Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

- TEPS have been taken by Gen.
Harries to secure the regulation
army overcoat for the enlisted
~ men of the National Guard of
| the District of Columbia. The Off
GERS Of the local brigade are already sup
piled with uniform overcoats. which they
of course, procured at their own expense
The overcoats are expected to be ready
| for issue by the first of next week.
The commanding general has accepted
the invitation of Gen. Bell. chief of staff,
U.S.A.. to the National Guard of the
District to participate in the military
ceremonies attending the unwilling of the
equestrian statue of Lieut.. Gen. Philip II.
Sheridan. the cavalry leader of the civil
war, the afternoon of the Doth instant
| The statue is to be erected in Sheridan
Circle. at the intersection of Massa-
chusetts avenue and 23d street. and VIII
| face east
| Lieut. Col Samuel +. Smiley. adjutant
| general, District of Columbia Militia. has
| returned to this city, after a visit of sew
eral months in Europe, with Mrs. Smiley.
Col. and Mrs. Smiley enjoyed their trip
| thoroughly. The adjutant general Is at
| his desk in militia headquarters daily,
planning for the work ahead.
Annual reports received by the inspector
general Of rifle practice show the follow.
| ing qualifications: General staff. five ex-
| perts. one sharpshooter, nine marksmen.
one second-class. two third-class and two
| fourth-class men. The experts are Majs
James E. Bell and Alfred P. Robbins.
Capt. E. F. Riggs and sergts: ]. J.. Hart
| ness and Clifford Lanham; sharpshooter,
Lieut.. Col. S. E. Smiley: marksmen, Majs
| F. L. Averill, George Henderson and w.
S. Hodges, Capts. c. Fred Cook and An
drew Parker, Sergts. L. B. Switzerland.
]. s. Cornish. r. r. Burrows and Frank
| P. Weller. The figure of merit is LOG.
Last season it was 1928.
The staff of the 1st Battalion of the
| LIST Regiment has two experts. Lieut..
/ Ralph Alderman and Sergt. Maj Paul c.
| Bischoff; three marksmen, Maj. w. A.
McCathran. Lieut.. D. Spencer Bliss and
| @. M. Sergt. H. NJ. Gaylor. The record
shows one fourth-class man. The figure
| of merit 1865, is not equal to last sea-
| sons record when 1t was 1851.
!:
| The Corps Of Field Music qualified
every man who reported on the range.
| One Private William B. Cash, as expert.
and the following as marksmen: Princi-
pal Musician J. r. Rabbit Sergt. E. c.
| McReady, Privates w. J. Bailey, J. NJ.
Connell. ]. N. Craig. j. A. De Mari, Rob-
ert Dyer. ]. P. Fogarty. J. H. Frey. P. H.
| Griffin, G. w. Hoskney, T. 4. Hole, E. E.
McKenna. o. NJ. Mansfield, w. l.. Mat
| thews C. E. Moye, H. L. Supplee, H. Tan
ner and ]. L. Taylor. total of nineteen.
| with eleven fOurth-clasS men. The record
of the corps. 67.74 shows substantial in
| crease over last years record of 47.s3.
The record of Company c, LIST Regiment.
shows the following qualifications: Lieut..
Alfred R. McGonegal, expert; Capt. NJ.
]. Ryan, Lieut.. w. H. Chase, Sergts.
Louis Sacks and James Bresnahan, Corps.
A. F. Cameron, c. D. Hayden and B. s.
Wyndham and Privates c. c. Gator. Roy
Hartley. Frank MCGUIRE, E. E. Penfeld.
G. w. Shedd. Charles B. Smith. w. w.
Stout ]. v. Trammell and Oscar D. Way
land as marksmen. One second, six third
and twenty-five fourth class men, with a
figure of merit of 1916. Last season Il
| was 1897.
* *
Company E. 1st Regiments record fol-
| lows: Two experts one sharpshooter,
| twenty-three marksmen. one first-class.
81 third and eleven fourth-clas men. The
figure of merit, 20. is a substantial in
crease over that of 1907, when it was
5000. .,........
Privates NARROW B. Atkinson and H.
fSh1 ~ Ii
w. Buell. as sharpshooter and the fol-
| lowing as marksmen: Capt. c. Eugene
| Edwards. Lieut. w. L. Hazard. Sergts.
| E. w. Clements. George Hunter and F.
]. H. Baking. G. F. Bontz. E. Ceilings
worth. w. B. Courtney. f. G. Curtin. r.
Gibson A. Giovannoni, A. D. Longley,
J. H. Lewis, J. f. Morgan. Samuel
Olavar. O. ]. O'Neil. E. H. .seinhart.
]. H. Sartain. L. NJ. Sheers, C. H. Smith
and H. T. Wood.
Company c, I'd Regiment. has two
experts, one sharpshooter, fourteen
marksmen, one first. seven third and
sixteen fourth class men. Capt. T. V.
Walker and Private F. B. Kaye qualified
as experts, Private NJ. G.. Hill as sharp
shooter and the following as marksmen:
Lieuts r. B. Johnson and w. H.
Beckstein, Sergts. II. w. klotZ r. 4.
Castle. A. M. Loveday and A. J. Bor-
land: Corps. A. Laurent and j. H.
Cunningham, Privates J. J. Bakersmith,
E. D. Dean, F. Dean. H. H. Green. l..
II. Herman and J. G. White.
The record of Company G. I'd Regiment.
the organization Of veterans. shows that
| the old soldiers know how to put the rifle
to good use. Eleven experts. one sharp
| shooter two marksmen, two first. six
| third and five fourth class men make the
| figure of merit total 101.30. Last years
| record was SO Is.
Capt. Clarence v. Sayer. Lieut.. H. c.
| Werlich Sergts. c. L. Adams, Peter ].
Duffy. James Mcdonald and Joseph Rup-
| pei Corporals Z. B. Deeters and Joseph
| B. Murray, Privates ]. w. Degger. E. F.
Jurgensen w. L. Lawson. Joseph NJ Nc
Intyre. Char es Miller Lewis Roheson