Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-09
Benefits to Be Reaped by the Rifles
as Guardsmen.
PREPARING FOR THE INTERSTATE DRILL
Clash Pending Between the Fenci.
bies and Emmets.
THE ENTERTAINMENT TALENT

last come to the conclusion that the best
place for them to be is within the brigade.
Every national guardsman who knows any
thing Of the Rifles is fully aware of the
fact that the company is made up Of first
class material, able and willing to do the
duties which the authorities very reason
ably require from citizen soldiers. Ever
since the organization of the brigade Capt.
Oysters company has occupied an anoma-
lous position, and could hardly in fairness
be termed a military body. 1t was uni
formed and bore arms after the fashion of
military bodies, but it was without military
standing. This soon became evident to the
majority Of the Rifles, so for months past
there has been growing tendency to take
the step which was Thursday night author
lied by vote of the organization. Under
the new order of things Capt. Oysters
company will not on public occasions be
away on the left of the line, where they
have heretofore been because they We're
really non-military organization; here
after they will occupy the position to
which they will as national guardsmen be
entitled, and that fact is going to be a
great source OF qualification to their many
friends who have been national guardsmen
for a greater or lesser period. The many
fore the company will be mustered into the
service OF the District OF Columbia will be
arranged tonight at meeting in which
the participants will be Gen. Ordway and
the committee which was yesterday ap-
pointed in accordance with the resolution
adopted at the Kifies' meeting. The Rifles
have already decided to go into camp at
Asbury Park, commencing July Il, and
they will probably do so as national guards
lA To 1af INV inf n
nation upon which to base prophecy, II Is
generally understood that the new COM
pany may be assigned to the second bat
talon in place Of one Of the companies Of
that battalion which will probably be mus
tered out for failure to parade and partici-
pate in the riot drill on May 80 But no
matter where the Rifles find resting
place, they will receive hearty welcome
from those who have preceded them into
membership In the best all-round brigade
of citizen-soldiers in the United States.
Good for Social Victories.
Aside from the announcement that the
National Rifles have finally decided to be-
come soldiers in the eyes of the law. the
chief topic OF interest in National Guard
circles Is the coming interstate drill at Lit
tie Rock. in preparation for which company
c, second battalion, and company A, fourth
battalion, are now constantly and actively
engaged. Capt Domers men are devoting
considerable time of late to u study of the
society columns OF the Little Rock papers
to see If sponsors have been selected for the
company for the interstate drill The boys
have been informed of the wealth of Little
Rock in the way Of pretty girls and they
are very anxious to know the names of
those CHOSEN to wear the colorS OF the
Fencibles during the contest
As the date for the drill draws nearer the
interest of the local soldiers increases, and
not only are they looking forward TO the
Wi q
contest for the highest honors as militia
men, but the trip to the southwest and to
Arkansas, an unknown country as yet to
many of them, is foreshadowed as a novelty
fraught with an abundance of pleasure.
They have been informed of Arkansas hos
pitaiity, and are keen to enjoy 1t. According
to the Little Rock Democrat, the member
ship of the Fencibles Is made up Of the
incest young men of the capital young men
prominent in the social affairs of the city
and well-drilled in all the arts of the polite
world They are sure to become favorttes
at once, and will be dangerous rivals of the
Mccarthy Light Guards and the Fletcher
Rifles in more ways than one"
After being informed OF locations and the
prominence OF streets in Little Rock. Capt.
Domer has decided to place the trophies
belonging to and held by the Fencibes on
exhibition In the windows of Walter G..
Hall & Company, prominent business
firm. These will include the famous Gal
weston semi-centennial championship cup.
the prize for which the companies contend
as IL a nations life depended upon their
every step and motion
Convention Hall has been secured by the
champions as a drill ground, and there, be-
hind closed doors, they have made quite as
great progress within the past two nights
as was accomplished in week on the
street
Will Do the Entertaining.
Everything possible to further the success
of the Fencibles' benefit entertainment Is
NV tba in
the affair. The program, which has practi-
cally been completed, will comprise the
quarrel scene from Julius Caesar" with
Messrs. Edwin Ferry and David C. Bangs
as the participants; the scene between
Helen and Modus, from the "Hunchback,"
impersonated by Miss Lavinia Shannon and
Mr.. Giles Shine, as well as a skit by Mr..
Willard Holcomb Of the Washington Post,
entitled Browns Baby" with Miss Annie
Lewis as the central attraction. Miss Lewis
is to DC assisted by Miss Gertrude Walsh
and MIR. William H. Conley. Mr.. Talbot Pu-
lizzi and Mr.. Wm. II. Dougherty. Besides
these, there will be music by the Apollo
Quartet, consisting of Messrs. w. d. Nc
Farland, Perry u. Turpin, Frank Reside
and b. a. Ryan. under the dictatorship of
Mr.. Arthur D. Mayo; the Philharmonic
Quartet. including Miss Grace Mccullough.
Mrs. Annie Craig Hills, Miss Eleanor ST.
mons and Miss Florence Stidham, under
the leadership of Mrs. II. II. Mills; Miss
Mary Helen Howe, soprano; Mr.. Herndon
Morsell, tenor; the Columbian Musical ClVb,
directed by Mr.. l.. A. Callan; the Water
bury Brothers. who will give their musical
act, in which they have been so successful
professionally during the entire past sea-
son, and others. June IS is the date of the
entertainment, and the Academy of Music
the place. Tickets are being disposed of
with almost unprecedented rapidity.
Irish Lads Are Not Doing.
Capt. Harry Walsh and the members of
company A, fourth battalion. more gen.
orally known as the Emmet Guard, are far
from being asleep these June days and
evenings. The command Is going to Little
Rock and 1t means to come home with one,
and possibly with two. prizes. For the past
week or ten days the Irish lads have been
toiIing daily in the old base bail grounds
at North Capitol and G streets In what
Capt Walsh terms rough style''-that is,
no effort has been made to polish up on fine
tactical points his object being to acquaint
the men fully with the school of the com
pany. But the drills at the ball grounds
were discontinued on Thursday last because
of the darkness, and from now on the mi
tial organization of Maj. Campheii's bat
talon is TO occupy the Center Market drill
hall whenever possible and work for all It
is worth. The final team will be selected
from the following:
Capt. Harry Walsh, First Lieut. R. j.
Harden. Second Lieut. c. J. Harlow. First
Sergt T. E. McAnally: right guide VIM L.
Gallagher; left guide. z. J. Liston: left guide
of first platoon. VIM. r. Hodges; right guide