Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21

talon; Walter w. Payne private, company
c, second battalion; Louis l.. Perkins, pri-
Nate company c, second battalion: Paul
+. Perkins, private. company c. second bat
tahcn; Joseph Selden. private, company d.
first separate battalion: Frank II. Smith
private company d, fifth battalion: George
Sue ,el; private: company Il. third battalion:
". Wheaton Tillinghast. private. company
{. second battalion: b. B. Turnbull private
company 4, third battalion; Hope l.. Wills
private company ID, fifth battalion; Waiter
Warrington private. company b, first bat
taliCn.
To BE Commissioned.
Gen. Ordway has recommended to the
President for commission the following:
First Lieut.. and Quartermaster Richard
J. Donnelly. third battalion, to be frs: lieu
tenant and adjutant, third battalion; Sec
cnd Lieut.. John V. HEIDI to be first lieu
tenant and quartermaster of the third bat
talon; First Sergt George c. Shaw, COM
pany A, engineer corps. TO be Inspector OF
rife practice fifth battalion; Private Dam
company A, sixth battalion, and Private T.
Vivian Walker to be second lieutenant
company A, sixth battalion.
That High School Battalion.
By an official order from headquarters
company A, third battalion, will hereafter
be known as company d. sixth battalion.
This change provides two vacancies In the
third battalion, which will probably be filled
iron the completion OF the new armory by
the transfer Of companies and ID, second
battalion, thus finally concentrating Gen.
Ordway's scheme Of a battalion. composed
exclusively OF ex-High School cadets q the
membership of the present companies b and
ID, second battalion. and b and c. third bat
talon, is made up of the young men desIg-
mated. 1t is thought that the second bat
talon gaps are then to be closed by the
muster In OF the National 9sifes.
Indianapolis Next Ycnr.
1t is expected that the next interstate drill
and encamprlent Will be held during the
summer Of 1895 at indianapolis. for while at
Little Rock the members OF the Indianapo-
lis Light Artillery expressed the intention
OF arranging tie affair for their city, If such
was possible. The capital of Indiana is
more conveniently situated to washington
tfen the location OF any other drill held I'm
recent years, and should the competition
occur IN the hcosier state the District Of
Columbia National Guard will probably he
represented by a battery OF artillery and one
or two infantry companies In addition TO the
commands that returned victorious from
Little Rock
Camps Are Attracting Attention,
Company ID, fourth battalion Cordway
Rifes), has accepted an invitation from the
city council Of Sea Isle City, N J., to camp
at that resort again this season. Capt.
Williams and forty Of his followers have
arranged TO leave Washington August II,
at IL 80 p. m, and are due at Sea Isle City
situated about eighteen miles below Atlantic
City, on the morning Of the 18th. Return
ing, the fourth battalion boys will reach
home on the evening Of August 10
At a well attended meeting held on We'd
nesday evening last battery A, Light 40
t!llery. decided to go into camp at Marshall
Hall. leaving Washington ON Saturday, Au-
gust ii. fer an outing Of about eight DAYS
duration: The party OF forty men. under
command Of Capt Forsberg, will march to