Evening star., 1902-05-24
Appearance Of Brigade in the
Parade Today.
DATE FOR THE CAMP
BILL FOR NATIONAL TROPHY
FAVoRABLY REPORTED.
What the Committee Says-Report TO
War Observation-Disclosures
of Ordway Monument.

National fTudfu IpGiN ptiIiCipittu III INV
ceremonies attending the unveiling of the
monument erected to the memory OF Mar
shall Do Rochambcau. Although the turn
out numerically. was not as large as 1t
might have been. the brigade made a show
ing that was entirely creditabIe. The new
rifles Were carried for the first time. The
uudress inform. with forage caps and leg
gins, of the Guard formed a striking and
decidedly busincSs-Iike contrast to the full
dress worn by most Of the regular troops.
The fact that this is Saturday and the bus
lest day of the week from commercial
standpoint rendered it difficult for certain
OF the guardsmen to obtain leave of alb
sence from their places of employment.
The brigade will go into camp near Lees
burg. Va. Thursday morning, the nth of
July, unless something Unforeseen should
occur to make a change of date necessary.
The indications are that battery OF ar
tiIltry and two troops of cavalry, at least,
Of the regular army will accompany the
guard on its outing. 1t is also expected
that the President of the United States
will visit the camp.
The resignation of Major Michael V.
Tierney. chief of ordnance. District of Co
Iumbia Militia. has been accepted, to take
effect May -. General Harries has not
vet taken any definite steps in regard to
hIling the vacancy. He is looking around
very carefully in quest Of a suitable man
appointment will be announced by the 1st
of June.
Dedication of Ordway Monument.
Word has been received from the quarry
in Vermont that the stone ordered to COM
plete the monument to be erected in Airing
ton cemetery to the memory of General AL
bert Ordway was broken as the result of
the collapse of the derrick that was being
used to hoist 1t. 1t is promised that a new
stone will be shipped so as to reach here
about the 10th Of June. 1t Will be placed IN
position with the least possible delay The
formal dedication of the monument will
occur just as soon as the latter is in readl-
ness.
The announcement last Saturday that
new armory building for the use of the
lst Separate Battalion is contemplated
caused some thing akin to joy in the breasts
Of the colOred guardsmen. The details OF
the proposition have been placed in the
hands Of Major II. H Parmenter. quarter
master general of the militia. The building
Is to be erected at the corner of 18th and
streets. and the work of construction will
begin in the near future.
Last Wednt sday was day of some in
terest to those members of the District Ma
tional Guard who served with the 1st Dis
trict of Columbia Infantry. United States
Volunteers. during the war with Spain. it
being the fourth anniversary of the date
the District regiment marched through
Washington on its way TO Chickamauga
Park.
The general staff. District of Columbia
militia. and Sergeant Bugler VIM. Fox,
Color Sergeant eph 5. Cornish and ord
nance Sergeant Robert H. Potts, general
non-commissioned staff, have been directed
TO assemble. mounted at headquarters not
later than 11:45 o'clock am, May 30 for
the purpose Of acting personal escort to
the President of the United States to and
from the Arlington National cemetery.
Candidates for Brigade Team.
oil - -
have been announced as candidates for
places on the brigade rifle team for the
present year:
Lieut. f w. Holt, staff. 9th Battalion
Lieut.. T. F McAnaIIy. Company a. 4th
Battalion; capt. Alexander Summers, Com
pany y. 9Th Battalion; Lieut.. G. G. Denni-
son, staff, 9TH Battalion; Sergt. w. N. Far
row, Company B, 18th battalion; Lieut..
George PdschaI. Company c. 9Th Battalion:
Strgt. +. y. Jackson, staf 9Th Battalion;
Private L. Mctiovc"n. Cor ,,any \. 9th Bat
talon: capt. T. V. Walker. Company &.
pany {. 9Th Battalion; Sergt. +. $. Rogers,
Company =, ith Battalion: Corporal r.. r.
Swan. Company y. eth Battalion; Lieut.. j.
L. Lceman, Company d, 18th Battalion;
Private e. y. Russell, Company a, 5th
Battalion; Lieut. W. p Humphrey. Com
pany ID. 9Th Battalion; Lieut.. \. B. Weir,
Company Il. J;h Battalion; Private NJ. +.
Ha.Ioran. Company \. 9Th Battalion Lieut..
l.. ;. NcilisGn. staff. 9Th battalion: Lieut..
q. B- Clum, Company y. 9TH Battalion:
S,rgt {. l. Pfzer Company &, 18th Battal-
ion: Private w G Whip. Company ~ 9TH
Battalion: Sergt. q. {. Wathen. COMPANY
e, 9th Battalion: Lieut.. l.. L. TAFT Com
pany &, 9TH Battalion: Capt. c. r. SeigeI,
Company =. 9TH Battalion and Capt j S
Tomliuson. staff. II Regiment.
Following are the candidates from the ISt
Re g!m,Ht. Private +. j. Fink. Private W
T. Coll day. Private J. L. Durnbaugh, Cor
T'ral William Alderman. Private c. L.
Bade. Sergeant l.. {. Nogt. Major L. II
K-icheIderfer. Private NJ. p. Britain Pri-
vdte j. - Gather. Sergeant ID. +. Wilson
Private w. &. Simms. Corporal i. B. White
Private : Il. Wetherald. Private George +.
Cooke. Private W. Il. LYDIA. Private d F.
Langley, Captain George l.. TAFT Sergeant
T. T. Heap. Lieutenant H. r. Hollfeld.
National Trophy and Prizes.
The committee on military affairs has
recommended to the House of Representa-
tIves that the bill providing for national
trophy and prizes for rifle competition. in
which General Harries, Major Bell and the
District Of Columbia National Guard is
deeply interested, BE- passed. The bill reads:
That for the purpose OF furnishing u ma
tunal trophy and medals and other prizes
to be provided and contested for annually.
under such regulations as may be pre-
scribod by the Secretary of War said con-
test 10 be open to the army marine CORPS
navy and the National Guard or organized
militia Of the several states, territories and
oil the District Of Columbia. and for the
cost Of the trophy, prizes and medals here
IL provided ior, and for the payment of the
necessary expenses of such mpetitiOns
Including the subsistence of the competing
teams, the sum of $4,000 be, and the same
Is hereby, annually appropriated, out of
any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, TO be expended for the pur-
poses hereinbefore prescribed under the
direction of the Secretary of War"
The committee on military affairs in it's
favorable report stated as follows:
The committee is OF the opinion that
the provision for a national trophy medals
and other prizes for craftsmanship to be
competed for by the army, navy, marine
corps and members Of the national militia
will result in greatly stimulating and en-
eouraging rifle practice among the men of
our regular military establishment and also
among the men of the militia.
Depends Largely Upon Workmanship
There can be no doubt but what the ef-
fectivepess OF troops in modern warfare de-
pehds very largely upon their marksman-
ship. In the war now in progress in South
Africa the success of the Beers in repuls-