Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-26
BOTH ARE At WORK AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
National Fencibles and Morton Cadets
Begin Hard Drilling.
Preparing for the Interstate COmpe-
titiOns mt Memphis - The Rules,
Regulations and Prize Money.

Both the National Fencibles and the Nor.
ton Cadets last evening began drilling In
preparation for the big interstate drill tc
be held in Memphis in May. Capt. Domer
had a full company at work in Convention
Hall for two hours, while Capt. Shilling
maneuvered about the streets with forty
five Morton Cadets. Both organizations
will drill every night, Sundays excepted
until the time for departure for Memphis
There has been considerable wrangline
between Memphis and St. Louis as to which
city should have the Galveston cup at its
drill, ST. Louis having recently announced
that it contemplates holding an interstate
competition in July. The matter of where
the cup is to be contested for Is, according
to the rules governing the trophy, IN the
hands of the adjutant general of Texas
Claims have been presented to that official
by both Memphis and st. Louis, but today
a dispatch from Memphis announced that
the Tennessee city has been declared the
successful contestant.
The rules governing the drill are just al
present of greatest interest to the WASH
ington companies which will strive for
glory and cash on the Memphis drill field
Bayonet exercises are excluded. One hour.
will be allowed each company in each class
for inspection and drill. Immediately upon
the sounding of assembly each company in
the order assigned to it will march upon
will begin. Following the close Of the In
spection the drill will begin, and from that
time each company will be allowed forty
five minutes in which to complete its pro-
gram for that drill.
All movements must be executed IN the
order of the arrangement of the program
furnished. and movements once passed
cannot be taken up again. Time lost by
delays in marching upon the ground after
the assembly has been sounded will be de-
Quoted from the time allotted for the ex-
ecution of the program for the drill. II
programs be executed in less than the al
lotted time company commanders may
drill their companies in any extra move
ments desired, except bayonet exercises, to
fill out the time allotted, and due credi.
will be given for the same. But move
ments executed after the sounding OF the
recall will not be scored.
The commanding officer Of each company
will receive his program of inspection and
drill one hour before the time assigned to
his company. The acceptance of the pro-
gram will place him on his honor as an
officer and a gentleman not to consult any
book, notes or persons whatever as to
the movements contained therein, and not
to take any undue advantage OF other COM
mands in any manner whatsoever. AT the
end of the drill he will be required to sign
in ink a certificate, which will be placed
at the end of the program embody1ng the
obligation.
No squad or part of a company shall be
permitted to enter the competition for
best disciplined company. The competition
for the best-drilled individual soldier will
be judged by all the captains in the en-
campment whose companies gre repre-
sented, who shall arrange for the basis
upon which the competition shall take
place. and who shall establish the system
upon which the score shall be kept.
For the information of companies enter
ing the competition President r. c. Graves
and Cashier James Nathan of the Man
haitian Savings Bank and Trust Company
of Memphis certify that the company of
which they are officers agrees and binds
itself to pay the prizes awarded at the
interstate drill and encampment, to be held
at Montgomery Park, Memphis, May IL to
81, upon the order of the proper officers of
the executive committee, in accordance
with the award of the judges, to the ex-
tent of 1900, on and after May q, 1875.