Evening star., 1895-06-15
Local National Guard Doing Good,
Hard Work.
BAND MUSIC Is POPULAR
Details for the Day and interesting
Notes.
T HE ERS' RILL
Staff Correspondence of The Evening Star.


CAMP WASHINGTON, June Is, 1895.
lacking almost entirely in exper.ence-for
five years have elapsed since the last
brigade encampment-the troops of the Dis
tr.ct National Guard on duty at Camp
Washington yesterday evening marched
to the parade ground and put up a dress
parade which in very many respects was
much better than could reasonably have
been looked for. OF course there were rag
ged places here and there and the adju-
tant generals order parade dismissed
was mistaken by at least two battalions
for parade rest" but the errors made
were nearly balanced by the extremely
creditable steadness. Here and there
recruit who somehow or other had succeed
ed in getting into the front rank made his
white gloves unfortunately conspicuous,
but the total number of those who con-
tr:buted to the errors was quite small and
Is likely to be much smaller this evening
and on succeeding evenings until the prob
abilities of laundering have been m:nim:zed.
1t is hardly fair to speak of the ceremony
as a dress parade-.t was simply drill
but there undoubtedly are in the United
States many br!gades of the National
Guard that would have done so very much
worse that it is only fair to say that what
was Intended to be nothing more than an
out to be a gratfyingiy-successful cere-
mony.
At the conclusion of the dress parade the
Colors We're trooped, just as they We're in
the camp Of 1890 At that time the import
ed maneuver was highly appreciated by
the thousands who participated in end
witnessed it, and judging from the COM
ments made last night the spectacular dis
piay of the colors will be TO less popular
rev than it was five years ago. This even
ing's parade is-in view of the experience
gs.ired yesterday and the instruction re-
Ceived tcday-likely to be fifty per cent
better than the initial performance. BY
Sunday evening the brigade will give an
exhibition, of which even its most critical
friends may be exceedingly proud.
The Hand Popular.
Tie presence of the band continues to be
one of the pleasant features of the en-
campment. Prof. Schroeder's aggregation
of musicians has struck a popular chord,
ard large CT owd of the boys nightly gath
er around the band stand just in front of
the adjutant generals headquarters to en-
JOY the excellent renditions of airs patriotic
and otherwise delightful last nights pro-
gram opened with SousaS "Corcoran Cadet
March, and there we've many of Capt. Ed
wards Hlea within hearing who Joined en-
thtsiastically i'll the applause which greet
ca the completion of this popular march.
Glowing this was an overture .'rhc jolly
RoEDers, by Won Suppe, after which came
w me, women and Song, arranged hy
Heiniche, and the 'Toreador's Song from
Carmen. The evenings entertainment was
Gle sed with the harmonies of Sousa's Lib
erty Bell mai ch dying away in the echoes.
Like all other organizations now il
camp, the bard makes use of its spare
time in Ierfecting Itself in it's particular
vocation. While the vatious companies ale
on the fields every morning going through
foot movements and drilling in the manual
of arms. the band is in its quarters en-
larging its repertoire and preparing for the
evening dress parade aud next mornings
guard mount. In it's practice this morning
several hymns were tried over, which will
be given at the sacred concert tomorrow.
If the band should never play any one
selection second time, it would need to
have very large collection of music. for
besides the Eumi ers given at the evening
concerts the hand s heard every morning
at guard mount and every afternoon at
dress parade, and yet with all this
qCired of him Prof. Schroeder Goes not
play any piece SO often as to make it tire
some. but gives such 4 variety of music as
to make it always pleasant to hear his
organization.
The Details.
Captain CHARLES H Ourand of company
c, first battalion, was this morning de-
tailed as officer of the day. and First Ser
geant Claude Hains is acting officer of the
guard. The officers detailed for duty in the
First regiment-Oificer of the day. Capt
Biandy, company d, third battalion; officer
OF the guard. Lieut.. Robinson, company A,
third battalion.
Second regiment-Oflicer of the DAY, Can't.
OIell company c, fourth battalion: senior
officer of the guard, Lieut.. Chisholm, COM
Eany y. sixth battalion; Junior officer of
the guard Lieut. Mellach. company A. fifth
battalion; reginental surgeon. Dr. f. J.
" Goldman, surgeon. sixth battalion.
te bn = ION
Gay, Capt. l.. T. Webster. officer of the
guard, Lieut.. U. w. Hall
Notes.
Tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock divine
service will be conducted in the vicinity OF
brigade headquarters by Chaplain Perry of
the second regiment: The brigade band
will be present to do duty in the matter of
hymn accompaniments.
The remarkable penetrating qualities of
Gen. Ordway'S voice Were the subject of
congratulatory comment yesterday even
ing Old-tiners III the guard had heard
that voice on dress parade before but the
newcomers were very much astonished at
the clearness and force manifested in The
generals commands Issued at dress parade
Adjt. Gen. MoSher is also gifted, but in
case OF competitiCIf between the general
and his chief of staff on this lire of en-
deavor, the betting would ali be on the gen.
eral.
CiLiSeIS ui iiiS e-''Si uaS were i4ct dtleiiu-
ed as Gen. OrdWay expected them TO he
There were some misunderstanding and
other causes which those in authority do
not care to publicly discuss. There was
nothing the matter with the attendance
today, however, nor is it at all likely that
the attendance will fall off SO long as this
camp lasts. Orders are orders, and officers
will be held to much closer accountability
than the enlisted men.
Maj. Bartlett, commanding the sixth bat
talon, is in town today, and in his absence
from camp Capt Streeks of company c is
acting major of the sixth. Maj. Bartlett
is disbursing officer of the Treasury De-
partment and as today is pay day his
presence at the department was rendered
necessary.