Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-14

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- p ATIoNAL GUARDsMEN have
II turned their attention from the
| recent tournament at Camp
Perry, Ohio. to the matches
| now going on at Sea grit, N. j.
These matches are under the auspices
of the National Rifle Association Of
| America and the New Jersey State Rifle
Association.
| The three teams representing the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Columbia
| left Washington last week in time to be
present September 10, when the matches
started. The local soldier boys will keep
| their eyes peeled for reports from the
| New Jersey ranges, and are hoping that
| their representatives will finish near the
| top, if not first.
| Rife shooting has received much at
| tention on the part of the local soldiery
| this year, and soon after the brigade
team returns from Seagirt the National
| Guard rifle range at Congress Heights
| will reopen to enable those who have not
| fired their courses to do SO, and also for
| the purpose of holding the annual rifle
| matches of the National Guard
These will be held in October, short
! ~ after the national guardsmen have
| gotten down to hard work after the fur-
Tough given them Immediately following
their return from camp. 1t is expected
| that many of the men will avail them
selves Of the privilege of practicing on
| the range in order to take away some OF
| the prizes which are offered to the win
ners in the local matches.
| 4 brigade team and two company
teams were ordered to Seagirt during the
| past week to represent the National
Guard of the District of Columbia. Col
William f. Harvey, I'd Infantry. IS team
captain of the brigade team: Capt. Thorn
as F. McAnally, ordnance department,
coach, and Capt Herbert c. Barnshaw,
Cd Infantry team spotter Following Is
| the team membership:
Col William E. Harvey. I'd Infantry;
| Capt Frank w. Holt, ordnance depart
ment; Capt. Thomas F. McAnally. ord
nance department.; Capt Ralph Alder
man, ordnance department.; Capt. Her.
bert c. Earnshaw, I'd Infantry; First
partment; First Lieut.. Thomas Brown.
1st Infantry: Second Lieut.. Francis
Martin, I'd Infantry; Second Lieut. AL
fred G. Schmidt. 1st Infantry; Sergt
Charles E. Groome, Company E, I'd In
fantry; Sergt. Joseph D. Schriver, Com
pany K, 1st Infantry; Sergt. Edgar III.
Gerber, Company K, LIST Infantry; Private
Robert Fl. Clouser, Company B, 1st In
| fantry.
| The brigade team will remain away
Il
| sive. or until the matches at Seagirt
| close The officers and men are to re-
ceive the pay of their rank and grade
in the regular army for the eleven days
they are away, and the rations of en-
listed men on the team will be COM
| muted at $1.5O per man per day.
| One-half of the money Won by the
/ team in matches for which the National
i Guard pays the entrance fees will be
turned over to the adjutant general, ac-
cording to the orders. and the remaining
one-half will be distributed to the MEM
bers of the team as directed by the team
| captain.
| The company teams which were away
| three days, September 10 to IL, inclusive
| We're made up as follows:
Company X. 1st Infantry-Capt. Ed
| win w. Fullam, First Lieut.. Thomas
! Brown, Second Lieut. Alfred G. Schmidt.
Sergt. Joseph D. Schriver. Corp. John
Firth and Sergt Edgar II. Gerber.
Company X, I'd 1nfantry-Capt. Lucien
B. Ernest. First Lieut.. Wilmarth Brown.
| First Sergt. Robert S. Boyd, Sergt. A. L.
| Barnard Corp. Harry F. Richardson and
Corp. Paul D. Lowell.