Evening star., 1908-01-26
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

la. Company T.. LIST Regiment, Private
menr. Private lie II. Brown. Company
+. "a Regiment; QUA. termaster Sd class.
David :. Hendrck. Sd Division. Naval
Battalion.
BY reason OF removal from the Dis
trct Erivates Patrick J. Higgins and
Anson l.. Bodwell brigade Band: Pri-
Yates Fred NJ. Sickler. ist Battery Field
Artillery: Daniel Perry and John +
Privates Frank u. Dennison. Joan c.
Forester and c. Clyde Metaeny. Com
pany FL. 1st Regiment; Privates Lewis {.
Perry, John L. Prospect Company l.. lst
Regiment. Sergt. Adolph Dettmers jr..
and Privates William A. Brookmire. Car
roll c. Smith, Frank f. Trowbridge and
Samuel +. Trowbridge. Company A, 2d
Regiment, and Seaman Apprentices
Ernest +. Shepherd. Frank Holt, Georse
L. Libbey. Vincent +. Dooley, William
Ferguson. Hugh Todd. James Graham.
George NJ. Wilkerson and Frank Beavers.
lst Division. Naval Battalion. hav been
honorabiy discharged.
Privates Harry Beers. William F. Her
furth. Eljan kinsella. James p. Knott.
Harry w. Mace. Gerald c. McGrath.
Reuben A. Small and Rein Watkins,
Company III. 1st regiment. and Privates
William c. Pinkard and Frank b. Viii
hanson. Company l.. 1st Regiment, have
been discharged in the interest of the
service.
Report is made TO headquarters that
the reorganization of Company d. 1st
Regiment, is progressing satisfactorily.
more than thirty new members having
been enrolled since the LIST instant. 1t is
said TO be the purpose of the organizers
to make II one of the finest organizations
in the brigade. Meetings are held every
Tuesday evening at 9o2 PENNSYLVANIA
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Capt. Fox, commanding the 1st Bat
terry, Field Artillery, has directed that
during January, February and March
the drill will consist of school OF the
battery dismounted, manual OF the pis-
tol, rifle practice and ceremonies dis
mounted. 1t will be supplemented by
theoretical instruction in sighting and
range finding. Standing gun drill will
be postponed until the weather Is such
that the command can drill in the
street Each drill will include. setting
up exercises, Il short drIll in the foot
movements and the manual OF the pis-
tol. n-commiSsioned officers viii he
gwen as much practice as possible in
drilling their sections or the enti:c bat
terry. The theoretical part OF tie work
VIII be given after drill, the men BEN.
seated in front OF the instructor Dun
ING tHeOitllcdI INSTRUCTION general con-
vefsatlon on subjects other than those
unuer discussion IS prohibited.
The school Tor on-commisioaed Off
GERS will be held after each drill. Dur
ing this instruction non-com M ssionei
orLcers Will be questioned OH The SUP
jects taken up at previous sessions, and
on general military. information. Tne
schedule 1ollows: January lo-Manual
Of the pistol; theoretical InSti ucton
relative TO proper care OF small arms.
nf FOL
spection, theory. tangent sights. Janu
AIRY 2i-Ritie practice. February tn
spectlon. theory tangent sights. febru-
AIRY 1I-Inspection and guard mount,
teiescopic sight February 21--Rifie
practice March 6-Guard mount, tele
scopic sight. March 13--General prac-
tIce in dIsmounted drill previous to the
taking up OF standing gun drill; theory
range finding. March ~ and ..-Ritie
practice.
II the matter OF the rifle contests at
the armory gallery and indoor rifle prac
ticc. Capt Fox of the battery has Issued
the following order:
The following named men will conSt-
tute the rifle teams to shoot in the COM
ing matches in the rifle gallery: 200 yards,
McDermott, Shannon, Stowell. Bonnet
and Rapee; 300 yards. Vogt. Cornish. Pen
Chandler. Tiler. Sirlouis. Mullen and Fox.
'..At the evening assemblies every MEM
Der OF the battery Will fall in in UNIFORM
and with side arms. Manual Of the pistol
will constitute part of each drill, eX-
cept when the command goes to rifle
practice.
Every member of the command will
BE- expected 10 fire his scores in the rifle
gallery. whether he be on night work or
not. AS the rife gallery is open every
n ont dax- frnr a fn for
voluntary practice during the months OF
January. February and March, no eX-
cuSe other than physical disability will
be accepted for failure TO fire the pre-
scribed scores. Uniforms need not
worn during voluntary practice. and sew
eral rifles belonging to the battery will
be kept at the rifle gallery.
al. government property. including
rifles and revolvers. will be kept in the
armory and in individual lockers. No
small arms will be issued to any one who
is not a regular attendant at drills. The
lockers will be Inspected weekly by the
quartermaster sergeant and the names OF
those men whose lockers are untidy hr
which do not contain the property with
which he is charged will be reported 10
the commanding officer"
Company NJ. LIST Regiment. has ar
ranged to perform variety Of social
stunts and 10 turn part of the remainde"
of the indoor season into festal time.
The rigor of National Guard service is to
be mtigated by dances. smokers and the
like. Already the floor of Ms quarters
has been waxed and the men are taking
out their camphor smelling glad rags.
The minstrels are clearing their throats
preparatory to the evening Carols Or ar-
tuning up the fiddle strings. Some of
the men in this gallant command are
going slow on squads right" and are
drilling hard on swing your partners"
'.all hands round, etc. stern
alarums'' are to be changed to merry
measures.
\ pool table is TO be put in There
are men in the company who shoot pool
AS we'll as they do rifles. The chief ac-
completes of Capt. Forsythe in the con-
spiracy TO have a good time while serving
in the guard are Lieut., J. E. Bean, Lieut.
VIM J. Bowman. First Sergt. Frank
Forester. Sergt E. w. Estep and Sergt
George Barbour
The team which will represent Company
NJ in the 200-yard indoor shoot Monday
night is as follows:
Capt. Forsythe. Lieut. Bowman, Sergt.
Bennett. Sergt. Lorenzo and Corp. Cor
rell.
Remarkable Christmas Editorial.
From the Hyden Thousandsticks.