National Republican., 1888-03-18
OUR NATIONAL GUARD.
Notcs and other Matters Interesting t,
the Soldiers.


The linthcum Rifles is u new organiza-
ton seeking military fame 1t is formed
of students of the Linthictim Institute,
Georgetown, and now numbers about
twenty-five members.
Gen. Ordway will, at the latter part of
this month, order elections for majors for
the lst ID, I'd. and it'll battalions also for
captain of company 4, lst battalion.
The Bigclow Rifles have elected several
new members, and this command is max
ing good progress in drill and efficiency.
Company \, 2d battalion, are making
preparations for their dress ball April =.
Tie Ordway Rifles lnow drill regularly
On Thursday night.
The Washington Continental> are talk
ing exchanging their nrnlory.
Lieut.. +. L. Krichett, of the Columbia
Rifles, is lying very i'll at his residence,
'2l05 street northwest.
The Columbia Rifles have organized Il
buglc corps and the members are practC'
ing nightly.
The Merchant Rifles are talking about
going to Richmond on Decoration Day.
The Corcuran Cadet Corps give a hop on
April }. The company is thinking about
going into camp at Virginia Beach next
summer.
The literary and debating society con-
No company SURPRISES this one in attend
ance at drills. Last month the average
was thrty-fivC out of total of forty-fivc
enlisted men. Lieutenant Morrow prom
iscS the command to have piano in the
| armury shortly.
The Marion Rifles added eight more
men to their number at the last meeting.
/ The sixty blouses ordered from Phiadel-
pha will arrive here this week.
| The names of the ladies assigned to the
booths at the coming fair will be made
known at the next meeting of the eSccu'
tive committee.
Lieut.. w. c. Farquhar of the Logan
Camp Guard, has been granted thirty
days leave of absence.
The 9Th battalion will give reception
on the goth instant, Dancing will be q
feature.
The 7th battalion turned out in large
numbers Friday to attend the funeral OF
Corporal IL. Cleopman, of company b..
Company A, Capt. J. A. Perry, will give
grand ball and exhibition drill at theil
armory, 1918 i street, on the Goth instant
The signal corps has formed base ball
nine, and the members are anxious tc
cross bats with any other nine of the n
q. ID. c.
Wilbur Bender has been promoted first
sergeant, T. w. SmitherS second sergeant
j. w. Pitzer first corporal, and Albert Pate
second corporal, -,
Private +. II. Warder, company A, 4tll
battalion has been honorably discharged
by reason of his removal from the Dis
trict.
Under notes from company D. Sd bat
talon, (Emmet Guard, the knapsack has
this to say: Mr.. Blount in his criticisms
on the District Columbia militia bill in
the House of Representatives, speaks Of
the District militia as lot of dudes
bandbox soldiers, DC" 1t is. well to call
Mr.. Blount's attention to the fact that
Company b, Sd battalion, d. C. n. G. is
neither composed of dudes nor bandboS
soldiers. This company is entirely com.
posed of "horney-handed sons of toll, ;
mechanics, and others, who aabor with
brain and snew, the material necessary
and always to be found in all well or
ganized armies throughout the world
The men constituting company B are de
scendents of a race of people who have on
numberless occasions in this country and
foreign countries distinguished themselve:
in the field Company b does not desire
neither as individuals nor collectively, tC
be termed dudes or bandbox soldiers