Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08
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IbIN o. the property OF Il.' Iat1aEHn
Their report. it is expected, will he ready
before the organization starts for the
cIuis" July /.
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Another troop Of Boy Scouts visited
the Naval Battalion afTnory last Monday
night and were given their first lessons
in semaphorc SIGNALING. Commander
Dcmpf put the apparatus of the battalion
ut their disposal. and detailed an officer
10 teach them. The officers schools were
IN session Monday night and The embryo
commissioned officers We're enthusiastic
aboat the training which they are re
cciying from the practical men who head
the battalion.
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The cleaning out Process has reached
the National Guard and several organi-
cations already have begun the work of
throwing out all of the undesirable
class and are building up the companies
in preparation for the encampnent. By
the time the men are ready 10 entrain
ii is not doubted that the District soldier
boys will be composed Of the best men
in the city The word seems to have
oeen passed around that the dead
wood class Is no longer desired. and
unless Il man is ready and willing 10
give II reasonable amount Of his time
10 MS ORGANIZATION and to help TO inn
prove it he is not wanted.
The 1St Ratta ion. lst Infantry. ofigi-
naliy the old Washington Light Infantry.
is the first to start the ''housecloan.n".
Mai Walla n y McGathran commands
this battalion, which is making good
progress in its prerara tons for the com
ing annual encampment. The drills for
the season are more satisfactory than
during the past few years, there being
4 much larger percentage o. attendance
The battalion will 20 u camp with
fuur fairly eood-sized companies.
company \. under the command of
Cart. Jchn Moore is making mere than
fair progress This officer states that.
Hililc his company IS nat quite as strong
az il was tnis time last year, he thinks
the results viii he better. h has
discharged al those whom he considered
uafoliable and hac LETT only those upon
Il nom he can depend. Capt Moore IS
also casting about for good first SER
gpaflt. and mas one o. TWO Va dncl1S III
the rank If otporal to fill.
COMPANY y under tie command of
Cart Frank Lookhead. is IN excellent
shape. the men takin" a great deal Of
interest ia the drills. and the pcrcenta &c
Of attendance being well above eighty.
VI present the most absorbing top,c
of interest in this company IS the race
among the priNatcs for the five vacancies
IN the non-commissioncd rank 81 the
company This Is, n{ course, settled by
Il
are more than twice as many ren study
ing for the jobs than there are places to
ill the - is becoming warm. The eX-
arinatons viii be held. shortly.
capt. Lockh"ad is going 10 make u
Strona. bid for enlistmenis from the High
School Cadets. one new member. How
ard Gcesage. being sYcrn. in last week.
cant E.ockhead states that he expects
to 90 t. camp with at least fifty men,
ha wing considerably more than that mum
her on the roll ut present, with prospects
Of Il good MANY more
Capt I.ockhead Is q firSt-class athlete.
~ is sllevn by the fact that lie has
Just completed a most successful season
as wrestling instructor Of the Y n . y.
Company g. under the command Of
Can't VIII II. Chase. has lust gone
through tho throcs OF reorganization and
| readWstmont. AMI, while the member
ship is lower than could he desired, yet
All dead wood has been eliminated and
ne company is in better shane than it
has been for several wears past There
arn a large number of vacancies in this
company. the following positions being
omen to good men: First sergeant. four
eprc.ants four cOrpoTals and one arti-
iccr here is also room for a good
musician.
Private \. NJ Forester has been trans
ferrel from The lst Field Battery and IS
now Guartermaster sergeant II Com
pany {. and is making good right from
the start.
Company p. under the command of
Can't William y Pennoyer, is doing
nicely in tie way Of getting recruits.
Its comuart'er IS lat he VIII 80 to
i with the maximum number cf men
allowed
Lieut.. Col. Arthur Brooks. retired re-
Gently was presented with hand
Ssome silver service. the gift of the oil
GERS and men Of the ist Separate
Battalion in honor of his long. faithful
and efficient service as the battalion
was made by Maj. James r. Walker,
commanding officer OF the battalion.
Lieut. Col Brooks completed twenty
five years of continuous service in the
battalion in July, 1872. lie was re
tired July l.. 1912. Following the
presentation Lieut. Col Brooks wit
messed a battalion drill.
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Members of the local National Guard
spent Memorial day on the rifle range
at Congress Heights in competition
to select >ofiicers and enlisted men to
compose the brigade rifle team which
will compete in the Ohio State Rifle
Association matches, the matches of
the National Rifle Association, the ma
tional matches at Camp Perry, Ohio.
and in the matches of the New Jersey
State Rife Association at Sea Girt. \. j.
The conditions of the match called
for ten shots, surprise fire, at 200
yards two sighting shots and fifteen
for record at geo yards, two sighting
shots and ten for record at LOCO yards
and two skirmsh runs. Out OF the
total number competing Col. William
l. Harvey, I'd Infantry. the team cap