. Lancaster: at Newport. r. l.. they
will have a 3O0-yard range belonging to
the naval training station; those here will
use the District National Guard range
at Annapolis they can use the Naval
Academy range, and the marines at Puget
Sound will have the Marine Corps range
for the markSman's course and the Ma
tional Guard range for the sharpshooters'
and expert rif1emans test There Is no
range available for the marines stationed
at New York. the largest post in the
United States. Arrangements will be made
to have the enlisted men who have quail
fed as markSmen and who are trans
ferred to that post instructed on the New
Jersey range at Sea Girt.
Gen. Elliott reports qualifications FOR
1908 as follows: II expert rif1emen. JOG
sharpshooters 10 marksmen and 70
marksmen, special course A. The award
of individual and competitive prizes under
Navy Department orders, instituted this
year. to enlisted men of the Marine
Corps serving on shore, has proven a
great incentive to target practice. especi-
ally at posts where ranges of only 800
yards are available. Gen. Elliott finds
that the suggestion that the same prizes
be awarded candidates who qualify for
the Marine Corps team as are given cam
didates who make the army team is work
ing we'll