Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-21
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL, GUARDSMEN

NATIONAL
TT 18TH the inspection OF the or
W. CARNATIONS OF the National
M Guard Of the District OF Co
wv lumbia under the provisions
of Section IA OF the militia
act approved January q. 1908. drawing
rapidly to a close, increased interest Is be-
Ing manifested In the reorganization bill
enacted the 18th ultimo. The understand
ing Is that the brigade will be reorganized.
In part, at least. prior to the annual field
exercises, which will probably occur about
the middle OF July.
The latter part Of last week an urgent
demand was made by militia headquar-
ters for the individual service reports
which had not then been submitted
When all are at hand the first step to-
ward carrying into effect the provisions
Of the new law will be taken. The service
reports will make available Information
needed in preparing list OF retired ON
GERS. Regulations will be secured from
the President. through the War Depa1t.
ment. to govern the organization OF the
staff departments and appointments there,
to be made without delay. The general
staff of the militia, to all intents and pur-
poses. will cease to exist, although an
thorized by the new law. No tire Will
be lost in the formation OF the coast ar
tillery battalion.
All officers who are to continue In the
service will be recommissioned and. Incl.
dentally. the commissions will be or
parchment. the same as those issued 10
officers of the army. the chief difference
being the elimination of by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate from
the text. Officers will be commissioned
as of an organization-for instance, as OF
the list Infantry. The commissions VIII
not read that they are connected WIN
any company or any staff position or the
regiment Each captain will serve In turn
in the staff positions of the regiment In II,
the battalions the first lieutenants VIII
take turns in the staff positions OHcers
holding staff positions must be competent
to perform duty with companies.
1t seems clear that no delay will occur
In making the new law effective. Inc DE-
tails of the changes that are TO IolloW
are not fully known, not even at heao-
quarters.
Inspections scheduled for this week
follow:
Monday-The Signal Corps and the LIST
Battery. Field Artillery. both at the Cen
ter Market armory, 8 o'clock pm. Lieut.
Col. George P. Scriven. Signal Corps.
L. 8. A, is to inspect the Signal Corps
and Capt. Tieman ~ Horn "a Field AT,
| ii lery, u S. A., the LIST Battery. Fled
Artillery.
Tuesday-General staff and general
non-commissioned staff at militia head
| quarters, at s o'clock PM; LIST Separate
Thursday-The Naval Battalion at s
o'clock pm.
The tenth annual athletic meet and In
door games Of the Athletic Association
| Of the National Guard Of the District OF
| Columbia will be held next Friday even
| ing in the Center Market armory. The
preliminary heats will be held Wednes-
day evening, so that only the final events
will be run off Friday.
| The 5th Regiment Athletic Association
| Of Baltimore has entered representatives
| in nearly every event and the relay team
of that organization will run against the
| local guard team for the military cham
pionship Of Maryland and the District Of
Columbia These two teams have met
on four previous occasions, the Balti-
| more team winning twice. the locals once
| and the other time the result was dead
heat It has been decided that the win
ner OF the race Friday night shall be de-
| clared the champion.
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday.
| March 20. 30 and 81. will wind up the
gallery matches for the season. save
the Burkhart medal match. which will
take place at 8 o'clock pm. Wednesday.
| April II.
4 great deal Of the schedule for COM
pany practice has been omitted during
| the present month. due to the annual in
spections. but 1t is the intention Of the
officers to bring 1t up to date during
| April. o..
| It is expected that every soldier will
receive proper instruction in the sight
| ng, aiming and position drills before
| May 1, that they may be able to fire their
official scores on the range without 1t
| being necessary to take UP the time OF
the officers on duty there in imparting
instruction which the company officers
are expected and required to give in CON-
| pany quarters or the rifle gallery.
The improvements and repair on the
| and it is expected that when II Is official
~ opened. May 1. it will present
much more attractive and finished ap-
pearance than formerly.
| Arrangements have been completed for
| the rife shooting tournament at Camp
Perry. Ohio. next August. The complet-
ed program includes the matches of the
National Guard of Ohio, the Ohio State
Rife Association and the Department OF
the Lakes Rifle Association. to be held
prior to August 20. August 20 and Fl
will be set aside for practice for the ma
| tional matches. which are conducted un-
| der the auspices Of the War Department
and the national board for promotion OF
| rifle practice.
The national team match. in which it Is
expected there will be more than fifty
| teams representing states. territories and
the regular services, will begin Monday,
| August %, and will be followed by the ma
| tional individual rife match and the ma
| conclude with the matches OF the Ma
| tional Rife Association. which will i'm
mediatey follow the national match and
which will continue. for from six to ten
days The whole program will cover
about three weeks solid shooting. This
will be the occasion Of the first meeting
| of the Department of the Lakes Rife
| Association, for which matches several
| valuable trophies and prizes have been
secured The Ohio State Rife Associa-
fhan for aSh