Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29

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! "A possession of the National
4 ~ Guard of the District of Co
| 1umbia was taken more than
month ago, there are said to be num-
Der of officers who have not yet made
| their returns, required III the Or
ders, directing the taking of the
inventory.
Efforts are being made in the quar-
| termaster's department of the guard
to complete the property returns with
out further delay
Lieut.. Col. Almon L. Parmerter. U. S.
| A, adjutant general, District of Column
| bia militia. was on leave during part
| of the week. He went to Virginia
Beach, Va, where the local National
Guard held its encampment last sum-
| mer, and was the guest of the custo-
| dian of the camp grounds of the Vir-
ginia National Guard. While there
Col. Parmerter bagged some of the
game which is plentiful at this time of
the year on the reservation.
Col. Parmerter yesterday was in Phil
| adelphia attending the Army Navy
game.
Under the direction OF Sergts. Harry
Meyer and w II. Simmons, L. s. A,
assigned to the National Guard of the
District of Columbia. as sergeant-in-
structors. the non commissioned Off
GERS of the guard as well as those who
aspire to that rank are receiving val
liable instruction in elementary map
| reading. At the schools which have
teen organized the members of the
guard are furnished with maps of a
territory in which ii war is supposed
| to be raging.
The men are instructed how to loca tie
| themselves on a map which is handed
| them; how to read the various lines
and rotations on a war map and such
| things as commissioned officer
would be compelled to know should
| he be sent in scouting party.
The territory over which the men are
! now working is familiar ground, and
| many of them have trampled it dozens
! of times looking for the enemy. The
| maps are of the territory about Har
National Guard spent several camp
periods.
The war maps which are being used
in the instruction are those made by
the officers of the local National Guard
while they We're in camp there.
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In honor of the 1st Regiment, Dis
| trict of Columbia Volunteers. which
I'd Regiment of Infantry. National
Guard of the District of Columbia, I'M
der the command of Col William +
Harvey. was paraded in drill hall of
the Center market armory. and later
escorted the veterans to the quarters
of the United Service Club. at 14th
street and Pennsylvania avenue
Before the start was made for the
club quarters the veterans were put
through a drill, and the snap with
which they went through it brought
| forth much favorable comment from
the younger men now in the National
Guard.
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The following bulletin was published
during the week by the War Depart
melt's division of militia affairs:
sweaters are not authorized for is
sue to the organized militia In view
vides funds and allots portions thereof
the state. territories and the Dis
trct of Columbia. for the express pur-
pose of supplying arms and equipments
to the organized militia. it is con-
trary to the policy of the War Depart
nent to allow states to purchase under
section II of the militia law articles,
such as sweaters. which do not form
a part of the equipment of organiZa-
! tons or enlisted men of the organized
militia.
IA whistle of tone different from
| that issued to non commissioned Off
GERS and musicians has been adopted
F., for of officers.
Seventy Problems. Infantry Tactics
Morrison, has been added to the list
o: military publications given in sec
ton ., paragraph ], bulletin No 3, Wa,
Department. 1912. as amended. and is
available for issue to the organized
| militia on requisition charge
against funds allotted to the states
under section 1861, Revised Statutes
The scheme for gallery competitions
adopted by the state of Tennessee is
considered a good one. is accomplish
ing the desired results and is published
as a suggestion to other states inter
ested in this important subject.
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| Last winter the state of Tennessee
obtained authority from the division
| of militia affairs. to conduct eight in
door competitions. and to give cash
prizes for the winners thereat, payable
| from the states allotment under sec
ton 161, Revised Statutes
THE conditions of the match We're
that all firing had to be directly super
vised by an officer. The course con-
sisted of ten shots standing. five
kneeling, five sitting. and ten prone:
all firing at target Y, at the 50-yard
| range.
1.-TWO competitions were authorized
for each month. and the records in du-
plicate had to show that at least thirty
men had participated in each COMPETE
| ton However, in order that the regu-
lar course of instruction might be car
ried on by company commanders.
| authority was given for firing the
course on two different nights, pro-
vded there were present as many as
| fifteen competitors
| Three first prizes of Is cents each
| were offered for the best individual
scores at each of the positions, stand
ing, prone and the combined kneeling
and sitting position. There were three
prizes of so cents for the second best
scores at the positions as above. and
three third prizes of rs cents each for
third best scores. In addition there was
prize of $1.O0 awarded to the COM
petitor making the highest aggregate
score. Further, it was allowable for
competitors to get but two prizes at
any competition, a position prize and
an aggregate prize. and having once
received position prize the competitor
was barred from getting further prize
money at that position during that
month. Winning prize would not-bar
| a competitor from competing for the
aggregate prize, however. or from try
ling for a prize at the positions other
than the one he had been a winner at
before.
an this way the number able to win
was considerably increased. In ac-
lcordance with the above plan ten
prizes, totaling $3.50, were awarded
twice a month. to each company COM
plying with the conditions, and bull
ietins were issued from time to time