The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-01-07
CRACK COMPANY II 1sT INFr, n.
\. G. HOLDS BIG TURKEY SHOOT

II Was Held ct Armory on New Year'i
Day IN Celebration of Honers Wor
nj HE Range LAST Hand.
some Trophy md individual Badges
Awarded-Nlll he Presented Il An,
nual banquet January seth Brig
Gen. Gather md Adj. Gen. Haeklin
VIII be Invited d-BoYz Take TheiI
HoHers Modeslly and Have merket
Hard for Them.
As related In the local papers last
week Company II won the second
award n efficiency at rifle practice
standing next to the highest figure OF
merit IN the entire brigade. This
award carries With II handsome flag
which will be presented to the Com
pany and will Be held b. them 1t the
ArmorY for one year or longer II they
should yin It again, but Of course
they vii win first honors next time
Thi sis not a JOKE rs all they will have
70 do i 10 hold their present rate of
progress to top the lial and then
some. IN addition TO the trophy ear b
officer md enlisted man Hho made a
score O. marksman or better will be
presented with : handsome medal ac-
eordinE TO the regulations governing
rife practice. The record Of the Car
roll county boys Is:
Expert Riheman 3. sharpshooters
I. Marksmen, 2g: Firat class. "a:
Total. -. The figure Of merit being
1857 18th a toIal on tie rolls q 20
officers md fnen. OF which 81 we're
Rockies sworn In since February
18th, IsIb.
New Years. Day about 40 Of The
members of the Company and a. many
citizens. or we would say Reserve
Iilitiamen." me at the ArmorY and
enjoyed ; iine large turkey shoot
There Here three turkeys and tHo
geese shot for The largest turkey
weighed 2#1s pounds and vas award
ed to Corporal Robert L. nesson. A
l5 FOUNDER became "spoils of VAR
10 Rev Carlton Rarnwell. of the RE
serve Hr. 7. Il. Smith. OF New
Windsor, another "Razersist.n ac-
counted for ths third turkey. and
Capt weIgle and lat Lieut.. Berxaker
each became owner of , goose
The shooting Has with the reEnla-
ton L. ;. magazine rife using e cal,
II paper targets. 20 feeI range. The
targets .ere numbered sIih each con
Isstant.z number md were marked by
N umpire according to the value OF
The hi. The decision was IN.
nouneea without the umpire beinR
aware oI the name of the contestant
z45AN ANak. - 4s.les -
skill and fair plaY for al The dear
readers ill NOE from fhIs that there
re sou1e good ahots In Carroll county
outside 81 Co. i. "a vel - in L.
Just the same the boz will al bs
lad u haar - IsnuaHE 2sth.z there
I'll be given banquet b Company
Il az The ArmorY and he enlisted
members Of tha tsi Regiment land
are hereby cordially invited 20 attend
Other invitations sill aIzo be issued
10 "RezeTTistHs nd civilian friends Of
tho Company and the land. The
trophy md the medals Ill BE- pre-
aented slth fittlng gaslronomical md
oTat6fieal efnhsllfEhmenI A large
occasion Is on he cards
After drill Ia Monday night each
enlisted membar Of the Company sas
given oae shot. gratis. Tor the big
turkey khloh hal been Kon by eo1pl
Heason. keW Years uaY. - he aid
hia family IN not large enough yel 70
10 justice 10 - much fowl vt.
William Manning finally carried on
10 turkey. hut he had II shoot ono
% do l. - ten Iull's eYeH were shot
The tirkI round md Manning had 10
mako fIfs buiiH. 10 Hezson's four,
handwriting to show Who really usn-
ID the Ilfd- Good boy. Manning. .e
hope Ynu enjoy him.
On next Tuesday evening at Ga 10.
i viii leave fnH Annapolis 10 nzTIl-
elpate IN the Inauguration of Cover
nor-eleeI Harrington. There vii be
one battalion each from the 1st.. zIh..
and 9Th. Rgts.. forming provisional
Regt. under ths command OF Col c.
:. Little. Of the st The Westminster
troops I'll return home Wednesday
evening.
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