Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-07
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| afternoon. The rit1emen are to remain on
the Ohio range until the 18th instant,
| when they will return to Washington.
Then team of eight principals and two
alternates. with reSimental and company
| teams to be selected in the meantime. will
go to Sea Girt September 3 and remain
! on the Jersey shore until after the close
of the competitions there September II.
| Camp Perry, the location of the rifle
| range of the state of Ohio which has
been selected by the national board for
the promotion of rifle practice, the Ma
| tional Rifle Association of America and
the Ohio State Rifle Association as the
| place for holding the national shooting
south shore of Lake Erie, twenty nine
! miles east of Toledo and five miles west
| of the county seat town of Port Clinton.
1t is on the Sandusky division of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
and from the station of La Carne spur
tracks with terminals run direct into the
camp grounds. The latter contain about
400 acres. The rife range is so located
that the shooting is due north from a
common firing line which serves the short
mid and long ranges
Arrangements for Competition.
A special order has been issued here
appointing Capt. John s. Tomlinson. in
spector of rife practice. I'd Regiment, to
conduct the competition to commence at
gust Il. to select company teams to par
ticipate in the match at Sea Girt. n j..
beginning September 4, under the auspices
of the New Jersey State Rife Association
First Lieut.. George G. Dennison. inspector
of rifle practice I'd Battalion, I'd Regi-
ment; First Lieut.. Harry c. Caldwell
inspector of rifle practice. I'd Battalion
list Regiment and First Lieut.. Henry II.
Leizear. inspector of rife practice I'd
Battalion. lst Regiment. are ordered to
report to Capt. TomlinSon for assignment
as assistants.
Companies l. LIST Regiment. and X I'd
Regiment. will not be required to enter
teams fot the competition. Each of the
other companies will be represented by
one team of five principals and one alter
nate. each team member firing seven
shots at 200 yards and seven shots at
900 yards.
The number OF teams selected will be
governed by the number OF entries. being
one for every five entries multiple
thereof. Any company having three or
more members on the brigade team will
not be required to compete, the requisite
number to complete the team to be select
ed by company commanders. Six hundred
rounds of ammunition will be allowed for
practice to each selected team. Success
full teams will be furnished transport a ton
and Communication of rations for three
days.
Lieut.. Whitaker Qualities at Com
missary.
| The adjutant general. District of Column
| bia militia, has just received from Capt.
| Francis j. Rooster, commssary, United
| States army, communication setting
| forth that First Lieut.. John c. Whitaker,
I'd Regiment. National Guard of the Dis
I trict of Columbia, was on duty in the Of
| flee of the chief commss airy, camp of in
| struction, Pine Plains, n. Y. for period
of fifteen days recently. During that time
| Capt. Rooster explains Lieut.. Whitaker
was given a course of instruction in the
| manner of obtaining supplies and money
| issue OF store, sales and accountability
| for stores asd money.
| Lieut.. Whitaker was Industrious and
| efficient Capt. Rooster reports, land
| the information he obtained will be very
useful to him if he is ever called upon to
| act as a comnjssary officer CFC