The morning times., 1896-04-05

| National Guard circles during the week
was the rapid assembly exercises, through
which Major l.. II Campbell OF the Fourth
| battalion, put his men Inst Tuesday even
| ing. The order was Issued without warn-
| lhg, ana although complete surprise to
| Officers and men, the results were grati-
| Tying. a very large percentage OF the
| men notified reached the armory on l.
/ street before the expiration OF the time
| limit
1t was just $50 O'Clock when Major
! Campbell issued the following order to
| AuJGtant s. k. Jacobs:
AuJutant Fourth Battalion. Sir: You
| Will hotiIy the several commanding Officers
| or this battalion TO assemble their com
| panIes immediately at the armOry; also
| you Will assemble the staff ana non-com-
| misSioncd starr at these quarters.
HStatIon the guard so as 10 allow no one
| to enter after 7:3O p. m.
Receive reports from commanding Off
| GERS or each company, which shall comply
! strictly with your letter of re cent date
relative totne assembly addressed o tnem.''
The letter referred to WAS one sent out
| on March "a, 1Gr the Information OF COM
pany commanders, giving them Instructions
as TO their reports TO the adiutant in the
event OF rapid assembly being ordered.
WHERE THEY LIVED.
Adjutant Jacobs lives at No. 1119
street, and in fifteen minutes after the
receipt OF the order by him it was Ill
the hands or Quartermaster s Ii. Jacob
son, VINO lives at No. 2l2 r. strett nOrtIi-
east. FIVE Iniigutes later IL was conveyed
10 sergeant MdIor Edward X. DCfuy at
122l Maryland avenue north west, and from
there the word was sent flying arounG.
Major Campbell reached tue armory at
AT I:3O the few belated ones Were stopped
by he guard at the door aud the companies
were ready for marching orders.
1hcorder wa well leXeCuteuIncverywa
| and after revie wing the battalion Ma jor
tampuci! assembled the commissioned and
uOL-yommis ssiCned officers IN his Quarters
ana aIter reading the record made con-
gratulary speech.
The results OF the order were given as
follows:
All The staff officers were notified and
all were present-100 per cent.
Company a, 100 per cent of those notified
ans wercd rOll-call, being 80 3-l00 per cent
OF the aggregate.
Company c, 81 2-10 per cent of those
notified appeared, being 90 $40 per cent
of The aggregate strength OF tie company.
Company d, 100 per cent OF those noti-
fled responded, being 5S 6lO per cent OF
the whole number OF the company.
OF c Company three were stopped by the
bayonct of the qua rds after $50 p. m, and
six OF ID Company. This fact about the
company was claimed by one of The mem
beTs TO mean that "lO6 per cent of the
company was present.
This is the first order for immediate as
sembly issued since 1894 when CoXey's
army WIS moving towards Washington.
THE SAVANNAH DRILL.
upw Settled bevDDd doubf
CompanyA, Third Battalion, Morton Cadets;
Company c, First Battalion, Washington
LienI Infantry, and Company A, Fourth
Battalion, Emmett Guards, will send teams
10 the interstate drill at Savannah in May.
since the directors of the drill have de-
cided 10 limit the competition to infantry
companic and Zuave organizations actually
enlisted in some state militia, and have in
creased the first prize III the infantry com
petition 10 81 100 all difficulties IN the
way OF their entry have been removed.
The negotiations for placing the Calves
ton cup in competition also have been car
ried almost to Il conclusion by the cNccu-
tive committee of the drill association.
Gen. Maybry OF Texas has been formally
requested to enter the cup, and has replied
that il would be entered If the ThurstUu
Rifles, the present holders of the cup. were
challenged, and if the rules under which
with those governing the possession If the
cup. The Morton Cadets of this city had
already complied with the first OF these
conditions, and the limitation OF the con
test to National Guard organizations was
a long step toward compliance with the
second. In view OF these facts the compcti-
ton for the cup that carries with il the
championship of the United States seems
almost certainty. The drill authorities
have also decided to make provision for
q competition among ZOuave commands in
compliance with requests of Zouave or
ganizations generally.
DRILL HAS BEGUN.
The Morton Cadets have already begun
their work OF practicing for the drill. Their
work lasts from to 10 O'Clock every night
except Sunday. The Light Infantry will
select their drill team next Tuesday, and
begin preparations on that day.
The Emmett Guard at present lack a small
sum of the amount necessary to bring a bout
assurance of the trip. They are making pre-
parations for an entertainments to be given
in thenear future, to make up pthedefiCienCy.
NeA week Convention Hall will be placed
entirely at the dis posal OF the brigade aGthOri-
ties for National Guard nights, until further
notice. This will greatly facilitate the work
of preparing for the drill The assignments
for drill nights are the same as those in
force before the ICE Palace was constructed.