Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-16
WELCOMING THE RIFLEMEN.
Washington's Victorious Team Has ar
Enthusiastic Reception.

Washin-ton's Victorious Team Has an
Enthusiastic Reception.
THE NATIONAL GUARD TURNsoUr TO DO HONOR
TO ITS MARKsMES-A TRIUMPH AL MARCH IN
THE GLARE OF RED AND GREEN FIRE-A RE-
cErrIoS At GES. oRDwAY's HEAD QUARTERS
The National Guard and half OF Washington
turned out last night to give n rousing well
come home to the victorious rilemen, who
have Just sustained the reputation of the Dis
trict at Creedmoor. The reception was of an
impromptu sort. having been designed only a
few hours before the arrival of the train bear
ing the crack shootists. but il all the better
for that. and there was snch a crowd on the
curbs. notwithstanding the short notice given.
that the services of the police were necessary
in many instances to keep the roadway clear
for the troops. The assembling began ut tho
various armories shortly after ] O'Clock, and
by half past that hour the streets wero dotted
here and there Sith lines of guardsmen wait
ing for the word 20 march 20 the 9th street
station.
AT THE STATION.
II was about SI5 when tho northern train
rolled into ths depot, and 1t not many sec
onds later before q dozen white topped men,
clad in the uniform of the National Guard of
tho District and carrying their rifles siung
over their shoulders with broad straps, sprang
from the cars and into the arms OF a small
committee of their fellow guardsmen waiting
TO tell them how glad they were to see them
again and how glad everybody was that they
had knocked out all their competitors IN the
first round, and lot Of other things, dear to
the ears of Creedmoor men Just home from
their first shoot. OF course, each one had to
show his little bronze medal and 10 tell OF that
famous last shot of Maj. Pollards, and it was
some minutes before the start was made up the
avenue.
SCATTERING FIRE.
Fleet feet and nimble hands had succeeded
by this time in spreading lot of fire. red and
green, and other means of jollifcation all
along the line of march, and when the parade
was started it was greeted with perfect blaze
OF light and shooting colors. First came the
National Guard Band. followed by the general
and his staff and the first regiment. The sec
Ond was right behind Tho first, and there. be-
tween the second and the left of the line, were
those dozen men. half of them wearing their
white helmets the other half with their caps,
and ali with their trIsty rifles slung over their
shoulders. They were recognized all along
the line, and the cheering they received made
the streets ring with sound. Here and there
tine friend OF one would grow iubilant and shout
GU, his name, whereupon the favored one
bowed in response. But throughout the en-
tire ovation they were soldiers. and their bear
ing was that of guardsmon of the district
ALONG THE AVENUE.
The crowd was the regulation sort, good
natured, curious. eager for a glimpse OF the
heroes Of the hour. A few were sadly disap-
pointed In not seeing the trophy, which, they
imagined. would come over on the same train,
but which will reach here by freight III half a
dozen days or 30. The line of march was up the
avenue to the headquarters, where the rifle
men took leave of the rest of the guard and
went inside to be entertained for couple of
hours by Gen. Ordway. and the other soldiers
marched home.
AT HEADQUARTERS.
Right by files was the command when the
team had marched past the band TO point op-
posite the entrance of the guard headquarters
and the members of the team tramped up the
stairs to the staff parlors, where there were
substantial evidences of good will i'll the shape
of solid and liquid refreshments. Rifles.
helmets and belts were laid aside and hollow
square was formed. with Gen. Ordway and the
laden table in the center.
TIE GENERALS spEEcH.
Glasses were filed. some with champagne,
and at least one with water. and the n the gen.
sral delivered himself of a neatly-turned
speech. in which ne complmented the riflemen
npon the manner in which they plucked victory
out of the jaws Of defeat by winning at the GOO
yards range after having been beaten at 200
and 500. This he regarded az a remarkable ex-
hIbition OF nerve and of the true soldierly
spirit. II the rest of the brigade would be ami
mated by the same spirit the District militia
would be a command of which any people
might be proud. He proposed the health OF
the team. Continuing. Gen. OrGvay said that
much credit was due the captain of the team,
Major ]. NJ. Pollard. and after paying the
major numerous compliments he called upon
that gentleman to say few words.
MAI. PoLLARD's REILLY.
lTat Dali ~ N
Ordway, but for whom, he said. there would
have been no team and, so far as the District
OF Columbia was concerned. no trophy Then
came cheers for the general. for the major and
the team and an attack was made upon the
sandwiches and turntables.
COL MOORE MAKES PUN.
Col. Moore made brief speech, in the course
Of which he perpetrated villainous pun. in
which his alleged creed and Creedmoor we're
inextricably mixed up. He concluded BIZ making
pubic his assurances that had the members OF
the team been females be would have en-
braced them all.
Wed have something to say about that"
yelled one OF the twelve, and the laugh was on
the good-natured colonel
TALKING IT OVER.
There was no more speech-making The bat
tie of Saturday was fought over again and again
and neither the narrators nor listeners tired of
tho story; there was always some new feature
in II. by 1890 the last of the little company
had departed and the brilliant lights shone
down on mutilased sandwiches. recumbent
BOTTLES and empty cigar boxes
In addition to those previously mentioned
there were present Col Oscar +. Long. adiu-
tant general; Inspector General Gale. Quarter
master General Crawford. Lieut. Col CreIl,
Capt Harry Parmentcr, Capt. j.. J.. NJ. Peix-
otto. Capt. r.. II. Neumeyer. Surgeon Hender-
son, staff Sergeant Corvaizier and STAFF Ser
goant Barrow.
An Emphatic Denial.
To The Editor OF IKE EVENING STAR: