Evening star., 1909-04-11

pounds will not be permitted to be used.
Suitable trophies. to be held for one
year. will be awarded the regiment. bat
talon and company attaining the highest
figure of merit for the seasons practice.
The two gold medals known as the
Brigade and Roginsk medals. which are
to be held for one year, will be awarded
to the on1cer and enlisted man. respective
~ (distingutshed marksmen excep.cd). who
make the highest score In regular or
dered practice. For this record the scores
OF 200. 800 and 500 yards will be consid-
cred and must be fired on the same day.
The detail Of officers for duty in con-
nection with the camp OF instruction will
be announced later.
The final rife match I'm the gallery series
OF l0C9 took place in the rifle gallery
last Wednesday night for the Burkhart
medal and gallery championship. The
match consisted OF ten shots standing.
ten sitting and ten prone. with two sight
Ing shots In the standing position only.
distance, I5 feet, with one-inch bulls.
eye.
Mai Bell acted as range officer. Gen.
James A. Drain. president OF the National
Rifle Association. and Col. r. X. Evans.
U. 8. A, executive oficer for the national
matches TO be held at Camp Perry In
August. were interested spectators.
3NIuc VI the tnlTCecn eli8lOieS I0T
match faced the targets and out Of the
possible l5O the following totals were
made: Private Milo B. Atkinson. Com
pany e. LIST Infantry, 146; Yeoman ]. r.
Fehr. 1st Division, Naval Battalion, 40:
Lieut.. c. NJ. Putnam. Signal Corps. AZ;
Private H. r. Rees, Company e. LIST In
fantry, 141; Capt. L. HI. Brian. Company
e, I'd Infantry, 13S: Capt. X. r. Duffie.
Company F. I'd Infantry, 136: Quarter
master Sergt. J. E. Sanford. list Separate
nof tolf n.
Mate J. d. Wade. LIST Division. Naval Bat
talon, 132, and Corporal w. II. Buell.,
Company e, lst Infantry. l30.
As
Maj. Bell presented the medal to Private
Atkinson with remarks upon the import
ance Of being able to shoot straight. Pri-
vate Atkinson announced that 1t would
take more than 146 points to win the
medal for the season of 1910.
The following scores made by the teams
Of the LIST Separate Battalion have been
received for April: Company ID. 202:
Sampaay esny a ,ss 3; ls7; Company C. l'i' Com
The total of the battalion team was
437. Lieut.. w. s. Wormly, inspector of
rifle practice, made total Of 80. which
would have entitled him to compete in
the Burkhart match. but not having been
him.
The Corcoran Cadet Corps, Company E.
LIST Infantry. has accepted an invitation OF
the Alexandra Light Infantry. Com
pany G. roth Virginia Infantry. to be the
guests of the latter at the homecoming
celebration in Alexandria A-ril 30 Capt.
Edwards has received permission from
headquarters for his company to take the
trip, The distinctive fuil-dress uniform
will be worn.
The following compose the committee
in charge Of the smoker to be given in
honor OF the basket ball team: Capt. Ed
wards, Lieuts. Meyer and Hazard. Sergts:
Private Rees. Sergt. Clements will have
charge Of the musical program. Capt. Il.
n. Horn, Field Artillery. U.S.A.. 10 ex-
pected to present the championship trophy
to the team. The trophy Is made OF
player holding ball above his head. 1t
Is eighteen inches in height. Each mem.
ber Of the team will also receive gold
signet ring.
The company has presented Corp. J. A.
wedding present. Corp. Gtovannoni was
captain OF the basket ball team last sea-
son.
Gen. James A. Drain. discussing 'Get-
ting Ready for Our Next War;" holds
that "a nation uuprepared to defend ar
lives and the property Of her citisens by
force OF arms is, in this fierceiy competi-
tive age. as foredoomed to pain and dead
ly peril as he who dares the wintry blasts
In garments OF GAUGE" Continuing, he
says: 1--WE Americans have sat too long
ut the feet Of those vaingiorious praters
Of our impregnable security our 'undy-
ing patriotism and our 'matchless milf
tary order There never was time I'm
our history when we were secure. We are
not now secure, but we are nearer security
than ever before" Gen. Drain treats ear
uestly and at length Of the sublime folly
which has characterized Americans in the
Has man who efs for T the sake Of popular ap1
plAuse, or through ignorance. breaches
the victories we have won." says Gen.
Drain. land ignores their excessive cost
In men and money. who blinks at our
close to the path which traitors follow
Gen. Drain reviews the possible RENE
dies for military weakness. He rejects the
idea Of standing army of 10000 men
costing. at present figures. $3.50 co., COO per
annum. The proposition Of conscription
with service for nominal pay is dismissed.
Instead q these he submits the following
concrete plan for the future: ma intain
Q small but well paid and highly trained
regular army as a nucleus around which
larger army can be built, to be. outside Of
this use. a training school for officers. Sup
plement 1t with q force organized in peace
for service in war. made uo OF men who
wish to fight when fighting IL to be done
and who are willing to give up some time
from their civil empioyments to At them
selves. for efficient service. That is to say.
maintain for the first line a force Of 100,-
OOO regulars. costing $1JoO00.CO0 a year.
and 200, 600 reservists. or National Guards
men. costing $15.O0O.OOO a year. Require
men who are discharged from each serv-
Ice to return to the colors at any time
within five years. and thus provide 30
per cent increase of trained men for peace
to war expansion. Use the officers and
men Of the regular establishment to as
sist in training the National Guard: and
to carry out this idea. mobilize and in
struct them frequently together. Also
prepare a plan under which the additional
volunteers required by any great war
could be created. working out that plan
carefully in peace SO that It might be
written upon the statute books before war
comea"
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