The Washington times., 1894-09-09

escort, always going as such, often at consid-
erable expense, to the meeting OF the national
encampment
The color guard consists of twelve one
armed veterans, and the staff comprises a
membership of nine. The organization is
provided with unique badge, made Of clip
pings from the propeller of the United States
steamer Hartford. Only 100 of the badges
were ever manufactured. 1t is known as the
"Farragut Badge" and is worn by each
active member in addition to the regulation
q. A. r. badge.
list OF HONORARY MEMBERS.
The Old Guard has long list OF honor
airy members, which embraces some of the
best-known citizens of Washington and Of
other sections OF the Union. The active roll
comprises Ga members.
The organization will occupy its customary
position AT the coming national encampment,
leaving with Potomac Department this morn
ing with probably fifty-hye of the active mem
bers in line.
Returning, the command will leave Pitts
burg Saturday, September 10, via the Penn
sylvania Railroad at a. m, and will stop for
day at Johnstown, Pa, as the guests OF
Emory Fisher Post, G.. A. r.. arriving AT
home on Sunday at 7:40 a. IN. On Thursday,
September 13, the command will participate
in a centennial celebration parade at McKees-
port Pa, fifteen miles distant from Pittsburg.
The roster of the Old Guard officers, with
| full list OF the membership, follows:
Oficers-James NJ. Edgar, captain; Samuel
NJ. Gordon, first lieutenant: r. Emmett Smith,
second lieutenant; Amos S. Cunning junior
second lieutenant. Staff-Willis D. Pomeroy.
chief; A. F. Dinsmore, judge advocate;
George \. Hansell, quartermaster; Jacob
Jacobson. inspector: Arthur Hendricks, ordi-
nance officer; DIR. Florence Donohue, sur
geon; Thomas ". Stewart, cOmmissary; Will
liam II. Hoover, paYmaster; Rev. Levi d.
York, chaplain
Non-commissioned officers-Alphonso W.
| BOgia, quartermaster sergeant: Joseph H.
Lawrence and George c. Harris color ser
geants; William II. Fuss first sergeant; Frank
H. Mooers. second sergeant: George W.
Scheerer, third sergeant; Charles l.. Patten.
| fourth sergeant: Archibald Burgess, fifth ser
geant, and Albert Brown, W. W. Mcdonald,
Benjamin Leach. and Samuel r. Swami, cor
porals. One-nrmed color guard-James NJ.
Pipes, sixth sergeant: Richard Bennett. cor
poral; Philip W. Coleman. j. Edgar Engle,
John Johnson. Edward McCarten. William H.
| O'Neil, Thomas Lewis, James NJ. Miller, Nor
ris H. Merrill, and Edwin II. Harner.
Priyates-Juian G. Baker, Albert G. Brust,
William S. Boyd, Joseph H. Burroughs.
Thomas Calver, Orlando II. Caruana. Will
lam +. Chauncey, James L. Collins, Charles
/ F. Clagett. John B. Gilfllan Frank T. Hop
kins. John H. Hewlett. James E. NcCabe.
William c. McCuen. Francis L. Mckenna,
Philip O. Bryon, Frank ". Paige. john II.
Peake. David NJ. Proctor, Vincent ". Rowe,
| Thomas J. Shea, NJ. ]. Sauter, J. A. Edison,
Edwin Haradon, NJ. Mahaney, Edward
Phillips, James Reed, and A. n. Thompson.
The civil officers are: James NJ. Edgar, chair
man; J. Jacobson, financial secretary; o. E.
Caruana, recording secretary, and William
NJ Hoover, treasurer.
DRUM CORPS OF BOYS.
The Mount Pleasant Drum and Bugle
Corps accompanies the Old Guard, and
will be the only musical organization that
will go from Washington. A brief sketch of
his popular Juvenile organization will be of
interest.
The Mount Pleasant Drum and Bugle Corps
was organized June Is, 1S93 with ten mem
bers. The object was to furnish an innocent
means of amusement and recreation for the
boys during the long summer school vacation
and it was not intended to continue the or
ganization after the commencement Of the
school year. Its success was so remarkable,
however, and the boys having displayed such
aptitude for music. that after the Capitol Cor
ner-stone Centennial parade, about year
ago, and in which the corps appeared with
thirty members, it was decided to keep the
boys together and push their studies to a
higher degree of efficiency. In this centen-
nial parade the corps headed the Grand Army
division, and was Immediately in front of the
Old Guard. 1t was then that the famous
old veteran organization decided to take the
boys to Pittsburg this year, and the promise.
so well kept, has been great incentive to in
duce the youngsters to keep up their practice
and drill.
The drum corps will undoubtedly present
the largest musical organization in the pa
rade at Pittsburg, and will consist of the fol-
lowing boys and uniformed staff of adults to
look after their welfare making siXty-two in
all: Robert Chambers drum major; jamie
Churchill, principal musician; Allan Walker.
first sergeant; Willie Quinter, second ser
geant; Harry Landon, third sergeant; David
B. Hill, fourth sergeant; Henry Lehman,
fifth sergeant; Henry Andrews, Herbert Ber-
liner George Bessler, Sherman Brlstow,
George Brown, Percy Chambers, Willie Cone,
Max Court, Eddie Cowling, Creighton
Churchill Rufus C. Darby, Edmund Dawson,
Robert D Dennison, Fred. Dewey, Richard Drum
Engle, Harry Grimes, John Graham, How
ard Hewlett, Laurie Hyde, Clarence James,
Harry Keeler, Charlie Keliher, Harry Lange,
Adam Lauer. Willie Luckett, Neil Mcdonald,
Charlie Madert, George Madert, Harry Miners,
| Harold Moore, Charlie Noble, Tom Parker,
Arthur Plant, Alvin Quinter, Norman Rupp,
Charlie Schneider, Merton Smith, Morgan
Stinemetz. Morris Sturgeon, Johnnie Shea,
Robbie Shea, Frank Sunny, Arthur Turner,
Ralph Thompson, Joe Uhlmaun, Willie Van
Riswick, Ed. Yogelsberger, Walter Whitson.
Willie Wiseman, and George Zellers. ]. G.
Churchill. musical director; A. A. Burdsall,
trumpet instructor; Samuel W. Stinemetz,
quartegmaster sergeensi John i. Sturgeon,