Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
NIAHI0N HzS|AIG|1s(' UARD
! DISTRICT ||l9aG COLUMBIA

and Wednesday, May - and IS.
Brigade staff and staff departments,
Thursday and Friday. May - and 30.
Companies e and F, 1st Infantry. Tues
day and Wednesday. June ; and 4.
Companies G and II. 1st Infantry Thurs
day and Friday, June and o.
Companies I and X, LIST Infantry. Tues,
day and Wednesday. June 10 and II.
Companies L and NJ. 1st Infantry Thurs
day and Friday. June IL and 13.
Band, list Infantry, Monday. June % =
LIST and I'd Divisions. Naval Battalion,
Tuesday and Wednesday. June IL and Is. 4,
Sd and 4th Divisions, Naval Battalion, .
Thursday and Friday, June 10 and 20.
Companies A and b, 1st Separate Bat
talon, Tuesday and Wednesday, June
"a and %.
Companies and d. LIST Separate Bat
talon, Thursday and Friday June ~
To reduce to the minimum the chances
Of accidents, no ammunition will he is.
sued except at the firing point, and then
only the cartridge to be fired Will be
handed to the soldier. which. III for any
| reason is not fired, must oe immediately
returned to the scorer or officer who Is
sued 1t.
| The soldier will be cautioned not to turn =
| the muzZle of his rifle away from the tar
get while at the firing point -
| The trigger of every rifle must be test.
| ed before commencing score. and any
| found with a pull of less than three
pounds VIII not be USED. -
Suitable trophies, to be held for one .
year. will be awarded the regiment bait
| talon and company attaining the highest
| figure of merit for the seasons practice..,
The National Defense trophies, first and
second honors. presented by the du Pont
de Nemours Powder Company, will be.
| awarded to the companies qualifying the
greatest number of marksmen or better
and who fire the minimum number OF
men prescribed by law.
he two al q
| brigade and Roginski medals. which are
TO be held for one year, will be awarded
TO the officer and enlisted man, re-
spectively distinguished marksmen ex-
cepted), who make the highest score in
regular ordered practice. 4 duplicate, in
gold of these medals will be presented TO
the winners. which will become their per-
sonal property. For this record the scores
at 200, 800 and 500 yards will be con-
sidered, and must be fired on the same,
day, and announced to be in contest for,
| the medals before commencing score.
TO facilitate the selection of the bril-
gade rifle team for the present season, a
match will be shot at the rifle range OF
the National Guard of the District of CO.
lumbia Friday. May 30. 1913. at o'clock.
under conditions prescribed for the ma
tionai match.
There is no entrance fee and it will
be open to all commissioned officers
and enlisted men of National Guard
of the District of Columbia who have
taken the preliminary gallery course.
The ranges kind of fire and number
of rounds are:
ID 200 yards. surprise fire. ten
rounds for record. t2) 500 yards. slow
fire. two sighting shots and fifteen
rounds for record. 90 1000 yards.
slow fire, two sighting shots and ten"
rounds for record tA) Two skrmish'
runs, 800 to 200 yards, twenty rounds
each run.
The contestants making high scores
with such other officers and enlisted
men Of the n. G. II. C. as may be
deemed desirable. Will be designated
to continue practice tunder such
schedule as may be prescribed). and
from whom shall finally be selected
the teams to represent the y. g. u. @.
in any competitions that may be enter
ed into during the season.
The officers and men selected for this {,
practice will be considered as on der
tached duty from their respective orr
CARNATIONS during the time that they
are retained on the practice roll. and
will report to and obey the orders OF
the team captain, who may at any time
relieve any man from duty as a can
didate or as mtnreSf OF the team
without assigning any reason therefor.
and, IL he deems IL desirable, select
men to fill vacancies. -.
4 = = -
Several changes in the personnel OF
the National Guard are noted in or
ders issued yesterday. They include
one transfer seven discharges on APP
plication. twelve discharges on account
of removal from the District and one
dishonorable discharge for absence
from command for three months with
out leave. The changes follow:
Private Alfred Grosskurth I'd infah-
try Band. is transferred to the LIST
Infantry Band
The following arc those honorably
discharged:
on their own pplicatiau-Privates
Charles II. Dyer. Orrin r.. HamnreI. A.
John c. Iseli. all of LIST Battery, Field
Artillery: Private Charles T.. Bowling. Z
Company G 1st Infantry; Private Fred
Il. Kunkel Company X. 1st Infantry
Private Milton s. Fisher. Company la
LIST Infantry. and Private Raymond r.
Robertson. Company c. I'd Infantry
on account of removal from the Dis :
trict-Private Joseph Hickman. Com
pany ID, 1st Infantry: Private Charles
Mureie Company Il. I'd Infantry; Pri-.
Yates William Alexander. Frank Carter
Hans w. Gebicke. Arthur Gebicke..
Frank L. Gooding, Eddie Johnson and,
Fred NJ Hoffman. all of Company g.
I'd Infantry, and Henry .. Decker. !,
Herman w. Hawker and George 6.
PETAL. all of Company X. I'd Infantry )
The following is ordered discharged,
without honor on account of being alb
sent from his command for three
months without leave: Private -Charlesss