San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-17
INTERSTATE DRILL.
Prospectus Adopted and Other Prep
arations Made.


A meeting of the executive committee
of the Interstate drill was held yester-
day afternoon, and after organization
the prospectus of the drill was present
ed and adopted.
The rules of the drill as promul-
gated in the prospectus are as follows:
The drill will be judged by United
States army officers, four in number
Their decision to be final on all points
Date of drill-From June % until
July 5. 1897, inclusive. All companies
must be in camp on the night of June
| 81, in order to be ready for the grand
street parade on the next day.
All entries must be made on or before
May Is, 1897. Entries must be made on
the official blanks sent for the purpose.
The tactics to be used are those
adopted by the United States army Oc-
tober g. 1891, with the Interpretation of
Lieut. John T. French, Jr.
All companies will be required to at
tend dress parade in the evening and
report details for guard duty as they
are called upon. Barring this there will
be no other military duty imposed up
on them.
contest. rain or shine, at the given
time.
All officers must be commissioned by
the state.
Rules. governing class "A" interstate
companies:
l. Twenty-eight private", four cOrpo-
rails, five sergeants. two lieutenants
and a captain will be the required
team FOR this class.
2. In this contest the cups will be
challenged and drilled for the Texas
and Missouri Interstate Cups) The
company winning to take them both,
providing the rules governing the Mis-
souri, cup will permit. Tie Texas cup
will positively be here.
Prizes in this class are as follows:
First prize .................... $S'OOV
Second prize Observation-Disclosures. l,OOO
Ihlrd prize ................... 0uO
This contest is open to all regularly
organized white companies of the mi
litia of the United States.
Rules governing class 'B" state:
/. Twenty privates, four corpOrals,
five sergeants, two lieutenants and
captain will be the required team of
this class.
Prizes in this class are as follows:
First prize Observation-Disclosures.
Second prize NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 800
This contest is open to all maiden
companies which have never competed
for interstate prizes or against inter-
state companies.
Zouave:
=, 81 ms 1oiaG in the
United States. The quickness, uniform
ity and number of well-executed move
ments in a given time, and general APP
pearance of companies will decide the
contest.
The prizes in this class are as fol-
lows:
First prize Observation-Disclosures .'S4'OVV
Second prize ................'''.. ooV
Each Zouave team to have no less
than twenty -four privates, two guides
two lieutenants and ~aptain.
Band:
. All hands. whether military or not, II
in uniform, can enter the contest. Inc
Judges for the contest viii be selected
hand leaders who are not in any way
interested. The bands will play two
pieces each before the judges and what
pieces they choose. Each band must
consist of not less than twenty pieces
and a leader.
The prizes in this class are as fol-
lows:
First prize Observation-Disclosures. $zUV
Second prize ..........''.'''''''''' lou
Other prizes:
Best kept camp, $50
Individual cOntest-(al Each COM
pany will be allowed three contest
ants: CD commissioned officers barr
ed: Cc.) prizes as follows:
Best drilled man, gold medal, value
$50: second best drilled man, silver
medal. value $25; third best drilled
man, bronze medal, value so.
| A representative of the drill asso-
citation will be sent to every militia
company which have been attending
interstate drills, to urge them to at
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