Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-25

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IN MMN\\\ for the first time In it,
"a, kfMW' existence, the organizes
N|WNM ton turned out in the
WE~ regulation full dress
WHM ~ uniform of the United
iMS{O States army. Hereto
\WK fore, and under its older
~ title Of the Washington
Light Infantry Corps,
the boys have always turned out in the white
coats, blue trousers and bearskin shakos, but
from this time on, il they want to look their
best, as soldiers, they will wear the soldiers
uniform. Never has the battalion made such a
favorable impression upon q critical crowd and
never did the popular sons Of Mars more richly
merit the plaudits and softer spoken but Just
tators. II was . good deal Of an occasion
and IL came to be because the sharpshoot-
ers and marksmen Of 1892 were to receive
the crosses and buttons they earned by
conscientious endeavor. Shortly after o'clock
Gen. Ordway, accompanied BY Col. Theodore
Mosher, adjutant general Maj. D. L. NJ. Peix-
otto. chief Of ordnance: Maj. Thayer, judge
advocate general; Maj. Geo. H. Harries, in
spector general Of rifle practice, and Capt. W.
s. Horton, aid-de-camp, arrayed in full dress,
entered the drill hall and were escorted to posi-
ton by Maj. Burton r. Ross. The four walls
were thickly fringed with visitors, a large pro-
portion Of them being Of the gentler sex. The
battalion was formed in right angle, the space
being too limited to permit Of q straight line.
Maj. Burton R Ross commanded the battalion
The staff officers presented were Lieut.. Arnold,
adjutant; Lieut. A. W. Kelley, quartermaster;
Lieut. Luce. surgeon. and Lieut. Chas. Ebert,
inspector Of rifle practice. Company officers
were Company A, Capt. c. c. Loffier, Lieut.
Harry Keough: company c, Capt. Charles
Oursnd, First Lieut. CARL, Second Lieut.. Ket-
First Lieut.. Duffy, Second Lieut.. Beall;
company B, Capt. J. Moore, First
Col. W. g. Moore. commanding the first rsgi-
mont, and Capt. W. L Cash, the regimental in
spector Of rife practice, had taken their places
with the reviewing party the review COM
menced. 1t was most successful ceremony
and showed of both men and uniforms to great
advantage. The review was followed by dress
parade, In which was made apparent the ex-
cellent manual work for which the battalion
has always been celebrated. In every respect
the ceremonies were about all that could be de-
sired Here or there one company was a trifie
better than the others, but as the affair was in
no sense competitive comparisons might be
regarded as out Of place. None did anything
Of which they need be ashamed. Col. Moore
presented the crosses and buttons. They went
to the soldiers whose names were printed in
The STAB two weeks ago. When these decora-
tons had been distributed Col. Moore presented
to Private G. L. Himebaugh. company c., the
Leach gold medal, which he won by making the
biggest aggregate in the battalion during the
last season.
When the military proceedings were over an
orchestra started in and there was dancing until
after midnight.
Among the guardsmen present from other
commands were Lieut.. Col Urel, second regi-
ment; Capt. H. H. Parmenter, second regi-
ment; Capt. James E. Bell, second regiment;
al r fPrinn hott
Allison Nailor, Capt. Chas. Childs, Staff Ser
geant CorvaIzier, Lieut.. T. s. King, fifth
battalion; Lieut.. A. o. Hutterly, engineer
corps.
GETTING READY TO FIT Up THE RANGE
II 1t doesn't rain too much next week it is
about certain that preliminary work upon the
range at Bellevue will be commenced. The
first thing to be done is to secure an accurate
survey Of the reservation, and this will be at
tended to by Lieut. Averill and q sufficient
force from company c Of the engineer battaI-
ion. A: soon as the survey has been completed
practical pick and shovel business will COM
mence. The task will be by no means an easy
one, for there are to be at least ten short range
and ten midrange targets, for these pits will
have to be excavsted and gigantic back stops
erected. There are but few people residing in
the neighborhood Of the range, but that fact
Will not lessen the precautions 10 be taken in
the interests Of human safety. Within year
or SO the District National Guard will
be thoroughly equipped with the new maya
zine gun-an arm Of great penetration-and
provision must be made in building stops for
the extraordinary force Of the small caliber
bullet Several novelties will be put in opera
ton when the range IL complete; all Of them
looking to the improvement OF the soldier as
| skirmiaher. One Of the most interesting Of
these will be group Of silhouette standing
figures operated from . safe place over suitably
l0n AtA1 49, D. A.
pauies and individuals will be trained to effect
iveness against advancing troops. for the tar
gets will move toward and from the men on
the skirmish line instead Of being, as at pres
ent, fixed. The difficulties and advantages in
the judging distance exercises will be apparent
| to any one OF experience. 1t now seems GER
tain that with such q range as has been planned
1t will be possible to complete the class practice
OF an entire regiment in one day; q very desira-
BILE something to do.
sIRIEs OF GALLERY COMPETITIONS,
Animation seems to be quite general in the
armories, the drill halls and the rifle galleries
There il still less Of voluntary practice in the
brigade gallery than there ought to be- but il
| will increase materially within the next week or
| two. 1t should do SO without any inducement,
but the inducement will not be lacking. Within
the next few days definite arrangements are to
be made which will result in series of gallery
AosSAos sAos ou8ut W arOubo 4 Sre3b ue0l Oh
enthusiasm. 1t is understood that the month
OF May will, in the gallery, be largely devoted
| to company, battalion and regimental competi-
lions and the practice necessary to fit men for
entry. The company match will include all the
separate companies.
TRAMP, TRAMP, TRAMP!
The program for June has hardly been out
lined, but 1t seems Just now a. though some of
the long evenings would be used mp in march
ing competitions. In its present shape the
proposition looks to the ordering ont of a team
| from each battalion. Each team is to consist
OF sixteen enlisted men. OF whom one must be
. nrst sergeant and three others non-com-
missioned officers Of junior grade. Two com.
missaoned officers, not OF the same grade, will
be in command Of each team. 1t seems quite
probable that the teams will be taken BY raj
during the latter part of some afternoon out 20 9
point from seven to ten miles distant and would
be started from that point under Roadway Of,
say. nfteen OF twenty minutes. They would
then march to the city over the avenue and to
brigade headquarters, which would be the poin,
Tor the finish. Suitable rules governing thu
composition will be formulated and given pub