Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-19
IAN OF THE MP.

! last Wednesday evening. The light battery
has been in existence two years and it marked
! its birthday with thin streak Of carmine
wider than the crimson stripes with which the
] sergeants trousers are adorned Business
came first. Camp was less than week away.
| SO there could be waste of time. At s
| o'clock the trumpeter filled both lungs at one
| time aud then disposed of the surplus by
sounding the assembly" The battery formed
for drill, and drills for the past three months
! have been drivers and standing gun drills it
was thought advisable to give little attention
/. to foot maneuvers. The fact that it was some
where in the neighborhood of SO in the shade
on the asphalt in front of the Arlington did not
| abbre viate the drill but it made the bows per-
(; spire quite freely. After an hour of hard work
! the command returned to the armory and then
INDUCED in business meeting. 1t did not
take long to dispose of the business and then
I, the battery room stormed. Here two long
! tables were loaded with good things: so good
| that nobody left until the night was far spent
! Speeches and songs were sandwiched between
the refreshments very successfully.
There have been comparatively few changes
in the battery since Its last anniversary. Capt
Yates Is still in command striving to keep the
reputation Of the battery up in the highest
notch. Lieut. Robbins finds himself the senior
first lieutenant The two other lieutenants are
comparatively recent additions. First Lieut.
Winthrop Alexander is q valuable officer Sec
ond Lieut.. &. W. Forsberg is no less valuable
and shows how easily some people can be mis-
taken. Lieut.. Forsberg was member OF troop
and was retired account of old age; the
artillery, which never allows anything to go to
waste. thought there was something in the old
man and they were right. The corps of non
commissioned officers is good one; in fact,
everything is good. Sixty-two men rejoice in
the privilege OF active membership.
Very naturally the boys would like to take all
four OF their guns into camp, but it has been de-
clded that the two six-pounder howtzers will
be sufficient. Horses cost money and money is
somewhat scarce. The command will go to
camp on the steamer Excelsior, but will re-
turn by the road
GRANTING LEAVE TO EMPLOYEES.
Business men are beginning to appreciate
the National Guard. They have been doing so
in other cities for years past, but Washington,
happily, has had no occasion to test the fight
ing qualities of its soldier boys This year
number Of the local militia would not have
been able to go into camp had it not been for
the clear-sighted libefality of some employers.
Several instances are known where employers
have told their men that they would continue
to pay them their wages while they we're in
camp. and a number of other ''bosses" have
signified their intention of paying half wages,
anyhow. These men see that the guard is their
malnstay in time of local trouble and they very
honestly want to contribute little to the sup
port of institution that they may be COM
PEELED to call Oh nobody knows just when.
Years ago there used to be lots of trouble in
securing the consent of employers in New York
and Pennsylvania and Illinois, but that day is
past. Now the guard is encouraged in every
way. for it has been the means of averting
of dollars.