Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-01
THE DISTRICT NATIONAL GUARD.
The Hilton Trophy Won by Our Boys
Has at Length Arrived.

The Hilton Trophy Won by Our Boys
Has at Length Arrived.
WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH IT-coMPETIToRs
FOR THE EVENING STAR MEDAL-THE oRDwAY
TRoPHY-woRK OF THE BOARD OF ExAMISA-
TIoN-THE MARION RIFLES FAIR-SorEs.
The Hilton trophy is here. 1t has been a
long time coming and there were those who
| imagined that it would never be surrendered
| by the state of Massachusetts until Gen. Ord
way sent up fighting squad to take it away.
| VI course the bay state militia authorities will
produce reason or two for the apparently IN
excuSabie delay in giving up the great shield,
put 1t Will have to be very sound excuse in
deed that will account for the slackness which
has been apparent ever since September b.
| Now that the trophy has arrived-it came in
an iron-bound case-the question is what shall
be done with it. This has been temporarily
settled. For a couple of weeks it will be dis
| played IN one of SaRs Il Co.'S big Windows
return for the liberality displayed by that firm
! IN me matter OF a subscription to the team
| medal fund. From Saks' it will be returned
! 10 headquarters and the probabilities are that
| IL WIl lie removed from thence to the War De-
partment there to be exhibited under a glass
! case in one of the prominent corridors. Before
! that Is done all the members OF the team Will
/ group themselves around the emblem of VIC
| Tory Tor which they fought so pertinaciously
! Wh!1e photographer, ard perhaps two or
three photographers, exercise eiephantine
cameras upon the aggregation.
| ENTRIES For THE STAR MEDAL
! good deal of ammunition has gone up in
smoke during the past few days on the bar
| racks range. The sharpshooters have been
banging away vigorously in series Of en-
| beavers to fit themselves for the competitions
| which will come off on Wednesday next AT 10
am. In circular No. it was stipulated that
| ell entries for The STAR match should be in
the hands of the adjutant genera! on or before
! October 20. That regulation has been
| amended so as to allow entries up to Tuesday
| evening.
The following-named have entries on file:
| Col. Clay, commanding second regiment; Maj.
}. NJ. Pollard. inspector general Of rifle prac-
| tee; Capt. W. L.. Cash. inspector first regl-
ment; Capt. James Z. Bell, inspector second
/ regiment; Lieut.. Geo. III. Hairless inspector
second battalion; Lieut.. T. L. Graham, in
spectOr fourth battalion; Lieut. W. i. Vale,
| inspector sixth battalion; Lieut.. W. &. Farqu-
har, company c. fifth battalion; Lieut.. ". ID.
Jokastone, company A, fifth battalion; Color
! Sergt. L. i. Smythe. fourth battalion; Color
! SerGt. ". A. Edwards, fifth battalion: Sergt.
/ James u. Stewart, company \. fifth battalion;
! SorSt. Thomas I. Doyle, company A. fifth
! battalion; SerSt. Daniel Freeman, COMPANY a,
seventh battalion; Corporal walter ). Cash,
| company u, fifth battalion; Corporal A. o.
! Hutterlv. company A, sixth battalion; Corporal
James titzhugh, company b. fourth battailon
Private T. \. Wells, company Il. first battalion;
Private B. Abel. company b, fifth battalion,
and Private j. I. Roberts, company c, fourth
! battalion.
Competition for THE STARS valuable badge
| promises to be especially hot. and all the prob
abilities point to II record breaking score by at
least one of the leaders. Whoever the winner
may be, he Will have to do more than little
| good shooting.
THE oRDwAY TROPHY.
| Seven battalions will be represented in the
shoot for the "Ordway trophy" which will
take place next Wednesday afternoon. COM
mehcng at o'clock. The only one that will
not be in it" will be the eighth. 10 some of
| the guardsmen il will be u good deal of sur
| prise to know that the seventh battalion has
put up hive men who Will enter INTO COMPETE
| ton with their Caucasian comrades. Unless
the members of the seventies team have re-
Gently developed considerable skill marks
men they will hardly win the prize, but they
are pucky enough TO go into the fight and de-
| serve good deal of CONNIE ndation. 1t shows
grit, and that's good quality in a soldier,
| even If he cannot hit the bulls eye more fire.
quently than once or twice week.
The "Ordway trophy" presented by the best
officer that ever drew a sword, is a large bronze
clock surmounted by the bronze figure of a
private soldier. 1t is striking work of art, to
| say nothing OF its striking abilities in more
mechanical way.
GOOD SHOWING BEFORE THE BRIGADE BOARD.
Capt. Ourand and his company-C Of the
first battalion-deserve good deal of credit
for the showing made before the brigade
board. When company has one or two can
| dldates for promotion" in it it is supposed to
be moving along very nicely. and the number
OF such companies is few, but company ran
five of its members through the mill on one
| evening. These hve. with the others herewith
named, are now qualified to take their places
as second lieutenants of infantry. They are
Sergt. j. III. CARL, Sergt u. +. kirchner Sergt
Chas. II. Ketter. Sergt. Claude L. Haines and
Sergt. Pierre NJ. Kennerly, all of company c.
first battalion; Quartermaster Sergeant Geo.
| II. Michaelsen, fifth battalion; Corp w. E.
Baker, company b. third battalion, and Sergt
Louis Reinburg, company ID, third battalion.
Certificates have been awarded the foregoing
| and as soon the badges arrive each of the
candidates will be properly decorated.
COMING BOARD OF EXAMINATION CHANGES.
There is a good deal of work for the officers
who serve on the brigade board of examina-
ton, and as turn about is popularity supposed
to be fair play, the next general orders will re-
lieye Capt C. S. Domer, company C, second
battalion, and Capt. ]. ]. Costlnett company
b. fifth battalion, from further duty on the board
and will detail in their places Capt. Jesse IL
Bassett, company Is, sixth battalion. and Capt
William c. Beck, company G, third battalion
Capts. Domer and Costinett have served longer
than any others on the board and have been
most faithful.
THE FIFTH BATTALIoN's ACTIVITY
Major O'Brien is moving the fifth battalion
right along, and the officers who want to keep
up with him have all they can do. In future
the major will have battalion drill every
night when any two companies of the fifth are
in the drill hall al one time. This means that
If that program is carried out all through this
winter there will be excuse for any officer
or guide not being thoroughly acquainted with
! his duties.
| EDUCATING THE BALTIMoREANs.
Baltimore seems to be drawing heavily on
this city for drill teams to do fine exhibition
work. Last week Capt. John Miller took his
clever company-D OF the first battalion-over
| to the Masonic fair and showed the soldier
boys and pretty lasses of the monumental city
how the famous white-coated Infantry do their
work. Now the management of the fair has
invited the National Fencibles to make dis
play of their ability and they want them on
| Wednesday evening next That will be the
closing night of the fair and big attraction
was necessary to crown the venture with sue
cess Capt Domer has accepted and will take
his company over on a special train. Mai.
Bracket, who commands the second battalion,
| will 60, with his staff. An invitation has been
| rendered Gen. Ordway and his staff; that too,
| will be accented if the general ia in the citv