The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-08

| team, many times victors as a team. and
whose members uniform fronts are deco
rated with the individual prizes OF years
past, returned to the city last night from
Sea Girt with another years mortgage on
the Hilton trophy. This trophy was in
| Conspicuous evidence on the Avenue. They
had also another trophy, the company prize.
q check payable Ia gold, in the vest pocket
Of Lieut.. q. B. Young, inspector Of rifle
practice OF the Engineer Corps.
The brigade team went to Sea Girt city
! 10 show the crack shots OF the country h ow
TO win prizes, but it is evident that they
reserved the right to win them themselves.
They succeeded in both undertakings.
The District Guard have already fur
! nished several triuInphal marches UP the
Avenue within the year for honors won at
Memphis and Savannah. The one OF last
| night was made through q crowded street
with music, cheers. ard the enthusiastic
good will OF thousands OF citizens Of all
sizes, ages and coiors.
The team was TO arrive at 8: Is p. m.
by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Their home
coming was anticipated at the Sixth street
station by large assembiag &c OF citizens
and feilOw-sOidiers OF The National Guard.
a pleasing feature or the military display
was that while only the First ard Fir-
teenth Battllions We're ordered cut as tile
escort, the line of honor was largely III
creased by volunteer companies. While only
about baif of the team came III from Sea
Girt city, the others having come in
previously, the whole team was iD the line
OF march, those already 10 the city having
Joined their comrades at the station.
CHEERED AT THE DEPOT.
The receptin, within the deport was en-
thusiastic. Inc air was red and blue
with the fires of victory and congratuIa-
tinu. On pehnsylyatia ayeu;re he as.
cort was formed the right resting on
Sixth street. Preceded by the Second
Regiment Band and the Mount Pleasant
Band the visitors marched up Sixth street
10 the Avenue where they took position
and waited for the escort 10 pass.
The team Wore cainpai gl has and fatigue
uniforms. They were all more Oh less
ljrDzcd aitbolgi they had been shooting in
a gale which had reduced their probable
scqre for the Hilton trophy from l .0So
To l,O1U which, however, vas high Con-
sdering the circumstances and beside it
was the winning figire. Before tie parade
started there was performance in which
the Hilton trophy played the star part.
II had been muunted Oh a wagon artisticaIly
draped with flags and gay with bunting.
A flash light from time to time revealed
the honorary bronze near the corUer OF
the Avenue and Sixth street where some
enthusiastic friends OF the team lighted
up the scene with a brilliant display Of
red fire.
AS the parade startel j up the street, with
bands playing and flags flying, the crowd
cheered, which was renewed with com
pound interest as Tie team marched by.
The order OF tie parade was as follows:
ORDER OF THE PARADE.
Police platoon, fourteen mounted men.
under Sergt- Anderson.
Second Regiment Band and Mount Pleas
ant Field Band.
Lieut.. Col 81. Emmett Uren, of the
SecoGd Regiment, and staff, s.djutant Capt.
c. II. ourand.
FIRST Battalion, commanded by Capt
John 5. Miller, acting major, and com
posed OF Co. a Lieut.. Kirk; Co. b, Capt.
Shreve; Co. L, Lieut.. Lee. Filth Bat
talon, Capt. Jenkins. acting ma jor. Co.
y. Lieut.. MeIiach: Co. b, Capt. Phocbus:
GO. d, the Swiss Rifles Capt. George W.
England, First Liett. r. Carroll Mattiugly.
Second Lieut.. Robert Bodler.
Volunteer Battalion, commanded by Ma ior
o'Brien; Co. y, Fourth Battalion. Emmett
Guards, Capt. Walsh and Lieut.. Hardin:
Co. A Sixth Battalion, Capt b. II. Streeks
Lieut.. 7. Walker and Capt Simonson ,actinga
lieutenant: Goa Third Battalion. Morton
Cadets, Capt. E. y. Shilling, First Lieut..
Second Lieut.. ClaXton: Co. n,
Third Battalion. Allison Naylor Guards.
lieut. Stutz, acting captain. Ambulance
.orps, commanded by Lieut. W. d. FalGs.
The Brigade Rife Team.
The Hilton Trophy. the guard of honor
oT the trophy was composed OF Ordnance |
serGt. Roginski, Corporal Hutton and Pri- |
vate Berry.
The parade Iassed up, ahe Avenue to |
street, to New York avenue to |
to L. and thence to the Ma |
Iional Guard Armory.
A the armory there was an informal re- |
,eption of the team in the quarters of |
the brigadier general. Among the officers |
present were Col. Cecil Clay, Adjt. Gen. |
Mosher. Maj. o Brien, Mai. Harries, Capt |
Bell, inspector OF rifle practice for the |
Second Regiment, Lieut.. G. B. Young, iu-
spector for the Engineer Corps, and the
1fficeFs generally Of the EST ort. The re-
reshments were abundant and everything |
vent well and happily with the congratuia-
ions Of the military brethren.