The Washington times., 1914-02-19
TROPHIES WILL Be
GIVEN TO SOLDIERS
Brilliant Display Planned For
Ceremonies at Guard Arm
ory Next Wednesday.

Amid the fanfare of trumpets a spec
tacular display is scheduled for next
Wednesday evening at Center Market
Armory, when medals awarded for eX-
client service. and trophies won in re-
cent rife matches of the District Ma
tional Guard will be presented.
In addition to trophies valued at sew
raj thousand dollars. $500 in cash will
ne distributed to the successful contes-
ants.
Efforts are being made to have the
President distribute the trophies and
prizes More than a hundred invita-
lions have been extended. Among
these are the Secretary of War, the
chief of staff of the army, the chief OF
ordinance of the army. the commandant
Of the Marine Corps. the chairinen of
the House and the Senate District Com
mittees. the Committees on Military Al
fairs. Appropriations Committees ana
numerous other officials. Music VIII be
furnished by the band of the Second In
fantry, D. c. y. G.
To Get Service Bars.
Service medals and bars will be pre-
sented in the following order:
Twenty-fiye-years' medals-Brig. Gen.
George II. Harries and Major Alfred z.
Robbins. quartermaster.
Twenty-years' bar-Cook Daniel l.
Wilkins, Company u, First Separate
Battalion.
Fifteen-years bar-Major Wallach A
McCathran, First Infantry; Major Harry
Cope, Ordnance Department.; First
Lieut.. Louis II. Patterson, First Sep,
arate Battalion: Pi'sfe a1sst kaymSna segaTsia
Battalion. and Private Henry RidseleJ,
Company A, First Separate Battalion.
Ten-years' medal - Capt. John E.
Brooks, Second Infantry; First Lieut.
Alfred R. McGonegaI, First Infantry;
Separate Battalion. and Sergt. First
Class, Henry p. Davis, Hospital Corps.
Nine-years' bar-Sergt. James NJ. Nc
Daniel, Hospital Corps. and Artificer
Robert E. Gibson, Company d. First
Separate Battalion.
Nine-years medal-First Sergt. James
c. Frazier, Company c, First Separate
Battalion.
Six-vears' medal-Capt. Harry C. Wei
rich. Second Infantry; Capt. Edward F.
Arthur c. Newman, First Separate Bat
talon; Second Lieut.. Benjamin D.
Boyd, First Separate Battalion; Scconl
Lieut.. George A Bonnet, First Battery,
Field Artillery: First Sergt James +.
Norris. Company B. First Separate Bat
=
Winner. Company B. Second Infantry;
Sergt. James B. LomaX, Company c,
First Separate Battalion; Sergt VIII
liam J. Murphy, Company B, Second
Infantry: Sergt- Fred Myers, Company
D. First Separate Battalion; Sergt
Monroe Slaughter, Company D. First
Separate Battalion; Sergt. Henry Thorn
as. Company B, First Separate Battal-
ion: Sergt Cornelius A. King. Company
b. First Separate Battalion; Corp. Rob-
ert DYSON. Company c. First Separate
Battalion: Corp. James L. Hughes. Com
pGnv B. First Separate Battalion;
Corporal Charles Lomax. Company c.,
First Separate Battalion; Corporal
Henry B. Schmidt. Band. First Infan-
try; Corporal John Powell, Company D,
First Separate Battalion; Private Will
lam L. Weisbacker. First Infantry
Band; Private Robert H. Clouser. Com
pany 3, First Infantry; Private Bert
Howard, Company a. Second Infantry;
Private Joseph D. Robinson, Company
3. First Separate Battalion; Private
Frank Gordon, Company c. First Sepa-
rate Battalion: Private John E. Gray,
Company c. First Separate Battalion;
Private Walter r. Whittlesey. Band,
First Infantry; Private Joseph R. John
son, Company D. First Separate Bat
talon; Private Chester NJ. Reich, Com
pany K. Second Infantry; Quartermas-
ter Sergeant Dee Hammer. Company A.
Second Infantry: Private Charles Kane
Company c, First Infantry; Private