Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

RG 8!

A change has been made of the dates
on which the LIST Battery, Field Artillery.
will attend the joint camp at Tobyhanna,
Pa. August l to 10 will find the local
soldiers at the Pennsylvania camp ground
with the regulars, learning how to handle
the field pieces.
The dates which had been originally
set were August Is to "a, but 1t was
necessary to advance them owing to the
fact that militia organizations from other
places had previously selected the dates
determined upon by the local battery.
Officers and enlisted men of the Ma
tional Guard of the District, who are
anxious to be selected to represent the
local National Guard at the shooting
tournament at Camp Perry. Ohio, from
August 25 to September 9. are using
the range at Congress Heights to per-
feet their craftsmanship.
Copies of the official program for the
matches at Camp Perry are being cir
culated. 1t contains much information
regarding the conduct of the tourna-
ment and the requirements for partici-
patton in the matches The national
matches begin August % and end Au-
gust 20. These are followed by the in
ternatiOnal matches, beginning Sep
TENDER ! and ending September 3.
Railroad facilities have been pro-
vided direct to the shooting grounds.
and special arrangements have been
made for meeting the international
teams at New York.
Information entries order OF
shooting. marking. scoring. targets.
rifles. ammunition. trigger pull and
positions are cited. These rules for the
shooting stands also are given:
Persons not shooting must not, un-
der any pretext. enter the Enclosure
for the marksmen. The following are
explicitly forbidden to competitors un-
der penalty of being debarred:
ITO begin firing before tie signal is
given or to continue after the signal
to stop has been given
ITO load the weapons other than at
the firing point
ITO leave the firing point or walk
around behind same with a loaded
weapon.
ITO carry weapon. even when not
loaded, otherwise than with barrel
pointed upward or the magazine open.
ITO aim at any one even with an I'M
loaded weapon.
To handle the weapon of any other
marksman without his permission.
ITO leave his weapon in the rack with
the chamber closed.
Many thousands of dollars in money
and many splendid, costly cups and val
liable medals are to be distributed as
prizes.
The official program also contains an
invitation of the state of New Jersey and
the New Jersey State Rifle Association to
ref1emen attending the Camp Perry
ma tches to visit Seagirt. n. j.. and par
ticipate in the annual matches there be-
tween September 10 and ~. Entries there
will be open to all visitors.
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Lieut. Col George Henderson, y. G.
II
general of the local National Guard, is
very ill at the Garfield Hospital. Col.
Henderson is we'll known and well liked
by the members of the National Guard.
Practically all the guardsmen who have
ever been on the rifle range at Congress
Heights remember him. Every summer
when the local soldiers were practicing
there Col. Henderson would set up his
post hospital and live the range.
When any one would be taken sick he
would remove him to his own tent and
keep him there until he was sure that
the soldier was we'll.