Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-02
THE COILS NEW IDEA.
DRILL TEAMS TO BE ESTABLISHED IN
THE FIRST REGIMENT.
Extra Competitions for tho Men-To w"s'
Coiors Of Honor-New
Company.

Colonel Henry c. Jones' OF the firs'
Regiment has issued the following ORDERS
which will be published at rcgimentai
assembly 70 be held at the armory To-
morrow evening at $50 o'clock
"There shall be held in each company
on the last drill In each month compeu-
tive dr1,l. and tho four enlisted men who
shsn score highest shall be declared the
drill team for the ensuing month
"There shall be held In each battalion
on the last drill In each quarter. e.,
March. June. September. and December
n competitive drill. to be composed OF
the drlll teams OF the companies OF that
battalion for the three months previous.
The eighteen enlisted men who shall score
highest shall be declared the drill team
NJ that battalion for the ensuing three
months. -
.sThere shall be held in January OF each
year a competitive drill. 90 be composed
OF the drill teams of the battallons for
the wear previous. the twenty-four en-
listed men scoring highest TO be declared
the regimental drill team for the ensuing
year ,., H..
Immediately after the. competition Tor
the regimental drill team there shah De
n competition between the regimeh'h
drill teams Of the new and the OLD year.
and the team winning in this compet.
ton shall be designated as the irst oriii
team and the other as the second orlh
team At the third regimental arm team
competition between the three teams. the
t.,n h.. n tGh a
1.-THE following points will be considered
IN making awards under these competi-
fions; Attendance. valued at 20-less than
20 per cent. attendance shall be scored
Us zero; inspection. valued at 20; manual
of arms. valued at 20: marchings. valued
at 20: soldierly record. valued at 70; maxi
mum score. 100. Competitors must score
as a minimum G5 20 win"
THE SPECIAL MEDAL.
The enlisted man scoring highest will
be awarded a special medal, ana be
declared the chief of the team: this medal
10 be worn as long as this position Is
held, and to DO returned to headquarters.
All ribbons 10 be likewise returned when
teams and disbanded. provided that any
enlisted man who Is a member OF a team
shall be ineligible 10 entry for another
connection until the competition In the
disbands his own team. excepting
the regimental-drlll team, whose menu
hers may enter competitions du-
ring the year In which they are
members OF said team: provided. also.
that the judges OF all competitions must
be taken from another command than
the one competing. except in the regl-
mental competition. when the colonel be-
comes the Judge. or any officer or officers
that may be detailed by him.
Company drill teams will wear q blue
ribbon to be furnished by these head
quarters.
battalion drill teams TO wear white
and blue ribbon TO be furnished by these
headquarters.
Regimental drill teams to wear red,
white. and blue ribbon to be furnished
these headquarters.
A written report. containing list or
members OF all drill teams must be made
10 these headquarters.
BRIEF MILITARY ITEMS.
Company @, of Manchester. which was
recently organized and attached 10 the
First Regiment, has been officially as
signed to duty in the Second Battalion.
Company + has been transferred to the
First Battalion. thereby making four
companies In the First and three in the
Second Battalion.
The Regimental General Court-Martial
was in session Tuesday for the purpose
OF trying several members OF the regi-
ment. a question Of the legality OK the
court was raised by Judge Advocate
General-I Lieutenant Paynter. OF Company
J.. and. his opinion being sustained the
session was adjourned without transact
ing and business
The charges preferred against Lieu
tenant John II. Halstead. of Company c.
have not yet been acted upon either by
court-martial or a court Of inquiry, and
none OF the officers Of the regiment seem
20 know what steps will be taken.
Or. J. w Henson has been appointed
surgeon TO the First Battalion OF Ar
,ulery. f%LIlIN