Evening star., 1909-01-17

IL members Of the National Guard
for qualification in small-arms
practice during the season of 1908 and the
prizes won in the October competitions.
which Is to take place next Wednesday
evening in the drill hall of the Center
Market Armory. The prizes will be pre-
sented by Representative Haivor Steener-
son. chairman of the House committee on
the militia.
Orders have been issued directing the
successful teams and Individual winners
of insignia and prizes to report to Lieut..
Col. L. ii. Reichelderfer. 1st Infantry, in
the drill hall not later than s:15 O'Clock
pm. They will be formed by him and
will be under his command until dismissed
at the conclusion of the ceremonies. Dress
uniform will be worn.
Company NJ. I'd Infantry. Is detailed as
guard for the ceremonies and the Brigade
Band will furnish music.
The ceremony of presenting service
medals by Representative Steenerson will
Immediately follow the awarding of prizes
and insignia.
Decorations have been earned as Iol-
lows:
son. surgeon general, District of Columbia
militia; Maj. Edwin H. Neumeyer. COM
missary general. District of Columbia
militia: Maj. James F.. Bell. Inspector
general Of rifle practice, District of Co
lumbia militia; Maj Richard d. Simms,
I'd Infantry: Mai. Alfred p Robbins. in
spector general. District of Columbia mi
litia: Capt. Edward L. Webster, Company
A, list Separate Battalion; First Lieut..
Romutus A Foster. surgeon. I'd Battalion.
lst Infantry; First Lieut.. William A. Du-
vail, quartermaster, 3d Battalion, 1st In
fantry.
Ten-year medal-MaJ. Joseph T.. Hodg-
son, list Infantry; Capt. Alexander sum
mers Company I. I'd Infantry; Capt.
Lieut.. Arthur l.. Kitchin, Company D. I'd
Infantry; First Lieut.. Louis II. Patter-
son. Company b. LIST Separate Battalion:
FIRST Lieut.. George p. Phillips Company
|. I'd Infantry; First Lieut.. Douglass S.
Infantry; First Sergt. Frank Forester,
Company NJ. 1st Infantry; Sergt. James
r. Norris. Company B. 1st Separate Bat
Talon; Seaman Henry F. Whiting. 1st
Division, Naval Battalion: Private
Thomas Fl; Miller. Company B, 1st sepa-
Company A. 1st Separate Battalion.
Nfne-year bar-Capt. ]. Harry Bean,
Company G, 1st Infantry: Capt John w
Oehmann. Company H. 1st Infantry; Capt
Harry D. Richardson. Company c, 1st
Separate Battalion: Lieut. Joseph A.
Dempf, Cd Division, Naval Battalion; !;
First Lieut.. Duncan L. Richmond, Com
pany G. 1st Infantry: First Lieut.. Robert
L. Peyton. Company B, 1st Separate Bat
talon; Second Lieut.. Clarence c. Fl. Da-
Second Lieut.. Lucien b. Earnest. Com
pany -. I'd Infantry; Chief Master at
Arms William c. Herfurth, Naval Bat
talon; First Sergt. James f. Slaughter
Company A. 1st Separate Battalion; Sergt.
James Doddrell, Corps of Field Music
SeFRf
Infantry; Sergc Robert H. Cheeks, Com
pany D. 1st Separate Battalion: Corp. Jed
West, Company D, 1st Separate Battalion /;
Private Charles F.. Carter. Company B,
Sargent. Company G, I'd Infantry; Private
CARROT j. Tucker. Company E. list In
fantry
six-year medal Maj. wallach A. Nc
Cathran, list Infantry; First Lieut.. AL
bert B. Weir. quartermaster. I'd Battal-
lon. I'd Infantry; First Lieut.. William B.
Sullivan. adjutant I'd Battalion, 1st In
fantry: Sergt. Maj. Frank Lockhead, I'd
Battalion. 1st Infantry; First Sergt. Harry
w. klotz. Company C, I'd Infantry: Sergt.
rate Battalion; sergt. Elmo D. Norris,
Company l. I'd Infantry; Sergt William L.
Company B. 1st Infantry:
Private John r. Gray. Company !, 1st
Infantry: Private Howard c. Mcdonald.
Company C., I'd Infantry: Private James
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1t is announced that in future the ap-
plications for decorations of Glass and
Glass A, and for suitably inscribed bars
showing length of service, will be made OH
prescribed blanks on or before December
IL eacn year, and. where at least 10 per
cent Of duty has been performed during
the period in. question. will have a GER
tificate to that effect by the proper officer.
Officers and enlisted men to whom the
ten-year medal is awarded will turn in
their decoration of. Glass B. Present hold
ers of decoration of Glass A, who also
have decoration of Glass B. are in
lay.
Insignia are to be presented to the fol-
lowing:
General staff. expert bars. 1sO6-O7-Os.
Maj. Bell and Maj. Robbins; sharp
shooter cross, Lieut.. Col. Smiley
Field and staff. 1st Regiment-Expert
badge, Col. Ourand: expert bars. 1906
o. -OS, Lieut.. Col. Reichelderfer and Capt.
Cookson: marksman pin, Com. Sergt.
Bowling.
Staff. 1st Battalion-Expert bars. 1906
D7-O8. Lieut.. Alderman; marksman pin.
Q. NJ. Sergt. Gaylord.
company A-EAApeTt pduSe. SeTSt Smlth,
Corp. Englesby. o. L. Travis: marksman
pin. Sergt. Kline, W. J. Collins. Ben
Foley, c. K. Foley. c. N. Gordon, L. P
G. w. Nusbaum. E. J. Roach,
J. A: Spellbring. William Walsh and s.
D. White.
Company B-Sharpshooter cross, Private
NJ. J. Knoble; marksman pin. Sergt Weis-
backer, Corp. Lavisson, Corp. ONeiI. L.
NJ. Carroll, F. Compton, F. O.. Jones. II.
{. Matthews. W. A. Newly. G. H.
Schwab, s. Smith, f. Summers and r.
Turner.
Company C-4Iarksman pin. Corp. Hay
den. Corp. Wynham. G.. c. Gator. Roy
G. w Shedd, Joseph Smith, o.
D. Wayland.
Company D-Narksman pin. Capt Pen
noyer. Sergts. Hoffman and Ketner, Corp.
I[apland, G. E. Anderson, L. r. Compton
Miller, William Story. T. o.
Thomas.
Staff. I'd Battalion-Expert bar, 1906
17-0S. Lieut.. Caldwell.
Company E-Expert badge, H. r. Reese;
marksman pin. j. HI. Backing. G. F.
Bontz. f. Collingsworth, W. B. Courtney.
r. Gibson. ]. II. Lewis. J. E. Morgan,
Samuel Oliveri, A. J. O'Neil and E. II.
Reinhart
Company F-Expert badge. sergt. Good
Ill; marksman PIN, Lieut.. Turnure.
{. D. Addison, a. j. Campbell. ". c.
'ewell W. t. Jones and S. Kicks.
Company G-Expert badge. K. Taylor:
narksman pin, A. c. Grass, NJ. S. Carlin,
2. P. Hall. E. S. Kopf, j. c. Reeves, H.
I. Stout. tr.
Company H-Marksman pin. I'LL.
J. II. Hebrew, ]. A. Miller. ]. II. Stull,
J. w. Wilkinson
Staff. 3d Battauon-Expert bar, 19Osi-O7-
'S. Maj. Young; sharpshooter badge