Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-14

IHlutid, WHICH Will
Il ~ be in the hands of OrganiZa-
ton commanders tomorrow
directions are given for drills and parades
| by the list Regiment, I'd. Regiment and
LIST Separate Battalion on the Ellipse OF
the Presidents park The I'd Regiment
is ordered out for regimental drill Wed
| nesday, June - from 6:3O o'clock to Z :3C
o'clock pm. the drill to be followed by
regimental parade, dsmounted. A SIM
| liar program is to be followed by the LIST
| Regiment Friday, June % with battalion
drill Monday June %. from $50 to 1:%
o'clock pm, by the 1st Separate Bat
talon, followed by battalion parade, dis
mounted.
For the foregoing turnouts dress uni
form will be worn, and organizations are
to assemble at the armOry at O'Clock
pm and report on the drill field promptly
at $3.50 O'Clock. The brigade band will
accompany each of the organizations
The colonies, lieutenant colonies, bat
| talon commanders and regimental and
battalion adjutants will be the only OFF,
GERS mounted.
Spanish war medals and Philippine
war medals received from the War De-
partment for enlisted men of the COM
mands mentioned will be presented in
/ connection with the parades on the White
Lot
The Brigade Band and the LIST Battery
Field Artillery are under orders to par
ticipate in the ceremonies incidental to
the completion of the new municipal
building, July 4. The band will assist In
the ceremonies and the battery is to fire
a salute.
ARRANGEMENTS have been completed for
the annual opting of the Naval Battalion.
beginning July 10 and ending July 81.
The organization is to cruise aboard the
USS Yankee, which will be part Of a
fleet with naval militia organizations.
The naval militia of North Carolina
aboard the C.S.S. Prairie. with the jack
tars of Pennsylvania aboard the C.S.S
Sylvia and those of Maryland aboard
the U.S.S. Isle de Cuba and the local
battalion aboard the Yankee are to
rendezvous off Fort Monroe July IL
USN will sail for cruise along the
North Atlantic coast.
The Yankee will anchor off Alexandria
the afternoon or evening of Juy Il.
her.
The commission to initiate plans for an
armory for the National Guard of the
District of Columbia explained in
The Star, is to hold a meeting at the
War Department tomorrow afternoon.
The call for the meeting was issued by
Gen. Oliver. assistant secretary of war.
The commission was created by Con-
press Ito cause plans and estimates to
be prepared for a suitable armory for the
National Guard of the District of Column
bia. and report the estimated cost there
of to Congress. The act appropriated
81 200 for the expenses of the commits
sion. and provided that the plans and
estimates called for should be prepared
under the supervision of the Secretary
of the Treasury.
The commission consists of Gen. Oil
YER assistant secretary of war; Gen
Harries commanding the militia of the
District of Columbia: Col Bromwell
grounds, and Mr. Elliot Woods, superin-
tendent of the Capitol building and
grounds
The week just ended was busy period
at the camp of instruction, on the rifle
range Company E. I'd Regiment, com:
manded by Capt e. H. Brian, with
Lieuts. Whitaker and Ernest and twenty:
seven enlisted men. and Company F,
commanded by Capt. r. r. Dufie and
Lieut.. NJ B. Hodgson and eighteen men.
reported for duty Monday night and fin
ished their tour of duty Wednesday aft
ernoon. having qualified 81 per cent OF
the number present.
Capt. Brian's command qualified all but
one member. one as sharpshooter and
twenty-eight as marksmen. Several in
the marksman's class are only a few
points shy of the number neceAaNrE -