Evening star., 1897-01-16
has been accepted. and Sergt. Paul ].
Brandt has been appointed acting first

has been accepted, and seret. Paul J.
Brandt has been appointed acting first
sergeant.
Capt. Domer's Men Moving.
The Fencibles are also on the move. Drill
ing in the manual Of arms has been the
program up to date. but as overcoats have
now been issued to the command, work
outdoors is In order. The company has
| completed arrangements to place several
targets in the locker room of its quarters
and increased interest in the matter of rifle
practice is expected to follow. An election
10 MI vacancies caused by the resignation
OF First Lieut.. Lee B. Mosher will soon be
ordered 1t is generally conceded that Sec
ond Lieut.. William w. Mortimer will be
chosen senior subaltern, but 1t is not de-
cided who Is to be the new second lieuten-
ant At present there are no non-commis-
pointment Of complete roster will follow
the election Of the neutenants. The annual
dance of the National Fencibles will take
place Thursday evening, January p, at
$50 o'clock. In National Rifles Armory.
Athletics and a Dance.
The first joint basket ball game and
dance under the auspices of the National
Guard Athletic Association was held last
evening in the gymnasium at the armory.
large audience. including many ladies,
was in attendance, and the affair proved
T.
The gymnasium was appropriately dec
GRATED for the occasion, the ceiling being
hidden from view by several large Amer
lean flags, while streamers of blue white
and gold bunting. the colors of the COM
| pany, were arranged artistically Japan
ese lanterns in profusion were used, and
the walls were covered with flags and
bunting. The members were very busy
curing the past fortnight preparing for the
occasion, and the endeavors of the soldier
ooys were rewarded by many compliment
| tary expressions from their fair friends.
After an exciting and scientific game of
basket ball between the WHITES and
Blues dancing was indulged in, the mu-
sic being furnished by a mandolin orches-
ira. These dances are to be given every
| few weeks, and are intended only for the
members and their friends
In the basket ball game the lineup of
the Blues' was as follows: Davis. Dodge,
ers of the Whites" were Schroeder
| DeMoll Collins, Rollin and Boulay
Committee on General Efficiency.
consider the plan proposed by First Lieut..
). Bruce Webb, quartermaster of the I'd
Battalion to increase the general efficiency
| of the brigade will be held this evening at
O'Clock at the headquarters of the ID
Battalion in the Armory building IT is
understood that the details of the CONNIE
tltion, agreed upon by the committee and
puniished it, In The sug several weeks ago,
VIII De altered considerably at the suges-
ton of Maj Winthrop Alexander the
chairman Of the committee
Amateur Rife Club.
AT the meeting of the Amateur Rifle
| Club Tuesday evening last several names
| to be added to the list of members were
proposed. The weekly shoot of tho o,,,h
was participated In by Messrs. Farrow.
Appieby, Drury, Carleton and HutterIy.
and some excellent scores were made
Notnlng additional In the way Of informa-
tlon In regard TO the big Scheutzen match.
10 De held at Chicago in June has as vet
been received
Leaves the Brigade Board.
captain James E. Bell, inspector of rifle
| practice, I'd Regiment, has asked to be re-
heNeo as member of the brigade board of
examination. and the request has been
granted. This action was made necessary
because Of lack of time at the disposal of
Sapt Bel TO devote to the board. His Sue
cessor mas not yet been named CAPTAIN
Bell will, however, SIT with the hoard at its
next regular meeting January % when a
large number of candidates are to be ex-
amined. " N
The relative rank of the officers of tho
Dlstrlct National Guard, exclusive of the
commanding general and the dates of their
commissions, according to a table iusr pre-
pared by the adjutant general. is as follows:
Colonels-1, Cecil CLAW November y; 1867.
z, William G. Moore January 81 1SSo
Lieutenant colonelsI, NJ Emmett UrelI
November %, 1887; =, Clifford S. Walton
1892. o'' '7'
MaJors-1, William C. McIntire Noyem-
ber l. 1887: 2, Edward R. Campbell. March
y, 1SsS; 3. John l.. Smithmeyer June is.
1890: 1oSo = George A. Bartlett. September 30,
1883: 8. Richard A. OBrien, September a
1880; y, George Henderson, December
ls3O; I, Frederick c. Revells April Z 1891
8, Rufus H Thayer. July 10. 1891 .. Burton
Harries, November T. 1892; IL, Otto L.
suess. June 5. 1893; II. Frederick r. vii
son. September Is, 1893; -, Michael v.
Ilerney. November 3. 1898; II. Edwin H.
Alexander. April 16, 1895
ary 8, 1893.
Captains-1, John s. Miller. June % 1887.
2, Eugene C. Edwards, June 23, 1887; q,
Arthur Brooks. July 2 1897; 4, John H.
campbell. July 4. 1887: g. Henry H. Par
menter. November 26, 1888; 6, Charles H.
Ourand. April 3, 1899: Z. Harrison S. Bar
bour. August IL, 1889; s, james E. Bell.
January 8. 1890; 8, Harry Walsh December
:. 1890; 10, Richard A. Pyles, December g.
1890: II, William E. Horton, December 5,
1890; 13. John M. Williams, January II,
1891; IA. William j. Simmons, May p, 1891:
ID, Heige 6: Forsberg. March I, 1882; 1G.
AOuOLlCh L. " tDSteT, july q, lS.bZ, Z,
Peter B. Meredith. March 81. 1893; Is,
Samuel A. H. McKim, June ). 1893: 10, Guy
p. Jenkins, December 26, 1888; ~, Matthew
Goddard, January 80, 1894; q. Henry May,
February 5, 1894; 22. Edgar A. Shilling,
March %. 1894; %, Benjamin H. Streeks,
August l. 1894; "a, George w. England,
October Il, 1894; 25 Charles NJ. shreve,
January %. 1895; 26, Samuel H Wiggin,
July 3. 1895; p. Charles Il. Hudson, July
%, 1895; %, Otto G. Simonson, October 90,
1885; 20, Frederic S. Hodgson, January 2G,
1896; 30. Clarence V. Slayer, May Z, 1886:
81, George F. Dudley, May %, 1896; -. Jas.
L. Mock June 1, 1896; 3d. Thomas s. King,
June 2. 1896; "a, Charles s. Domer, July y,
1898; 35, Jesse B. K. Lee August 1S, 1876.
Acting captains, James NJ. Pollard,
October 8, 1894; 2 Frank W. Holt, January
20, 1896.
First and Second Lieutenants. s.-,rst
First lieutenants-1. Thomas L. Upshaw
July 2, 1887; 2 Andrew w. Kelley De-
cember Z. 1887; 3, William H. Myers, JAM
uary q, 1883; 4, Romulus A. Foster July
30, 1883; 5, Alfred p Robbins, March IS,
1885, 6, Samuel H. Jacobson, August p,
1885, Z, Joseph W. Anderson, October 10,