Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

until the necessary arrangements are
made by those to whom the duty is as
signed.
Maj James E. Bell, inspector general
of rifle practice. has submitted his re-
port of the ordered rifle practice on the
range. 1t is set forth that ninety three
officers anu $40 enlisted men reported
for the duty.
| Nearly Is per cent of the number pres
ent qualified as marksmen or better, there
being Ave experts. eight sharpshooters
and 694 marksmen. The figures show a
gratifying increase over last year at this
| time of the practice season, but the
| qualifications in many cases were due
ito the interchangeable work of the in
spectors Of rifle practice and instructors
. assigned to duty on the range.
! In connection with the report Mai.
| Bell recommends that the company Off
GERS be required to comply with orders
. In respect to instruction OF the guards
men in company quarters.
The following organizations qualified
marksmen: General staff. J.; staff. LIST
Regiment. ): staff 1st Battalion. 6: staff.
I'd Battalion. A; Company A. II; Com
pany B. 81; COMPANY c, 10: Company D,
pany G. "a; Company H. 20: Company
I. Ii; Company K. %: Company NJ, 10;
staff. I'd Regiment. 10; staff, 4th Bat
TALON. ?: staff. 9TH Battalion. ,: staff,
9th Battalion. 4; Company a. II; Com
pany 3. Is: Company G. u; Company
D. 3; Company f. -; Company f, II;
Company G. II; Company I. %; Company
K. 81: Company L. 10: Company M. SO;
Signal Corps IL; list Battery, So: band,
10; field music. NJ: staff. Naval Battalion,
Division, 10; 4th Division, p; Company
A. LIST Separate Battalion. %; Company
8, Is: Company c. %: Company ID. 81
The general staff qualified two experts.
while Company G, I'd Regiment. had
three. Those qualifying sharpshooters
were Company r, LIST Regiment, 1: Com
spany G. % Regiment. 5; Company J. I'd
Regiment. 1; band, /.
| In general orders it Is directed that the
annual cruise Of the Naval Battalion be
aboard the United States steamship
| Yankee from July II to p, inclusive. The
| battalion is to assemble aboard the Puri-
tan at o'clock next Thursday evening.
and is to transfer to the Yankee the
same evening. The quartermaster's de-
partment is to furnish the necessary
transportation from the Puritan to the
Yankee at Alexandria, and, on the COM
pletion of the cruise. from the Yankee
| to the Puritan. There will be one head
cook. one assistant cook and two mess
! attendants.
! Pay rolls for eleven days, July II to
| p. both dates inclusive, will be prepared
! An allowance Of 81 per day for sub
| sistence for each commissioned officer will
| be made. and will be paid on vouchers
submitted on completion of cruise.
On the last day of the cruise there will
| be a careful inspection of all the issued
clothing and equipment; an accurate in
| ventory will then be taken of all clothing
| and equipment and necessary cleaning
and repairs will be made so as to place
everything in best possible condition
, Government employees will be furnished
| with certificates covering the period Of
service under the order.
| On completion of the cruise, full report
Of the same will be submitted by the
commanding officer, Naval Battalion.
| For the pay of troops, other than gov
eminent employees, for services In the
National Guard of the District of Column
bit, pay rolls are to be prepared by or
| ganizations for the period extending from
| January / to June 80, inclusive. Dupli-
| cate pay rolls must be forwarded to head
| quarters not later than July Is. but in
| dividual men will not sign rolls until pay
ment Is actually made. In order to make
hof sc for.