Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-29
CRACK GUARD SHOTS
Presentation of Rewards Won
in 1909 Rifle Practice.
BRIGADE A SHOOTING ONE
Gen. Harries Urges Officers and Men
to Still Greater Pro-
fciency.

fciency.
Several medals. prizes and insignia
earned by members of the National Guard
of the District during the period OF rife
practice OF 1909 were awarded last even
ing at the Center Market Armory BY
Brig. Gen. George II. Harries. command
ing the local brigade. About 200 guards
men were I'm line to receive medals or
prizes, both for themselves and absent
members of their command, who were
unable to be present at the ceremonies
Secretary OF War Dickinson was to have
made the presentation but was unable
to attend.
Before presenting the prizes Gen Har-
ries made a brief address, in which he
said that the District troops had always
been shooting brigade" and that he
elied upon the officers and men present
who were the best shots in the guard, Id
instruct their fellow guardsmen SO as
to eliminate minimize the third ana
fourth class men. What We nave ool,e
in the past should merely spur us on 70
do bigger things in the future, ne
added. .-,
The band of the list Infantry furnisheu
music for the occasion and Company ~.
I'd Infantry, was detalled Oh suaio oN~'
i'm the drill hall.
MANY relatives and friends OF the
guardsmen were present at the ceremoh-
les. 4 few representatives or the Diiteu
States Marine Corps and the Natiohai
Guard of Maryland were present to re-
cefve prizes.
Gen. Harries and Maj. Francis j. Wood
mai received twentyyear medals
Recipients of Awards.
The prizes were awarded as follows:
The Nosher match-United States Ma
rine Corps, District National Guard and
Maryland National Guard.
Berry-Whitmore team skirmish match
United States Marine Corps, LIST and I'd
Infantrfes District of Columbia National
Guard; brigade rife team.
Brigade rifle team skirmish patch
I'd Battalion, I'd Infantry, LIST infantry
and I'd Infantry, ID. c. y. q.
Regimental match-First Infantry and
I'd Infantry, d. c. y. q.
Battalion team match-Lieut. Norris p.
Wash, Sd Battalion, LIST Infantry; Capt
Z. H. Brian. I'd Battalion, I'd Infantry.
and Lieut.. Harry c. Caldwell, I'd Bat
TALON. I'd Infantry.
Company team match-Company Z. I'd
Infantry; Company G. I'd Infantry, ana
Company l, I'd Infantry.
Highest figure of merit-Capt. FRITZ
Heidenreich. Capt. Z. II. Brian and Capt.
Clarence V. Sayer.
Gallery competition-Capt. w. w. Cook
son, Lieut.. Anthony Dempf and Capt. f.
II. Brian.
Harries long range match-Lieut. Harry
c.. Caldwell, Corp. Fragner, LIST Infantry;
Private Stevens, Sergt. andrews ana
Sergt. Joyce. United State Marine Corps.
Novice revolver match-Lieut. {. IA
Duce, 4th Maryland: Private j. r. Fehr,
Capt E. III. Brian. Lieut.. NJ. b. Hodgson
and Lieut.. L. B. Ernest, ID. G. y. q.
Brett revolver match-First Lieut..
Charles NJ. Putnam. Capt. Frederick
Heidenreich, Capt. William w. Cookson.
First Lieut.. Louis A. Clausel, Lieut.. Col.
L. II. Reichelderfer.
Carmody match-4oorp a. c. Schmidt.
Sergt H. NJ. STATE. Seaman w. w.
Burns, First Sergt. l.. A Cole. Private
Z. C. Corkhill. Private w. b. Cash.
Second Lieut.. w. II. Rupertus, Private
Ii. w. Rutledge. Second Lieut.. w. w.
Vaughan and Sergt G. E. Sylvester.
Winners in Novice Match.
Novice match-Gunner Mate J. A.
Mcguire, Sergt c. C. Dyer. Private W.
E. Thorne, Private J. V. Trammel, Corp.
E. S. White, Hospital Apprentice c. h.
Waller. Private W. b. Cash. Serst. {.
A. Butler, Second Lieut.. w. III. Rupertus.
Private E. c. Corkhin. First Sergt. c. NJ.
Reich, Sergt. Ira Payne, Sergt. r. L.
Stephenson, Sergt. w. L. Lawson, Corp.
P. l.. Baldwin and Private Andrew John
son.
Clouser Lieut.. A. Z. Klotz, Private j.
W. Payne, Private w. b. Cash. Post
Commissary Sergt ]. j. Hartnett, Serst.
j. c. Eckert. First sergt c. NJ Reich
Private Walter Strickland. Sergt. J..
A. Cole, Private A. c. Colt, Capt. W.
r. McCathran, Sergt. j. F. Mater, Pri-
vate c. r. Hutchinson and First Lieut..
L. A. Clausel
The Evening Star match = Private
Thomas Brown. Capt. F. ii. Heidenreich,
Sergt J. II. Cole. First Lieut.. L. A.
Private ]. d. Schriver, First Lieut.. II. c.
Caldwell, First Lieut.. Charles NJ Put
nam. Sergt III. F. Rees. Sergt. c. A. But
ler Private w. B. White and Private w.
w. Woodward.
r. Harris & Co. trophy match-Private
j. D. Schriver. Sergt. Maj. r. c. Bischoff,
Sergt. ]. c. Eckert, Private a. {. Colt,
First Lieut.. Richard Powers. Private h
r. Tilley Capt. f. III. Brian, Capt. H. F.
Burton, Private G. A. Joynes and Private
w. w. Woodward.
Distinguished marksman match-Sergt.
Charles f. Groome. First Lieut. Ralph
Alderman and First Lieut.. Charles NJ.
Putnam.
Gerstenberg trophy match-Corp. J. ID.
Schriver .rst Lieut.. L. A. Clausel, First
Lieut.. Ralph Alderman. Private E r.
Tiley. Capt. z. II. Brian and Private W.
W. Woodward.
The Smiley rapid-fre and skirmish
match-First Lieut.. l.. a. Clausel, First
Lieut. n. B. Hodgson and Sergt. John II.
Cole.
Brigade medal for high score-Ffrse
Lieut. William 8. Wormley.
Roginski medal-Private Thomas Brown.
National Rife Association medals-Ffrst
Infantry, Sergt. Thomas Brown: I'd In
fantry, Capt. Frederick H. Heidenreich,
nd LET luis Naval Battalion.
]. d. Carmody.
Burkhart medal-Sergt. John II. Cole.
Johnson medal, highest aggregate In
ordered practice-Sergt. II. F. Rees.