The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-31

THE tide turns eastward" remarked
/ Col Arthur z. Randle. with large sat
isfactlon as he noted the entire success
Of yesterdays military carnival on the
/ grounds crossed by Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts avenues-Randle High
lands.
/ A big. all-day programme had been de-
/ veloped for Memorial Day, suited in
/ character to the date. and had a pro-
/ gramme caption been adopted. It might
/ appropriately have been "The evolution
: Of peace through war"
/ Estimates placed the gathering az s.
/ 900 or 500. There were military drills
maneuvers. competitions, and a spirited
I sham battle, with the crack Of rifles and
/ the roar Of artillery, in which the par
/ Elephants were cavalry and artillery from
Fort Myer and four companies OF a sun
/ day School Boys Brigade
Bands Add to Entertainment.
Troop B.. from Fort Myer. was under
/ Capt. T. c. Andrews. and the artillery
was Capt. + NJ Horns command. Col
! j. J. Butler had charge Of the boys brig
| ade. TWO sections Of the Navy Yard
Band played thrilling airs 20 the accom-
paniment of the infantry and artillery
! pieces.
The exercises opened at $3.50 O'Clock at
| Randle Circle. on Massachusetts avenue.
a point from which a view Of the en-
tire city is obtained. Until the recess for
I luncheon, the hours were devoted 70 the
competitive drills.
The regulars from Fort Myer arrived
early IN the afternoon. and for nearly
two hours the horsemen gave fine exhi-
I billions Of maneuvering and bareback rid
ing. When this part OF the programme
had been finished. the cavalry proceeded
up Pennsylvania avenue 10 Mount
Dome, a site selected by Col RandIe
for the location OF a replica OF the Lee
mansion at Arlington. The artillery was
drawn up 70 the eminence ar TWENTY
eighth street and divided between the
attacking and defending forces stationed
respectively, on the north and south sides
OF pennsylvania avenue For an hour
guns were firing in all directions. exciting
the cheering spectators with a realistic
stimulation OF actual warfare.
Explore RandIe Highlands.
A large proportion Of the visitors I'M
proved the opportunity 10 explore the
varied territory between the Na,-or
road, south OF PENNSYLVANIA ave1ra
northward 10 the Benning road. which
IS the stretch designated by the name
Randle Highlands Incidentally Tho
United States Realty Company which IS
developing this eastward extension Of the
city booked about 5000 OF new bysj-
ness.
Another part Of the thronr gathered -
the Offices OF the corpanv no. -,
bridge. TO witness the presentation NJ a
gold badge 70 Capt. Guy Chase. in com
mand Of Company OF s.. Marks
Church Boys Brigade. winner Of the
arm competition. and cheered a pat-io-io
ADDRESS made by Col Randle i'm coDrec-
ton with the badge presentation
Addressing the boys and then mora
generally the spectators. he said i'm
part; 40
On Historic Scene.
You have fought to-day over the
ground covered by Gen Ross in his at
tack on the Capital in 1872 You have
done well. and the applause YOU have
received from the great crowd IS evil
dence or your good work.
In olden times. soldiers were FOR var
In modern times they are for pesca
Our great thirteen-inch guns are The
best peace makers IN the world. There
Is no doubt that we would all have bee7
saVages to-day but for the soldiers
First, there was military rule. Then. IN
der the protection OF the soldiers. peonIe
were advanced sufficiently 20 govern
themselves.
I'm course Of time. as the National
Capital advances, the new parks and
squares will be filed with the statues of
the great physicians who have made
discoveries 20 alleviate the suffering Of
mankind: Of the great artists. Of the
great architects. engineers, economists.
and constructive statesmen. In course
Of time we viii find statues OF sucb
statesmen as Alexander Hamilton. 10
whom to-day there is no statue in the
Capital"
Company F Won the first prize. which
was a handsome cup. Capt. a. D. Hutch
inson won the individual gold medal. pre-
sented by Capt \. +. RandIe. CORPORAL
William Hutchinson Won a gold medal
for the best drilled man.