Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26

asSHe sp and Rochester men demonstrated
.helr aplnty TO not only man a modern
snip OF the San Francisco type but fipbt
ner guns with marked skill Both Admir-
thar nam ana Capt. Watson are said 10
.ao,IVushy believe in the practicab ility az
making good fighting crews out OF naval
| reserve men. In view OF the excellent i'm
69 eszss,o which the Rochester and Phila-
Seipnia men have created, the friends OF
many OF the men Of the New York civ
lava reserves are regretting the Ill favor
has fa Wmn,en ~ appears this organization
n me recent cruise of the Philadelphia
ano rochester battalions aboard the So n
scrnthsSo me men of the organizations
eT ana slept with the seamen and perforrned
All the duties of men-of-wars men The
irnh,s OF the two battalions were so much
uino1eo with the idea of business and too
sreo Out when drill was over to have any
S Sme 70 think Of social status In four
rsys ume the Rochester and Philadelphia
resserVes, according to the reports of Ad-
mira, ,nirai Benham and Capt Watson, mas
.ered the details Of the great guns and on
90 .oursh day were smashing targets at
Voluntary Practice End. nm Mona
Monday is the last day available for vol.
snsaIy practice on the range, and unless IL
oiners from any other last day which the
District National Guard has ever known
.nere Will be more men down there than
.ie targets can accommodate. The wear
.ms Vi UNIFORM on that day is NOT neces-
~ >, n emu as the regulation which provided
mast ,,. mas been suspended during the
ppfa,. t eMo weeks those who fail to com
49, 'neir scores must carry the blame on
~ oIetS own shoulders. During the month
en,iretv "a. the range will be occupied
the sS oy the fourth artillery, but with
one coming or October the ID. & n G. will
t tmue more more nave an opportunity to pune
nreIminsrv AT mat time for the practice
which will. It now Seems certapn tars
bar All ,s tne week commencing Octo-
VIII be shot and it is not imnroha lie tbat
one OF Two new ones will be added Sew
viii viii b ,nov sena are promised and there
Is hoped to satisfy all the rational rtae,nen
or would-be rifemen. A decided change in
is nrn5ahIe o. 3r conducting the competition
sumclency or officers being extremely nac-
essary TO success aud harmony
And Jersey VIII Be Her.
somewhere In the neighborhood of Thurs
day evening, October T. or FRIDAY ,no-,-
ing, October IL. a distinguished marty .,
oncials and National Guardsmen from
New Jersey is expected in this city. They
come on the invitation of Gen. Ordwav ana
their primary purpose is a match u,,,h q
District team. In conversation with Ms,oa
u. IL Harrfes some days ago Gen n W
Spencer, Jerseys inspector Of rife prae.
tice. said that his preference would he o.,
team OF six, and as the District on col, M
bia always lets Gen. Spencer have his oxrn
way except when he wants TO win a prize
IL IS more than probable that the match
VIII be between teams of six and as Jersey
can more easily find six strong men thar
she can twelve the outlook for a very in
teresting struggle is quite propitious But
the match is not all OF the Jersevrnen's
visit On Friday the team will practice
over the ranges and on Saturday will DC
shooters who will be selected 10 represen,
the national capital: But while this is
going on the remainder of the party-and
IN this instance the tail will be very much
larger than the dog-is going to enjoy itself
all over town, and when evening shadows
falI on Saturday VIII join their shooting
brethren and a number Of District National
Guardsmen around as many festive boards
as may be required to accommodate the
crowd. surprising that one board win not
VIII be at the head and front of the pro-
cessfon. and altogether the pilgrims fwho
may may number ANYTHING from twenty to
aggregation OF Jerseys best Citizenship.
Plans for the entertainment OF these guests
signs fail the Sand Spaniards who have
done so much to honor the District OF Co
lumbia and to make comfortable fits repre-
Sea Girt within the past three Years viii
their journey and it's attendant incidents,
Great people, those Jerseymen,
Connecticut f. I'm Camp.
The annual state camp of the militia Of
Connecticut. at Mantle, is now occupied by
four regiments, mastering 25o0 men The
work done at the camp is sali to be ex-
celient. One new feature of the encamp-
ment Is the mounting of the entire signal
corps on bicycles. together with the forrna-
ton of a provisional battalion in the field.
Another Is the use of the heliograph in long
distance signaling. The formation of the
battalion Is simple, but effective and the
corps makes fine appearance while out on
parade. The men fall in on single rank py
sections under the command of the scl-
designated by the corps guidon. The man
euvering of the corps OF wheelmen has at
traeted wide attention among military men
In the state. The work with the hellograph
yesterday and this forenoon was successful
The instruments are so constructed that
they can be taken apart and strapped to a
bicycle.
Few Pleasant Words.
An interesting piece OF information was
made public last Monday night by Gen. Orb
way Previous to that time Il had been
known TO but few. AS soon as the Office of
Quartermaster general was vacated by its
last occupant the general proffered the DO
sition to Capt. II. H. Parmenter quarter
master of the second regiment. and the cap
tain: after fully considering the proffer. re-
spectfuily declined the honor and the posi-
ton. II was In proposing Capt. Parmenter's
health in the presence Of the brigade team
anu OiucI dsstiIpleu guests tnat Zen. Orb
way made the announcement He could
have paid no higher tribute to the worthy
captain, and everybody who heard the gem
erals encomiums was fully convinced OF the
captains fitness, but the captain will not be
promoted because he and he alone insists on
standing in the way. There is not In the
National Guard, either here or anywhere
else, a more faithful or efficient Quarter
master than Capt. Parmenter. He deserved
the honor rendered him and everybody out
side OF the second regiment is sorry that he
declined.
One of the men who worked hardest at
Sea Girt, but who up to this time has been
practically unmentioned, was Can't Harry
B. Cilley, Col Clay's adjutant. Capt eli
ley was in charge of the "spottinys force.
and toiled without ceasing wherever oppor-
tunity was given him TO do anything AIS
services were extremely valuable and are
highly appreciated by those who recognize
that fact. Capt. Cilley came from New
Hampshire to help the boys win everything
in sight, and when that had been done re-
turned to the granite state to look after his
business interests.
In one Of the speeches made at brigade
headquarters Monday night while the team
was getting away with the collation. pro-
vfded for IL especial mention was made of
the efficiency of Lieut.. W. p. Vale inspector
of rifle practice, sixth battalion, who was
team adjutant and ordnance officer He
did his duty admirably and in many respects
came near to being an ideal officer.
On Monday evening the first battalion