The Washington herald., 1912-01-14

sistsnt Secretary OF War on THURSDAY
and made the rules for 1872 The date
/ for the national matches was set for
August q. The place at. which they will
be held will be decided on by a com
mittee OF three. consisting OF Robert
Shaw oliver. the Assistant Secretary OF
| War; Brig Gen. J. A Drain, and Capt
J Paul B. Malone, L. s A There are
| three places under cOnsideratfon-Spar
Wis; Camp Perry, Ohio. and Seagirt.
| ". ].
The principal change made in the na-
! t!Onal match rules was the substitution
| OF snap shooting at 800 yards for 90O-yard
slow and rapid fire. Instead OF the target
being stationary, 1t will appear for only
three seconds at a time. Each contestant
| fires two strings. so that the target will
rise ten times for three seconds. This
tends to make the shooting more dIticult
The matches, as usual. will be open to
the regular army. the navy. the Marine
Corps, and the National Guard.
The past week has been one OF interest
to members of the militia throughout
the country. with all eyes centered on
Washington, where meetings OF the Ma
tional Rifle Association Of America, the
National Board for the Promotion OF Rife
Practice, and the National Militia Board
have been held.
The National Militia Board. which IS
| advisory to the Assistant Secretary of
War in all matters affecting the organ
lied militia, held meetings Friday and
yesterday at the War Department. The
proceedings were not made public. The
members OF this board are Brig. Gen.
Thomas J. Stewart, OF Pennsylvania:
Brig. Gen. c. r. Boardman, Of Wis
consin: Brig Gen. W. F. Finer. OF
Oregon; Col Wilder s. MetcaIf, OF kan
sas, and Mai. Berry, or Tennessee.
Meetings OF the board OF directors and
OF the executive COMMITTEES OF the Ma
tional Rife Association OF America were
held at the New Willard Hotel on We'd
nesday and Friday. The election of Of
icers resulted as follows:
President, Lieut. Gen. J. c. Bates. U.
3. A, retired: vice presidents, Brig. Gen.
c. R. Boardman. Wisconsin: Brig. Gen.
Elliott c. DILL Maine; Col. Charles
Gather, Maryland; secretary, Lieut.. Al
bert S. Jones; treasurer; Col. H G.
Cairo, Ohio.
The above officers, with the following,
comprise the executive committee: Col
Joseph Garrard, Fifteenth Cavalry, U. s.
A: Col. John o. Tilson, Connecticut,
who is n member OF Congress; Brig.
Gen. ]. A. Drain. Washington. and Capt.
Charles d. Rhoades, General STAN. Z.
s. A.
The report of the treasurer and Of the
secretary showed affairs TO be IN good
condition. with money in the treasury.
The principal matters before the board
OF directors were in relation to interna.
tional matches IN 1872
Invitations have been received from
Sweden, Argentina, France, and Canada
TO send teams to participate in rife and
revolver matches in those countries. The
matches IN Sweden are in connection
with the olympic games and those In
Argentina the Pan-Anerican matches.
II was decided to send teams II practi-
cable. and the executive committee was
authorized TO organize teams and finance
them.
Unanimous approval was given to the
bill now before Congress for an appro-
priation OF 100000 70 carry on rife prac-
tice in colleges and schools throughout
the country.
The first organization Of the District
Militia to undergo its annual Inspection
was the Signal Corps Company, which
took place last Tuesday night at the
Missouri Avenue Armory. Lieut.. Benja-
min d. Foulois. Signal Corps, Z. s A.
was the inspecting officer. Mai Leroy
Heron, inspector general of the District
Guard, also Inspected the company. The
inspection of United States property
wednesday morning at 10 o'clock was
made by Lieut.. FOulois.
Capt. o. c. Terry, commanding the
company. was pleased with the result OF
the inspection. both as 20 personnel and
property. His command. like others OF
the brigade. was affected BY the whole
sale discharges in the Census Bureau.
As a result OF this and other causes.
which were unavoidable, there wsrs-olght
sbsentees.