Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
THE DISTRICT GUARD
Returning Rifle Team Will Receive
a Warm Welcome.
MADE CREDIlABLE RECORD ATSEA GRIT
Organizations Going to the New
York Dewey Reception.
INSPECTION AND MUST Err

Cen Geo H. Harries returned from Sea
| t,irt this morning He stated to Star re-
| uorter that he regarded the winning of the
interstate championship by the District rifle
| team as a remarkable performance. consid-
| ering the fact that The team was largely
| composed of new men. The District has
not had team in competition for more
| than three years, and is virtually where 1t
was in 1891 In view of this, the record
at Sea Girt was highly creditab!e.
The team will return home Monday night.
The I'd and 4th Battaions under Col
O'Brien. have been ordered out to escort
the victorS and all other organizations be-
longing to the National Guard will be per-
mitted to participate if they SO desire and
will be commanded by Maj. Lee
The line will form on Pennsylvania ave
nue. with its right resting on 9th street, at
I 90 pm, and the riflemen expected to
arrive twenty minutes later. The signal
company, under Lieut.. F. Carroll Mating
ly, and detachment of the engineer com
pany will be stationed on Pennsylvania
avenue and burn red fire and other brilliant
things the parade moves. The line OF
march will be up Pennsylvania avenue to
18th street. thence TO Jackson place, to
Connecticut avenue, to X street, down X
to 13tn street, thence to New York avenue
and to 18th street, where it will be dismiss
ed. The rifle team will then come to bri-
gade headquarters at the Ames building,
141O G street, where the good things OF HE
will be enjoyed.
The National Guard Brigade Band which
has been ordered out to precede the parade
Will. at alSihiSSdi, pioceeu " the Seil'i di
drill nan al the harMeL AifloiH, wIeIe d
promenade concert VIII Desii dt '.';o cioch
and the District guardSmen and their best
girls will have an opportunity to trip the
light fantastic toe until they grow weary
Will Go to New York.
T. +; ,h i,,on,;on of tho lyasbi,eto,,
- 'ie i'i'eii'ioii u .''e '.' Isl .ol
Light Infantry, the Corcorah taaet corps
and the Ordway Rifles. all of which organI-
cations are a part of the District brigade
- n,r,ici,,ote !, rho Recommendation ia he
-, - =. "
gwen Ill honor oi Aoiiii "i he"eS a. >e"
York While he is on the way TO the national
reception at Washington. Gen Haffies
stated this morning that all National Guard
organizations desiring to go to New York
for the purpose would be permitted to do
50. provided, of course. they return mere III
time to take part in the parade in honor
OF Admiral Dewey upon his arrival. The
organizations will probably leave here on
the evening of Thursday. the 18th ana re-
turn here either Saturday night or Sunday
morning
,r; U:. om.;,. orIar
The first order issued by Captain East
man. T. S. A.. the new adjutant general
If tha d G n G. bv command of General
~ VIZ - 49,, ,,,a, - ,o<
itafriss' aPpeaieu uui ms 'i' wen - w.
General Orders No Il, and was as 1ol-
lows:
Refore a battalion corrt-martial con-
-, 80 h,,lc,,. ,.+o,.s Of tho Itb pa,+a,ion
d. G. N. G., and pursuant to order No. u.
dated July Is, 1899, was arragned and
trleo: - -.
, ili,a's 10y ~ ei'' No''iph' - ''''
Charae. Violation of the thirtv-second
article of war.
Findings: Guilty.
Sentence: To be reprimanded in General
Orders, District of Columbia National
Guard. in accordance with the provisions OF
Section -. act of March l. 1889.
The foregoing, having been approved by
the battalion commander and forwarded