The Washington times., 1895-06-30
DISTRICT SOLDIER BOYS
One Weeks News and Gossip
Around Local Armories

4 recovering from the efreCtS or camp and
settling down to routine life.
Drills have been virtually suspended
Convention Hall is no longer at the disposal
OF the companies and all drills must be held,
either in the rifle gallery or on the streets.
But the men do not want to drill and it is
possible nothing viii be done until Septem-
ber.
The rifle gallery has been closed for the
summer. There will be nc-.lore practicng
there. All shooting must be done on the
new range which viii be in shape in a few
weeks. The order for rifle practice Will
soon be issued and folio wing this comes the
choosing of the team for Sea Grit
Col. Mosher, adjutant general, has set
tleddown to hard work again and is catching
up in his work. He has not been able to
make report yet to Gen. 0rdway OF the
| attendance. but will do so soon. He is very
much pleased with the result of camp life
and said:
"A great deal was done. / was very
much pleased at the way work was done.
The men worked hard. There is no doubt
about it. We tried to crowd in everything
| and we succeeded. We gave the men all
the instruction Spussible
Now il we can have a camp every year
we can go right ahead. This year we had
TO start i'll with only sevcnty-five or eighty
1
! Next year we Gould start in with half the
| command Then we could drop the A b
| C's and jump into maneuvering and other
| work.
II know Gen. Ordway is pleased He
| says it was the best camp the District Ma
| tional Guard ever had. / have seen
| several similar camps and this beats any OF
! them This camp went along most pleas
aHtly. We succeeded in DONG every
| thing we had mapped out for ourselves,
aud that means great deal.
PLEASED WITH THE BATTERY.
capt Chase, OF the Fourth Artillery,
/ who was one of the instructors from the
Regular Army, present in camp noticed one
| thing which shows how the boys Were
picking everything up. He was watching
the dress parade the evening the battery
came in. Their camp was just across the
| road from the parade grounds.
! The artilierymen wheeled into their
| quarters III The most matter-offact way,
and as If there was no one present. They
! paid not the least attention to either the
| ceremony or the crowd As soon aS4heir
! guns We're parked they jumped in and
began to put up their tents. Before the
infantry had marched off the field their
/ camp was assuming shape. 1t was this that
! pleased Capt. Chase. He said it looked
like soldering
The matter OF attendance at camp will be
N-A'h SP SDbii III 1T
tendance the Fifth battalion is one that
has sent in it's returns. Maj. SuesS was
very much pleased with the attendance. and
| sent detailed report to the udiutant gen
! cFal. The report shows an attendance OF
! over II per cent. Maj. Suess expected
! To have every man present, but nu.4.ber of
| employers would not excuse tue men
Times have been hard, and some who had
been idle We're just getting To work again
| From these causes the attendance was cut
down.
The First Separate Battalion also had
| large attendance IN camp, perhaps the
! largest Of any. Some days, though, it
was cut down. Company A, Second Bat.
talon, Corcoran Cadets, had an attendance
OF over GO per cent, but many men were
! excused. 1t is probable Geo Ordway will
| issue au order concerning camp as soon as
matters are Strengthened osS.
] Some OF the Guard property is still at
! Fort Washington. Ma aiur Neumeyer, who
was post commissary, has made his report
and been congratulated on it, Lieutenant
! King speut the greater part of the week at
/ the fort experimenting the storing away
! of camp equipaGe and seuding TO the city
! such stores as should come here. At the
! arTiory SerGt Sergeant s at work straight
| euiug out things as they come in.
FIRING A SALUTE.
The battery is going TO DO some work
! Thursday Ii is usual for the Sons and
! Daughters OF the Revolution to hold a
meeting ut the base Of the Washington
| monument. The meeting is held about
! 10 o'clock. The battery will fire a salute
! of 100 guns at this meeting.
At noon salute viii be fired to the
! Union, one gun for each State in the Union.
| This is done at all military posts or places
| where there is artillery. The battery has
| been directed to do the same this year
! in the past Capt FOrsburg is more than
! pleased With the march the battery had
and it's camp at Marshall Hall and again
| at Fort Washington He thinks he can
| put up an excellent drill now.
| The Corcoran Cadets hold their semi
annual election Of officers tomorrow
night. The meeting promises TO be inter
esting. The company is ma king some
marked Improvements in its quarters at
! the armory, and the Work is being done by
! members alone.
The room formerly occupied by the band
| has been turned over to them. A doorway
| has been cut through and it is being filled
| with new lockers. In the hallway the fold
| ing doors are to be placed, taken from the
| doorway to the company room. Over the
doors handsome scroll will be placed in
! blue, white and gold. Other Improvements
! are contemplated.
During the absence Of the troops at camp
! the halls and stairways OF the amory were
vanished. Gas fixtures are also being
placed in the building so that the ght ques-
ton can be remedied.
THE RIFLES TRIP.
The drill team of the National Rifles, now
Company B, Second Battalion, D. c. n. e.,
left for st. Louis yesterday. The boysw wore
their summer uniforms with the campaign
hat, issued to the guard by Gen. Ordway.
They hope to wear plumes on their return.
Capt Oyster feels hopeful In a talk
with The Times representative he said:
"None of us will be greatly disappointed
if we don't win. Remember, the team has
had but twenty drills. Our intention was
to increase interest and add new life to the
Rifles The Rifles are paying expenses and
it is not an individual affair.
81 must say, though, that | am pleased
with the appearance the team puts up.
Great interest has been manifested AT
any drill not more than two members have
been absent You know we take forty
five men with us Gen. Stanton paymaster
general, who went to the war, with the
Rifles saw the first and last of these
twenty drills and was simply dumbfounded.
If we had a little pure tins we would
win easily
Gen. Ordway has been so busy this week
that he has paid no attention to National
Guard matters further than settling bills
These have been rushing in from all di-
rections. He will take up matters of dis
ciplne and ATTENDANCE this week.
Much interest is being expressed in The
Times suggestion contest. Several persons
have asked for a little more time, so the.
period has been extended to July 3. The
prize offered is SIC for the best suggestion
for the trophy to be offered by this paper.
1t will be shot for on the new range. 1t
is to be a team trophy, but what and
how is part of the suggestion. Send in
your idea. Sign it with a fictitious name.
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