The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-14

were stretched on the lake
snore' In which the gallant sons of Mars will
u"eu until further orders. During the encamp-
ment, Captain Ingraham intends drilling his
company morning and evening to prepare them
LOT the coming prize contest on July g. The
members will all be permitted to leave camp
ana attend to their business during the day, but
VIII nave TO report for military duty every
evening
The Seattle portion of the Washington Ma
tional Guard Is interested now more than any
thing else in the coming competitive drill on
july g. Captain Joseph Green, chairman of the
committee OF arrangements, has wired all the
commanders OF the different companies in the
First and Second regiments the announcement
OF the $1,000 in prizes offered and asks for re-
ply as soon as possible. tits almost certain that
i've companies from the First, and perhaps as
many from the Second, will attend.
The Dayton company, of the Second regiment,
has already expressed it's intention to attend the
drill.
Company B has heretofore carried off the first
prize in all contests in which it has taken part,
and its members are confident of winning the
coming one.
The $1,000 purse for the Fourth of July drill
will be divided up as follows: First prize, $500;
second prize, $500; third prize, $500.
The judges OF the prize drill will be chosen
from the regular army officers Colonel Trot-
ter, of Fort Vancouver, and Lieutenant Kimball,
of Fort Townsend, are spoken of for the posi-
| tons.
The military programme for July will COM
mence with battalion drill, from to 80 o'clock
| III the morning, followed by the competition.
| The approaching drill has awakened a won
| derful interest among the local companies. All
of them will begin practice at once for the con-
| test.
try for the prize drill will be that each company
| competing must remain in the city to take part
| in the parade on the Fourth.
An effort will be made to have the city make
| an appropriation toward paying the expenses
| of the visiting companies.
Captain George II. Jones, of Company /, of
| Port Townsend, is in the city attending United
| States court.
There is movement on foot among the local
| companies to have the number of the drill
teams fixed at sixteen men, exclusive OF officers
and guides. There was q talk of placing the
| number at twenty four, but owing to the large
number of newly enlisted recruits, 1t will be i'm
| possible to get that many weli-drilled men in
| most of the companies.
Pioneer place is spoken of as the place for the
prize drill, but there is strong opposition to it
| because 1t is not large enough, and because it
will blockade the streets and keep the cars from
| running. Most of the local militia men want 1t
to take place at the Madison street ball park, If
| il can be secured. The park is certainly the
| only accessible place where the drill can be
properly carried on and as 1t is in the morning.
| it will not interfere with the ball game.
Company has decided not to go into camp
for the present, but will probably do so later in
the summer. Just now the company will oc-
cupy its spare time in getting ready for the COM
pctitive drill.
Captain w. j. Fife, of Company G, OF Tacoma,
has telegraphed Captain Green that his COM
pany will be on hand to take part in the COM
petitive drill.
First Lieutenant Stafford, OF Company G, one
| OF the most popular militismen of Tacoma, was
| in the city yesterday.