Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-15
W! %IR FRRfERANS

Inc committee on rife match of Gen
nelson A. Miles Camp, No. l. composed
or W. d. Bowling. H. NJ. Peter and c.
w. Mccartney, has announced a set of
rules for the annual rifle match. Three
dlnerent matches will be competed for.
The Evening Star cup match for teams
OF four men each and two individual
matches, one a novice match open to
all members of the organization not
holding expert riflemen qualifications
and the other "free-for-alr' open to
any members of the organization. The
place and time Of holding the match is
now under consideration and all camps
will be notified as soon as final ar
engagements are completed.
The match for the Evening Star cup
will be open to teams Of four men each,
one team to each camp in the depart
ment. All members of the teams must
be in good standing in the camp on
which team they desire to shoot.
milton must be used The distances
are 200 and 500 yards, ten shots for
record and two sighting shots at each
range; standing at 200 yards: prone at
500 yards. The camp having the WIN
ming team shall be entitled to hold the
cup for one year or until such time as
1T will be competed for again.
The individual novice match will be
open to all members of the organiZa-
ton holding membership in the depart
mems badges of the regular service or
militia. The distance is 200 yards, ten
shots for record and two sighting
shots; position, prone.
The individual match, free for all.
will be open to any member of the or
ganization. The distance is 800 yards.
ten shots for record and two sighting
shots; position. standing.
All members shooting are advised to
provide themselves with rife and am
munition. However. those members
not possessing. rifles and ammunition
and unable to get any may be provided
with same at the range.
Col James s. Petit Camp, No. 3, at
it's meeting Tuesday night held a spe-
cial election. made necessary by the
resignation of Commander Houston
The officers elected were Senior Vice
Commander L. E.. FELTON,. who was ad-
vanced to the post of commander: Ju-
nior Vice Commander Charles E. Tay-
lor. to that of senior vice, and ]. H
Hunt. elected to the junior Office. The
offcers-elect were installed by Past
Commander w. w. Fentress Com
adjutant and Quartermaster. William
E. Clevenstine and David l.. Ford, re-
spectively. Commander FELTON, also
made the appointment of Homer J.
AoShlLHS DIS CAMP ulSIOTIdH.
1t is the purpose of the camp to hold
series of social meetings during the
coming fall and winter. The first OF
these entertainments will be a smoker
to be held on the first meeting night OF
September, Tuesday, the 14th. William
Holt. S. G. Mawson and J. j. Hartnett
were appointed a permanent committee
on entertainment, whose duty it will
be to carry out the aim of the camp in
this particular.
Samuel G. Mawson has been appoint
ed to the important post of patriotic
instructor on the STAFF of the depart
ment commander. Capt. Mawson will
in the discharge of his duties as pa
triotic instructor. appoint two or three
representatives of the order who will
in conjunction with similar represen-
tatives from the G. A. R.. visit the pub
lie schools of the city in the interest
of patriotism during the coming school
year. as has been the custom of the
G: A. r. for several years past
There was a large attendance at the
meeting and much interest was evil
denced in the carrying out of the
prospective program of the next sew
eral months,