Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-21
Farewell to Capt. Allison.

SlNtl onccrS OF the N3Gonai Guard OK
the District of Columbia will say their
fareweils to Capt. James Il. Allison, eth
Infantry. inspector-instructor of the bri-
gade. at dinner at the Blue Ridge Rod
and Gun Club tonight. Capt Allison will
rejoin his regiment soon after the close
of the encampment. after two years with
the brigade.
The work that Capt. Allison has done
in his position of inspector has brought
the men nearer 10 the regulars than they
have ever been. In the past winter, with
the new drill regulations TO be learned.
he has devoted practically every day TO
instruction of officers and men. He has
become personally very popular with the
men of the brigade, and has many strong
friends because of his detail in Washing
ton.
The use of the Blue Ridge Rod and Gun
Club was obtained through Col. r. ID.
Simms. who will be present and who will
act as toastmaster. Ii is situated.
many Washingtonians know, In a nook
in the mountains just above the Potomac
river, near the junction OF the Shenan-
doah. The speakers tonight will be Gen.
George III. Harries, If he is able to be on
hand Col. Charles II. Ourand. LIST Infan-
try: Col William T.. Harvey. I'd lnfan-
try: Lieut.. Col Glendie b. Young. lst
Infantry: Maj. Walla n A. McCathran.
lst Infantry: Maj. George L. TAFT. LIST In
fantry: Maj. Charles r. Luce. I'd Infan-
try: Capt f. w Fullam and possibly
Capt. ]. Harry shannon LIST Battery.
F. A.. ". G. ID. c.
The officers who will attend the dinner
are Brig. Gen. q. II. Harries, Col Charles
H. Ourand. Col. w. r. Harvey. Lieut..
Col. Luther II. Reichelderfer. Lieut.. Col
Glendie B. Young. Lieut. Col. Anton Ste
phen Lieut.. Col. \. l.. Parmenter Mai. 4.
p. Robbins. Mai. William s Hodges. Maj.
Wallach \. McCathran. Maj. Alexander
Summers. Mai. Thacker V. Walker. Mai.
c. Fred Cook. Mai. Clarence 4.
Weaver. Maj. Francis b. Wheaton.
Mai Boyd Taylor, Maj Leroy W. Her
ron, Maj. Romulus A. Foster, Maj. George
l.. TAFT. Maj Charles r. Luce. Mai.
Clarence V. Sayer. Capt. W. r. McCath-
ran. Capt Charles r. Brockway. Capt.
Harry Coope. Capt. Alvin ID. Hathaway,
Capt. William A. Pennoyer. Capt. Edward
Neyils. Capt. John r. Moore. Capt. John
c. Rooney. Capt. Clarence Walker. Capt.
l.. b. Earnest, Capt. Oliver Terry, Capt.
T. r. Clark Capt II. a. Stephenson
Lieut. Richard Powers Lieut. Conrad
Praetorius. Lieut.. a. r. Mctronegal. Lieut..
$. z. Bomar. Lieut.. Herbert j. Bryson.
Lieut.. John Doyle Carmody. Capt Frank
Lockhead. Capt. Harry w. klotz Lieut..
O'Neal, Lieut.. George NJ. Lands. Lieut..
r. NJ. McLennan. Lieut.. r. T. Stephen
son. Lieut.. Thomas Brown. Lieut.. George
A. Monagan, Lieut.. A. c. Otto, Lieut..
Eastman and Capt Wieczorek.
An Erroneous Impression.
With the dinner of tonight, following
SO closely upon the successful ball at the
Hilltop House last night. at which almost
every officer In the brigade was present,
the news of this camp seems To deal al
together with festivities. and visions OF
the old days when militia camps were
nothing but grand outings are arising i'm
the minds of many. However. this would
be an erroneous impression. for the men
and officers never worked harder nor To
better advantage than they did today
and yesterday. The routine of the camp
work is a duh matter for writing or read
officers are making in the all-fmportant
work Of stimulating actual fight, or a
portion or element In actual
gagement, has attracted universal atten-
ton.
They were capturing San Juan Hin and
Valley Forge and all sorts OF places or
the parade ground today. The men have
hours. after fighting the same outfit yes
terday. and they ought to have him Well
licked or badly scared by now. The work
has been combat practice by battalion.
When men and officers know their battal-
ion work perfectly In simulated warfare
they have the whole thing.
Today the men were taught the modern.
the latest method Of advancing a fight
ing battalion under fire. Infantry fire
was sweeping the fields and shrapnel was
bursting all around them tat least Capt.
Allison said sol, and the men had To
work out the problem of getting across
half a mile Of open space. and at the
same time afford as little target for the
enemy as possible.
They yelled when the. crosse from a
prone position and charged forward. only
to duck into a slight depression Of the