Evening star., 1916-07-23

days, except Sunday. the hours will be
from 4:30 until 10 o'clock. Corp Nc
Guire of the Marine Corps is in charge.
The n. r. A. headquarters wishes to
announce that the privilege of shoot
ing on the various ranges about the
city and on the Winthrop range is not
confined to government employees. Out
siders are welcome, and upon applfca-
ton at any range will be told with
whom they may affiliate for practice
or to shoot any specified course.
Wednesday and Thursday the Mary
land naval militia will use the VIM
throp range: Opportunity for mem
bers of civilian rifle clubs to shoot
cannot be guaranteed. Tuesday rifle
club members who have qualified as
expert rifemen or sharpshooters will
be given an opportunity to fire the
national match course. The national
match course is twenty shots, rapid
fire at 200 yards. on target A; twenty
shots, slow fire, at 500 yards, on tar
get B. and twenty shots. slow fire, at
1000 yards, on target C.
From the Clubs.
The Department of Justice rifle team
boasts of having on its membership
roll the first man to qualify as expert
in the new national series, H B. Linton.
according to Gerald F. Gilbert, secre-
tary of the team. The club as whole,
however, is not taking an active part
IN IN rife rife work for the summer, owing
TO the TACT that many mbers are
away on vacation trips.
Although the Department of Com
merce rife club was hit fairly hard by
the National Guard mobilization order
at first, a number Of the men having
dependents returned several days ago.
The department still is we'll represented
The bureau Of crop estimates team of
the Agricultural Department League
has two officers in the National Guard.
according to Fred B. Greene. secretary.
They are Lieut.. Gerald McGrath and
Sergt. Herbert Rutledge.
The bureau of soils team has two
men in the District militia, w o. Rob-
ertson and c. F. Miller. According to
A. G. Rice. secretary of the team, his
have qualified in one of the three
courses.
The District of Columbia Rifle Club
has sent large representation to the
District guard. Secretary NJ. E. Weaver
was unable to supply the names of the
men away. but claimed that his club
was well represented.
The bureau of chemistry rifle team
has five men in the District guard,
some of whom already are on the bor-
der. The guardsmen are: Quarter
master Sergt. C. W. Searles, Hospital
Corps; Sergt James G. D. Kelley, Com
pany C, Sd Infantry; Private NJ. Y. At
well, Machine Gun Company, Sd In
fantry; Private NJ. ]. Ingle, Troop A
| of the cavalry, and F. A. Carpenter,
jr., Hospital Corps.
party of thirteen men from the
Bureau of Chemistry Rife Club went
in camp at the Winthrop range Friday
and will stay there until tomorrow
at the range they will participate in
the n. r. A. matches and shoot the
sharpshooter course. The party con-
sists of ]. S. Abbott. president of the
club; c. r. Burgess, c. Conover, H. C.
Hunter, H. E. Woodward, H. ]. Dem
aree, w. H. Lawson. DR.. c. S. Hudson,
c F. ONeill. ]. J. Huff, w. L. Morrison,
]. J. Oslage and F. C. Lucas, secretary
of the club.
E. D. Strait of the Department of
Agriculture carried away first honors
for the week past at the Eastern mar
ket rifle range, with total score of
l91 out of a possible 200. II. Mccarthy
OF the District team came second with
1s9 and NJ. r. Cooper of Agriculture
made good third with a score of 1ss
The other scores are as follows:
r. c. Traver, 1856; ]. S. Ball. .1s3; N. r.
Smith. 1873: c. lombard, 1S1; H. G.
Arnold. IT'S; H. G. Arnold (second
course). 10; C. lombard (second
course), 169: r. C. Rankins, 1877; E. S.
Gaumer, 165; H. MCCARTHY { second
course). 161: H. G. Arnold (third
course), 159; r. P. Romer. 15s: C. L.
Vardy. 1856; r. Kindle, 156, and A. E.
Fletcher, 153.