Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-05

organization the company hns always occupied
high standard Of excellence both as to ita
membership and matters militaire. With an
original membership of twelve the company
has steadily grown until It has now the largest
active membership of any separate company in
the guard. 1t was singularly fortunate in the
start to secure able and efficient officers, Capt.
Domer and Lieuts Mosher and Tomlinson
having had experience as officers of the Ma
tional Rifle Cadets. There has been but one
being caused BY the resignation Of
Second Lieut.. Tomlinson and the election
The first public event in which the company
participated was on the occasion of Gov
Shepherds return in October, 1887. On this
occasion the company paraded thirty men,
fully equipped and uniformed. the individual
members buying their uniforms. BY close ap-
plication the company ranked among the high
est at the first annual spring inspection. On
August II, 1888, the company departed for .
ten days trip to White sulphur Springs, Va.
They had, in the meantime. adopted q full
white duck fatigue uniform. which was pur-
chased by the individual members and their
appearance and behavior won for them great
praise from the guests Of the hotel. The next
public appearance of the company was when
they gave an exhibition drill at Albaugh's at
an entertainment for the benef fit of the Elks.
On Washington's birthday February 20, 1889, }
the company made its first appearance in their
handsome green uniforms having out the full
strength Of the company in ranks which num-
bered forty at that time.
HoNoRs WON ABROAD.
The company has made three trips to Balti-
more-once on the occasion of the bi-centen.
NAL, again at the celebraton..of the anniversary
Of the battle of North Points and the last time
to give an exhibition drill at the big Masonic
fair in the Fifth Regiment Armory. On the &C.
casion Of the unveiiIng of the soldiers monu-
ment at Alexandria the Fencibles were given
the place of honor In the line. The one great
event to which reference is often made by men,
bers OF the company is the part taken in the
Washington centennial, held in New York April
80 1889 From the battery to the end of the
march at 57th street the Fencibles were greeted
with continued ovation. especially when in
passing in review before the President they
marched by with q company front of forty
men, changing from platoon to company front
in space of fifty feet The rapidly with
which this movement was executed and the
perfect line that passed before the reviewing
stand evoked the praise of army officers
In July, 1889, the company went into camp
with the National Guard at Fort Washington.
This being their first experience In camp duty
it was not expected that they would do any
thing to cause them to be especially noticed:
but when In the face of q binding rainstorm
they marched to the parade ground and put up
a guard mount, which for nicely OF detail and
promptness Of action has seldom been eaualed.
Lieut.. Lemly, then acting adjutant general.
said: They marched on the field amid a blind
ing rain and their whole action was that of
veterans-as good as have ever seen in the
regular army" Since then the company has
often been called Capt. Domer's veterans.
They have entered several drills in this city and
have always come out victors.
At Kansas City they won second and third
places and also two individual prizes. The trip
to Kansas City, as also the one to indianapolis
q year later, was taken at the individual ex-
pense of the members in attendance, though
most OF the companies present at these en-
campments were sent there by the cities to
which they belonged. To indianapolis the
city of Omaha sent their celebrated Omaha
Guard in q special train. besides giving 81, 500
for miscellaneous expenses, while all the COM
panies in attendance with but two exceptions
had their expenses paid 1t Is hardly neces-
sary to state that the Fencbles were one Of
those two. While other cities have been send
ing their crack drilled companies the Fencibles
have been honorably representing Washington
and asking no aid, but they hope by this fair to
decrease the cost % them of the Omaha drill.
from which they hope to bring to Washington
first prize.