The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-31

the regiment to its present high state of
efficiency, he has had a splendid SOU
venir in the shape of an illustrated book
let issued, which will be presented to
each member of the regiment.
In a circular sent with the booklet,
Col. Harvey makes a strong plea for re-
cruits, and asks support of the business
men of the District to build up the Dis
trict militia. He says:
Herewith is a souvenir of our regi-
ment. You can read and show ii with
pride. We are making good soldiers of
young men, soldiers of whom some day
the country may be proud. Last year in
camp 1 spoke to each company about
taking hold this winter and boosting the
regiments record even higher and re-
crhiting it up to 800 men. Last winter
the Seventy-fourth New York made a
campaign for 800 men in thirty days
They got them. We can, too, II every
man-this means you-does his part. Take
1t up, push recruiting, attend drills, and
learn to shoot If you don't know how
Get into the rife competitions and we
will put the record way above what it is
See what you can do.
THE regiment offers the chance of a
commission from the President to men
who will qualify for officers in the guard.
More than thirty District guardSmen have
received commissions in the regular Serv-
ice. There is a we'll equipped rifle gal
lery with free ammunition and instruC-
ton for those who like the sport of shoot
ing a fairly good gymnasium for those
who like athletics, a good camp in sum-
mer where men are paid for their time,
and a rifle range for outdoor shooting.
There is a strong probability that Con-
gress will provide pay for all National
Guard troops.
Let each loyal Second Regiment man
try to get one good recruit within the
next two or three weeks. Be a booster.
II a man wants to join but doesn't know
what his employer will say, send in his
name and employers name and address
and we will see what we can do toward
convincing the employer 1t Is a good
organization to which to belong. We
want and believe We can get the support
of the business men of the city, and II
we all work together we will make a
fine organization Of the regiment.
The souvenir of the Second Regiment
IS well and substantially gotten up. 1t
Is covered with heavy blue paper bind
ing, and is printed on fine paper. There
are about twenty-five pages in the book
Considerable space Is devoted to marks
manship, in which the Second Regiment
during the year 1911 excelled the other
organizations OF the District Guard. It
Is pointed out that in order to be
soldier a man must be able to shoot. In
the words OF the souvenir, "a soldier who
can hit what he aims at is worth ten
who cannot"
It Is shown that in 1910 the figure Of
merit IN small arms practice for the
District Brigade was Sass, ranking ninth
on the list Of fifty States and Territories.
This year, through the good showing OF
the Second Regiment, the figure Of merit
Is higher. Here are the figures of merit
for the various units OF the District
Brigade: Second Infantry, S943 Naval
Battalion. 7s.42; First Separate Battalion,
7s.oe; Signal Corps, s7.61, and First In
fantry, 66.92.
Those OF the regiment who have been
classed as marksmen Or better are en-
titled to wear the regimental button.
The names OF such men and their scores
are published In the book. The lists as
given with pictures OF each company. |
giving the names OF the commissioned |
the strength Of the company, |
and other information.