Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

f~yARfIET practice Tor 1870 ~
Which every man in the Ma
tIenal Guard OF the District OF
Columbia is expected to make
good as an expert or sharp
shooter in order to keep up the ALREADY
fine reputation Of the local marksmen.
will begin April % and continue uhtli
August l. Following a conference carry
this week be tween Maj Thomas . klng.
inspector of rife practice. and MAJ a. L.
Parmenter. an order has been prepared
and will be issued this week covering
every detail of the occupation OF the
range by the various organizations
The order is complete in every detail,
and shows 10 radical changes from the
preparations in previous years. The order
calls attention to the shooting for the
brigade and Roginski medals. and to the
national defense trophies presented by
the Dupont de Nemours Powder Com
pany The selection of brigade rifle
team will be made during the progress of
the coming season, also. The vital points
in the prepa RAJ ions are given below:
| The inspe ,tor of small-arms practice,
n. G. D. c., will have general supervision
of small-arrns practice at the camp, and
will be assisted by the following assist
ant inspectors of small-arms practice and
ordnance officers: First Lieut.. Thomas +.
McAnally ordnance department, April -
to May Is, inclusive: First Lieut.. Ralph
Alderman. ordnance department. April u
to May Is. inclusive: First Lieut.. Albert
B. Weir ordnance department, May IL
to May 81. inclusive: First Lieut.. Harry
| c. Caldwell ordnance department.. May
Is to May g.. inclusive: Capt. William ".
Cookson, as sistant inspector small arms
practice June 1 to June -, inclusive:
| First Lieut.. Richard Powers. ordnance
department, June l to June ID. inclusive;
Capt Frank w. Holt, ordnance depart
| ment. June Is to June 30, inclusive: First
Lieut. William S. Wormley, assistant in
spector small arms practice, June 10 to
June 80. inclusive.
The Inspector of smail-arm rms practice, n.
G. D. c.. the assistant inspectors of small
arms pract ce and the ordnance officers
detailed as assistants at the camp VIII
receive the pay of their grades for the
number of lays duty actually performed
by them, not to exceed, in all, nfteen DAYS
for each officer.
All other services rendered under this
order, except by camp employees, will be
without pay.
is appointed adjutant quartermaster, COM
missary, and police officer of the camp.
| On or before April %. 1913. each COM
pany comm ander is required to furnish
| the inspector of small-arms practice an
alpha beticai list of the full names of all
! officers and enlisted men of his command.
| and will notify him of IL enlistments.
| transfers and discharges which occur be-
tween April 10 and July 81. This list is
| intended fer the card system for COM
pany large. record, which record will. at
| the close of the practice season. be trans
mtted to the commands, showing the
record of all who have or have not fired
| the prescribed scores. The record Of the
officer or enlisted man will be credited
to the organization with which he is
serving at The close of the season.
Scores made during the camp of in
struction will, as formerly. be forwarded
to company commanders, that they may
notify delinquents to report at the range
for qualification by voluntary practice.
The organizations to occupy the range
on any given date are to assemble the
previous evening in their armory in
heavy marching order at 8 O'Clock. They
gress Heig hts and march thence to the
range. A Light lunch will be serv ID on
arrival, il not later than 1880 O'Clock
pm.
be present for duty on the range on the
days assigned their companies will at
tend with some other company of their
battalion; IN all other cases special au-
thority must be obtained from these
headquarters to entitle the enlisted men
to the privilege of subsistence. The
range will he open for voluntary practice
Mondays and Saturdays during camp and
daily EXCEPT Sunday thereafter from l to
Z o'clock FIN.
Each company is to furnish detail for
guard of one On-commissioned officer
and two pTivates. and will report this de-
tail to the camp adjutant Immediately
on arrival at camp, and thereafter Will
furnish to the camp adjutant such details
for guard Els are ordered by him.
The regirlental field, staff and non-com
missioned staff Of each regiment will con-
duct their small-arms practice during
the presence Of the regiment on the
range and on the dates fixed by the reg
mental commander
Bands will practice with the revolver.
The organizations Of the N. G. D. c. are
assigned to duty on the range as follows:
Comp ani.s A. and b, I'd Infantry, Tues
day and Wednesday. April 20 and 80
Companies and d. I'd Infantry, Thurs
day and Friday. May and ?.
Companies and +. I'd Infantry, Tues
day and Wednesday, May and Z.
Companies G and II, I'd Infantry, and
Signal Corps Company. Thursday and
Friday. May and o.
Companies / and K, I'd Infantry. Tues
day and Wednesday, May 13 and a.
Companies L and M. I'd Infantry, Thurs
day and Friday, May 10 and Is.
Companies A and b, 1st Infantry, Tues
day and Wednesday, May 20 and II.
CompaI,is IS G and d. LIST Infantry, Thurs
day and Friday, May % and d.
Band, I'd Infantry, Monday, May 10.
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