Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-04
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Annual Indoor Games of
Athletic Association
TO BE HELD APRIL "a
FIRST SEPARATE BATTALION
WILL HAVE NEW ARMORY.
Dock for Naval Jackies - Battery Of
Field neutrality-suspicious.
Casualties and Changes.

The fifth annual indoor games of the
Athletic Association. District of Columbia
National Guard will be held in the drill
hall of the Center market armory Tuesday
evening, April "a. Every effort is being
made by the officials of the association
with the end in view that these games
shall be the most successful in every way
in the history of the organization. The
following events have been arranged eacn
of which will be for the championship Of
the athletic associat ton:
Fifty-yard dash, standing broad jump,
putting the shot, obstacle race, potato race,
pole vault, running high jump, 20-yard
hand-stand walk, relay race, reveille race,
high kick, quarter mile run and half-mile
run.
First and second prizes for each individ-
ual event, with cup and individual medals
for relay race and tug of war, will be pro-
vided. No will be allowed to compete
in any of the foregoing games who has not
been regularly enlisted thirty days prior to
April "a, shown by the enlistment pa
pers on file at District militia headquarters.
The officials to serve in connection with
the games will be: Referee, Crawford; UNI
pires, Rideout, Beckett, Joyce, McCurdy,
Dietrich and Fry; starter, Foley; timer,
Neumeyer.
Other features of the program of the
meeting will be the Del Ray brothers, aero
bats; White and Lovelace, on the double
horizontal bar; Joe Grant and Rob Roy
Mackey. in an exhibition of wrestling; two
members of the I'd United States Cavalry,
in broad sword exhibition; Sheehy and
Lewis, in a boxing contest; Prof. Koran
and members of his class. in an exhibition
of tumbling Orlando Ross; on the flyins
rings; an exhibition of slack wire walking
and relay race open to Junior members
of the Y. NJ. c. A
Colored Battalion to Move.
Within the next few months. 1t Is
nounced. the LIST Separate Battalion will DE
provided with a thoroughly modern, new
home. The lower portion of the structure
at the southwest corner of 18th and L
streets which is rapidly nearing compile
ton. will be allotted to the four companies
of colored guardsmen for armory purposes.
The command in question is regarded as
one of the most efficient and reliable bat
talions of the local brigade and headquar
tiers is disposed to do everything within its
power to add to the comfort and the con-
venience of Major Brooks and his otf-
GERS and men.
Dock for the Jackies.
Bids will be opened late this afternoon at
militia headquarters, in The Star building,
in connection with the construction Of a
dock for the use of the naval battalion.
The dock. for which plans in detail have
been prepared by Major F. L. Averill,
chief Of engineers D. C. militia, will be
located at a point on the river front about
opposite o street southwest. The inten-
ton is to have the dock built of the best
material and in the most workmanlike man
ner. 1t ought to be in readiness for use
during he coming summer
Battery of Field Artillery.
In regard to the organizing of the pro-
posed battery of field artillery everything
seems to be completely at a standstill. The
halt in the proceedings has been brought
about by the fact that no armory facilities
are available for the battery. Notwith-
standing the fact that steps have been
taken to procure the required field pieces
and equipment, it seems that nothing
further can be done in the direction of
making the proposed organization a reality
until suitable quarters are provided, and
Such are n0t now in sight.
Capt Alfred p Robbins, aid-de-camp
District of Columbia militia, who has been
rendered the command of the proposed bat
terry. cannot be induced to disclose whether
he Will accept or decline the proffered office
Appointments, Casualties and Changes.
The following appointments made by the
President in the District militia and cas-
ualties and changes that occurred during
the past quarter, have been announced in a
general order. as follows
Appointments First Observation-Disclosures
Samuel Herbert Giesy, to be second lieu
tenant. vice Grove, promoted. Company D.
Third Battahon-FirSt Sergeant John Blake
COffman. to be second lieutenant vice Gall
resigned, Company a. Fourth Battalion
Sergeant William Henry Barstow jr to
be second lieutenant, vice Street resigned
Company b. Sixth Battalion-CharIes
Harvey Bcwker. to be surgeon. with the
rank of first lieutenant. vice keene. re-
signed. First Separate Battalion-Second
Lieutenant Harry Dee Richardson, to be
captain, vice Webster resigned Com
pany c.
Observation-Disclosures Fisk, en-