Evening star., 1909-03-04
REGULARS INSPIRE PARADE ONLOOKERS.

and peace. without the loss of single
battle or skirmsh.'
Ebert Light Infantry Of Elberton,
Ga.
The Elbert Light Infantry of Elberton.
Ga, IS one Of the we'll drilled organiza-
tions from Dixie. Oficially it is Com
pany F. Sd Battalion Infantry National
Guard of Georgia There were thirty
five men in line today, wearing full dress
uniform The commanding officers are
Capt. John c. Reese and First Lieut..
George W. Leohr. The company Is
quartered in tourist cars in the B. and
o. yards.
Virginia Military Institute Cadets.
The corps Of cadets of the Virginia
Military Institute. marching with the pre-
cision Of veterans and in perfect align
ment, was frequently applauded along
the line of march today. There were 300
cadets in the column, headed by a brass
band of forty pieces, all under the imme-
diate command Of Capt. NJ. NJ. Mills,
U. s.. Coast Artillery Corps. The lads
of the West Point Cadets, with white
cross belts.
The officers are Brig. Gen. Nichols.
| superintendent. in command: Capt. NJ. M.
Ml1lS, CO1IlIHdHUdHt, Sdpt. St u. II
shall. adjutant; Capts. H. E. Mecredy. c..
HI. Owen. NJ. F. Edwards and c. s. Car
ter, military instructors.
The cadets are quartered in the new
Masonic Temple. New York avenue and
II street, with headquarters at 726 18th
street.
The Virginia Military Institute was or
ganized in 1880, and is conducted in a
strictly military manner. cadets living In
a barrack. and being habitually in uni
nrrr ha Cfx wa
distinguished itself by capturing Fed
eraI battery at the battle of New Market,
Va. May Is, 1854. Shortly after this
battle Gen Hooker's army passed
institution and buildings, leaving the
place a mass of, ruins. 1t was rebuilt
Immediately after the war and this year
has matriculation of 352 cadets.
The corps reached Washington last
evening and will have dress parade on
the White Lot at 5 o'clock this evening.
The cadets will leave here at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning for Lexington.
Aiken Rifles From South Carolina.
A southern military company with a
historic record is the Aiken Rifles Of
Aiken, s. c., which paraded today with
fifty rifles The South Carolina rifiemen
wore the olive drab uniform Of the United
States military service, and were COM
mdnded Dy Capt. '. NJ. NiCndrosoH, rH 81
Lieut.. J. A. Seigler and Second Lieut..
r. L. Courtney. The. company Is quar-
tered at go Louisiana avenue. The
Aiken Rifles is one of the old organiza-
tions Of Dixie, and its forbears fought
with Lee, Jackson and Wade Hampton in
the COS The command was recently re-
organized and September 16. 1903. was
mustered into the National Guard of
South Carolina.
Richmond Hussars Of Augusta, Ga.
One Of the noted southern military or
ganizations in line today was the Rich
mond Hussars Of Augusta. Ca. officially
known as Troop K. I'd Squadron of Cav
airy, National Guard of Georgia The
troop paraded three officers and fifty
eight enlisted men, and wore the regula-
ton United States cavalry uniform. The
officers are: Captain, j. Coleman Demp-
sey; first lieutenant. Thos. H. Stafford;
second lieutenant, w. X. Young.
in their special train in the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad yards. They procured
their mounts in this city.
A southern writer recently referred to
the Richmond Hussars as ''the most
organizations. whose birth occurred in
1885, The troop took an important part
In the war Of 1872. In Indian wars and
the conflict with Mexico. 1t was among
the very first to march to the front at the
outbreak of the civil war, joining the
Army Of Northern Virginia in April, 1861.
With the army Of Gen. Robert E. Lee the
Hussars participated in many of the des-
perate engagements in Virginia, and fol-
lowed the banner of the 'lost cause" into
Pennsylvania, where the valor Of the
troopers found its highest and most IL
lustrious expression at the great battle Of
Gettysburg. The history of the troop
since the civil war has been quiet but
progressive, and 1t has taken high rank
among the cavalry troops Of the United
States.
9Th Georgia's Machine Gun Battery.
Composed largely of men who saw ac
tive service in the war with Spain. the
Machine Gun Battery, Company M, 5th
Regiment National Guard OF Georgia.
presented an excellent appearance. and
the gunners marched and drilled like
the veterans they are. The battery of
rapid-irers Is from Atlanta, and had be-
tween fifty and sixty men in line today.
They wore the regulation army uniform