Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-29
PRAISE FOR SMILEY
Banquet to Retiring Adjutant
General. District Militia.
SOLDIERS AS ORATORS
Many Bright Talks on Work of the
National Guard.

The officers of the LIST and I'd Infantry,
the Battery. Signal Corps and other or
CARNATIONS of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia gave a fete at the
Hotel Continental last night i'm honor of
Lieut.. Col. s. E. Smiley, L. S. A., adju-
tant general. District of Columbia militia,
"ho' having completed his tour of duty
win the guard, returns to army life
IL was not dismal banquet Every
body was full of the spirit of jollity.
thlngs went with bang, and there was
plenty OF off-hand speaking and extent
poraneous singing. The banquet proper
closed at midnight, but an overflow meet
ing of the officers was held in another
part Of the hotel until later.
Maj. w. A McCathran was the toast
master. aided and abetted by Mai. George
L. TAFT and Capt Harry Coope "Wallie"
McCathran made one of his felicitous lit
tie speeches. handing out many bouquets
or rhetoric to Col. Smiley. Col. Ourand
the hrst to talk at the behest Of the
Smiley has done for the guard. Col.
Harvey wanted armory and harmony,
and hoped for merger of the knockers
ana the boosters with the boosters in full
control. Then a quartet, or a sextet, or
OF the round tables struck up the famous,
or otherwise. "Adjutants Song
Col. Smiley Speaks.
Then. Col. Smiley talked. He looked
back on the history of. the brigade during
the reorganization period and took a
glimpse into the future with a million
dollar armory in the foreground. Col.
Smiley said that If he should be called to
the command of troops in hostile opera
tlonS ne hoped the District guardsmen
would be with him. He paid a pretty
Irloute to his predecessor. Col Lloyd NJ.
Brett, and graceful compliment to his
successor, Col A. l.. Parmerter. A great
deal OF enthusiasm was shown by the
banqueters when Col. Smiley closed his
speech.
Parmerter Front and Center.
Col. Parmerter was the next speaker.
Col. Parmerter is a fine type of the pro-
1esslonal soldier. seasoned by thirty
years service with troops National
Guard work was new to him, he said, but
he would adapt himself. gain some valu-
able experience and seek to impart some
information which he has had more op-
whose lives were laid along other lines.
Maj TAFT spoke and urged more good
fellowship and get-togetherism in the
guard.
Lieut.. Col. Young made a straight talk
LUZ more cooperation and unity of effort
among guardsmen.
Lieut.. Col. Stephan talked on National
Guard uplift and Maj. Summers spoke
happily of Col. Smiley's work and hope
fuliy OF Col. Parmerters
Capt. Shannon. said that Col SmiIev's
TOUR years experience here would aid hin,
IN bringing the regular army I'D to the
high standard of the District Guard.
capt. Holt spoke and set forth his be-
her that the ordnance department was
really part Of the N. G. D. c., and Mai
Luce of the medical depa rtment discussed
battery blisters.
Capt. Terry insisted that the Signal
Corps was the only organization in the
guard, Capt. Coope expounded the duties
of an adjutant and Capt. johnson told
how to make the best company in the
guard. =
List of Those Present.
Those present were:
Col. Z. H. Ourand, Col W. E. Harvey.
Lieut.. Col. S. E. Smiley, Lieut. Col. G. b.
Young, Lieut.. Col. A. Stephan, Mai. A..
l.. Parmerter, L. S. A; Maj. J. F. Hode-
son, Maj. w. A McCathran, Mai. A. Sum-
mers, Maj. r. A. Foster, Maj. G. l.. TAFT.
Maj c. r. Luce. Maj. c. w. Sayer, Capt.
=. u. EDWARDS, Capt L. p. Heap, Capt.
II. Coope. Capt. A. d. Hathaway. Capt.
W. A. Pennoyer. Capt. w. ]. Bowman.
Capt. j. c. Whitaker, Capt. r. B. john
son. Capt d. L. Richmond, Capt. J. E.
Moore. Capt. l.. B. Ernest, Capt F.. w.
Holt, Capt. j. H. Shannon, Capt. N. p
Walsh, Capt. H. c. Werlich. Capt F. E.
Sharpless. Capt. o. c. Terry. Lieut.. c. A.
Meyer, Lieut.. r. Powers, Lieut.. C.
Praetorious, Lieut.. H. j. Bryson. Lieut.
f. F. Davis, Lieut.. II. w. Klotz, Lieut..
E. w. Fullam. Lieut.. T. e. Fawcett,
Lieut.. w. C. O'Neal. Lieut.. r. M. Nc
Lehman. Lieut. w. L. Hazard, Lieut. C..
NJ. Reich, Lieut.. c. G. Gardner Lieut.. T.
Brown, Lieut.. l.. r. Lohr. Lieut.. c. F..
Smithson, Lieut.. r. w. Hanneman, Lieut.
l.. lie G. Johnston, Lieut.. e. S. Beall,
Lieut.. L. HI. Windsor, Lieut.. G. A. Mona
gOn.