The Washington herald., 1913-03-28
SOCIETY GIRLS
ride IN drill
Sixteen Young Horsewomen
Perform Feats on Horse
back for Charity.
CAVALRYMEN RIDE WELL
Exhibition Given for Benefit Of Army
Y. M. {. A.-Social Leaders
Out in Force.

II Sixteen young society women Of Wash
ington participated in a tournament cav
airy drill at Fort Myer yesterday after
noon. which was held for the benefit OF
the post Y. NJ. c. A. athletic fund Their
feats were witnessed by a throng of peo-
pie prominent in the social and official
life of the city. The President and Mrs.
Wilson had beenjexpected to attend. but
the press of work incident to the relief
OF the flood sufferers in Ohio and Indiana
caused them to remain away.
| The drill in which the young women
| appeared was but one in a list which in
cluded many daring feats of horseman-
ship. The four troops OF the Fifteenth
Cavalry stationed at the fort performed
with characteristic dash.
The young women appeared with off,
| GERS of the cavalry post as companions.
| They were dashingly costumed and rode
well Their drill consisted OF a number
OF musical figures taken from the old
fashioned lanciers. They confined them
selves to riding gracefully and made no
effort to repeat the daring equestrian
feats of the post troopers, who had pre-
ceded them with saddle vaulting and
other daredevil cavalryman's stunts for
which the men at Fort Myer are noted.
Each young equestrienne was sure Of
seat and steady handed. All kept their
mounts well in hand and the figures
were executed smoothly and in unison.
At the conclusion OF the drill. the
thirty-two riders saluted Col Bayard.
commandant of the post. and then
dashed for the paddock entrance. They
were applauded enthusiastically.
The riders were: Miss Emily Beatty.
with Lieut.. Burleson: Miss Margaret
Howard and Lieut. Van Dever: Miss
Mildred Bacon and Lieut.. Bradford; Miss
Lebia Mcdonald and Lieut.. Downer:
Miss Edythe Howard and Lieut. FL
tinge: Miss Estelle Crane and Lieut..
Carter; Miss Agea Burnett and Lieut..
Dickie: Miss Paula Chase and Lieut..
Overton: Miss Desha Allen and Lieut..
Surles: Miss Helen Buchanan and Lieut.
Olmstead; Miss Katherine Dickman and
Lieut.. Russell; Miss Margaret Michie
and Lieut.. Graham; Miss Ethel McMur-
ray and Lieut.. Simpson.
battery Does Well.
In the exhibition jumping Privates
Thomas. Stoker. Giles, Tyler. Corp. Hef-
flefinger and Sergt. Manly distinguished
themselves.
The battery drill under First Lieut..
Dawson Olmstead was admirable.
The programme was as follows:
Squadron musical ride-Cap Warren
Dean. Fifteenth Cavalry. commanding.
Bareback riding-Troop B. Fifteenth
Cavalry, Capt II. u. Berkley, Fifteenth
Cavalry commanding.
Exhibition jumping-Troop A, Fifteenth
Cavalry. Capt. lie Roy Eltinge. Fifteenth
Cavalry. commanding.
Tandem tumping-Troop c, Fifteenth
Cavalry. First Lieut.. Gordon Johnston.
Fifteenth Cavalry. commanding.
Tandem driving-Troop c, Fifteenth
Cavalry. Capt G. W. kirkpatrick, FIJI
teenth Cavalry. commanding.
Stake driving-Battery F. Third Field
Artillery. commanded by First Lieut..
Dawson Olmstead.
Musical ridc-Ladies and officers. d.
rected by Capt. Warren Dean. Fifteenth
Cavalry.
Cossack riding-Troop D. Fifteenth Cav
airy, First Lieut.. f. F. Graham, Fifteenth
Cavalry, commanding.
Musical saddle drill-Thursday and Sat
urday. Troop A, Fifteenth Cavalry. COM
manded by Capt. Leroy Eltinge: Friday.
Troop c. Fifteenth Cavalry, commanded
by Capt. G. W. Kirkpatrick.
Among those present were Senator and
Mrs. Hitchcock. Gen. James Buchanan.
Mrs c. c. McChord. Col. and Mrs. E. st.
J. Grehle. Col and Mrs. Henry T. Allen,
Mrs. Frank E. Beatty. Mrs. William
Bowen. Mrs Junus McMurray, Mrs.
BeaIe Howard, and Mrs. J. Burnett Crane. |