The Washington times., 1895-06-30
HOPE TO HOLD THEIR OWN
National Rifles Drill Team Gone
West for Glory.
MAY ALSO SCOOP A PRIZE
Forty-two Officers and Men Under
Command of Capt. Manson-Mount
Pleasant Drum Corps Acting as
Escorttnthe w City-Famous
Companies to BE There.


The Pullman sleeper Litania at 245
| yesterday afternoon began Its Journey to
the st. Louis meet, carrying with it the
/ drill team to which every member of the
National Rifles pins his faith.
The trip will be over the Chesapeake
and Ohio road, and the boys are sched-
/ uled 10 reach their destination at 645
/ this evening Bunting, worked into every
! conceivable form OF flag, fe stoon, or
strcamer, was fluttering in the wind as
the train bearing the crack military COM
pany drew out of the depot. About twenty
] OF their fellow-members accompanied the
/ team.
The Mount Pleasant Field Band left
| for st. Louis by way OF the Baltimore and
Ohio about 3:45 in the afternoon under
the charge Of Bandmaster Robert Cham
bers- About sixty young musicians were
in the party, and it is expected that
their stirring music Will excite the won
| der of the st. Louis people
BUSY WITH PREPARATION.
Last night the riflemen We're busy in
making preparations, and they We're very
particular in selecting Immaculate and
/ well-fitting collars and gloves, and from
| all appearances the hearts of the Western
! girls viii be taken by storm Some time
/ ago $1,000 was voted to send the team
and this sum Will enable them TO make
an appearance worthy of the crack organ
lZation they represent.
TWO sets of rifles We're taken. one of
them being Reserved for use in the prize
! drills. The gun-cases they carry are the
! same ulIs Fencibles had on their trips to
| omaha and Little Rock and the Morton
Oadets When they visited Memphis Three
! distinct uniforms Will at different times
acorn the pleasing persons of the X files
WINE at ST. Louis. These are the regula-
| ton fatigue uniform and cap, an extra
/ fatigue coat with duck trousers and a
white headpece, and dress uniform, con-
slStlllg or scarlet coats, the famous black
shackos, and blue trousers.
Thls st. Louis encampment is creating
quite sensation among the citizen soldiers
of the country aud the National Guard
organizations throughout the Union are
manilesting the grea test interest in the
affair. The drill viii be held on the
grounds of the St. Louis Fair Association,
and excursions will be run direct to the
grounds from all parts of the United
states. The meet viii be held from July
1 to Z inclusive.
$4,000 IN PRIZES.
The association has offered SIG 900
IN prizes. In the interstate drill the
sum of So 500 and the cup of the National
Drlil Association of st. Louis, valued at
Sl,OOO, 60 to the winning company.
The other prizes in this competition are
1000, $500, $500, and $500. The
maiden drill offers the tempting rewards
OF 81 800, $500, and $3.50 1t is thought
that about 20 members of the Washington
team Will take part in the individual
drill.
The Mount Pleasant Drum Corps. who
will reach st. Louis about an hour ahea1
of the Rifles, has offered To act as escort
to and from the Fair Grounds The
Rifles VIII travel in Pullman coaches and
will start home on the morning of July 6.
Among the teams which the Rifles VIII
meet In the interstate drill are the Branch
Guards of st. Louis, who were defeated
by the Fencibles in the United States
championship drill at Omaha in 1892.
and who carried off the second prize at
Little Rock in 1894; the Mccarthy Light
Guard OF Little Rock, an organization of
national reputation; the famous Belknap
Rifles of San Antonio, Tex; the Governors
Guard OF Austin, Tex; the Bullenc Guards
of Kansas City, Mo-; the Louisiana Greys
Of New Orleans; the Fort Worth Fencibles
Of Fort Worth, Tex; the Phoenix Light
Infantry of Dayton, Ohio; Company F. First
Regiment, Missouri National Guard, of ST.
Louis, and the Lima City Guards of Lima
City, Ohio. The Indianapolis Light Artil-
lery, the champion battery of the United
States, and the Chicago Zouaves will also
be at St Louis.
ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT.
Lieut.. W F. Hancock Lieut. D. D.
Johnson and Lieut.. w H Johnston have
been detailed by Secretary Lamont to
act as judges of the drills. The visitors
will be royalty entertained, and the st.
Louis papers promise the boys time they
VIII never forget. On Monday there will
be street parade, in which viii march
about 2,OO0 guardsmen headed by United
States cavalry from Jefferson barracks.
Ihere VIII be an inspection of the com
panies on Tuesday, and on the next day
will occur the great interstate drill
The Fourth will be grand and glorious
occasion. There will be an artillery drill
sham battle in the afternoon and
pyrotechnic display al night. The Zouavc
drill takes place on Friday, and also the
maiden drill and a review by Gov Stone,
MS staff and the visiting governors
Saturday night there will be q night skir-
mlsh. Forty thousand rounds of ammu-
milton and 800 rounds of artillery cart
ridges are to be used inthese.
VALUABLE PRIZE CUP.
The prize cup for these events is the most
valuable silver cup ever designed and
made in the West. Society bellies will act
as sponsors OF the various competing
teams. In their notices of the event. the st.
Louis papers speak in most complimentary
terms OF the Mt. Pleasant Drum Corps of
this city.
The roster of the National Rifles team
is as follows: j. o. Manson, captain; w.
b. Magruder, first lieutenant; s. c. Stokes,
second lieutenant; sergeants, Barnes, Yer
million, Shilling; corporals, Holmes, Van
kranken, Webb, Albert, Cameron and
Young; privates, A. ID. Albert, Bailey,
Barry, Cannon, Cramer, Clipper, Davis,
Decker, Drury, Du Bois, Duff, Duffey,
Evans, Ellis, Ferree, Lowell, Miller, Mad
dex, Nichols, owel,, Pickett, H. Sheets,
j. F. Sheets, Stark, seibold, Small, G.
w Taylor, R. o. Taylor, Walker aud
Jackson.
Capt. ]. F. oyster and several members
OF the staff of the Rifles will accompany |
the team. j. O. Manson, Jr, is quarter
master sergeant, while Corporal Goodwin |
has gone ahead to make arrangements |
for the reception of the rifles.
SIXTY WERE DISCHA RGED.