The Washington times., 1894-12-23

lieutenant, same company; Sergt. Major
Sidney r. Jacobs. Fourth Battalion TO be first
lieutenant Company G.. same battalion: First
Lieut.. George w. England, Company ID. Fifth
Battalion, 10 be captain, and Sergs James
Il. Leeman, same company, to be second lieu
tenant.
Privates John L. Dwyer, Charles A. Malta
mon, and Everett II. Roberts have been trans
ferred from Company A, Sixth Battalion, to
Company Il. First.
The following privates have been honor
ably discharged: William Eichholz, Company
b. Third Battaiion George B. Striker. Com
pany G, Third Battalion; Alfred S. Dalton,
Company ID. Sixth Battalion, and James L.
Harriston, Company ID. Sixth Battalion
Companies C and d. of the Fifth Battalion.
are holding two drills each week. preparatory
to the competitive drill Tor the battalion cup
In February. Company ID has taken in TWEEN y
five recruits during the quarter just ending.
The team cup and individual gold medal viii
soon bs placed on exhibition.
The brigade examining board had three can
didates before il last Wednesday night.
staff Sergt. Gibson has passed the exami-
nation for candidate captain.
The Fencibles arc busy drilling for next
summers competition.
Troop A celebrated its anniversary Thurs
day night Mt its armOry. large number os
friends were entertained. Refreshments
were served and music rendered 10y Mr. J. J.
Fisher and Lieut. Middlet N. Of the Engineer
Corps. Capt. Barbour was present and re-
eeiyed his guests assisted by Lieut.. Beatty.
Troop A, Sixth United States Cavalry. gave
an exhibition Cossack drill Friday afternoon,
ut the riding hall. Fort 1lyer A large mum
ber OF National Guard officers were present.
The Third Battalion held its REGULAR
monthly dr,ll Tuesday night. The attend
ance was good and the drill excellent.
Sergeant Whip, OF Company Z. Fourth
Battalion, has been elected az honorary
member Of Company A, Sixth Battalion, vita
the members Of which he is great iayorite
and deservedly so.
Major Bartlett. OF the SIKH Batta ion, has
issued warrants to Sergeants Nichols, Brandt
and Rosser, and CorPorals Chisholm and
McHenry. OF Company a 1t is understood
that Capt. Parsons viii formally present the
sheepskIns at the next company drill
Sergt. Major Paine. Sixth Battalion, is
very busy nowadays, and expects to be more
so when the quarterly returns begin to come
in at the end OF the month. as a great many
discharges have cen made from the battalion
during the current quarter, necessijating
much clerical labor in keeping a correct
record.
The many friends OF Capt. Clarence z. Story,
the command ng officer of the Cycle Corps,
will be pleased to learn that he is slowly but
surely recovering frcm his lameness the re-
suit of an unfortunate accident received late
in the summer wuile riding his wheel.
Sergt Brandt. OF Company a. Sixth Bat
talon. Is said TO have passed q most cre- il
able examination az the recent meeting Of the
battalion board of examination. He is q
prime soldier aud q good drillmaster.
1t is rumored that Capt Wilson. of Com
pany d, Sixth battalion, prOpos : to adopt
some elective II asGres 10 secure q larger at
tendance at drills by the members OF his COM
mand.
Capt. Tomlinson. Of CompanyR, Sixth Bat
talon, has resumed command of his company
after an extended absence from the city aud
relief from military duty. He Is very popular
with his men, and has done much toward
placing his cOmuany upon its present high
plane OF excel euce in tnat most essential
qualification the soldier rifle pra tiee. 1t
is said that a large majority Of the members
OF Capt. Iomlinson company are sharp
shooters.
Cart. Streeks. Of Company c, Sixth Battal-
ion is slowly bgt surely getting his company
reorganized He has succeeded in getting
rii OF a lot oi dead timcer and proposes to
have 4 company Of live men, VINO viii attend
drills and perform their duty. His company
was the larces; in numbers az the battalion
drill OF the 18th Instant.