Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28

| - interest to the entire personnel
of the National Guard of the
District Of Columbia is state
~ ment that the brigade will prob
ably be provided with the regu-
| lation full dress uniform Of the army
next fall. This announcement will un-
doubtly be pleasing. at least to the en-
| listed men. The commissioned officers
may not be overjoyed. however. as they
will be required to purchase the new out
fit from their own funds. Furthermore.
it is understood that hereafter officers
must purchase their entire equipment, as
issues to them are to cease
The drill and parade Of the I'd Regi-
ment last Wednesday and that Of the LIST
Regiment Friday were regarded as credit
able in view of the fact that the appear
ance of the organizations was the first in
pubic since the assembly In honor of the
retlrlng adJutant general several weeks
ago. The I'd Regiment was handicapped
In It's work by unusually hot weather
conditions. The LIST Separate Battalion is
under orders to report on the White Lot
tomorrow evening: Battalion drill will be
In order from $50 o'clock to 1880 o'clock
and parade and presentation of campaign
medals will follow. The Brigade Band
will furnish the music.
In less than a month from today the
troops of the local brigade will be under
canvas at Fort Washington and Fort
Hunt: Arrangements for the outing are
rapidly being perfected Adjt Gen.
Smiley expects to hear from Col. Coffin,
IN command of the artillery district OF
the Potomac IN a few days as to how the
companies will be assigned and just what
will constitute the program of instruction.
-
The Naval Battalion made for itself a
new and altogether creditable record on
the range last week. The division turned
out with large numbers and showed by
the numerous qualifications that the mem
bers had been carefully trained with the
rifle before reporting for duty at the FIR
Ing line. Every officer, with one excep-
ton. qualified as marksman or better.
The LIST Division, commanded by Lieut. j.
son. and twenty-five seamen, and the I'd
Division, commanded by Lieut. Dempf,
with twenty-four seamen, reported for
duty Monday night. These divisions were
followed Wednesday night by the Sd Dr.
vision. without its commissioned officers,
but with sixteen seamen. Ensign Durston
reported for duty Friday, as did the 4th
Division, with Ensign Guss and nineteen
the only commissioned staff officer pres
emit. but the entire non commissioned staff
fired their scores.
There was a total of eighty-one officers
and men present, of which number two
qualified as sharpshooters and seventy
eight as marksmen. The report of last
season shows that fifty-five marksmen
and three sharpshooters qualified. The
figure of merit of the command will there
fore be much improved the present sea
son.
The 4th Division qualified. all present.
with one exception.
The Geographic report to the effect that
the Maryland state team would shoot a
friendly match with the District team
July 4 proved to be erroneous. as men,
bers Of the team will be engaged in other
military duties on that date.
Col. Ourand presented the Berry and
Whitmore Company medals at the parade
and drill Friday afternoon. The team
members were: Lieut.. Col. L. H. Reich
elderfer. Capts. w. w. Cookson and S.
W. Forsyth, Lieut.. Ralph Alderman.
| Sergt. Maj Paul Bischof and Sergt. O.
M. Schriver.
Tho Shootinp contingent particularly OF