Evening star., 1896-12-05
Arrangements for the Presentation
Of Rife Match Trophies.
APHASE OF THE DRILL HALL SITUATION
Plan Suggested for Increasing the
General Brigade Efficiency.
IN THE COMPANY ROOMS

| The drill hall situation is believed to be
| rapidly approaching climax. In general
| orders the brigade, regimental, battalion
and company teams and individual COM
| petitors who were winners In the author
| lied rifle matches during 1SDe have been
| directed to assemble in the drill hall at $50
| O'Clock Monday evening next to receive the
| trophies and prizes. The commanding Off
| GERS of the LIST and I'd Regiments have each
caused to be made up. by detail from the
regiment at large. full company of thir-
| ty-tWo files to act escort to the success
full competitors. The I'd Regiment Band
| has been ordered out, and the donors of
prizes. the Guardsmen not participating
and the public at large are invited to be
| present and witness the ceremony In fact,
| unusually elaborate preparations are be-
| ing made to the end that the occasion shall
| be of more than passing moment
Those thoroughly conversant with affairs
| however, entertain not the slightest doubt
| that the ice rink will be open for business
as usual, Monday evening at the same old
| stand. The hall has not been at the dis
| pesal Of the guard on the nights assigned
| to 1t since prior 20 the opening of the rink
| and there is no reason to believe the stua-
ton will be different Monday evening. In
| that event It is expected something viii
! be heard to drop not later than Tuesday
| for it is not seen how official action In re-
| gard to the Of the drill hall can be
| longer delayed.
| On the suppositon that the hall will be
! available for use Lieutenant Colonel Wal
| ton has been designated to command the
| parade, which will be formed by Capt.
James L. Mack, adjutant Of the I'd Regi-
| ment. The escort company of the 1st Regi-
| ment will be commanded by Capt John s.
| Miller, with First Lieutenant Charles A.
| Meyer and Second Lieutenant Charles n.
! Robinson, jr. The I'd Regiment company
will be ofiicered by Capt. J: NJ, Williams
| First Lieutenant ID. b. Macleod and Sec
| ond Lieutenant d. l.. Richmond. First
| Lieutenant William NJ. Arnold will accom-
| pany the 1st Regiments company its
| adjutant. while First Lieutenant r. ID.
| SiInms is to serve in similar capacity for
the I'd Regiments company. The escort
| companies will form for parade with the
| successful competitors between them. At
| command the adjutant with each escort
| will report. Next the captains of the es-
| cort companies and the rejimental adju-
| iant are to advance to the front and center.
| The escort will parade in full dress, and
| the competitors In field dress and equip
| mert The details of the presentation will
not he made known until the night of the
| assembly.
| Increasing General Efficiency.
| The matter of increasing the general
| efficiency of the brigade was further dis
| cussed Thursday evening at meeting at
tended by Maj. Winthrop Alexander, Mai.
E. r. Campbell Maj. F. Revels. Capt.
Edgar A. Shilling, Capt. George w. Eng
| land, Capt. James l.. Neck, Capt. G. w.
Holt, Capt. S. H. Virgins, First Lieut.. A.
p. Robbins. First Lieut.. Fyles and First
| Lieut.. ]. Bruce Webb Mai. Alexander
| presided. and by request Lieut.. Webb out
| lined his plan, which is now well known.
| The general opinion Of those present SEEM
ed to be that the scheme was desirable, but
| sCme question existed as to the manner of
| determining the relative merit CT the or
ganizations. After considerable discussion
| Maj. Campbell suggested that an inspecting
| committee, to consist of Maj. Alexander
and one officer of each regimental staff, to
| be named by him. be appointed. The sug
| gestion was adopted. The idea is that the
| committee shall make unexpected inspec-
| lions of the companies. The committee re-
| ferred to will report to the committee that
| met Thursday evening and il in turn is to
submit a report to general meeting of
| the officers Of the guard some time next
| week. Before adjournment the armory
| question was discussed.
| Prizes and the Winners
Those who are booked to receive prizes,
| the conditions of the matches and a de-
| scription of the trophies are as follows:
| Merchants match-The competitor max
| ing the highest total score. is entitled to
| the first choice Of prize, and the other
| competitors in regular order, according
| to their scores, until the whole number of
| prizes is exhausted. A leather medal will
be presented to the competitor making the
| lowest score. The highest possible aggre-
| gate score was fifty points. About twenty
| prizes Will be awarded. The first twenty
| five competitors and their scores were as
| follows:
| Private Crist. Company B. ID Battalion
| 40; Private Edwards, Company B. En-
gineer Corps A; Sergeant Mclaughlin,
| Company A. Engineer Corps, A; Private
| rd E,ry;
| Private Colladay, Company B, ID Bat
talon. Al: Private Farrow, Company A.
| Engineer Corps, Al; Sergeant Major Ian
! ham, Engineer Corps, Al: Private Camp
| bell, ID Separate Company, 40; Trumpeter
Carroll, 1st Separate Company, 10; Private
]. D. Leeman, Company D, 4th Battalion
| 3d. Private Bush, Company A, 9th Battal-
ion. 80: Private Wells, Company 3, 1st
| Battalion, ~; Sergeant Major Bailey, 9th
! Battalion, 80: Sergeant Groome, Company
A. 9th Battalion. 80; Sergeant Allison, Com
| pany c, 1st Battalion, 80: Private Ball, Com
pany A, 9Th Battalion 80; Private McClena-
| han. Company c, I'd Battalion, 50; Private
| Buell., Company B. 9th Battalion, SO; Pri-
| vate Kline, Company c, 1st Battalion IS;
| Private Eggleston, I'd Separate Company
49,: Private Britain Company A, I'd Bat
| talon, 81; Quartermaster Sergeant Dyer
I'd Battalion, 81; Private Irwin, Company
| c. 1st Battalion, 81 Private Ellsworth
! Company B, 9Th Battalion. 56
The leather medal will be awarded to
| Private Mayer, Company A, 3D. Battalion.
Company and Regimental.
| Company team match. Open to five en-
listed men from any company. The dis
tance was 300 yards. five rounds per man.
| The highest possible aggregate score was
| 125 points. The prize is probably a costly
clock and was won by the team Of Com
pany B, I'd Battalion, the score being as
| follows:
Private Colladay, 81; Corporal Lowal "a:
Private Taylor, 20; Private Crist, 20; Pri-
! vate Getzerdarner, II. Total, 105.
Battalion match. Open to teams of five
| enlisted men from any battalion. The dis
! tance was 200 yards seven rounds per man.
| The highest possible aggregate score was
| 175 points. The prize will also probably be
| a clock. and it was won by the team of the
I'd Battalion, the score being follows:
Private Colladay. Company B, 81; Pri-
vate Taylor, Company B, 80; Private Nc
Clenahan. Con pany c, %: Private Crist
Company B. %; Private Britain, Company
| A, "a. Total. 145.
Regimental match Open to teams of six
| from any reginental, separate battalion or
provisional battalion organization. The
distance was 200 and 800 yards ten rounds
per man. and one twenty-round skirmish
| run. The highest possible individual ag-
gregate was 200 points, and the team ag-
gregate 1900 points. clock will also
probably reward the winner in this match