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trophy is to remain in the possess
sion of the winning unit for one
year, but the company is entitled to
receive streamer designating it
as the winner, with the year, to be
attached to the guidon of the unit.
Furthermore, each winner will re-
ceive a certificate of award for its
permanent possession. The orders
specify that the presentation is to
be made at a general formation of
the troops by an official of the Dis
trict of Columbia Department of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The interest from the Horton fund
Is to 60 to the company commander,
who, from the close of one camp to
the close Of the following camp,
made the best record, considering his
attention to duty, performance of
the same, soldierly bearing and abil-
lty to handle men. 1t is not available
for award to the detachment or SIM
liar units.
A competitive drill trophy is to
60 to the company each year selected
as the most proficient at a compete
tive drill, and will be held for one
year.
The Military Order of the World
War saber is to go to the enlisted
man qualifying with the highest
percentage in the branch examina-
tions for eligibility for appointment
as second lieutenant in the local
militia. 1t is an annual award.
There are number of trophies
available for competitions in rifle
practice. The National Rifle Trophy
is to 60 to the unit attaining the
highest figure of merit in its record
practice, annually. The individual
rifle championship trophy is to go
to the officer or enlisted man max
ing the highest score in a compete
tive match. The company team rifle
championship match is to go to the
top score team composed of six
shooting members and a team cap
tain from any unit. But two men,
bers of each team must be men who
have never fired in any match. either
team or individual. 1t is bronze
trophy to be held for one year. The
automatic rifle trophy is to 60 to the
team of two members making the
highest score. The individual pis-
tol championship trophy is open to
all officers and enlisted men of the
Guard. The company team pistol
championship trophy is open to
one team of three shooting men,
bers from any unit. The battalion
team rifle championship, one
year award. is open to one team from
any battalion. but each company
must be represented on the team.
The National Defense Trophy, a
one-year trophy. will be awarded the
company or similar unit that quail
fles the largest percentage of en-
listed men as marksmen or better
during the target practice year,
based on the strength of the unit at
the close of the target season, plus
those discharged or transferred who
completed the course prior to dis
charge or transfer. The Remington
Centennial Trophy will be awarded
annually to the company which,
during the target year, attains the
greatest increase, on percentage
basis, in the number Of enlisted men
qualifying with the rifle over the
preceding target year. Only COM
panies whose primary weapon is
the rifle will be permitted to partici-
pate.
The Musketry Championship Tro-
ply is open to one team per COM
pany, armed with the service or
automatic rife. Each team is to
consist of eight men armed with
seven service rifles and one auto
matte rifle. During this match the
teams will be deployed as they would
on the battle field, and advance at a
walk, the firing to be done at the
command of the squad leader, as the
figure targets are exposed.
fhe Team Skirmish Trophy is one
to one team from each battalion, to
consist of 10 firing members. not to
exceed in grade one commissioned
officer, one sergeant, one corporal
and seven privates. Under the con-
ditions laid down for this match,
two teams will be placed on the fir
ing line at a time, and will advance
in close order. When the target ap-
pears the team will halt, take prone
position and fire on the order of the
team captain. Targets are to re-
main in view for 20 seconds only.
Targets will be withdrawn as hit in
the black figure and the firer of the
same relative number on the oppos-
ing squad will be eliminated from
his team.
The Headquarters and Service
Company. 121st Engineers, has the
distinction. according to an an
nouncement of brigade headquar-
ters, of being the first line company
of the Guard in it's post war his
tory to have 100 per cent attend
anee. It made the record last
month.
1t. Col. Eugene Villaret, Coast
Artillery Corps, military attache
and military attache for air to
Yugoslavia, Greece and Rumania,
has been ordered here as inspector
instructor of the 260th Coast Artil-
lery. He will relieve 1t. Col. Delmar
S. Lenzner, Coast Artillery Corps,
who has been ordered to the sub
marine mine depot at Fort Monroe,
Va.
Brigade headquarters has re-
quested the intelligence section of
the Chief of Engineers of the United
States Army to locate for it map,
which it is understood was made
between 1890 and 1899 showing all
OF the Civil War forts in and around
Washington and the roads con-
Meeting them.