Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03


brigade team to represent the
National Guard of the District of Co
lumbia in the national and other matches
Turing 1908. members of the local brigade
II citizen soldiery have sufficient to keep
them busy until the time to begin active
Preparations for the summer camp. The
fact that the conferees of the Senate and
House of Representatives agreed to re-
tain in the army appropriation bill the
p. vision fer an appropriation of ST.
100000 for maneuvers is taken to indi-
cate that the District National Guard.
after all my participate in big camp
with the reg ulars in July or August.
AIr nsernents are being perfected fors a
fitting ia.ewell reception to MAJ. Lloyd
NJ. BIett, lst United States Cavalry, who
was relieved yesterday by War Depart
ment orders as adjutant general of the
of nearly five years Several Organiza-
tions, notably Company E., Is. Regi-
ment have planned receptions In honor
Of Maj. Brett. The function being ar
ranged by the officers of the brigade will
proba bly, be set for a date after the ar
rival of Capt. Samuel E.. Smiley OF the
army, who will be the new adjutant gen.
eral.
city until about the middle of the month,
and in the meantime will probably be at
headquarters daily. as usual Pending the
arrival of Capt Smiley, Capt c. Fred
Cook aid de -camp. is assigned to duty
as acting adjutant general Of the mill
tia.
Maj. A. z. Robbins captain Of the bril-
gade team, has issued orders directing
that contestants for places on the bril-
gade rifle team for 1908 observe the fol-
lowing conditions:
Practice on the range during the month
of May will include slow fire at 200, 600,
500 and 1000 yards; rapid fire at 200
yards and skirmishing distributed as fol-
lows:
600, 500 slow: 200 rapid: May 16. 500 slow,
200 rapid and skirmishing from 200 to 500.
May 49, 200. 500 slow. and skirmishing
from 200 to 600 May %. 1000 slow. Skin
mishing from 600 to 200. and eco rapid
May %. 600. 1000 slow, and sk1rmishing
from 500 to 200.
In the event that contestant Is pre-
vented, for any reason, from pracucing
on any of the dates mentioned. 1t Is ex-
pected that he will arrange with the su-
perintendent OF the range to fire the pre-
scribed course on another date In addt-
ton to and not to conflict with the sched-
ule. Contestants are not restricted as TO
the number of scores or skirmish runs
to be made.
Contestants will furnish Mai Robbins.
either in person or through the super
intendent of the range with the fol-
lowing data resulting from each
days practice: The aggregate of the
best two scores made at each range I'M
slow and rapid fire. and the total OF each
skirmish run. together with the record
of elevations and wtndage used for the
final shot at each range. This data should
be handed In on the day on which the
same Is made.
AS soon as each contestant has salts
factprily determined the normal Of his
rife at 200 yards he will report the same,
together with the arsenal number of the
arm to the team captain.
In connection with the selection OF the
brigade rife team. orders have been Is
sued for the Senatorial Trophy match to
be shot May 10 and June 1 on the rifle
range. near Congress Heights The match
the Goth instant will begin at 8 o'clock
in the morning. The skirmish firing will
be held June 1. The match is open to
all commits stoned officers and enlisted men
of the National Guard of the District of
Columbia, who have qualified as expert
rihemen.
The rules for the National Team match
of 1905 are to govern, except in order of
firing. The ranges and kind. Of fire will
be: zoo yards slow fire: 800 yards. rapid
fire; 600 yards. slow fire; 300 yards, slow
fire: 100. yards. slow. fire.. two .skirmisl,
runs. 800 to 200 yards. The trophy 10 Q
silver cup, presented by twenty zone Unit
ed States senators. and to be held for
one year: the winner will be entitled to a
gold badge designating him The Cham