Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-17
[AQl0NAL, i'z|z,1UARD
/ DISTRICT ~ COLUMBIA

%HE target practice season fol
1910 win extend from May l to
October 81 during which period
every officer and enlisted man
of the n. G. d. c., excepting
chaplains. officers and enlisted men of the
Medical Corps, is required to fire the
prescribed scores for qualification The
ex cepted officers may qualify with the
rifle or pistol, or both and enlisted men
with the rife and receive the insignia
due for the grade in which qualification
is made.
separate report in every case of fail
ure to qualify will be required of each
| company commander. that the RESPONSE
bility for such failures may be located
There are but few cases where An ade-
| quate excuse for failure to report at the
/ rife range to fire the scores for qualifica-
ton can be accepted by District of CO.
lumbia militia headquarters. In view of
the fact that the range is open for six
months. The company officers will there
fore see that enlisted men who are liabl
to neglect this duty are urged to take adj
vantage of the facilities provided for
them.
All officers and enlisted men who do not
fire the prescribed scores for classified
ton, sand who do not present an excuse
satisfactory to the acting inspector OF
small arms practice. N. G. D. c.. will
render themselves liable to trial by court
martial
National Guard qualification in small
arms practice is made under the require
ments of special course G, for which the
insignia awarded in the several grades Is
of bronze: but guardsmen of known skill
the acting inspector of small arms prac-
tice, be permitted to fire for record in the
army course, for which insignia is OF
silver.
must make arrangements for the same or
| the voluntary days during the continu-
ance of the camp of instruction and pre-
vious to July 1.
| 1t is the intention of District of Column
bia militia headquarters to equip the rifle
range with moving target NJ, at which ex-
perts and sharpShooters will be permit ed
| to fire for practice. at times when it may
| be done without hindrance to scores being
| fired for qualification.
At
The following important changes in
special course have been announced
and careful attention invited thereto:
list. Third Class.-Formerly a third
class man could qualify as such by firing
a single score on the range. He Is now
Required to fire at least thirty shots-ten
at 200, ten at 800 and ten at 500 yards
and to score a total of forty-five points
out of a possible 80 to become a third
class man.
I'D Sharpshooters' Course.-Timed fire.
position standing and thirty seconds in
fire, position kneeling and twenty sec
onds for the score See paragraph 1879,
Provisional Small Arms Firing Manual.
1863. as to procedure in rapid hre. In
rapid fire and skirmish fire the battle
sight-that is, the sight fiat on the rifle
must be used at all distances except the
600 yards.
Special attention is invited to para
graphs 40 and 40, Provisional Small
Arms Firing Manual, 1909. in connection
with conduct of skirmish firing.
A camp of instruction for the promotion
of small arms practice will be established
at the rifle range Of the National Guard
of the District of Columbia, Congress
Heights, D. c., beginning May /, and will
continue until further orders.
The quartermaster. y. G. D. c., will
establish and maintain the camp. He
will hire the labor and transportation re-
qured and furnish the necessary ma
terial, including straw for the bed sacks.
and will provide street railway trans
lortation to and from Congress Heights
The commissary, n. G.. D. c., will sub
sist the organization in camp. For this
purpose he will hire one cook and one as
sistant cook. and provide the necessary
facilities for cooking and serving meals
Rations will be drawn, on acquisitions
submitted monthly, from the subsistence
department of the army. the acquisitions
to be prepared and forwarded at such
times as will permit the rations to De
dra wn on the first day Of each month that
the camp is occupied.
All issues to organizations will be made
on regular ration returns. ORGANIZATION
commanders will render their ration re-
turns to the camp commissary before noon
of the last days tour OF duty on the
range. The ration return will be made
to cover the number of days that or
ganizations have been on duty at the
range
The commissary. National Guard Dis
trct of Columbia, has been authorized TO
purchase such food supplies. not to eX-
coed in value ten cents day for each
person subsisted, as are needed to supple
ment the ration drawn from the subsist-
ence department of the army.
Enlisted men on duty at the range,
without regard to the character OF their
duty. will be subsisted.
The surgeon. National Guard of the
District of Columbia, will provide the
necessary medical supplies and medicines,
and the acting inspector of small arms
practice National Guard of the District
of Columbia, will have general supervision
of small arms practice i'm the camp OF
instruction and will be assisted by the
following assistant inspectors of small
arms practice and ordnance officers, who
are assigned to duty on the target range,
as follows:
First Lieut. Horatio Il. Hollifeld, ord
nance department, May to May IL
inclusive
Capt William w. COokson, assistant
inspector small arms practice. May : 10
May q and from May - to June 4,
inclusive.
First Lieut.. Harry c. Caldwell. ordnance
department, May 10 to May -, IN
elusive.
First Lieut.. Ralph Alderman, ordnance
department, May Is to June j, lnciu-
sive.
First Lieut. Frank w. Holt. ordnance
department, June to June 4, and June
Z to June Is. inclusive.
First Lieut. Thomas F. McAnally. ord
nance department, June IL to June Il,
inclusive.
Capt Frederick HI. Heidenreich, as
sistant inspector small arms pracuce,
frorI June p to July 8, inclusive.
First Lieut.. William S. Wormley, as
sistant inspector small arms practice,
from June % to July IL, inclusive.
The acting inspector of small arms
practice NJ G. ID. c., the assistant In