The Washington herald., 1909-05-05

Companies A and B Of he FIRST Bat
talon. Second Regiment opened the tar
get practice OF the District OF Columbia
National Guard yesterday at Congress
Heights rife range
Company a, Capt Theodore P. Heap,
commanding. reported seventeen men.
and Company 3, Capt Samuel FsIaad,
commanding. with twenty-one men.
Reveile was sounded az SD O'Clock.
breakfast was served at 6. and the days
work 1t the targets began an hour later
and continued throughout the day. There
vas a recall for dinner az noon
TIE practice commenced on the z0-
yard range standing. using an s-.neh
buIl's-eye, American target MAJ An
tone Stephen, who Is n command of the
battalion. made a score Of forty out Of
q possible fifty. as also did Il English
Scores Are High.
Other scores were;
Company Ar. y. Hanneman. s. c.
Hammer, 81 Company B-wiIliam shee-
rin, 20. Corp. Z A Baldwin. S: J. a
Yoos, .: Sergt- c. Z Sylvester. 81 Others
who qualified were Lieut. c. 4 Lindsey.
=; P. ". Gibson, SS; B. y. Gibson. g; F.
y. Hummer. 3; V. J. Drury. 81; F. A
Elliot, 3: W. H Chappslear, 81: L j.
Rosa S4; J. Il. Wetzel. 81: 0. Hammer, "a,
E W Bell. S. and W n Meyer. 81
Company A Corp r Il R0uze, IS: A
N. Fugitt, 81; P. Kilby, g: J. H Taylor,
g: =. II L&ttleton, s.: L ? Chezum, g,
and r II. Rogers. S.. Company B
Judging from yesterdays results. the
prospects are that this years averages
VIII be higher than those made last year
The programme includes shooting at 300
yards, sitting. and so. 60o, so. ana loo
yards. prone and skirmish- Companies a
and 3 finish at the range tonight, when
their PLACES VIII be taken by Companies
c and D, Of the First Battalion, Second
Regiment. who will commence practice on
Thursday morning.
Lieut. W Milton Farrow. assistant in
sPector of small arms practice, has been
assigned TO duty az the range from May
70 May Is The uaa-ksmen's 3 course Is
30 yards standing. so yards sitting. and
sos yards prone The sharpshoOters'
course is go yards standing. 80 yards sit
ting. 800 and eco yards prone. timed fire at
go yards slIimish-
The expert Tihemen's course viii be the
same as the sharpshooters' with the addi-
ton OF so and 1.o0o yards prone Al
though the men are cautioned against q
UsstefUl expenditure Of ammunition.
there is plenty Of It On hand. Attention is
given TO individual instruction, especially
TO the poorer shots as the policy Of the
instructors is to raise the average eff
cienoy Of the brigade.
D-.-SE~o 4. no,-V.-
To reduce 10 the minimum chances Of
accidents at the range. no ammunition is
issued except on the firing line. The an
maui rife practice at Congress Heights
has become. in many respects, the most
popular part OF the years course Of in
struction 10 the National Guard OF the
District Everything possible is done by
brigade headquarters and the officers ee-
tailed in charge OF the camp to induce
the men 10 go 10 the Tife range for vol
untary, as well as ordered, practice. A
pleasant and sanitary camp has been es-
teolished on a bill above the range.
Tents with board floors and cots. an ex-
cellent coznmissary, plenty OF fresh run
ming water, and shower baths have been
provided. AL the duties OF camp police
and other routine work are performed bY
a force Of employees