Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

G, LIST Battalion. 80: Private z. NJ Fos-
ter, Company X. 1st Battalion. 43; Pri-
Vate w. Il. Hargraves, Company l., 1st
Battalion, IS. Total 4O2.
1t is said to be evident from the fact
that the ordnance department has in
Vited bids fer the manufacture of To-
oGo,oG0 .aa-caliber smokeless cartridges
that it is the intention to use the new
Springfield .22-caliber rifle for gallery
practice when the new service Spring
11eld Is issued to troops. The new gall
iery rifle is giving satisfaction where now
used The recent schoolboy contest at
New York demonstrated it's accuracy and
serv1ceablty. 1t is constructed to admit
of rapid fire, regarded as most desir-
able feature.
The 3O0-yard stage OF the company
matches for February are scheduled in
general orders No. % for Monday. the
18th instant. and Tuesday. the oath in
slant The latter was a Typographical
error and should read Monday. the oath
On account of February being a short
month 1t was found necessary to hold
the battalion and regimental matches
Tuesday the 10Th instant, otherwise it
would nave deprived either the Naval
Battalion or the artillery of one of its
scheduled practice nights.
One hundred stands of the new Spring
field rifles. with $4,000 rounds of am
munition. will be received here in q few
days. The rifles for team practice will
De selected from the consignment.
Company G. 1st Regiment, Capt. Harry
Bean, is making preparations for another
long horseback march The troop of
riders. about forty strong, will leave the
armoTy May % and devote about ten DAYS
to the trip. The objective point will b.
W lnchester. Va. via Frederick, Md. and
Charles Town. w. Va, and thence down
the Shenandoah valley The distance will
be about POO miles.
Arrangements are being made for a
riding tournament with the crack riders
OF Frederick. Md, May 80. on which date
me troop expects to be at that place
When the riders leave this city they will
be well equipped for the outing.
Inc basket ball team of the company
IS busiiy engaged in practice PREPARATORY
TO It's trip south next month, when it ex-
poets to meet some of the strongest
teams in the larger southern cities
The rifle team of Company M Of tho LET
Regiment shot in competition last Mon
Jay evening with other companies of the
guard and finished in the lead by six
points In the first stage of the match, the
scores being as follows: Capt. Forsythe,
10; Lieut.. Bowman. Al; Sergt. Bennett.
II; Sergt. Lorenz. Al: Corp. Correll, d,
making a total of 214. Considering that
only three of the team had fired suffi-
Client shots in the gallery the Saturday
evening previous to sight their rifles, and
two came with rife sights unadjusted
apt forsythe was well pleased with the
scores. especially when he learned that
his team stood at the top for the evenings
work. which caused him to facetiously
remark that if il could do that with no
practice he fully expected it to make
little more than possible at the next
match. Since that night the other men Of
The company have become possessed of
4 laudable ambition to become crack
shots likewise. which has resulted In an
unexpected attendance at the gallery and
an expenditure of ammunition which has
caused the armorer to look askanca at his
supply of cartridges.
The various 'non-com's" have had
squard of men assigned to them. and
matches will be held within the next two
weeks to determine the best shooting
squad. Company NJ is said to be deter
mined to lead the brigade in the number
of experts 1t graduates this year on the
'ange, 1t being second last year.
The bowling team is rendering a good
account of itself and expects to sweep all
before it in the near future
Company M has almost full ranks and
confidently expects that before long it
will have waiting list. 1t is the desire
o be- like the Father of the Country. the
first in everything. and if the ambitions
IF some of its members are any criterion
IF their performances that desire will
soon be fulfilled.
1t was observed after last Friday nights
lrill that Ssrgt. Forester was, by the
aid of screen OF cigar smoke. endeayor
nS to hide that veteran OF two revolu-
ions, Sargt. Estep. sufficiently long to
hatch up some rev scheme of entertain
nent to increase the popularity of the
company. and one seems in order for the
next month. The Philippine veterans.
5Prgt. LorenZ and Corporal Cornell. pro-
pose devoting their spare time to gallery
and are already offering to place
wagers on themselves on winning the ma
ional match, while Corp. Barber, who is
1T present out of action with an injured
hand, discountenanceS such f1ippancy and
Wagers that neither of them will even
make expert this year.
The committee in charge of the cele-
bration of the twenty-fifth anniversary
dance of the Corcoran Cadet Corps, Com
pany f.. 1st Regiment. February 26. at
Rifles Arnory, reports progress.
A Arrangements for refreshments, flowers.
music and decorations have been made
and many former members of the organ
ization have signified their intention OF
attending. The grand march will be one
of the features. Music is to be furnished
by the7 National Guard Orchestra. the
appearing for the first time In
the new full-dress uniforms: Sergt. Ed
ward w. Clements will be floor director.
with two assistants. Cadets Turner and
Coleman and a committee of nine men,
berS.
The first competitive drill of the season
for the company gold medal and the
George T. Boyd silver trophy cup last
evening was warmly contested by
Sergts. Tucker, Clark and Private Wham-
mond. The former won the medal,
being successful in the cup
contest. The medal competition was
open to all enlisted men, while the cup
event was for privates only.
Corps. Burns and Private Lewis are
both confined to their homes, the former
i'll of typhoid fever and the latter of an
attack of the grip.
The battery. after its drills last Friday,
fell in at the Sign, of the Silver Pitcher.
Because of the lapse of time since New
Year resolutions did not interfere with
the attendance Although the commits