Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-30
A MILITARY DANCE
FIRST IN NEW ARMORY
Brigadier General Gather Presents
Medals and Makes Telling
Speech.
COMPANY M HAS GALA NIGHT.
Local Miitiamen Good Mars men al
Rifle Range-Win Trophies.

Rifle Range-Win Trophies,
For tie first time since its COM
pletion, what is known as 1.-THE gen.
ersl public" got a peep into the
Annapolis handsome new armory re-
ct ntly completed for Company NJ,
First Regiment, Maryland National
Guard.
The occasion was a military ball,
which dedicated" the commodious
and attractive new armory. The
building is sc feet long and 60 feet
wide, this portion being the "drill
ROOM" On the first floor are the
Company's Offices, rooms for the non
commissioned officers, lockers for
same, the company's locker. On the
upper floor is the staff officers rooms,
room for the janitor, the billiard
room and the company's social room.
In the basement is the kitchen and
dining room, public toilets, shower
bath tor the men, quartermaster'
store room, indoor rifle range and
spare space for bowling alley when
money for same is available. The
building is so designed that gallery
may be placed at any time without
tearing cut the wall, and such gal
lery could be placed at a minimum
cost. The new armory cost $40, 900,
an appropriation 70. which was made
in a bill passed by the last Legisla-
ture. The bill was fathered by State
Senator Joseph H. Bells, who work
ed hard for its passage.
To Senator Bells, Company M owes
its handsome new armory. The Sen
ator was assisted in pushing the bill
for the new armory by Mr.. Harry j.
Hopkins, president Of the Farmers
National Bank, who took lively in
terest in the matter of securing a
new armory for Company M at
Annapolis. The result is the hand
some and commodious building of
which all Annapolis and the county
may feel justly proud.
Preceding the dance there was a
presentation of medals fer marksmsn-
ship. These trophies were won by
members of Company M for scores
made last summer at Saunders Rifle
Range. The Company formed in q
hollow square for the presentation,
which was made by Brigadier- General
Charles ID. Gather, brigade COM
mander; Major Robins, Adjutant,
acted as aide, and called the fol
lowing men who won the trophies:
EXPERTS.
Corporal ]. H. Sands.
Private J. II. Hubbard.
Private H. II. Teter
Captain L. b. Myers.
First Lieutenant ID. j. Murphy.
Corporal II. r. Lowmdn.
Private A. M. Johnson.
Corporal 7. E. Sands.
sHARPSHooTER.
Private R. r. Ssffield.
MARKSMEN.
Artificer ]. E. T. Craig.
Private Z. Parkinson.
Private r. Hubbard.
CORPORAL o. v. Dawes.
First Sergeant G. w. Mitchell.
Cook 7. Hall.
Private A. Il. Carter.
Private B. r. Burke.
Private w. r. Bolus.
Private T. j. Drury.
Private F. H. Thompson
Privats T. Miller.
Private II. B. Taylor.
Sergeant W. A. Mitchell.
Q. M. Sergeant H. B. Brown.
Private P. E. Dogge.
Private ID. <. Collin.
Musician f. Green.
Corp jral p. Moisan.
Musician l.. Claude.
Private J. Nj. Sands.
Private B. II. Hopkins.
Private G. Parkinson:
State Team.
General Gather made a telling
speech to the men, in course Of
which he told them they and all An
napolis ought to feel proud of the
handsome new armory, the best in
the State outside of Baltimore. he
said Company Nj had many more
advantages chan other companies Of
the State militia scattered through.
out the State, because the local
company is located at the State
Capital, the seat of Government of
the State, in the city with the Uuitei
States Naval Academy and st. John 5
College, all Of which should be an
precisted and are worth while.
General Gather said it is up to
Company NJ to make good and to show
their appreciation of Whist the State
has done for them, providing as il
hss this splendid armory, which
affords every advantage Tor drill
and indoor sports and recreation.
Speaking of she marksmanship before
presenting the medals, General Gath
er sal the local company had better
advantages than any other company
Of the State militia, as it is nearer
and more accessible to Saunders Rife
Range, where the practice takes
place. The Generals remarks were
timely, practical and,t the point.
Among the military visitors were
Capt. Frank Hatsell, u. S. A.. as
signed to the Maryland National
Guard; Lieut.. C. S. McNeill, com
mandant ct st. Johns College; Capt.