Evening star., 1916-05-28

"a ing the annual encampment of
~ the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia has not yet
been selected the dates have
been announced. The guard will camp
from August Is to 81. Thte dates were
set in order to give the officers and men
an opportunity to arrange for their
leaves of absence from civil employ
ment.
In view of the fact that about all of
the troops that can be spared from
their regular posts are now doing serv-
ice in connection with the Mexican
troubles there is little likelihood, as the
matter looks now, that there will be
any joint camps for the organized
militia. Probably all of the militia
camps this year will be Individual
camps.
officers of the guard have for some
time been talking of having the local
militia participate in long march this
year. taking the troops through the
Shenandoah valley. marching and
maneuvering in the daytime and pitch
ing camp wherever night overtakes the
command. However. this has not been
finally determined. all of the plans OF
the District contingent being held in
aheyance until the War Department
makes known its decision as to whether
regular troops will be available for a
joint camp.
The rife range of the National Guard
at Congress Heights will be opened for
the record target practice OF the Vari-
Gus organizations June /. when the
machine gun company Will go out 1he
last company to go will be from the list
Separate Ballation, and it Will complete
its course July -. The order. in part
follows,
are assigned to duty on the range as
follows:
Machine Gun Company, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, June l, 2 and 3.
Companies A and B. Sd Infantry.
Tuesday and Wednesday, June and I.
Companies c and d, Sd 1nftnary.
Thursday and Friday, June and 3.
Companies E and F. Sd Infantry,
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 13
and IA.
Companies G and H. Sd Infantry.
Thursday and Friday, June Is and 16.
Companies 1 and x, Sd Infantry,
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 20
and 81.
Companies L and NJ, Sd Infantry,
Thursday and Friday. June % and %.
First and I'd Divisions Naval Bat
TALON. Tuesday and Wednesday, June
81 and IS.
Third and 4th Divisions Naval Bat
TALON. Thursday and Friday, June 20
and 30.
Battery A. Field Artillery, wednes-
day and Thursday. July and 6.
First Company Coast Artillery Corps
and Sanitary Troops. Friday and Sat
urday. July Z and s.
Battery B, Field Artillery, Tuesday
and Wednesday, July II and II.
Sd Infantry, Thursday and Friday, July
13 and IA.
Companies and B. 1st Separate
Battalion. Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday. July II, IS and 10.
Companies C and d. LIST Separate
Battalion. Thursday. Friday and Satur-
day. July 20. 81 and %.
"On Mondays and Saturdays of each
week during the encampment the range
will be open for voluntary practice.
Suitable trophies. to be held for one
year. will be awarded the regiment,
battalion and company attaining the
highest figure of merit for the seasons
practice.
The national trophy presented by the
United States for excellence in target
practice will be awarded as prescribed
in Circular No. 5. War Department, d.
NJ. A, March IA. 1914.
The national defense trophies.
presented by the DUPONT de Nemours
Powder Company. will be awarded to
the company qualifying the greatest
number of marksmen or better.
Two gold medals, known as the
Brigade and Roginski medals, which
will be held for one year. will be
awarded to the officer and enlisted man
respectively distinguished marksmen
excepted) who make the highest score
in record practice. If the course is
shot more than once. the first score
fired will determine the winner \
duplicate in gold of these medals will
be presented to the winners, which
VIII become their personal nropertv
ITO facilitate the selection of the
brigade rife team for the present sea-
son. a competition will be held at the
target range of the National Guard of
the District of Columbia, Congress
Heights: D: C., Monday. July "a, 1916.
at ? o'clock am. under the conditions
prescribed for the national match This
competition is open to all officers and
enlisted men who fred the uuali-
fication course during the season
The national match course will be
fired.
est scores. with such other officers and
enlisted men Of the y. G. u. G. as NAV
be deemed desirable. will be desig-
mated to continue practice Gunder such
scheduled as may be prescribed) and
from whom shall be finally selected the
team to represent the " G. d c. in
any competitions that may be entered
into during the season
The officers and enlisted men select
ed for this practice will he considered
as on detached duty from their re-
spective organizations during the time
that they are retained on the practice
roll. and will report to and obev the
orders of the team captain who NAV a
any time relieve any man from duty as
candidate or as member of the tea m
without assigning any reason there
for. and if he deems II dcsirable se
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