Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-27
Next Interstate Drill to Be Held in
Memphis.
WHAT GENERAL 0RDWAY SAYS
Decorations Awarded for Faithful
Service in New York.
OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST

| campment, in order to have an opportunity
| to gain fame and glory In like manner as
| company c, second battalion, and company
| A, fourth battalion will hail with Joy the
| news that such an affair is to be held in
| Memphis, Tenn, next year. The Chicka-
| saw Guards and the Confederate Veterans
of Memphis have jointly undertaken a ma
| tional drill tournament, which, II is claim
| ed, will be On a scale never before under
| taken in this country. May 81 is the date
| selected for the opening of the drill week.
| Prizes of great value will be offered, and
| there will be contests for representatives
| of all branches Of the military service Gen.
Kellar Anderson, he of Coal Creek fame,
is at the head of the undertaking and in
tends to devote his entire time from now
| until the drill working for its success.
Now that a drill is a certainty, 1t is prob
able that number of the local companies
will be fired with ambition to participate
therein. The fact that the announcement
of the drill is made at this early date will
undoubtedly insure the attendance of many
companies throughout the United States.
VINO could not make the necessary arrange
ments in a brief six weeks or two months,
that being about the time which elapsed
between the anrounC ement last summer Of
the Little Rock drill and its occurrence.
But the date selected-May Sis apt to
seriously interfere with the desires of the
local organizations. The brigade encamp-
ment of the District of Columbia National
Guard is to occur during the early part OF
next June, probably beginning on June TO-
The Star man yesterday enlightened Gen.
Ordway In regard to the drill tournament
1t was the first information the command
ing officer of the District forces had received
In regard to the event.
viii you permit those companies Of the
general" asked the reporter.
Most assuredly not, II 1t will n any man
ner interfere with the brigade ,encampment,'
replied Gen. Ordway. emphatically.se
But suppose the organizations referred to
| arrange to return from Memphis in time to
go to Fort Washington, will you sanction
the mover was the next question.
II cannot say anything decisive in regard
to the matter at this time" i know nothing
whatever in regard to the Memphis drill,
and the date for the brigade encampment
has not been finally fixed upon, and. further,
do not approve OF competitive drills
One fact, at least, stands out very clear
in the above conversation. If any OF the
to go to Memphis they will not be allowed
time or rations and they must also partici-
pate in the brigade encampment. Many
men would find II impossible to take the
necessary time from business pursuits to
indulge in both outings.
1t is Incumbent upon company c. second
battalion, to engage In the Memphis COM
petition under all circumstsnc es,rs Unless
it does so It viii lose the championship
title by default. And again. Captain Do
mer's men have brought home the Calves
ton semi-centennial championship from
Omaha and from Little Rock, twice in
succession, and IL they win II at the next
drill the trophy will forever after be the
property of the company. 1t Is not likely
that the twice champions win allow further
glory and the Possession Of the cup escape
them without struggle TO the death. es-
pecially as they have snugly slowed away
in bank drill fund" of sufficiently gen.
erous proportions to cover all expenses OF
drill team TO Memphis or almost anywhere
else in the United States.
Although General Ordway does not ap-
prove of competitive drills 1t is safe to say
that he would make an exception In the
case of company G, second battalion, which
District National Guard. 1t would be a
hardship to deny the champions the right
to defend that title. But the other bodies
Of local citizen soldiery who entertain
thoughts of startling. the universe by their
prowess on the Memphis drill field must
engineer plans most skillfully In order to
get there. 1850.
Decorations Awarded In New York.
Long and faithful service In the National
Guard and naval militia of the state of
New York is to be rewarded with Rppropri-
ate decorations. The commander-in-chief OF
the state. approaching the fact that service
vice in the National Guard and naval mill
tia involves many sacriHces. o and believing
it to be in the interest Of the state TO en-
courage long and faithful service m these
organizations, orders that there shall be
awarded to officers and enlisted men actually
serving on the hrst, day OF. October, lSof.
in the National Guard and the naval milf
tia, and to those who shall be commissioned
or enlisted therein subsequent to that date.
for faithful service therein Of ten, fifteen.
twenty and twenty-five years, In recogni-
ton Of such service. state decoration, sub
ject to the conditions hereinafter prescribed,
and for that purpose approves the design
submitted by Messrs. Tiffany & Co., under
date OF September 81. 1854, and directs that
1t be worn at the throat, suspended from
scarlet silk ribbon encircling the neck inside
the collar OF the coat
Doings of Company A, Second Battal-
Ion.
The monthly individual competitive drill
open to members Of company A, second
battalion, will occur in the Center Market
Armory drill hall on Thursday evening
next Captain Edwards has instituted
school for his officers, which meets each
Tuesday evening. A special drill squad OK
volunteers has also been formed. The cleo
ton of First Sergeant Logan Prosise as
second lieutenant caused a vacancy among
the non commissioned officers and con-
sequent rise in rank Of number OF the
members of the companys lVhe, offices are
now filled follows: First sergeant,
Thompson second sergeant Collins: third
nth sa and fansns
corporal, Davis. The three vacant corporal
cies are to be filled from Privates Hoist.
McQueeny, Richold, wilson, Dodge fneips'
wigginton, Kolb. Malone. De Moll. Taylor
and Stoddard, who are to be examined In
regard to proficiency by the officers Of the
company. Invitations will soon be issued by
the company for it's thirtieth complimentary
hop to be held in National Rifles Armory
on Thanksgiving evening. Two foot pan
teams have been organized by the men,
bers Of the organization.
The second separate company VIII not
indulge In mounted drills until after re-
moval to the new armory building. The
time until then Is to be devoted to work
on the foot movements and the manual of
arms The attendance at drills of late,
saws Captain Story, is all that could be
desired.
The officers Of the third battalion intend
nlacing that organization near the top of
the ladder in the lear future Activity in
the recruiting line will become apparent
within a few days, and then drills are to be
resumed in earnest.
Company c, second battalion, has accept
ed an in Vtation to serve as the necessary
military adjunct in the presentation of an
opera styled Isl Lootah," to be rendered by
a local amateur company early in December.