Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08
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''The exercises which have been held
during the past few days give good idea
of the work of the brigade companies, but
the limited opportunity which short con-
yention affords has made 1t impossible to
include even a large part of the many fea-
lures of the work. The aim is to make 1t
include every means OF spiritual, physical
and mental development which can interest
and benefit the boy, and the merely social
and good-time features are by no means
omitted. 1t has been said that the Boys
Brigade includes everything in which a
boy Is interested, excepting the girls, and
this single defect is being rapidly remedied
by the organization of ladies' auxiliaries
throughout the country"
The Competitive Drill.
Convention Hall was well filled with spec
tators, old and young last evening, to wit
ness the competitive drilling of the brigade
companies for the Bope cup. and also hos-
pital and signal drilling for cups offered by
local business men, The hall was taste
fully decorated with American flags and
bunting OF various colors. The seats for
the spectators were arranged around the
edge OF an Immense rectangle. in which
the boys carried out their maneuvers.
Much interest was manifested in the
opening event of the program namely. the
exhibition drill of the junior company from
Iakoma Park, small both in the size OF its
members and In their numbers. This COM
tftion with the larger and more expert
enced boys. but It went through movements
on the floor that demonstrated its ability
70 develop future skill. The company was
IN command OF Lieut.. Van Tuyl H. Ben.
The little boys were clad in khaki uni
forms. : i
The competitive drill followed. The COM
pan,es ana squads taking part were:
infantry tactics-Battery B. of Baltimore
under command of Col Harry w. Walker:
company r, LIST District of Columbia Regi-
ment. under command of Mai p. HI. Mich
oason: COMPANY 6. I'D Pennsylvania, known
as the Generals Own" the prize winners;
Tor the past three years. Commanded in
person by Lieut.. Gen. H P. Bone. com
mander-in chief; Company D, LIST District
OF Columbia Regiment the senior connanv
OF Takoma Park Presbyterian Church m
Ger command of Capt. Arthur w. Skim ar.
hospital drili-Participated In by the hos
RitaI corps Of the Sd Pennsylvania and 7th
pennsylvania regiments.
GsAgnai drillAIn which the sienals .orn. ~,
battery OF Baltimore and Of the Sd and
'th fennsyiva11ia were entered. -
Regular Army officers as Judges.
They drilled in the order named.
The Judses of the contest in infantry tao
tics~ were Capt. Charles H. Muir, Capt
Charies y Rhodes and Capt. Dennis e. No
IAN all or the general stan Of the IInIfed
otates army. Three officers of the brigade
acted as judges of, the other drills They
were Or. s: P. Gerhard, Col l.. v. Mitchell
ana capt. F. w. Gerhard The decision Of
the Judges was: withheld, and will he an
nounced this evening at the meeting To he
neld IN the Mount Vernon Place Metbo4ist
Episcopal Church South
Inc Minute Men, under command of Col
"A Winter. acted as an escort TO the
brigade offlcers last evening, and occupied
seats on the platform with the former and
their guests. CIV
All of General H. p Bope's staff was
present. 1t includes the following men. all
OF Pittsburg: Adjutant General John 4.
Ozark, Lieutenant Colonel H. J, Lindsay.
Lieutenant Colonel A. r. Hunt, Major F T
kress, Major S. S. Wales Major T. g
Palmer. Captain Thomas Dana Captain w
;. Llnderman and Captain J. W. Young,
Other officers of the brigade present Were:
MAJOR General Henry F. Spicer, division
commander of Pennsylvania; Colonel J. n.
Cudlipp, adjutant general of Pennsylvania.
MAYOR General j. E. Pearson, division com
mander of Maryland; Colonel Mitchell of
the lst Philadelphia Regiment
: Haleys Band rendered selections during
the evening and kept the spirits of the
young soldiers and the spectators on
helghts from start,to finish
The program for tonight and tomorrow ia
as follows: "
pm.-Public meeting In Mount Vernon
PLACE. M. E. Church; announcement of
awards for competitive drills
sunday, 3 p.m.-Religious mass meeting.
Mount Vernon Place NJ e: Church; annual
address Of the commander-in-chief,I Lieut..
Ie1~.d +. Bope. ~