The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-21
FOURTH SECTION
WINS FIRST PLACE
Competitive Drill Of Richmond How'll
GERS a Great Success.
Mr.. M0RRISETTE WINS MEDAL.
Four Sections Compete for the Award
OF Excellence in the Howitzer
Drill-An Immense Crowd Pre-
sent-The Judges.

Long before the appointed hour for the
Howitzers competitive drill last night
tho gallery Of their armory was hnei
with the friends OF the popular cannon
GERS, among whom were conspicuous
their many lady friends.
1t was soon evident that the gallery.
though. spacious. would be inadequate 30
hold the throng OF ina ested spectators,
and the lower flOOr wash therefore. placed
at their disposal, leaving barely room
for .he manipulation of the pOndrous
piece 81 artillery which. under the skill
ful work Of the cannoneers yielded TO
their movements like a p.aything.
Promptly al $500 o'clock lots Were drawn
by the chiefs OF the couending sections
for place in the drill. Sergeant Mihson
being the first drawn. marched his de
tachment before the JUICES. and it was
evident from the determined look on their
countenancs THAI they would give the
other sections "A severe hght.
From start 20 finish their movements
were marked with that precision due TO
sk.nfui ana continued training. and the
hearty applause was well meri,ed. Ser
ge1nt Minson and his detachment-com-
posed OF Gunner &. J.. Epps. PrYatcs
M0rrissette. Wilson. Deiarue. O. O..
Barnes. J.. !. Dorset. jenkins. Terrel
and Wyune-bore their laureis well.
SERGEANT TAYL0RS SECTION.
Hardly had his detachment marched
from the floor when Sergeant Taylor and
his gallant acknowledgement Of Cum
ner j. y. Watson. Jr. Priyates Br0ckeu-
0rough, Throckmorton. Mountcastle. W.
" Barnes. r. l.. Davis. Peoples and
Herbert Arnzen-presented themselves
20 tho Judges for inspection. and their
appearance was truly military In all VI
their appointments.
Sergeant Taylor and his detachment
executed the difficult drill with precision
born Of confidence. and the applause
which greeted him was vociferous.
Next IN lire the Old First marched out
with Sergeant Workman al their head,
and Gunner Fuller and Privates Wallace.
P0indexter. Harry Ponder, Carter, Bell,
Gebhardt and Palmer.
Like the sections preceding him, Ser
geant Workman and his men executed
the drill with dispatch and correctness,
and no less hearty was the applause
which greeted him.
Az INTRICATE DRILL.
Sergeant Boiling and his section. COM
posed Of Gunner Watson and Prlyates
IoindeXter. Price Reid Barnes. Carter
and Teasdalc. marched 20 the front, and
his execution of the intricate drill was
no less perfect than his preceding SER
gelnts.
Throughout the whole drill the audience
was held by the most intense interest.
and the judges. cN-Captaiu Il. Lorraine
and John A. Hutchinson. ruled In "a man
ner both impartial and proficient. and %
the spectators IL would seem that they
would have difficulty In deciding which
section should have the honor OF being
best drilled II was however simple
thing for their practiced eye 90 detect
even tho smallest defect. and their long
military training stood them IN good
stead
THE DECISIONS.
III was decided that the Fourth Sec
ton won the right of the battery Ohe
first place Of honor. tho Second Section,
the left Of the battery Second posD,
the First Section, the right centre third
posO. and Third Section the left centre
Fourth p0sO
In few happy and Appropriate remarks
the judges congratulated the men on their
very proficient drilling They announced
that they were ready 10 judge the best
drilled private. handsome medal hay
ing been offered by the battery.
PROMPTLY two detachments presented
themselves. and the contest was fought
long and vigorously with the result that
Private a. y. Morrisette was declared
the best drilled man.
The evening was most enjoyably and
pr,ftablv spent and marked an era I'm
the artillery drill OF this honorable or
ganization.