The Washington times., 1895-03-24
DISTRICT SOLDIER BOYS
One Weeks News and Gossip
Around Local krmories.

merous The order closing the armory
after O'Clock Sunday afternoon and not
keeping the rifle gallery open during the
| day are two points on which most every
one seems to center his Indignation. The
worse of the two, in the opinion OF many,
is the Sunday order. An officer ex-
presses hissentimentsin this fashion:
at is Just as Col. Moore said at the Of
| GERS meeting. IF its too bad for the men
! to meet together for a pleasant time Sun
day evening. its too bad to be soldiers
| Most of the men are poor. They can't
belong to clubs and go there for enjoy
ment. Sunday morning most of them
! sleep late, and it is seldom that they get
down before 2 or 8 3o'clock in the afternoon.
Then they have to hustle out at ! o'clock.
/ tell you, I'm not criticiZing, but l do
! not think il is right. The men should
be permitted to stay In their rooms. 1
never saw any card playing or any ac-
tions which should make any one ashamed
| among the men. / think we should
/ have more time on Sunday. Then there's
| the rifle gallery. During the week you
| can't get in until after o'clock, and you
haver only a few hours of light left.
/ There is not much time left for practice,
and we should have a chance"
So far as the work on the new armory
! is concerned, It is nearly completed The
wainscotiDg finished, and the bridge to
| Convention Hall is completed. Work has
begun on 1t Thursday, and it was fin
ished yesterday. The quartermaster and
ordnance rooms are being put in shape
| for moving. Saddle and gun racks are
! being built, and Tomorrow the carpen-
| ters will begin putting up the shelving.
! In the superintendents office an iron rail-
ing has been put up, and everything is
ready for the telephone. In the main hall
! at the foot of the stairways some kind
| of an iron framework is to be ercted, and
! the main doors Of the armory can then be
| left open ali the time. As it is now
the superintendent is kept busy answering
! poundings on the doors. The quartermas-
! ter's supplies and ordnance supplies will
| probably be moved into the new building
this week. The adjutant general may get
his belongings moved down, too, but he
Will probably keep his headquarters up
| at the corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and
/ Seventeenth street until after Gen. Ord
ways RETURN
VISIT OF COL PETERS.
The chief matter of interest among the
| guard this week was the visit of Col.
state drill and encampment TO be held at
Memphis May II to 81. The rules and
regulations governing this contest have
! been published in The Times before this.
WHO WILL GO.
While here he visited the Fencibles,
Corcoran Cadets, Battery, Troop, Hiber
nian Rifles, and other organizations. he
also called on Gen. Schoficld and secured
half promise that he would try and be pres
ent TO see the drill as the guest OF the en-
! campment. Col. Peters left for Baltimore,
Philadelphia, and New York, and viii be
h 4. n Tln1r
| Morton Cadets, and II Hibernian Rifles,
| formerly the Columbian ZoGayes, Will at
! tend the interstate drill unless something
! unforeseen occurs. The Fencibles met
during the week and decided TO attend
/ this drill and accept the challenge of the
| Chickasaw Guards. The company de-
| clined a challenge from the Branch Guards,
of ST. Louis, who want to hold an inter
state drill from July l to z. Should the
/ Branch Guards claim the cup for their
drill the adjutant general Will be called
| on to decide the matter. The Chickasaw
! Guards came first and must be first met.
! The Fencibles are still working in the re-
| cruiting line, and have over 100 members
now. The company VIII drill every night
from this time on, and has rented Conven-
| tion Hall for the three nights in the week
on which it is not used.
The Light Battery has about decided not
to go, though no definite action has been
| Rifles and Morton Cadets, however, are
hustling, and say they VIII give some one
a tussle before the drill is over.
SOME SOCIAL EVENTS.
The Third Battalion had a dress parade
and guard mount last evening They
made it the occasion OF receiving their
friends Headquarters were fixed up
and many ladies, as well as gentlemen,
were present The Mount Pleasant Drum
Corps furnished the music. The even
ing was most pleasantly spent Last
Monday evening the Fifth Battalion had a
! guard mount and company drill instead
OF battalion drill, and went through The
ceremony in the most approved manner.
Lieutenant Mallach, Company A, was off
Ger of the guard Lights were turned
down in the hall, sentrles posted, and the
commanding officer and the officer of the
guard made the rounds. After this, Com
pany drills We're held. The National
Guard Drum Corps furnished the music.
Many visitors were present. Captain
Shilling, Company B, Morton Cadets, Third
Battalion, also received his friends Mon
day night. Speeches were made by
Major Wilson, Capt. Columbus, Adju :
tant Donnelly and others. Many ladies
were present and refreshments were
served
Wednesday night of this week Company
a, Second Battalion, Corcoran Cadets,
holds its stag party, which is not going 10
be stag party at ALL 1t is really
a donation party, and all the lady friends
OF the company are to be present, and each
is to bring some little ornament, which
is to be used in adorning the rooms. No
one is expected to know the rooms after
the ladies get through. The hours OF
the reception are from s to IL o'clock
Company d, Fifth Battalion, Suess Rifles
will give q musical entertainment at
Carroll Institute April 80. The object
of the entertainment is to raise funds to
purchase new dress uniforms.
THE FIRST DRILL.
The Light Battery held its first drill in
it's new quarters Wednesday evening. There
is very little space in which to drill and
only one detachment at time was called
out. After the drill a business meeting
OF the company was held and two recruits
received. The court in which the artil
lery is packed has all been fixed up, flags
on the walls and draperies at the door
1t looks very coZy. The boys miss many
conveniences and pleasures they had il
their other armory, but are putting III
with il in q soldierly manner.
The Troop is in excellent shape JUS
now il is sconsiderably excitedovera proposed
practice march in July next with the famou
Troop A, of New York city.
The local cayalrymen are booming, JUS
at present, the membership Of the troop now
numbering sixty, which is high water mark
Troop A, of New York city, is know
throughout the land and generally conceded
| to be the finesttroop of fcavalry outside of tn,
regular Army. 1t is composed Of young mel
of high social position, and until recent,