Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-09
NATIONAL DRILL NOTES.
Soldiers, Statesmen, Railroads. and
Business Houses Concentrating ON
the May Event.

Drill Work has now passed the preliminary
stages and gotten down to practical preparation.
On Saturday the military committee will begin
mailing its first circular announcement of the OBJ
jects prizes, etc., in detail This shows $500 in
cash, with the addition OF stands of colors gold,
silver and bronze medals and silver trophies for
armor1es distributed thus: Battalion, s45OO; In
fantry cos, $4,000; cavalry eos, $500; light
artillery tmounted) $500; machine gun platoons,
$3.50; zouaves, 81, 75O; cadet corps OF UNIVERSE
ties, 81, $50; individual drill, 1925, and three
medals; rifle practice, 1925 and eight medals
MORE ORGANIZATIONS
are reported daily as arranging to come. This
week the famous LIST Minnesota infantry, a full
regiment OF ten companies with fine band, pro-
poses to represent that state. Capt. ]. X. Metz
ger, its quartermaster, who is enrolling clerk of
the House, and has conferred with Secretary
DeLeOn as to the ways and means.
Governor-elect Ames, now mayor OF Minneap-
Oils, also conferred at length with the managing
secretary this week, and being live national
guardsman himself will be here to see his boys
march In May.
Mayor Smith, Of Cincinnati, spoke very warmly
about the drill while here this week, and he
pledges strong representation from Ohio outside
or the 20 regiment already reported by Col. Howe.
President Silas T. Bowen, Of the indianapolis
board OF trade yesterday said that the pride OF the
sold1ery there was wakened and that he expected
good work. from them here, especially from the
light battery, which has won thirteen competi-
ttOnS
NEW YORK TROOPS
will also be here in large numbers. In speaking of
that city yesterday, MI. William Thurstone, who
represents the Buffalo merchants exchange and
board Of trade at the convention, discussed the
drill at length with Mfr. DeLeOn. He said the Buff
falo boys would certainly wish to come in as full
the advantages not yet fully known in his section
An important feature OF this week has been the
lively interest awakened as to the drill in the ex-
ecutfve committee OF the Philadelphia
CENTENARY OF THE CONSTITUTION
next year. Mr.. Amos r. Little, of Philadelphia;
Gen. Clinton P. Paine, OF Maryland and other rep
reSentativeS OF that celebration were here on
Tuesday to present the matter to the President.
They had a lengthy conference with the manager
or the drill as to the mutual advantages OF that
event and the September Centenary, and Gen.
Paine and Mr.. DeIeon Will hereafter work in full
concert for the committees they represent. The
former also took in hand the explanation of all
details OF the drill to the
MARYLAND VOLUNTEERS,
who may be expected here in their creamiest
cream Gen. James Howard, adjutant general of
Maryland, has also visited this city this week. and
has pledged our military gathering Of May his
come east, not only from soldiers, but from prOmi-
nent railroad men, who see the business side Of
tRe s great at ga Their General Passenger Agent
soldiers along his lines. Mr.. H. COlbran, OF the O.
& c., repeats his pledges of assistance, and two
days since the managing secretary had a. long con-
ference on detail matters with General Eastern
Agent Emerson, OF the Missouri Pacific System,
which will result in good in several ways Our
local lines are already wide awake to the drill re-
suits, and are arranging for advertising it largely
THE DRILL ENVELOPES,
heretofore noted, prove very popular, as well as
very neat mode OF spreading the word OF the drill
With only rough proof to judge from, they have
already been ordered for widespread use by every
important hotel in Washington, save one, and by
such live firms as John H. Soule d. Co., S. c. Pal
mer Co., George T. Dunlop, Saks & Co., &C. The
secretary says the drill Is growing a big boy
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