The Washington herald., 1917-09-03
SCHEDULE OF drills
FOR DEFENSE RIFLES
Assignments of Week Announced
by Col. M. A. Winter.

The following schedule OF drills for
the various companies forming the
Home Defense League Rifles has been
announced by Col. NJ A. Winter
commanding the organization. for the
coming week
Company B. Capt. Chas. D. Shack
elford; Company /, Capt Murray L.
Clifford; Company n. Capt. Thos
w. Bramhall, will report at the Busl-
ness High School, Eighth street and
Rhode Island avenue northwest, at
O'Clock Tuesday evening. September
4. These three companies will con-
solidate for drill, with Capt. Shackel-
ford as drillmaster.
Company X. Capt c. Edward Bee
kett. and Company l.. Capt. Ellwood
P. Morey, will meet in the gymnasium
OF the Central Y. NJ. c. A. at s
o'clock Tuesday evening. consolidat-
ing for drill. with Capt Richard D.
La Garde, L. S. A, as drillmaster.
Company c, Capt. Roger L. CAL
vert. will meet at 7:3O p. M, Tues
day, at the main entrance Of the
Senate office building. First Sergt.
5. T. Knowles. L. S. A, will be drill
master.
NDAhBlhS Sdpl. " ID tlutnIeT,
will meet at o'clock Wednesday
evening in the drill hall of the New
Masonic Temple. Special date for
this week only.
Company n. Capt. G. T. Barksdale
will report for drill at the Old Ma
sonic Temple. Ninth and F streets.
northwest. third floor. at o'clock
Wednesday evening.
and Company u. Capt. Fred NJ. Pelz-
man, will meet at p. m. Wednesday
in the drill hall of Mckinley Manual
Training School, Seventh street and
Rhode Island avenue northwest.
1hese two companies will be consoli-
dated for drilling purposes, with
Capt Rabild as drillmaster.
Company S, Capt. Clinton r Nc
hinsey, will report for drill at s D.
M wednesday in the gymnasium at
Union Station. with Lieut.. n, B.
Goidsmlth, U. s. r. c., as drillmas-
ter' ana Company W, Capt. Geo. II.
Winslow' will report for drill at the
same time and place. with Capt.
Chas. ID. Shackelford as drillma ster.
company A,'Mat. Louis c. Wilson,
VIII report for drill at D. M, Thurs
day at the Almas Temple Patrol head
quarters, 1924 II street northwest
The regimental band, Capt. George
A. Fischer, will report for rehearsal
In the assembly hall Of the Eastern
High School. southeast corner Of sew
enth and c streets southeast, at s
p. m, Thursday.
Company d. Ziba F. Bowman. Com
pany G. Capt. Thomas J. Gates, and
Company P, Capt. John D. Simpson,
will report in the drill hall of the
Eastern High School at s .. M, Thurs
day, and consolidate with First Serg.
s. T. Knowles. U. S. A, as drillmas-
ter.
Company o, Capt. Montgomery Hun
ter, will drill at the Business High
School at p. m. Thursday with Maj.
Fred s. Hodgson, late of the D. c.
N. G., as drillmaster.
Company T, Capt. Joseph z. Ed
ridge, will report for drill at the
grounds in front of the Agricultural
Department at 4:40 p. M, Thursday,
having been excused from its regular
drill today on account of it's being
legal holiday.
Company F. Daniel R. Nihion, will
report for drill at 8 p. m, Friday, in
the Elks' Hall, 9l9 H street northwest,
with Lieut.. n. B. Goldsmith, U. S. R.
c., as drillmaster.
The company days for rifle practice
over the small-bore range under Polls
Theater have been arranged as fol-
lows:
Monday-Reg gimental band, Com
panies S, A, T and W; Tuesday-Com-
panies D and G; wednesday-Com-
panies' C and e; neutrality-suspicious.
B, I and NJ; Friday-Headquarter
Companies i, K and p; Saturday.
Companies o, K, U, N and F.
Field, line and staff officers will
shoot for qualifications at the Poll
Theater range from 2:3o to p. m.
next Wednesday.