Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-18
Postponement of Exercises Planned
for Washington's Birthday.
PARADE AND DRILL MEMORIAL DAY
New Adiutant General to be
Assigned Next Week.
COMPANY TEAM COMPETITION

of an active nature throughout the District
of Columbia National Grard. The weather,
too, is responsible for the announcement
ct headquarters that the proposed outdoor
exercises of the troops Washington's BIRTH
day will not occur. 1t is possible that
Wednesday next may be an ideal day, but
il Is practically a certainty that the condi-
tons under foot will be such as to render
marching disagreeable, to say the least.
This postpenement may cause disappoint-
ment to many enthusiastic guardsmen, but
they may console themselves with the
knowledge that the National Guard is to
have a field day the Soth of May. The in
tention is to have a brigade parade Memo
rial day, the troops acting as escort to the
Grand Army of the Republic. After the
parade an hour or more will be devoted to
street riot drill. The guard has a deeper
interest now than ever before in the OBJ
servance of the 30th of May. by reason of
the fact that several of it's members lost
their lives in connection with the war with
ST ain, and their graves will undoubtedly
be remembered.
The weather will not interfere with the
inspection by the commanding general and
staff of the ambulance corps, signal corps,
Battery A, Light Artillery, and the list
Separate Battalion, Tuesday evening next,
in the drill hall at the Center Market Ar
mory. The inspection of the ambulance
corps will occur promptly at O'Clock; that
of the signal company at SIS o'clock; Light
Battery a at $50 O'Clock. and the LIST Sepa-
rate Battalion at o O'Clock. The inspection
of the naval battalion will not occur Tues
day evening, but may be made a week
later.
New Adjutant General.
The selection of an officer of the army TO
serve adjutant general of the District of
Columbia militia has been made, unofficial
ly, by the War Department authorities. The
identity of the new adjutant general cam
not be disclosed until the assignment is
made official by the Secretary of War. This
Will occur, unless all signs fail. within a
day or two. The officer will not report for
duty here for month or more. however by
reason of the fact that he is now on spe
cial duty that will require his attention for
that period. He is one of the best known
and most efficient officers in the regular
establishment, was in all the fighting
throughout the Santiago campaign, and will
unquestionably be popular here.
Sixteen Years of Age.
The sixteenth anniversary of the organi-
cation of Company A, ID Battalion, will
occur Washington's birthday, the 22d in
slant, and the members of the company
propose to celebrate the event in fitting
style. At a meeting Monday evening next
the executive committee will submit a pro-
gram. The expectation is that a musical
stag party viii be decided on. 1t will be
held III some hall near the Center Market
Armory and each member viii be allowed
two invitations.
Tha basket ball team representing the
company visited Baltimore last Saturday
evening and played a game with the Y. N.
C. A. team of that city. The visitors We're
royalty entertained and after the game
were the guests at a banquet given in their
honor by the y. NJ. c. A. The latter team
viii come to this city for a return game
the evening of the 10th of March, and the
local boys 40 not mean to be outdone as
hosts.
An Indoor Meeting.
The officials of the Athletic Association of
the District of Columbia National Guard
are making an effort to have steam heat
and additional lighting facilities introduced
into the gymnasium. The hope is also ex
pressed that hea tquarters will also build
lockers, as the men find it very inconveni-
ent to dress in the company rooms and
proceed to the gymnasium in airy athletic
costume.
The membership of the athletic associa-
ton at present is nearly one hundred, over
one-half of the organizations of the guard
being represented. A series Of indoor con-
tests are to be he'd the latter part of
March. The executive committee is at pres
ent preparing a list of the events, and it
will soon be ready for publication.
Company Match for February.
The rifle match for February at 300 yards,
open to company teams, was won by the
team representing Company C, 9th Battal-
ion. with {. total of 226 out of a possible
80. The scores in detail were:
Company C, 9th Battalion-Leut. F. f.
Skinner. A; Private ]. S. Coombs, 10: Pri-
vate E. n. Jackson, ~: Private ]. NJ. Pick
ms. ii; Lieut.. Roy B. Hayes, A: total, 226.
Company A, 9th Battalion-Prvate C.
McC. Taylor, A; Private G. p. Phillips. AZ;
Private ]. S. Gheen. 10; Private Alex. Sum-
mers, As; Private c. L. Parsons, AZ; total,
DID.
Company B, 4th Battalion-Sergeant W.
~: Private r. l.. Pile, AZ; Private H. NJ.
Bell. Al: Private Hyde, "A: total, 221.
Company c, 9Th Battalion-Sergcant w.
c. Whip, Az; Sergeant r. Mcleod, AZ;
Corporal F. Heidenrich II; Private c. L..
Bode, Al; Private w. c. Johnson, 40; total,
10.
Company C, 1st Battalion-Capt. J. B. X.
Lee. 80; Sergeant b. c. Washington, 10;
Rae, AZ; Private p. n. Kendall: ~; total,
eos.
Company D, ath Battalion-Capt. W. s.
Hodges 10: Lieut.. G. C. Thomas. ~: Lieut..
A. l. Evans, ~: Sergeant c. F. Roberts,
80; Corporal W. C. Robbins, A: total, 205.
Company c, 4th Battalion-Sergeant J. p.
Garner. 81; Corporal J. B. Platt, 43; Cor
poral w Willis, 81; Private John hammer
er. 40; Corporal c. A. Vanderbilt, IL; total,
2o3.
Company A, I'd Battalion-Lieut. L. Pro-
SlSe, sergeant r. NJ. 1Olil1lS. 1f1Ndtc
NJ P Button. 40: Private G. Thomas, 80.
Private H. De Groot, 43: total. 202.
Company A. 4th Battaiion-Sergeant Thos.
F. McAnally 40: Corporal John O'Neil,
80: Private Jos. Murray, n: Private S. ].
Walsh 80; Private H. NJ Martin, 80; total,
1876.
Company D, % reimbursement Geo.
p Shropshire, 40; Sergeant C. H. Brown,
A.; Private Fl. w. Myers, 3s: Corporal L.
A. Pierson, SO; Private e. Reeves, 20; total.
1875.
Company B, I'd acknowledgements John
A. Chisho m, A; Sergeant VIM. P. Mckee.
43; Sergeant L. A. Barbour, IS: Corporal
T. r. Page, 43; Private j. p Gaddis, 20;
total, 195.
Company d, 9Th Battalion-Captain Geo.
w. England, 43. Sergeant F. T. Smith. AZ:
Sergeant w. II. Littlepage. Al; Corporal w.
c. Eckstine, 81; Private A. f. Burdine, %;
total, 191.
Company A. LIST Separate Battalion-Ser-
geant ]. H. Wells, 80; Corporal r. A. Jack
son. IS: Private S. S. Simmons Al: Private
c. A. Gibson, 80; Private JOS Anderson, 80;
total, 176.
Company B, LIST Separate Battalion-Pri-
vate r. A. Duncan, Al; Private r. Brown,
43; Private J. H. Scott, 40: Private w. II.
Hanson, q; Private l.. Patterson, 30; total,
10.
Company A. 9th Battalion-Corporal N.
McFarlane, 81; Private j. c. Englehart,
%; Private Purt NJ. Evison 81; Private E.
c. Kaufman, 80; Private c. A. Rainey,