Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-19
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command of Companies B, c and p, re-
! spectively.
The Naval Battalion is scheduled for
duty this week. The first and second
divisions will report at the range tomor-
row evening.
The I'd Battalion. Cd Infantry, complet-
ed its tour of duty at the rife range
June 10. Maj Walker, Adjt. Werlich.
| Lieut.. Col Harvey and Capt. Burton of
| the regimental staff were present. The
companies present were E, F, G and III
and portion of the band, also the signal
! company, all of which acquitted them
selves in a creditable manner. Companies
q and Z, commanded by Capts. Clarence
V. Sayer and E. H. Brian, were the high
| figure of merit companies of last season.
! In addition to rifle firing. the gatling
gun platoon of the I'd Infantry. composed
of men from Company G. were afforded
an opportunity for practice, and some
good shooting was done at 500 yards.
| The signal company. commanded by
Lieut. Leonard H. Johnson, fired record
scores with both revolver and rifle, being
equipped with both arms Companies E
and F were hampered by the rain.
The following is the result of the weeks
work: Second Infantry staff firing; 1
expert. sharpshooters. 3 marksmen.
Second Battalion STAFF firing. experts.
| Company ESQ firing. ) sharpshooters, IS
marksmen- Company F-16 firing, Is
marksmen. Company Csc firing. 7
sharpshOoters, p marksmen Company
! H-3 firing. 1 sharpshooter, / marksmen
| Band-15 firing, marksmen. Signal
Company-1S firing. 1 sharpshooter. IA
marksmen. In the controlled firing at
moving target: Company E-24 firing a.
hits. ia points; average per man. 433;
company percentage, So. Company Flo
| firing. hits. Co points: average per man,
go: company percentage. 40. Company
G-31 firing, GO hits, 100 points: average
per man. 5.16: company percentage. 40
Signal Company-14 firing. 50 hits, es
| points; average per man. 6S5: company
percentage, ALA.
Gen. Harries and several members OF
his staff visited the armory of the 1st
Separate Battalion Monday evening to
| deliver short lecture to the non-com-
missioned officers of the battalion.
After the general had spoken, Col
Smiley and Col. Riechelderfer also made
few remarks. The advice of these Of
ficers was listened to with keen attention
F, by the non-coms and officers of the
battalion who were assembled in the
drill hall.
1.-The visit was much appreciated and
the remarks, which concerned wholly
those things which will be expected Of
the men during >the coming encampment.
will bring forth good results said one
of the officers of the battalion.
The Non-commissioned Officers Asso-
citation of the list Separate Battalion gave
complimentary dance in the drill hall
of its armory Friday evening. A large
officers attended. while others sent let
tiers expressing regret at their inability
to be present.
The following notes from the division
of militia affairs of the War Department
are of interest to guardsmen:
&c
worth, Kan. to which enlisted men of the
organized militia are eligible
Under existing orders or regulations,
enlisted men of the organized militia are
schools:
Coast Artillery School (enlisted mems
division). Fort Monroe, Va General or
ders. No. 2O5. War Department, series Of
1909
Mounted Service School, Fort Riley.
Kan, including the Training School for
Farriers and Horseshoers and the Train
ing School for Bakers and Cooks Gen
eral orders, No. $50, War Department,
Training School for saddlers and Bat
terry Mechanics of Field Artillery, Rock
Island arsenal, Ill. General orders, No.
81. war Department. series of 1907
The School for Bakers and Cooks.
Washington barracks. District of Column
bia. General orders. No. 126, War De-
partment. series of 1907
inc OcHooi LOT BAKERS ana COOKS, the
Presidio. San Francisco. Cal General
orders: No. 125. War Department, series
of 1907
The regulations governing the attend
ance of enlisted men of the organized
militia of the several states and terri
tories at service schools are published
In general orders. No. 247. War Depart
ment, series of 1900.
In reply to the request OF the adjutant
general or a state to whether an ex-
member or the militia can act as a team
coach in preliminary practice in the state
and at the Camp Perry range up to the
tlme or the match, he has been advised
that the provision of paragraph II of
general orders. No. 25 War Department
February IL, 1910, that mo person shall
De a member OF any team In the ma
uonai team match or act as CAPTAIN
coach, spotter or alternate on any such
team VINO does not present a certificate
from the adjutant general of the state.
territory or District of Columbia to which
ne belongs pertains strictly to the ma
tional match. no reference being made to
the composition or conduct of the team
instruction previous to said match
Where the law of state considers that
supernumerary officers Of the state mill
tia assigned by definite orders from the
governor to duty are in point OF fact Of
ncers on the active list during the period
or such assignment. the department
would not question the de facto active
status of such officers. If the compile
ment OF officers for each unit or oreani-
cation is that required by the organize
ton of the United States army, and Of
hcers are leeitimately assigned to duty
as officers on the active list by the laws
of the state. there would be no question
as TO the propriety of such assignment
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