The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-26
MINUTE MEN In
BUFF AND BLUE
Old Continental Uniform to
be Revived.
ORGANIZING YOUNG PATRIOTS.
Washington Men Interested in New
Military Society TO Foster Pa
triotism and Revere Past
Deeds of Yalor.

and blue will soon be familiar sight on
the streets Of Washington when the or
ganization IS completed of the First
Regiment of Minute Men" This organfza-
ton is now being formed by a number Of
gentlemen prominent in business, political
and social life, headed by Gen. Thomas
Z. Mckee, journal clerk of the House of
Representatives. who is commander-in-
chief of the new patriotic organization.
At recent meeting of the regimentaI
officers at the Office OF Col. VI. 4. Winter
commanding the First Regiment, in the
Globe Building on Pennsylvania Avenue
| important action was taken looking TO
the skeletonizing Of the companies of the
three battalions- Colonel Winter stated
that he was DESTROYS Of making the re-
naming regtmentaI appointments as. soon
as practicable and invited all who are in
terested in the organization and its pur-
poses and principles to call on him. Sew
eral taiIors were on hand and a number
OF officers had their measurements taken
for their Continental uniforms Steps were
also taken towards rendering a banquet
70 General Mckee early in January.
Among the officers OF the regimentai
staff who are actively assisting in the
work of forming the tattalions are Adju-
tant John Doyle Carmody, late paymaster
United States Navy; Inspector Leon L. /.
French. librarian Of the Smithsonian n
stitution: Quartermsster Thomas y.
Sweeney, ethnoIogist at the National 1fu-
scum; Commissary Nelson R. Wood De tu-
ralist at the National Museum: Surgeon
G. W Keyes, NJ D; Paymaster 6 L.
Peckham: Chaplain Rev. Enoch Il Tnomp-
son. rector OF St Paul's Episcopal Church
and Lieut.. Col. Paul Beckwith. whe is in
charge Of the division Of American his
/ tory al the National Museum
Colonel Winter stated yesterday that
special care is being taken by those in
terested in selecting company officers, It
being their policy to make the. appoint
ments for one year subject to ratitica ton
by the companies when formed.
PerfcctinE the Organization
The organization of Minute Men just
now comprises one brigade consisting
Of the First Regiment in Washington,
D. c, the Second Regiment in Balti-
more. and the Third Regiment in New
! York city.
General Order No 1, is now being pro-
mulgated- Il recites that recent events
IN the history OF our country have shown
the wisdom OF fostering the growing pa
JriOtism Of our young men, and Of sur
rounding them with influences that are
purely American The most important
effort to this end, far-reaching in its
results, is the formation of an independ-
cnt military organization that is dis
tiuetly American, known as the Minute
Men.
Fostering the Spirit of rs
Its object is TO perpetuate the pa
triotic principles that animated the
founders of this nation during the Revo-
Iutionary period: TO cause the CoRtinen-
tai uniform to again become a familiar
sight throughout the land: to cause the
valiant deeds Of those self-sacrifcIns he
roes to become engraveu upon the minds
and hearts of those who are now en-
joying the benefits resulting from their
achievements, and in every way possible
to magnify and giorify the spirit of 20
1T has been found that this can most
easily be accomplished by combining mil
itaTy display with historical research and
social intercourse. The present patriotic
societies, as well the militia OF the
various States, as now organized have
never accomplished the ends here sought.
All these features have been most hap
PLY combined IN the organization OF the
Minute Men
A National Organization.
The scope of this organization is ma
tionaI in character. It viii be governed.
as nearly as possible by the regulations
that were used by the Continental Army,
supplemented where needed by these of
the United States Army of today
Regiments viii be formed throughout
the country, with headquarters in the
large cities Battalions and companies
viii be recruited in the smaller towns
1t is expected that thirty regiments will
be organized in this manner in the near
future Each department, corps. division.
brigade, regiment. and company will have
its full complement of officers. The line
of promotion Will be easy and rapid. es-
Decially for those who join during the
early days of the organization.
To Eliminate Bu-denssnne Drills.
THE actual military duties to be per-
formed by the Minute Men will consist
chiefly of escort duty. in those public
events and street parades in which they
Will participate, and to duty in tsiose
semi social events that will be held IN the
regimentaI armories OF larger halls
THE drilling viii be confined to the
movements that will be necessary in or
der that a creditable showing may be
made on these occasions. The more irk-
military routine will be entirely elimi-
mated.
1T is the regular regimentaI monthly
meetings, around which will cluster those