The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
LEAGUERS SHOW
TARGET "CLASS"
Crack Shots in Home Defense Body
Qualify for Honors.

The rush for qualification in the
various shooting classifications of the
Home Defense League Rifles. con-
tinues unabated at both the Polls
Theater and Union Station indoor
ranges, approximately hundred
members of the organization having
achieved this distinction during the
past week. Included in the list are
three who have attained the goal as
small-bore experts, with scores of $50
or better out of a possible 200, ten
who have become sharpshooters, with
scores OF 16O or better. and nine who
have reached the grade of marksmen
with scores of 40 or better, while
many others in the lower class are
right at their heels.
Among those qualifying as riiemen,
with score of hundred or better.
Maj. w. ]. Wilson. of the regimental
stan. is probably the proudest, unless
he is a close second to Capt. William
Tayloe Snyder, the reGimental chap
lain, who qualified last week. Mai.
Wilson is superintendent Of the
Washington Railway TermlnaF~ Com
pany. and has taken such active in
terest In the welfare of the Home
Rifles that about 800 employees of the
corporation are enrolled with COM
panies S and w, with the list still
growing.
smsll-Bore Experts.
Those Qualifying as small-bore ex-
perts are: j. II. Robertson, lS7;
Lieut.. r. G. Fletcher, lsl, both of
Company T, and Robert M. Miller,
$50. of Company X.
sharpshooters with scores of l6O or
better, and 1t is from this class that
most Of the experts are drawn; J. c.
Hyde. Ia, and A. A. Ruark, l60, both
OF Company A; c. l.. Smith, l6O. Com
pany G; c. ]. Cooke. 166. Company /:
S. E. Beach, n, and w. II. Montgom-
cry. 179, both Of Company X: Capt.
George T. Barksdale, l6I: Company
NJ w. A. Emerson, 16T. Company r.;
II. D. Ruddiman. 17S, Company T,
ard II. +. Dove, 167. Company w.
. These have qualified as marksmen
with scores Of 40 or better: / Wm
Carr 145. and S. I. Kehler, 149. both
of Company G: J. f. Rhodes. 15I,
Company *: W. r. Cooper, l5. Com
pany L: E. VI. Savage. ~, and F. W
Savage, 14l. both Of Company r: G.
F. Hardin. 1+6, Company s: r F
Charlton, l5i. w. z. Hayghe, lie and
II. G. Atwell, 1i7. all Of Company W.
List of Qualifications.
Following is complete list OF quail
hcations for the week up to the close
of the indoor ranges last night:
Company A. \. Ruark, l. e.
Maltby. G. L. Smithson. J. c. HYDE. A.
]. Leister.
Company B-J. D. Faber. C. s. Barn
hart.
Company C-J. William Carr. c. l..
Smith. S. I. Kehler.
Company DIV. S. Smith. W. o. Pol
lard. II. S. Bowman.
Company E-Licut. p. C. Fletcher.
j. II. Robinson. II. Peckham.
Company F-George w. Van Den
Berg.
Company I-WilIiam w. Dodge. c. J.
Clarke.
Company K-Robert NJ. Miller. H. 5.
Chick, ]. f. Rhodes, p. J. Bettenfeld,
5. f. Beach, W. II. Montgomery, G.
w. Creswell.
Company In. r. Cooper. W J.
kocbel, G. Joseph Sworzyn, ]. B. Rob-
inson. A. Siegfried.
Company NC. Gerimele.
Company N-Capt. George T. Barlss-
dale. Joseph Baruch, 7. Goldsmith. C.
d. Kenney.
Company O-W. ]. Kirkland.
Company PA. L. Simpson.
Company R-M. A. Emerson. F. W.
Savage, r. NJ. Savage. T. r. PirtIe,
j. n. Carothers. f. Kelly.
Company SC. r. Owens, G. F. Mer-
CELL. B. F. Scheyett. w. Z. Norris, T.
Rodda, c. Fl. Yocum. d. w. Silvey. R.
Gray. w. T. Harley, H. Keefe. W. L.
Hayes. II. Nogus. 1. W. Wollett. J. II.
Richardson. ]. R. Nichols. II. r. Raf-
fensperger. G. F. Harbin.
Company T-George Ditervig, II. d.
Ruddiman.
Company u. Doerr. D. Waterman.
Company WI. f. Dove, II. G. At
well. r. F. Charlton. P. r. Tolson. W.
w. Tenney. G. c. Smith, T. i. Bond.
Joseph Hanley, C., ]. Rider, c. L. Will
liams, G. II. Warthen, r. Rollins. r.
c. Power. w. f. Hayghe. w. r. Flah-
erty, r. II. Poindex;er. Fred ]. Lingle.
{. G. McCauley.
Company Vt. NJ. Gibbs, W. f.
Graves. F. X. Patterson, ]. /. lee.
Regimental staff-Maj w. ]. Wilson.
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