Evening star., 1912-02-04
Battalion, 1st Infantry and gallery in
Struction.

struction.
The rife gallery will also be open on
the evenings of February 6. 10, 10 and
% for the practice use of all men who
have not attained the grade of sharp
shooters. but who have qualified as
marksmen. 1t has been found that time
| and ammunition have been wasted by
men trying the sharpshooter course with
out having been Instructed previously in
magazine fire.
Five disappearing targets are in the
gallery for the use of the members of
the brigade team who are anxious to try
the snap firing which has been incor-
porated In the national matches.
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Maj. Leroy W. Heron, inspector gen.
! eral. N. G. D. c., inspected the Naval
Battalion Thursday evening
Officers Of the 1st Infantry. N G. d. c.
are congratulating themselves on their
attendance at the inspections Not one
wearer of shoulder straps was absent
Companies B and L, 1st Infantry. at
tanned 100 per cent on attendance at in
spections.
War Department officials as to the rec
concentrations of Capt. j. B. Allison, in
structor-lnspector, in connection with the
ntness of the Center Market Armory
II Is py no means good armory' is
the precise way in which this matter is
reported
Meantime. the friends of the guard who
have the chance to whisper a word or
two IN the ears of congressman are urg-
ing that something be started toward
building the splendid new armory build
ing which has been planned
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First sergeants and musicians of infan-
try. armed with the revolver for field
service, may be equipped with either the
rifle cartridge belts, with suspenders or
the revolver cartridge belt, model of 1909
with suspenders, prescribed for serxeants
major, etc. For armory duty, when the
other enlisted men wear the russet leather
belt, first sergeants should wear the
same and carry the revolver, until equip
ped with the saber.
1910, first sergeants are armed with the
saber only in garrison service, for which
they will be supplied with suitable web
belt. In the field. first sergeants will be
the two belts mentioned above will be
suitable.
Capt. James B. Love, 18th L. S. Infan.
try, whose inspection Of the I'd Infantry,
N. 6. D. c., has been completed. will ar
rive in Louisville, KY, tomorrow. He
has been detailed as special instructor
OF the LIST Infantry of the state. n re-
sponse to a request Of Gov McCreery
Tor one commissioned officer and six nom
commissioned officers. The detail will
continue for two months
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The latest bulletin from the division of
militia Affairs carries the information that
the term instructor-sergeant has been
abandoned, and that the correct title is
now sergeant-instructor
Members Of the Signal Corps COMPANY
are taking great interest in the recent
visit to this city Of Arnold Kruckman.
general secretary of the Aeronautical
Society. who had interviews with Brig.
Gen. r. Z. Evans. chief of the division of
militia affairs; Col George P. Scrivener.
assistant chief signal officer, and Mai. G.
NICK. Saltzman, in charge of the Signal
Corps laboratory. Mr.. Kruckman's visit
may have great effect on the much
talked-of aerial scout section Of the Sig
nal Corps Company, N. G. D. c. The Sig
nal Corps of the army has been given
charge or aerona autics, and many Ma
tfonaI Guard signal organizations have
aero enthusiasts. National guardsmen are
anxious to take up aviation. but are pre-
vented by the expense. Mr. Kruckman
told the army officers that his society is
ready to advance the science of aviation
by furnishing plans of standard aero
planes and the material for making them
then receive essential aerOnautic training
by constructing their own planes Con-
structors and instructors would also be
sent by the society at so small a cost
that the entire outlay by a National
Guard organization would be reduced to