Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29
NATIONAL GUARD
IN RIFLE PRACTICE
New District Troops Becom-
ing Expert at Congress
Heights Range.

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Out on the government rife range
at Congress Heights, d. c., the new
National Guard of the District is be-
ing transformed into an outfit of eX-
perienced riflemen through an in
tensive course in craftsmanship.
The companies are being taken to
the range one at time for seven-day
periods. This intensive training in
rifle practice is the first step in
plan of Brig. Gen. Richard D. Simms
to build up the new organization to
equal the militia Of any state of the
Union.
Company c Contests Today.
Company C, which has been at the
range since last Monday, will demon
strate to scores Of relatives and
friends today the result of it's week
on the range. they have spent hours
every day practicing, and today they
will shoot a competitive match to- de-
termine the best marksmen of the
company.
Company A had it's period at the
range from June is to %. Company
G will leave the range after the match
today, and another company will go
to the range tomorrow for a week.
Capt. E. H. Grove. one of the vet
Grams Of the old National Guard, is
making many Improvements to the
range in his capacity on the quarter
master staff. and he expects, with the
aid Of the range. to see the new
n q nd
prove in efficiency.
Overseas Men Not Eager to Elist.
Up to the present time former
have not shown desire to re-en-
list in the guard, but the officers say
they expected this. The men who
went through the battles against
Germany. they point out, will want
One old "vet" of the National
Guard, who saw service with the Sun
set Division in France. has re-en-
listed and is recognized as one of the
absolute necessities to the proper
management of the rife range.
Has Seen 40 Years Of Soldering.
He is Top Sergt. Charles w.
Moore. better known as TOP"
Moore. and he has seen forty years of
soldering both in the guard and the
Regular Army.
His familiar old black whip makes
him a landmark at the range. TOP"
and the whip are inseparable. the men
say. Whenever they see broad
shouldered, tanned man in khaki with
a whip-whether it be at the range or
on Pennsylvania avenue-they know
it's Top Sergt. Moore.
Moore, his Snperiors say, is a stu
dent of human nature, and can make
a soldier out of the most discourag-
ing recruit.
Co. c Men Leaving Range Tday.
The men of Company c, who end
their period of training at the range
today, are:
Capt. Harry E. Gladman. Lieut..
George L. Evans, Lieut.. Arthur E.
Sergeants-First Sergt. William F.
Jergensen, Mess Sergt. Carl E. He'll
man, John r. Burns. Supply Sergt.
Roland r. Gessford, Hal c. Farrell.
Kenneth c. Markward, Casper B. Taw,
Clarence II. Buckler.
Corporals-Jose d. Eliot, Harley f.
Grogan.- w. Albert Groome. Fred A.
Holden, Sydney G. HUNT, William J.
HUM, Ira $: Jenkins, Harry w. Lee.
Tosdam u Ransom avn William l. Stay
Cooks-Henry E. Trip. Lincoln
Jones.
Buglers-Donald M. Wilson, Archie
L. Long.
Mechanic-w.. E. kattingly.
E. Garlick.
Privates--Leiter H. Allbaugh. Cliff
ford r. Allen, Philip j. Austensen,
Frederick c. Bair. Seljen o. Babcock,
G. H. Bakersmith. Andrew E. Bald
Rini Paul Ba a. sIcts, George n n
Blackinstone. John L. Bluraer. Alvin
G. Briggs. Arthur F. Burdine.
John E. Cady. Bernard Chase. Henry
Julian ]: Cook. Robert v. Cooksey.
Walter Coombs. Howard P. Davies,
Milton Davis, Maurice Dent, Edward
J. A. Devfne. Eugene NJ. Doggett, Earl
T. Doty, Goodwin P. Dunn. Alexander
A. Finnie. George A. Fleishell, Lemuel
@ Fletcher, Edward G. Forbes, Harvey
E. Frisch. Charles v. Gessford. Lloyd
l. Gibson, Randolph w. Gleason,
James w. Gray, w. b. Green, Latane
Greenfield, John w. Grimley. John F.
Gross, Everett c. Hall. Joseph Hanra-
han, Arthur w. Hardness, Ewart
Harris. William A. Hayhoe, Clifton
George W. Hodgkins. George A. Hofr-
man. Robert r. Holmes, Lindsey J.
Hommes. Richard Hook. jr., William
Hope. Arthur E. Howard, Charles
Robert Hudson. Ernest A. Hurdle,
William l.. Hurley, George S. Hutchi-
son. John Irving, Alfred E. johnson,
3r.. Warren w. Jones, Alfred Jorgen-
sen. Lloyd F. Kistler. Carl N Klein,
Edward ]. koestler, John E. Kramer.
Creston c. kriner, Arthur Lambus,
Archie L. Long: Leo V. Longstreet
s. B. Mccall, William McCully, John
J. McKenna. Earl B. McQueeney,
Francis f. Manion. Floyd B. Matthias
John f. Merritt. George r Middleton
Clifford G. Miller. James J. Moran
Edward r. Maggie, Julian c. Naish,
Earl NJ. Nails. John F. Niles. Lloyd J.
Page, Richard F. Philpitt. Samuel L.