Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
Department of Agriculture Has
Big Day at Winthrop
Rifle Range.
MOVING PICTURES TAKEN
OF THE DEMONSTRATIONS
Secretary Daniels of Navy Depart
ment Among Those on Firing
Line-Winners of Events.

With the Secretary of the Navy. Jo-
sephus Daniels; the assistant secretary
of agriculture, Carl Vrooman. and Maj.
Raymond Pullman doing their bits
behind the guns, the big day" of the
Department of Agriculture yesterday
at the Winthrop rifle range was de-
clared to be one of the greatest sue
cesses in the history of local rifle shoot
ing. Over 200 men and boys went down
to the range the steamer Gratitude
in the morning, the Secretary of the
Navy and his party following later on
the Sylph.
On the trip down. moving pictures
were taken of demonstrations by the
United States Navy first aid packet
and of first aid treatment. with Dr.
II. L. Gall of the Naval Hospital as
lecturer. c. L. Morris, secretary of the
Winder Building Rifle Clubs, and ]. A.
Mclaughlin, president of the War De-
partment clubs. We're subjects for
treatment" and Capt. William C. Harl-
lee was the director"
In addition pictures were taken,
showing Capt. Harllee demonstrating
the work of holding and firing a rife.
X,
ting and kneeling positions
Movies Portray the Firing Line.
Upon arrival at the range movies
also were taken of the crowds on the
firing lines and of the work of instruct
ing the bluejackets and marines for
service as teachers to civilians The
pictures were taken Jointly by the De-
partment of Agriculture and the NAVY
Department. The Agriculture camera
men were A. j. Olmsted and L. W. Bee
son, and R r. Sprague did the grind
ing" for the Navy men.
The star actor" of the day was As
sistant secretary of Agriculture Carl
Vrooman, who showed how he fred a
gun IN the various positions, and who
also worked the rapid-ire gun to the
clicking of the cameras
The employees of the Department of
Agriculture were the hosts of the day
to both the members of its rifle teams
and also to several outside teams Free
eats" including ice cream, were served
on the boat going down to the range
ana firing was begun Immediately upon
arrival
Winners Of Matches.
Tho hrst team Of tho crop-estimates
bureau won the Department Of Agri-
q
b1s. and the first team Of tho animal in
dustry bureau of the same department
won the regular District National
Ride Association honors, with a total
Of SIS.
In addition to the team shoots there
was firing Of individual sharpshooting
ana markeman courses, the leaders
bling Meesrs. Keneiff, with a score of
174. and Hand. with a score ISL. re-
specdvely. Mr.. Kenein Is a member
of the District Of Columbia Rifle Club,
Of the bureau Of plant industry. De-
pArment OF Agriculture.
The upper range at Winthrop was op-
Grated entirely by high school boys.
Who did duty as coaches and worked
the targets behind the butts A num-
Dor OF these boys have been taking
and are taking-the three-week
course in small arms shooting, in prep
aration for the work of instructing
novtces on other ranges to be opened in
the future. The lower range was OPP
Grated by marine petty officers and
1acktes from the Oklahoma and the
Montana
Course Free to All.
Capt Harllee stated last night that
this course Of three weeks Is open to all
able-bodied men and boys. Oficers in
tho Marine Corps also are instructed in
detail with tho boys in small arms
shooting at Winthrop
Secretary Daniels and his party ar
rived on the Sylph about / O'Clock and
stayed for about two hours. Mr. Daniels
was interested In the work and ex-
pressed qualification over the fact that
70 large a number Of civilians have be-
come adopts in rife firing.
Among those IN Mr.. Daniels party
were: William NJ. Ingraham. assistant
secretary OF war: Mai. Fred H. Phillips
Capt William c. Harllee. Capt c. P.
Plunkett, Lieut. Byron McCandless. Cone
johnson, solicitor for the State Depart
ment; Senator George T. oliver of Penn
sylvania, Col. Canee. solicitor for the
Department Of Agriculture; Maj. Ray
mond ". Pullman and Commander W. D.
"urtzbaugh. aid to Mr.. Daniels.
An interesting fact. that kid" shoot
ers are numbered among the best, was
brought forth yesterday. The stars"
as known by range officials, are r. K
Day Of Central High School, who coach
ed the bureau of chemistry team,
which came out third in the Depart
nent of Agriculture shoot, and Robert
Morris. who has qualified as an expert
marksman. Morris is only fourteen