Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-21
%; Private Frech, Is; Private Pryor, II
Total 13S

Total, 13S.
Thanksgiving Day Winners.
The winners of prizes in the shoot at Ord
way Thanksgiving day have been deter
mined as follows:
First class-Leut. A. o. Hutterly, en-
gineer corps, first; score, 10; amount won,
s155. Private E. w. Scott engineer corps,
second; score, 16i; amount won 80 cents.
Private S. I. Scott, engineer corps, third !:
score, 1884, amount won, 62 cents.
Second class-Private E. w. Colloday en-
gipeer corps, first; score, 164; amount won,
80 cents. Private Colloday, engineer corps,
second; score, 157; amount won, 81 cents
Private E. J. Williams, third; score, 155;
amount won, 81 cents.
Third class-Private E. w. Scott, engineer
corps, first: score, 1854; amount won s.. TO-
Sergt. Lanham, engineer corps second:
score, l5S; amount won. $1.26. Private E.
J. Williams, engineer corps, third; score
1a5; amount won, 81 cents.
Fourth class-Private O'Connell, company
ID, fourth battalion. first; score, 12S; amount
won, A cents Private Garrison, engineer
corps, second; score, 1877; amount won, %
cents Private Gunderson. company B, sixth
bsttalion, third; score, 81; amount won, IS
cents
Fifth class-Private Hill, engineer corps
first; score, 142: amount won, $43O Private
Dobson, company d, fourth battalion, sec
ond; score 100; amount won, $2.5S. Private
OConnell, company d, fourth battalion
I'LL u SCoTe, rs, amount won, 81 q.
Preparations for Prize Drills.
The annual company competitive drill for
the fifth battalion prize cup will take place
in Convention Hall on the 18th of Feb
ruary, and company d, the present holder,
has already begun active preparations, with
a view of retaining possession of the trophy.
After the holidays company D is to drill
three evenings each week, and, beginning
February l, the team will maneuver every
evening. According to Capt. England. the
other companies must work much harder
than he thinks them capable of in order to
best company D,
Complaint about the lack of suitable drill
grounds is on the increase, and this draw
back is expected to seriously affect the sue
cess of the fifth battalion competition. The
captains say that without drill hall they
have no place to drill, unless the companie
are marched outdoors and forced to plod
through the mud. which in all probability
will be in evidence on the streets during
January and February. These conditions
are plainly not encouraging for prepara-
tons for a competitive drill, and will not
add to The efficiency of the other companies
quartered in the new National Guard Arm
DRY.
The annual individual competitive drill for
the fourth battalion prize medal open to
enlisted men of that organiZatio will be
held January II.
Col. Peters Has Resigned.
1t will be news to the many friends in
this city of Col. 1. F. Peters, who was the
general manager of the Memphis interstate
drill last year, and who spent some time in
this city, to learn that he has rendered lis
resignation as commander Of the second
regiment, Tennessee National Guard, and
removed with his family to Chicago. Miss
Peters, daughter of the colonel, will be re-
memherad the gracious sponsor of the
Morton Cadets during the drill period
Corp. Joseph T. Duffy, company D, fifth
battalion, has been appointed fifth SER
geant.
Sergt. Maj. Allen D. Albert, jr., third bat
talon, has applied for transfer to com
pany A, third battalion, i private.
The brigade board of examination met
Wednesday evening last, but no candidates
appeared.
Private H. E. Simpson was before the
court-martial of the first battalion Mon
day last, charged with disobedience of Or
ders. The court consists of Capt. ChaS. NJ.
Shreve ard Sergt Maj. John A. Heydler.
The drill of the second battalion ordered
for Monday evening next has been post
poned because of lack of drill ground, and
also because many of the members will be
engaged at their places of employment
during the evening.
A number of the commissioned officers
of the District Guard are in receipt of in
vitations for reception by Col Willard
Howard and the officers of the fourth regi-
ment of infantry, Maryland National
Guard, to be held Thursday, January %, in
the Music Hall, Baltimore.
Company A, second battalion, the Cor
coran Cadet Corps, it is announced, real
lied a large sum from its recent military
fete. The cash is to be devoted mainly to
the purchase of new company uniforms.
A contract
clothing early in the new year.
Company A, third battalion, has ar
ranged an elaborate entertainment, with
an oyster supper as the principal feature,
to be held in the quarters of the company
at the armory some evening during Christ
mas week. 1t is to be stag affair, and
attractive numbers will be contributed by
some of the leading talent of the city
The fifth battalion has been ordered out
for parade in Convention Hall Monday
evening, December 80. The Second Regi-
ment Band will probably participate and
In calling for full attendance, Maj. Suess
announces that warrants will be presented
to non-commissioned officers, and that mat
tiers of general interest to the battalion
are to be published.