Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-11

Cured aboard the U. S. s. Puritan last
Thursday evening. In order to reach the
ship IL was necessary to descend ladder
from a dock, and to walk across the frozen
surface of the river for several hundred
yards. About twenty members OF the Naval
Battalion, upon noticing small hole IN
the ice near the foot OF the ladder, posi-
lively refused to descend from the dock,
and, of course, were absent from the IN
spection. 1t was remarked that those par
ticular sailors were evidently afraid OF
water. The fearful ones were not mem
bers of the 1st Division, for that organiza-
ton had every man on it's roll in line on
tine ship.
Planning for Athletic Meet.
Bv unanimous vote last Monday the
south Atlantic Association of the ANA
teur Athletic Union elected the Athletic
Association of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia to membership. The
local association will be entitled to three
delegates to the convention of the union IL
is understood that Captain Edwards cap
tain Swigart and Lieutenant Smith VIII De
chosen delegates, and Captain ferree, Zap
tain Hodges and Lieutenant Neumeyer, al
ternates Captain Edwards Will De placeu
in charge of the registration ana va i
SWigart assigned as a member OF the poti u
of directors of the South Atlanue ASSURE
ton. -,
The fact that the Athletic Association mas
been elected to membership IN the Aildteul
Athletic Union, it is stated, mas ihIuseu NV NV
life in local National Guard atnleticS, anu
the coming indoor meet is being awaited
with eagerness. The prospect OF the pro-
gram including open as wen as cioSeu
events has resulted in inquiries pelhs Hia t
by the high school. Carroll institute,
Georgetown University ana otnefs- IIe
meet will probably be held the hrst week
of next April
Caption Edwards manager, announces zee.
that the program will be an unprecedently
attractive one, with events in which the
high schools, Carroll Institute, the I. M.
C. A., Georgetown Preparatory and UNI
versity, Baltimore City College ana johns
Hopkins will compete.
The officials of the meet will include d.
William Grant of Baltimore and Messrs.
John Hadey Doyle. Joseph Rliey, /. =.
Shea r. Jose, William Foley, +. Dempsey,
Rovce Hough and Bernard Wefers OF TINS
city. >,
The Corcoran Cadet Corps basket ball
team will play, in Baltimore, the Deieha-
ers March g. and the Newarks March II,
the Cumberlands. in Cumberland, February
- and the Cumberands, in this city,
March ). - ,,4aoe
The Urell Rifles and the Ordway Rifles
teams are arranging basket ball games WIN
the Baltimore Athletic Club TO pe plaS Gu
during the present month
Notes.
Hospital Apprentice David II. Moran I'd
Division, Naval Battalion, has been honor
ably discharged because of removal from
the District.
Company E, 1st Regiment-the Corcoran
Cadet Corps-is arranging to celebrate,
about ten days hence, the twenty-second an
niversary of the date of the organization
of the command, through the medium OF
reunion, reception and ball at the Ma
tional Rifles Armory
On their own applications Private AMOS
B, yelling, LIST Battery of Field Artillery
Private Edward S. Hoag brigade band; "a
Glass Machinist James Dice, I'd DIVISION
Naval Battalion; Landsman Frank G. Whit
ney. I'd Division, Naval Battalion, ana
Landsman William S. Hall, LIST DIVISION
Naval Battalion, have been honorably dis
charged
Tandsmer George Davis. William G. Lans-
dale, William S. Samnonds, Joseph H.
Stumpner Raymond Tucker and Edgar
Pipes, all of the I'd Division Naval Bat
TALON. and Privates Roy S. Ashton, Frank
c. Meads and William H Dougherty, all
of Company G., I'd Regiment, have been DIS
charged in the interest of the service.