Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-24

After completing the common course came here
| and graduated from the theological course. en-
tered the ministry and accepted the charge OF a
Battery A, Light Artillery, First Separate
Company and Ambulance Company at 8
o'clock pm, Wednesday, May 10.
The inspection will be in regulation full
| Dress uniform, except that those organiza-
| tions not yet provided with 1t will wear
| field dress and equipments. The books and
papers of each regment, battalion and COM
pany will be inspected by the adjutant gen.
eral, and their property and property books
| by the quartermaster general in the order
| stated, Immediately after muster. The adj
| jutants. Quartermasters and company COM
manders of the respective organizations
will be present.
The number Of organizations parading
every man was increased in 1886 by six,
+; raising the number to be- commended as
models in this respect to fifteen says the
| adjutant general. THE five organiza lions
following with over ninety per cent present
| are entitled to favorable mention. 1t is eN-
pected that those parading under 30 per
| cent will strive to improve their records.
Any company parading less than I5 per
| cent viii be considered as having fallen be-
| lew the required standard of efficiency, and
will be subject to further and special in
spection.
Engineers' Shooting Festival.
The shooting festival of the Engineer
Corps. April IA, proved occasion of de-
cided interest. Excluding men on furlough
only four members of the corps failed to
participate in the shoot. Company a. with
twenty-eisht members averaged 10: the
staff. with nine members. averaged ~;
Company c, with nineteen members aver
aged AZ. and Company Z. with nineteen
members. averaged 40. The general aver
age of the corps, with serenty-five Elem-
berS, was 43.
Allowing for handicap, The trophy was
won by Company c, with average of
49,. With handicap allowance Company
b scored 46.1. The final scores of the STAR
and Company A remained as stated.
In the opinion of Maj. Gilbert Thompson.
Company c is moving TO the front as a
shooting company with gratifying rapidity.
and will crowd the experts of the other
companies in the near future
Ambulance Corps Cycle Club.
Through the efforts of DR.. Kehoe the
members Of the ambulance corps and their
lady friends have organized a bicycle club,
which is already in fiourishing condition.
Twenty members have been enrolled in the
club up to date, and they are all brimful of
enthusiasm. Red. white, blue and green
have been adopted club colors. while the
flag is to consist of background of white
silk, with the words Ambulance Corps Cy-
Gle Club in blue. I'D. c. n. G." in green,
and the insignia of the corps, the Geneva
led cross, for the center.
DR.. Kehoe was elected president of the
cycle club, while the other officers are to
be chosen in the near future.
With the closing of the medical colleges it
is expected that the meetings and drills of
the ambulance corps Will be more largely
attended than heretofore. The annual in
spection and muster is booked for May -,
and every member, it is thought, will I'M
doubtedly be present on that occasion At
the inspection a year ago the corps received
the highest figure of merit in its history,
and better things are expected next month.
1t is the purpose of the cycle corps to
render any assistance in its line of duty as
ambulance corps members when on club
runs.
Athletic Association Active.
The Athletic Association of the d. C. n.
G. celebrated it's first anniversary April l.
and Is in gratifying condition. 1t Is the
intention of the association to enter a
number of proficient athletes in some of the
field meets during the coming season. The
association has secured excellent gym
nasium, which, though not complete in all
Details is fitted with apparatus that is
deemed the most desirable and necessary.
Credit is due the president and manager
Of the organization, Capt. E. c. Edwards.
Company A, I'd Battalion, for the condi-
ton of things. Though young in the bust
ness, Capt. Edwards has demonstrated
that he Is possessed of qualifications lack
ing in more experienced managers. Capt
Edw ards organized, trained and managed
the Corcoran Cadets Corps basket ball
team which represented the Athletic Asso-
citation in the District League. The team
finished second in the championship race.
The basket ball team played nineteen
games during the season, winning fifteen
and losing four, two of the defeats being
at the hands of the champion Y. M. c. A
team of Baltimore.
In speaking of the team Prof. Maurice
Joyce of the Carroll Institute recently said:
1T Is one of the best teams ever gotten to-
gether in the District of Columbia"
he ninn NJ Mnn S4lv IL -
Washington base ball team is as follows:
1T is plain to see that the cadets played a
fine game. Their team work is superb,
and, as I claim for base ball. it is team
work that WINS
Base Ball Booming.
Capt. Edwards is now actively engaged
In organizing base ball team to repre-
sent the organization. He has secured
considerable good material. the following
having applied for positions: Clark, Davis,
Walters. Boulay. Thompson. Collins, Kun
nell McGlue, Guista, kleindenst. O'Con-
nell, Henner. Wallace McCatharan, Nc
Queeny and Cooley.
Prof. Fay Temple began work with his
class in the gymnasium q few days ago,
with twenty-five pupils IN attendance The
new punching bag. purchased to replace
the one recently stolen, has been placed In
position.
Drinking the Recruits.
At the recent monthay meeting OF Com
pany A, "a Battalion, Messrs. Harry Kun
NELL Clarence 8. Henner. william L. Jack
son, John Munro and J. Strong were elect
ed to membership.
Capt. Edwards has adopted the plan of
assigning his non-commissioned o41scers ia
take charge OF the recruits of the COM
pany for instruction In .drin, and has pre-
pared a schedule Of dates to govern his SER
0oanfS and c0rN0rQlg IN 2rfinR n Ia
tors.
Holding q CoDamfsmiou.
In an artcicie recently Published. entitled
''Holding q Commission" the New York
Sun treats OF several matters OF decided
interest to the National Guard Among
other things the Sun says:
"A good many men would like to enter