The Washington times., 1894-10-21
GAIT. MYERS.

way introduced Wnen tne GuarQ started was
the granting each battalion the privilege of
carrying a flag different from that carried by
another battalion in the same regiment.
After years of use it has been found to work
most advantageously, and many of the State
Guard are considering the advisability of fol-
lowing the lead set.
The First Battalion Of the two regiments
carries a red flag. the Second or Center Bat
TALON carries the regimental flag, and the
Third a blue flag. A commanding officer is
thus enabled at a glance TO know battalion
when he sees it, and on the field having a
general knowlege OF the disposition ofthe
various regiments under his command, he
easily knows not only the battalion, but the
regiment OF which it is part.
''When the Guard was organized on the
three battalions to a regimental PLAN" said
Gen. Ordway. Il cast about for some method
OF Distinguishing the battalion at Il glance.
In the foreign armies the battalions carry
flags. / remembered how the various divi-
sIOns of an army corps were designated by
tho various colOred corps cadets. Follow
this line. / evolved the idea in use in the Dis
trict Guard to-day. Of course / couldn't
run the flags red white, and blue as the
colors were run in the Army. Had l done so
one battalion would have had a white flag.
The center battalion naturally carries the reg
mental colors, and this gave me the idea in
full. l substituted the regimental flag for
the white. and in this way have distinguished
the battalion ever since. In our field maneu-
vers l have no difficulty in locating at a
glance any OF the battalions. / have found
that it works eXceliently we'll"
FLAGS THAT ARE FRIED.
The regimental flag OF the Fourth Battalion.
Major Campbell commanding. is one OF the
finest in the city. 1t was gift of the lady
friends of the boys and is highly priced by
them The Engineer Corps carries a Gag
which was in the Army OF the Potomac. A
new flag is being made for them and as soon
as il is ready will be turned over,
At brigade headquarters it has been de-
cided that a scalp lock must be added to the
Hilton trophy before it goes to Pennsylvania.
1t will be attached to the brass rod and will
contain the date which it was won and the
names OF the team winning II. For some
time it was thought 10 be improbable to add
any more scalp locks. but some one suggested
the bar and that offered, at once u way out
of the difficulty. As soon as the scalp lock is
finished, it Will be attached TO the trophy and
the latter sent to Pennsylvania.
All the arrangements for the visit Of Gov.
Vert. of New Jersey, and party have been
concluded. The Governor will arrive late on
the night of the oath. and. in addition TO his
staff, will he accompanied bya number of dis
tinguished gentlemen from that state. Among
them are ex-Gov. Green, ex-senator Sswen,
and many others. The headquarters of the
party will be az the Normandie Saturday the
Z7th. the shoot occurs at Marshall Hail on the
government range. Everything has been
placed in readiness. and it is hoped that the
weather will be pleasant. The visit of the
Governor and his staff last wear was signalIzed
by one ofthe worst storms of the season. It is
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visitors on the boat on the trip back from Mar
shall Hall. In anticipation of the visit the drill
OF the Second Regiment has been postponed
from Tuesday until Friday evening. 1t is ex-
pected that the soldiers from New Jersey will
be present.
The friendship between the New Jersey
Guard and that of the district dates back TO
the first shoot at Creedmoor. Ii was case
of love at first sight, and since the feeling
has been growing stronger. At each annual
shoot at Sea G1rt the District boys are enter
tanned in the most hospitable fashion by the
New Jerseymen, and now the officers of the
District soldiers hope TO show some apprecia-
tion of past kindnesses. The party will be met
on their arrival by number of officers. and
during their stay will have. them to show
them around. All the arrangements are under
the charge Of Maj. Harries. Maj. Newmeyer,
and Capt. Parmenter.
POPULAR OFFICERS.
Capt. William II. Myers, qnartermaster
Fifth Battalion, was born in Washington
county, Pa. He enlisted as a private in Com
pany d, Eighty-fifth Pennsylvania volunteers.
September 6, 1861, and was promoted through
the various grades until he obtained the rank
of captain. AS such he served as provost
marshal under Generals Dix, Foster and B.
T. Butler At Bermuda Hundreds. Va. he
was assistant provost marshal of the Army of
thp 10 ror rtiaiDatpH in oil tho taI1
engagements of the first "Peninsular cam
paign" and in front of Petersburg He was
honorably discharged upon surgeons certii-
cate of disability December 16 1864 after a
continuous service OF three years and four
months. The captain was among the frat to
enter the District of Columbia National
Guard upon its organization, and was COM
missioned quartermaster of the Second Bat
TALON by President Cleveland on March 5.
1888. While the captain is not as young a
man as many of his brother officers, yet he is
quite as active and is considered as one of the
boys He is a prominent Mason and ranks
high in g. A. r. circles. At present he is en-
ployed as a clerk in the Bureau of Pensions,
where he is very popular among his fellow
clerks.
Lieut. J. L. Mock is the youngest and new
est adjutant in the brigade. In fact his COM
mission has not been signed yet but there is
no doubt that it will be just as soon as the
1teSlu6lI LleuI. MOCK was DOrn at
Savannah, Ga, and began his military career
as a member of the Brunswick Riflemen. He
came to Washington few years ago as a
newspaper man and was charter member of
the Third Separate Company. This was af-
terward divided into two companies and
made the Third Battalion. September 16,
1898, he was appointed quartermaster of the
Third Battalion. and June a, sergeant major.
He was nominated adJutant of the Fifth Bat
talon August IS, 1894, and is now awaiting
his commission. Major Suess first became in
terested in Mr.. Mock at the camp held last
summer at Marshall Hall and determined TO
have him in his battalion on the first oppor-
tunity. The major thinks he is the finest off,
Ger, among the young men. in the Guard.
The Army equipment board has recon-
mended the trial of the combined military
belt and garment invented by Col. Edmond
Rice. of the Fifth Infantry. 1t is remarkably
ingenious in its application as garment, and
is SAID to take the weight of the cartridges on
the shoulders instead of on the waist 1t is
composed of two sheets of waterproof ma