Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
BATTERY IS BOOMING
MORTON CADETS ORGANIZING A
CRACK DRILL SQUAD.
Anniversary Banquet of Company X,
I'd MISUNDERSTANDING a
Model Range.

team attaining a total of 456, which is the
gallery record score for regimental team
match at 800 yards The names of the
team members and the individual totals
follow:
First Regiment-Capt Sheridan Ferree, 43 !;
Lieut.. w b. Sullivan, ~; Private F. +.
Healy, As; Private F. E. Burk, 46; Private
w. A. Moloy, 40; Lieut.. II. J. Atwel, AZ;
Private f. A. Byrnes, 46; sergt. w. T..
zell, 46; Private E. J. Fink AZ, and Lieut..
F. II. Heidenreich, AZ. Total, 456.
Second Regiment-Capt Alex Summers,
~; Private E. l.. sliney. ~; Private T. G..
Lakeland, Al: Capt. T. V. Walker, 40; Sergt.
w. NJ. Farrow, 40; Corp. F. d. Lakeland,
A; Private II. c. Bailey, A; Capt. T. p.
Heap, As; Lieut.. T. F. McAnally, 40, and
Lieut.. w. NJ. Farrow, 40. Total, 456.
In the battalion team match at 300 yards.
also shot in the gallery last Wednesday
evening, the 9th Battalion's team finished
in the lead. Following are the names of
the members of the 9th Battalion's team
and their individual totals
Lieut.. F. w. Holt. 40; Capt. Alex Sum-
mers, Al; Private E. ID. Norris, Al; Corp.
c. NJ. Sliney, A; Private 7. G. Lakeland,
A.; Private T. f. Clark, 40; Private J. G.
Kicks, Al; Corp. T. G. Lakeland, 49, Private
III. p. Bailey, 10, and Sergt. Nj. Magruder
A. Total AL.
The team totdls of the other competitors
in the battalion match were: Sd Battalion,
4S3; list Battalion, 49,; 4th Battalion, 43O;
9TH Battalion, 49, and I'd Battalion, $50.
Gen. Harries was an interested spectator
Assembly of I'd Regiment.
The I'd Regiment will assemble at the
Center Market Armory, In the drill hail.
tomorrow at o'clock pm. Dress uni
forms and white gloves will be worn.
Pursuant to the regimental orders the 4th
9th and 9th Battalions have each been or
dered to report in the drill hall to partici-
pate in regimental parade Battalion line
will be formed promptly at I:45 O'Clock.
Commanding officers have been urged to
use every means known to them to insure
full attendance in their respective COM
mands.
Battery is Booming.
The LIST Battery. Field Artillery ~ G. D.
c.. under the command of Lieut.. George
6. Wilsher is reported to have taken on
new lease of life, and now bids fair to be-
come, as it intends to be, one of the crack
organizations of the citizen soldery.
Lieut.. Wisher was formerly a regular,
having served under Capt. James NJ. Lam
caster in the famous Sd Artillery, U. s. A.
He has established a non-commissioned Of
fcers school for instruction, sessions being
held every Tuesday evening before drill.
Excellent results have been attained
The battery is now undergoing a weed
ing out process. The commanding officer
declares that only men who mean to do
their full duty will be retained in the
ganiZatiOn.
c. j Fox and the following nom
commissioned officers: First sergeant
j. s. Diff; quartermaster sergeant, G..
9. Wilson; saddle sergeant, G.. a. Long;
sergeants, Clark, Wells, Iglehart, Wool
dredge, Nevis; gunners, Jacobson, Kirk
man. Cornelius, Meline, and casson cor
porals. Gaul, Simpson
Now that the weather permits of drill
ing In the street members of the battery
are working hard at standing gun drill.
Next Tuesday evening there will be drill
In loading and firing with wooden projec-
tiles. sacks of sand being used in lieu of
powaer bags, and the electric lights of 18th
street as objectives upon which to train the
sights of the 3.2-inch field guns
Through the discharge of certain mem
bers who persistently failed to attend drills
and who had no valid excuse for absence
from parade the 4th of March, the enlisted
force of the command has been reduced to
forty-seven men. However there are many
applicants for enlistment.
All are interested in the prospective
election to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Captain Marion. I.euts
Whistler and Fox are candidates for the
command of the battery. Among the nom
commissioned officers who are ambitious to
wear shoulder straps are LIST Sergt. diff
and Sergeants Nevils, Clarke Wells and
\irkman.
Morton Cadets Drill Team.
OF the many crack drill teams sent out
by the National Guard of the District of
ton is now in active service-the Morton
Cadets. The prizes won by this command
on the drill field include the following:
Alexander Island Va.-Second prize stand
OF colors, silk, September 20, 1894.
Memphis, Tenn.-Three prizes, one first
s2,250.
Savannah, Ga.-First prize and Galveston
cup, May IL to -. 1896; total s., 800
Washington, D. C.-First prize silver cup
November I, 1898.
San Antonio, Tex. - Second prize, July
10 to %, 1897; 81 900
First prize in cycle parade in summer of
1896. Best appearing organization outside
of cycle clubs.
The company officially assigned as Com
pany +, list Regiment, enlisted as an or
ganzation in the 1st District of Columbia
Infantry, United States Volunteers. and
served in Cuba during the war with SPAIN
Captain Charles l.. Suell, the company
commander. is organizing special drill
= team to be selected after a series of in
dividual competitive drills. The candi-
dates for the first drill squad include Sergt
Thompson. Sergeant Finch and Privates L.
H Garfield F A. Goodall, L. l.. Lusby
Wedderburn, Hutton, Turndre and Whalley.
Joined Rife Association.
Col. Henry May has accepted an invita-
tion extended by the national board for the
promotion of rifle practice, and the 1st
Regiment. n. G. d. c.. is now affiliated
America. The object of the invitation is
to bring the national board in closer touch
with the shooters of the country, and with
the work being done along the lines for
which the board was organized
All mem1e of the lst Regiment are now
eligible to compete for national marksman' s
reserve qualification, on any range under
proper supervision and on making q total
of fifty points In seven shots each at the
200. 300 and JDO-yard ranges, will be given
lapel button and be recorded in the War
Department member of the second line
of defense. the preferred volunteer list
The regiment will receive annually a
medal. mounted in "A morocco case, suitably
inscribed for competition among it's mem
bers. 1t has been found by other organiza-
lions that this annual competition stimu-
lates keen rivalry and plenty of interest
in rifle shooting within the organization
team from the regiment is now eligible
to compete in the interclub match for the
club team championship of the United
States annually. Further, the regiment is
entitled TO send four delegates to the an
nual meeting. and consequently voice in
the policy of the national rife association.
Association Cadets Celebrate.