Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-10
GLORIOUS RECEPTION
Victorious Rife Team Received With Red
Fire.
Big Turnout of the National Guard to
Act as an EscOrt-An En-
tertainment.

If there was at any time a doubt in the
mind of any member of the District rifle
team as to whether the efforts Of the team
at Sea Girt last week were appreciated by
the people of the District, that doubt was
forever dispelled last evening when thou
sands of people crowded the streets to bid
the victors welcome The line of march
from the Baltimore and Potomac station to
the National Guard armory was ablaze
with colored lights and fireworks, and to
them were added the hearty cheers of the
multitude. That it was G proud moment
for the men there was every indication, and
that the District was proud of them was
equally plain.
It was after o'clock before the train
bringing the remaining members of the
team reached the city, ana they found
of the team who had reached the city be-
fore them. Maj. George H. Harries. the
captain of the team, and the inspector
general Of rifle practice Of the National
Guard, promptly marshaiei his men, and
about $50 the notes of a bugle notified
the assembled multitude that the full team
had arrived. With Corp. Tom Jones OF
the first separate battalion bearing aloft a
large sign, on which was painted the
legend, 1907. The Worlds Record" the
team, attired Ia the regulation fatigue
out of the station and up 9Th street to the
avenue. Their appearance was the signal
for wild cheering and it did not cease at
any point along the route.
The Big Escort.
On the north side of the avenue the Dis
trict militia, under the command of Lieut.
Col. Clifford S. Walton, was drawn up in
line awaiting the team. The first bat
talon, under command OF Acting Maj. John
S. Miller, had the right of line, headed by
the National Guard Band of twenty pieces.
A fff>h o "a a
ed by Lieut.. H. J. Keogh. B by Capt. c.
NJ. Shreve, c by Capt. c. H Ourand and
D by Lieut.. p: J. Duffy. The fifth bat
suess followed. Capt. G. E. Jenkins COM
manding company A, Capt. George Phebus
company b and Capt. George w. England
company D. After the fifth battalion
marched the rifle team. as follows: Maj.
George H. Harries commanding, Capt. ].
E. Bell, Lieut.. A. o. Hutterly, Lieut.. Chas.
Laird, Sergt. James Stewart, Corp. Morris
G. E. Cook, S. I. Scott, J. B. wetherald.
F. L. Graham and H. H. Leizear, the team
proper. With them were Capt. Parmenter,
the quartermaster; Lieut. Vale. the adju-
tant, and Lieut.. Young, Privates Cookson
and C. Nice. Taylor, alternates.
Behind the rifemen marched the pro-
visional battalion, commanded by Maj.
r. A. O'Brien. Company National Ri
f1es) commanded by Lieut.. Manson, headed
the battalion, the other bodies being: Com
pany of the sixth battalion, under Capt.
Streeks; company B of the third battalion
demon Rifles), under command of Capt.
Mattingly; engineer corps, under command
of Lieut.. Holt; the cavalry troop, under
command of Capt. Barbour. on foot, in full
uniform; the ambulance corps under Lieut..
w. D. Fales. followed by the second sep
arate company, the military cyclists under
command of Capt. F. H. Virgins, with
twenty-five men strong.
The left of the line was made up of the
first separate battalion, under the COM
mand of Maj. Revells, and was composed
of the following commands: Company A,
Capt. A. Brooks, Lieut.. F. L. Dodson; B.
Capt. P. 3. Meredith, Lieut.. Piper; c, Capt
F. F. Webster and First Lieut.. Hall; D,
Capt. ]. H. Campbell and Lieut.. johnson;
staff o1ficers-Adjt. A. K. Brodie, Surg. T.
L. Upshaw, Inspector of Rifle Practice L.
F. Cardozo and Quartermaster Judd Nal
vim.
An Entertainment.
The line of march was by the avenue to
18th street, New York avenue to the Ma
tional Guard armory, the first battalion
dropping out at 14th street and New York
avenue. Arriving at the armory the pa
rade was dismissed and then the team were
escorted to the top floor, where they were
heartily congra. dlated.. The men were ad-
dressed by Maj. Harries, who told them
that he and the people of the District were
proud of them and that there was every
reason to believe that next year they would
render as good account Of themselves as
given three hearty cheers and tiger, and
then Capt. Parmenter, their quartermaster
marched them to Dismers restaurant
where thew Refreshed