The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
District National Guard.

Ali is in readiness for the opening of
! the National Guard Basketball League
/ next Wednesday night, when Company
( F. Of the First Infantry, clashes with
| Company l., OF the First Infantry.
The league was a big success last year,
7 and the games were well attended. This
| year more contests have been arranged.
| The first half OF the schedule is as fol-
! lows:
! December 2-Company +, First Infan-
! try, VS.. Company L. First Infantry.
! December 3-Company +. Second Infan
! try. VS.. Company VI. OF the First In
/ fantry.
! December Naval Battalion VS.. Com
! pany l. First Infantry.
! December S-Company l., First Infan-
/ try, vs. Company NJ. Of the First.
l. December accompany !, First Infantry,
W. Company 7. Second.
! December 1I-COmpany +, First vs..
! Naval Battalion.
! December 1G-Company r. Second, vs..
| Company +. First.
( December l5-Naval Battalion VS.. Com
pany VI, First.
Z December accompany l., First, VS..
Company 1, First.
. December accompany NJ, First, VS..
/ Company +, First.
! January 4-Company F, Second. VS..
, Naval Battalion.
January COMPANY l, First, vs.. Com
pnny +, First
January 6-Company L. First. vs.. Com
pany +. Second.
January 7-Company NJ. First, vs.. Com
pany !. First.
sJnuary S-Naval Battalion. VS.. Com
pany l.. First.
January II-Company I. First. vs. Com
( pany J., First.
! Lieut. Alfred Schmidt. who has
been sick for several weeks. has resum-
cd his company duties at the armory, and
! appeared for regular drill and target
practice Friday night
: Mai. George Tate's battalion Of the
First Infantry went through a bayon"t
/ exercise and target practice Friday
night. The bayonet practice is nm in
. noyatior in guard circles and the boys
, are working hard 10 set it down 10
fine point.
4 \ number of turkeys and chickens were
prizes at a shoot held at the ArmOTy last
Saturday night The best markSmen, Of
course. got the most birds. and had
good dinner Thanksgiving for almost
nothing.
! its initial dance next Wednesday evening
in tho Grand Army OF the Republic Hall.
in Pennsylvania avenue. \ committee
. TeprCss nting the company now Is COM
plcting plans for the occasion.
Arrangements have been completed for
( a smoker next Thursday night by Com
rany +. First Infantry. First Scrst. +.
II. O'Malley is chairman of the commit
IRON emf nj nj
each member of the company has been
asked 10 bring u friend who would make
n desirable member Of the guard. Ice
cream and cake will bo served, and n
I musi"al program rendered. Pipes and
{ tobacco arc to be passed around during
the evening.
In tho presence Of large and en-
! thusiastic audience the Seventy-irst. y.
Y, under command of Col. William q.
/ Bates. was reviewed in its armory on
/ the night OF November 81 by Brig. Gen.
George r. Dyer, commanding the First
/ Bridage The military ceremonies con-
sisted OF review. presentation OF trophies
and evening parade. The regiment made
a very fine appearance, and military
guests expressed great pleasure at the
display.
! \ very handsome showing was made
/ by the Sixty-ninth y. G. y. Y. in a re-
view by Gen. George Moore Smith, y.
C. y. y, retired in the armory on the
night of November -. The command
! paraded twelve companies of sixteen
, solid files, and large audience witnessed
! the ceremonies. II was the regiments
| first function of this season and there
| had been no previous rehearsal.
Before very large audience the
TwNnty-secOnd Engineers, y. Y. held the
: first review Of the season in the armOry
November d. The review was taken by
Col Nathaniel E Thurston, chief ord
nance officer, division. who began his
: military career private in the
I Twenty-second. The regiment was in
command OF Col. Walter L. Hotchkin and
: for tine review was eQualized into three
battalions Of four companies each, six
/ teen file front. For the parade the COM
/ panies paraded with their own strength.
The Third Infantry, y. C. y. Y, was
reviewed by Brig. Gen. Albert L. Mills,
y L. :. A.. chief of the division Of militia
affairs, in the Third Regiment ArmOry,
camden. y j.. on November Is.
Naval Battalion.
The Naval Battalion will give a dance
, on the night of December 10 in honor
Of Lieut.. Col. y. L. PRrmentcr, L. 5. n,
adjutant general, District of Columbia
Hall. The tribe put several new candi-