Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25

for bakers. camp cooks. commlssary ON
GERS. etc, and much Of the ge@od work
which now marks the brigade com
missary. officers results fron MAJ.
touch with the District Nation;n Guard
during the maneuvers in Massachusetts
in 1909. and is remembered sfth en-
thusiasm by those who now hope he will
appointment He Will be eligible Tor
the position in August, it is exp ined.
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The record Of the 1st Battalion of the
ID Infantry, N. G. d. c.. is regarded as
! an enviable one, and its members are
proud Of their organization. 1t lis one of
the Oldest in the brigade: has seefS serv-
ice in the Spanish-American war. and
has participated in every encamp ment.
Maj. Thacker v. Walker began his
military career in a military college in
Alabama. and ennsted as a private in
Company A of the old 9th Battalion,
n. G. D. c., in 1891 He received COM
mission as lieutenant by election. three
stoned captain and assigned to CO mmand
of Company c. He served in this ca
pacity for ten years, where he did much
to bring that company up to the. excel
lent organization it is now. Hb was
one of the first to respond to the call
for volunteers in the Spanish-AIperican
war, and commanded Company /, list Dis
trict of Columbia Infantry, U. S. N. G..
ucloTe SdHtldSO, SuDd. lie was COM
missioned major in 1909.
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Capt Heap of Company A was re-
ported sick and was not present at
drill last Tuesday night.
The company room of Company B
was the scene of such a highly sue
cessful dance last night that. Capt.
Sharpless has extended hopes that there
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Many songs and a jolly old Virginia
reel were the features. Music was
furnished by Private F. A"Fainter.
The enlistment of First Sergt NJ j.
Murphy of Company B expires in few
days. but he is SO well pleased with
| his present affiliations that he has
definitely decided to re-enlist.
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Francis Saunter's time expires Feb
| ruary %. 1t is the expressed desire
of the men in the company that he re-
enlist as they do not want to give up
| so good a soldier and so jolly COM
rade.
| Sergt. A. E. Klotz's enlistment has
expired also, but he is expected to re-
enlist, as he has been recomme nded for
promotion to second lieutenant Sergt
Klotzs excellent record and faithful
! service entitle him to an advanced
| grade, in the opinion Of both officers
and men in c Company.
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| First Lieut.. Vaughn. who has been
assigned to the command of Company
D, I'd Infantry. has been making efforts
| to bring the company up to its old
standard Of efficiency.
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! Company D. one of the oldest COM
| panies in the brigade. saw service in
Cuba with the lst d. C. Volunteers un-
der Capt A. L. Evans. who commanded
the company since 1906 until he re-
Gently resigned.
| A lively athletic meet is promised for
the evening of March 8. when the Ma
| tional Guard Athletic Association will
| hold its thirteenth annual indoor games
| 4 heavy entrance list has already been
| compiled for the closed events for Ma
tional Guard athletes and the open events
| for all athletic clubs and organizations.
| Cold silver and bronze medals of special
design will be given as prizes In all
! events except relay races and for three
will be given to all winners of relay
| races, obstacle races and wall scaling.
| gold watch awaits the national guards
man who scores the highest number of
! individual points, and a similar prize will
| be given in the open events. A team
/ trophy will be given to the club or school
| scoring the highest number Of points in
/ open events, provided there are two or
/ more entries in six or more events, from
| two or more clubs.
| The closed events are 5O-yard dash.
novice: 50-yard dash, championship; 90
yard dash. championship; 44O-yard dash,
| championship; One-mile run. shot-put.
/ potato race, obstacle race. company re-
/ lay race, wall scaling.
OPEN events are 5O-yard dash, novice:
| 5O-yard dash. championship. 5O-yard
dash, interscholastic championship: so
yard hurdle, championship; 5O-yard dash,
| boys under sixteen years. championship:
| 2ol-yard dash. interscholastic: 23O-yard
dash. championship: 220-yard dash, boys
| under sixteen years. championship: 40
| yard dash, championship: half-nile run,
| championship; one-mile run, champion
J ship.
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The bulletin issued last week by the d.