Evening star., 1914-10-11
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The Star building, during the
week and went over a number of i'm
portant matters in connection with the
National Guard of the District of Co
lumba.
n conference of the staf was held
and matters pending for consideration
were discussed by Gen. Harries. Col
Almon L. Parmerter, u S. A, adju-
tant general, District of Columbia mi
lila. went to Baltimore and came to
Washington with the general, and NAL
c. Fred Cook, n. c. D. c., adjutant
generals department, met them at the
station.
Correspondence courses for the Off
GERS of the National Guard of the Dis
tTict of Columbia, an instruction board
to supervise the course of instruction
and to make recommendations regard
ing the course of instruction for the To-
cal National Guard in future years and
detailed orders for instruction in the
use of the rifle are the features of the
order governing the drills for the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Co
lumbia for the season. which began
October l. The order was made public
at National Guard headquarters, in
The Stad building, yesterday.
Last year, as in former years. officers
who did not attend the schools con-
Quoted Monday nights were required
to make up the time in afternoons dur
ing the week, but under the CORE
spondence plan the officers who do not
attend will be required to work out
the problems of the session of the
school which they missed, and will be
required to have them ready by the
time of the session next following that
of their absence.
In assignment of service calls and the
use of the drill hall the drill order is
essentially the same as in former years.
except that the time of the drill for
the 1st Battery, Field Artillery, has
been changed from Friday to Thurs
day night
Following is the order. in part:
An instruction board is hereby con-
stituted. to consist of the following Of
ncers. viz: The adjutant general. D. c.
militia: the commanding officer, 1st In
fantry: the commanding officer, I'd In
nanfry; the commanding officer. 1st
Battery: the commanding officer, Sig
nal Corps Company: the chief surgeon.
N. q. D. c.; the inspector-instructor
detailed by the War Department: the
nnst, ssp,eetoTf,rinstructor f, on duty with this
The board will meet upon notice
from brigade headquarters.
II viii be the duty Of this board to
supervise the execution of the course
of instruction and to make recommen-
dations regarding the course of in
struction to be followed in future
years.
1T is expected that the board will
nave evolved a continuing scheme of
instruction INST Ia.I' by the beginning of the
board will consider the recommenda-
tions of circular 8, D. NJ. A, 1914.
Indoor instruction with the rifle will
ne governed by the following provi-
sions. viz:
preliminary instruction with the ri
re preparatory to gallery practice will
ne under charge of an instructor-ser-
geant- Two expert shots will be de-
tailed by each battalion comma pdar O.
his assistants.
The object of this instruction is pro-
hciency IN aim, and trigger-soueeze
which will be determined by test
concluding the instruction No officer
or enlisted man who has neither ouali-
vio,sis vSu as result a result of this test nor pre-
VIII be permitted to fire in the ride
VII Ths @ Inspector of small arms practice
VIII nave general charge of eaIIerv
practlce Instruction in gallery prac.
tlce VIII commence as soon as men
vaHnea vaiiaSfs IN pr preliminary instruction are
andHaoie- All officers and enlisted men
VINO nave not qualified as markamsn
OF better Will fire the prescribed course
teach fhe tba OBJECT @ OF gallery. practice is to
or the principles already learned in tba
preliminary instruction, the correct ne
s,tion Tor each class of fire, the use Of
anv ng' Ing noldlng, and sightseeing.
any man who shows that he has not
i;s, un;sn,erstood the principles of aimine
WIZ be returned to the instructnr -;
ditinS oi preliminary exercises for ad
oI the gallery practice season tba ~
i.,. OF small arms practice win fur
Of fsr men company ap commanders with lists
VI men or their companies wbn ISIS
qua!lned in gallery practice va" nave
Sompany comma nders will ins+r,,..
er companies in simulated maeazine
HIe with dummy cartridges
company commanders will ..
prepare lists. in duplicate. of The msn
VI tnelr companies who have na,,a.
uI,uahieo as marksmen or better Thesa
strnc," VIII De transmitted to the in
seructor-sergeant in charge of prelimi-
mary instruction, who will retnrn one
.opy at the conclusion of each drill TO
me company commander, making nota
ION ION tnereon OF absentees and of such
men as have qualified in preliminary
instruction The company Commando
VIII from time to time add to this LIST
the names of recruits who join the
company, and will return il To tho in
structor-sergeant
AS men are reported proficient in
preliminary instruction the company
commander will make UP a list. in
tp. uupiicale, OF men who are to fire gal
lery practice. and will transmit same
TO the officer in charge of gallery pra C.
tIce. One copy of the list will be re-
turned to the company commander at
absentees and of men who have ouan-
fed IN gallery practice. The company
commander will add to the list the
names of men who have been reported
proficient in preliminary instruction
and return the list to the officer in
charge of gallery practice.
This practice will commence, with
the least practicable delay, after the
formation of companies at assembly
for drill Separate detachments will
be formed of men who are to receive
preliminary instruction and of those
who are to fire in the gallery. These
detachments will be formed without
arms, and will be marched under a
non-commissioned officer to the place
of instruction and reported to the
proper instructor. The remainder OF
the company will continue the regular
drill of the evening.
"Regimental commanders will see
that an officer of the department OF
small arms practice or of the ordnance
department assigned to their regiments
is present in the gallery in charge OF
the instruction each evening that any
part of their command is scheduled for
instruction.
Separate organization commanders
will see that a competent officer is
detailed to supervise the gallery prac-
tice Of their organizations.
Battalion commanders, their stahs
and non commissioned STATS will fire
the gallery course with their bat
taiions. Regimental field and sta6 on