Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

stan and general non-commissioned stan,
thursday and Friday. June IL and IT,
Companies I and X. I'd Regiment. Tues.
day and Wednesday. June 10 and IL.
companies l. and NJ I'd Regiment,
Thursday and Friday. June Is and IL.
First and Second Divisions. Naval Bat
talon, Tuesday and Wednesday, June
q and -
Third and Fourth Divisions. Naval Bat
talon. Thursday and Friday. June Is
and &c
Companies A and r. LIST Separate Bat
July l.
Companies c and u. LIST Separate Bat
talon, Thursday and Friday. July and 3.
NO officer or soldier will be permitted to
hre score on the range who has not
heen fully instructed In the sighting, aim
ing, and position drills and gallery prac-
tice. 1t Is not intended that there shall
be wasteful expenditure of ammunition
In securing the qualifications of men. but
where II rs apparent that by persistent ef-
Tort the necessary result may be a COM
plished sufficient quantity will be Is
sued To reduce to the minimum the
chances of accidents. no ammunition will
De ISSUED except at the firing point. and
then only the cartridge to be fired will
any reason Is not fired, must be fmme-
diately returned to the scorer or officer
VINO issued it. The soldier will be eau
TONED not to return the muzzle OF his rife
point II the place is loaded. The trigger OF
every rifle must be tested before COM
menclng a score. and any found with a
pull OF less than three pounds will not
De permitted to be used. The number of
each rifle rejected for above cause will be
taken and reported to these Headquarters
Suitable trophies. to be held for one
year. Will be awarded the regiment. bat
TALON and company attaining the highest
figure of merit for the seasons practice.
Suitable trophies. to be be held for one
year. will be awarded the regiment. bal
talon and company attaining the highest
score In regular ordered practice. For this
record the scores of 600 300 and 500 yards
will be cnsidered and must be fired on the
same day.
AS an inducement to closer and more
careful attention to the essential and inn
portaht subject of rife practice the pay
or each officer and enlisted man. govern
ment employees excepted, will be increased
In the sum of one. two and three dollars
for qualification as marksmen, sharp
shooter and expert rifleman respectively
ices. except by camp employees and those
previously designated. shall be without
pay.
Arrangements have been completed for
the annual shoot between a team repre-
senting the National Guard Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia and a team of the
United States Naval Academy on the
Academy range. Annapolis. Saturday. May
8. The match is to be fired under the
rules of the national team match of 1905
except in the following particulars: Two
hundred yards slow fire. standing: 300
yards slow fire. sitting or kneeling: 600
yards slow fire, prone; 200 yards rapid
fire. standing; time limit. 20 seconds.
Three hundred yards. rapid fire. prone:
time limit. 80 seconds. There will be two
shots and ten for record at each
range slow fire: ten shots for record, no
at each range rapid fire. The
match will start at IL o'clock In the morn
lected later. Gen. George H. Harries.
commanding the District OF Columbia
Militia; Gen. William p. Hall. U.S.A.:
Gen: James A. Drain. president Of the
Evans. executive officer for the national
match. and Lieut. Albert 8. Jones, secre-
tary National Rife Association, are az
pected to witness the match.
So
The match or series Of matches be-
tween the teams from Maryland, District
u SOidAiOAd onu s1ct XNCW YIN Ihc6i nlCnl
and the midshipmen are attracting con-
siderable attention. as 1t Is the first Sc
ries to be shot with the new Springfield
with Maryland Is scheduled for May ..
District of Columbia, May Z, and list New
York, May 16.
The team to represent the National
Guard Of the District will be selected from
the following officers. who are pyactictng
for the event: Lieut.. Col. L. H. Reichel-
derfer. MATS. Glendie B. Young, Alfred p.
Robbins and w. A. Young: Capts. Alex
ander Summers, William w. Cookson and
s. w. Forsythe, and Lieuts. r. II. Heiden-
reich, George G. Dennison Thomas F. Nc
Aully William M Farrow. Frank w. Holt,
Charles M. Putnam. Ralph Alderman.
Frank Lakeland. L. A. Clansel and H. III.
LeiZear.
What promises to be one OF the most
unique entertainments In the history Of the
National Guard is to be given by the on
GERS Association Of the I'd Regiment, in
the Center Market Armory. Tuesday even
ing. April %. 1t is designated ''skir-
mish with cards." or military euchre. At
the conclusion Of the ''skirmish' there
will be dancing. Accommodations have
been arranged for every officer in the bril-
gade, with ladies and possibly several
is to bring the officers together socially.
in order to promote the best interests OF
the brigade. There will be special deco
rations and the officers attending the en-
tertainment are expected to appear in
uniform. Preceding the ''skirmish' q
guard mount will be given by the 9Th
Battalion.
Company NJ of the LIST Regiment assem-
bled in force for drill last Friday. The
scores of the company were up to the
standard at rife practice in the gallery q
week ago, the highest being 46 of a pos
sible 80, made by a member who recently
Joined. The next score was As and the
third A.
Sergt Forester had command of the
company in the gallery and expressed
himself as we'll pleased with the work.
1t was Company Ms intention to go on
a one-day hike last evening, but as the
weather maps Friday evening showed
an area of low pressure advancing over
the country from the west, indicating rain
and today, the trip was post
poned for a week
Capt. Forsythe spent one day last week
on the range practicing for the match at
with the naval cadets May 3.
He expressed himself as delighted with
the performances of his new Springfield.
Company M held its usual weekly meet
ing Wednesday and arrangements were
made for smoker to be given this
month"; to be paid for from the proceeds
Of the prize money donated by Capt. Rob-
ert Cook, the quartermaster of the LIST
Regiment. for graduating the largest
number OF marksmen last year on the