Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

dents of Congress Heights will
- awaken to the tune of cracking
rifles If they make closer IN
vestigation they will find not the
skirmishers of all army dartins hlther
and thither among the trees. but the locai
citizen soldiers standing up to the marx
and displaying to the officers what they
could do should any nation have the
nerve to attempt to get within shooting
distance of the National Capital
1t is the annual target practice of the
local soldier boys. and it will continue Tor
one month The rife range will take on
the appearance of a regular army camp
and each day as the new companies
march to the range there viii ne a reai
war appearance.
Persons who happen to he III the Nic','
ity of th,. range at night had better De
careful as to where they STEP 'oi ti
sentries will be the alert, anu W.
be unto him who does not opey ms
orders Rut the visitors may come over
in the DAYTIME ana watch the cltizeh
soldiery shoot, and it is expected th"'
many will see the shooting TINS year.
silver loving cup is being proudiS
displayed by Company X, "a ihlah'I!'
National Guard of the District, as eNi-
dence that it is still able TO maintain US
supremacy Capt l. e b, arHeT < took aoh
u
the command to Glen Echo last Med
nesday and engaged in competitive
drill with two picked companies OF ,ne
1st Regiment. one from tns ." Nm
away and one from the LIST Battaiioh'
under Capt Lockhead-
The contest was hard fought it is re,
ported but Company X was announced
the winner. The loving cup was then
presented to it by the Glen Ecno
Amusement Company. Capt Ernest Is
very proud of the showing mace pS nus
company, and particularly because OF
the fact that they had only one weeks
notice and some of their best men wee
absent.
Company h is going to try to finish
away up in the front in the target
practice this year. June 10 and 20 this
company voluntarily established camp
for two days at the rihe range az ION
gress Heights. and ii is declared that
some fine scores were made Approx
mateIy forty men fired the instruction
course, the majority of whom nnisneo
in the first class. No attempt to hre
the record course was made. 1t is de-
clared that a larger attendance and
better results are anticipated at the
regular practice. July and TO-
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Recent promotions in Company X
were Corps. De Foe and Payne to be
sergeants and Privates Richardson.
Lowell and Holland TO be corporals
These men have been tested during the
past year. and Capt Ernest believes
they will give added strength to the
already strong staff of non-coms, which
is headed by First Sergt Boyd and
Quartermaster Sergt. Gibson.
The following named enlisted men have
been ordered honorably discharged from
the National Guard:
His ,own appiication-Private John NJ
Smith. LIST Battery. Field Artillery; Pri-
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John c. Iselli. Signal Corps Company;
Private First Glass James w. Love, Hos
pital Corps: Private Edward NJ Cor
Removal from the District-Private
Emmitt H. Burke. Company D. LIST In
fantry: Private Joseph A. Mason. Com
Marx, Company E, I'd Infantry; Sergt.
Alfred X. Gilman, Company E. I'd In
fantry: Private Alonzo 5. Eaton. Com
pany X. I'd Infantry. Private Israel g.
Litchfield Company K, I'd Infantry.
The following named enlisted men have
been ordered discharged without honor
from the National Guard on account of
being continuously absent from their
commands for three months: Private
Withrow C. Pitt and Private Strother
y. Taliaferro. Signal Corps Company:
Private William Mackenzie. Company E.
lst Infantry: Private Raymond HI. Glib
son. Private Walter p. Knott and Pri-
vate Eugene S Brent, Company E, I'd
Infantry: Private Edward F. Harris.
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A patriotic spirit is being shown by the
officers Of the LIST Battalion. LIST Infantry,
who have decided to offer prizes as an
inducement to get new enlistments
and for other things which will be helpful
in the uplift of that organization. The
first thing they have done in this line is
to offer cash prize of $50 to the COM
best showing as to enlistments. attend
ance. drills. ETC., between now and the
first day of the encampment
This campaign will add something TO
the interest of the encampment this year.
for it is probable that the prize will be
distributed two or three days after the
local soldier boys are safely settled at
Bolivar Heights.
which will be offered for various things
during the winter. according to an an
nouncement of the officers of the battal-
ion there will be numerous entertain
ments. Plans for these are said now to
be under way.
The strength of the LIST Battalion is at
present op5 men, as follows: COMPANY A.
l3 men; Company Il. ca men: COMPANY
C., 40 men. and Company D 81 men, From
present indications there will be a large
turnout at the coming encampment Capt
Chase of Company G is much gratified To
see the enlistments continue to come in.
He hopes to catch up with the other COM
panies in numerical strength by the time
the battalion goes to camp.
Enlistments are reported TO be coming
in SO fast to Capt. Lockhead that that
officer is preparing to rid his organiza-
ton of all of those members who fail to
attend drills a reasonable numb>r of
times. He declares he has not time To
fool with so-called dead wood, as the
new men are Woodworking lot. who are
interested heart and soul in their work
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Company A, Capt. Moore commanding.
reports that all of the undesirables in
his company have been forced out and
his organization is already down TO a
solid working basis. Capt. Moore like
Capt. Chase. is anXiousy awaiting for
some of the candidates TO make good for
commissions second leutenants.
Last Wednesday night Sergts. Jones OF
Company ID and Bodenheimer of Com.
pany took their practical examina
lions. While nothing is positively known
the general opinion of the officers who
watched them go through the program i.
that they were both successful. They
both. IL is declared. will be welcome ad
ditions TO the list of officers in the Is
Battalion
Lieut.. Wall. the battalion quartermas
ter of the list Battalion. is said to be Yer,
much worried. He is due for promotion
before the coming encampment, and will
of,<b lose ioh rfe