Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

Capt. Thomas S. King. the superintendent
of the gallery, when this does not inter
fere with their regular program Of in
structiOn.
vi. Company commanders will immedl-
ately submit: recuiSition for the following
articles, if not already on hand in COM
panieS: Two Hollifielf target practice
rods, one Belgian aiming device one pro-
1909, four Description and Rules for the
Management of the United States Maya
zine Riite. model 1903. caliber 80 tpubli-
cation No. 1893 of 1899, and 200 caliber
30 dummy cartridges.
BY April =, 1911, each company COM
mander will select a team of five enlisted
men and two enlisted alternateS from
his company who have never qualified as
marksmen or better in special course G.,
and who have attended gallery inStruc-
ton at least three times during 1911, and
will submit names of team and alternates
to Capt. Thomas s. King, superintendent
of the gallery.
Company teams of five men each will
fire five shots at each OF ranges 800
yards at prone position. 800 yards at
kneeling or .sitting position and 200
yards at standing position, the scores
at different ranges being fired the same
evening; as follows: Monday, April L..
Companies T., f. and G., ID Infantry, and
Signal Corps Company, at O'Clock pm,
and 1St Separate Battalion ut o'clock
pm. Tuesday, April Is, list Battalion,
I'd Infantry at O'Clock pm. and Sd
Battalion. st Infantry; at = o'clock
TALON. "a Infantry. at o'clock pm. and
1st Battalion, LIST Infantry, at o'clock
pm. Thursday. April 90, I'd Battalion,
1st Infantry. at O'Clock pm. and
Naval Battalion at O'Clock pm.
X prize, TO be held one year. will be
given to the company whose aggregate
is the highest.
In each battalion and in E,e Signal
score in the company matcAes and men
who tie this high score are eligible
to compete in the Burkhardt medal
match. which will be shot in the gal
lery at s pm. Friday, April Il, at
same ranges and in similar manner as
the company matches.
The Naval Battalion Will practice
aboard the United States Ozark and the
1st Separate Battalion in the gallery
at its armOry. in accordance with above
Instructions and under schedules to be
prepared by the respective battalion
commanders and submitted to these
headquarters for approval.
On Saturday, from to 10 pm eX-
cept the fourth Saturday of each
month, the gallery is assigned for use
of the Officers Revolver Association.
The following named officer and
enlisted men are announced as dlSt1n-
guished marksmen: First Lieut.. Louis
\. ClauSel, I'd Infantry; Sergt. Mai.
John II. Cole, I'd Infantry; First Sergt.
Samuel W. Forsythe. Company d. 2d
Infantry.
Practical and theoretical instruction
is suspended from December II, 1910,
until Tuesday, January ). 1911, when
it viii be resumed.
Schools for all company nOn-cOmmis-
stoned officers viii he held twice each
month during January, February and
March, follows: First Battalion. LIST
infantry, third and fourth Wednes
days: I'd battalion, LIST Infantry, first
and second Thursdays: Sd Battalion,
1st Infantry, first and second Fridays;
LIST Battalion, I'd Infantry, first and
second Thursdays; I'd Battalion. I'd In
fantry. first and second Mondays; Sd
Battal on. I'd Infantry. first and sec
ond Wednesdays; LIST Battery, Field Ar
tillery, third and fourth Fridays: Sig
nal Corps Company. third and fourth
TUESDAYS.
Examinations will be held during the
last week in April. Program Of instruc
ton for the infantry arm will be fur
nished from these headquarters. The
school in Center Market ArmOry will he
held i'll Room 30, instead of in the rifle
gallery.
The second period of theoretical in
StructiOn will be from January 3 to April
30 1911, and officers schools VIII he held
twice monthly during January. February
and March and once during April by
regimental commanders teither by regi-
ment or battalion in their discretion). and
by separate organization commanders.
1t is desired that each battalion and
separate organization have some practice
marches before the annual field exercises
and that special attention be given to ad-
vance and rear guards, outposts, patrol
ing. estimating distances and use of
range finders.
During tie month Immediately preced-
ing field exercises of 1911 re-enlistments
will be Permitted. but no cnlistments will
he made except by special permission in
each individual case from headquarters
and no acquisitions for equipment or sup
plies will he honored except for such
articles as had not been furnished to the
command prior to that time.
II is the present intention of headquar-
terS not to permit any company of less
than forty enlisted men to participate as
company i'll any annual field exercises
1t l. planned to consolidate such COM
panies may be below the above men
toned strength and to render super
numerary selected officers of companies
so consolidated.
When a company commander desires to
hold company meeting which will con-
fict with the regular program of inStruc-
tion he VIII apply for permission to his
battalion commander, who if he thinks
there is good ara sufficient reason for the
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