The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-01-28

banquet OF Company ii, Isl INIT, NJ.
~ G., and the 1st Regt. Band was
held in the armory in this city.
Covers were laid for 120 and every
seat was occupied.
Awarding Decorations.
Immediately preceding the banquet
the company was formed in line by
Captain John n. Welgle, commanding,
and Major ID. John Marley. OF Fred
eriek, commanding the 3rd Bat OF
the 1st. Inft.. presented the decor
ations won by the officers and men
at the State Rife Range during 1915.
The most highly priced trophy won
by the company was the Maryland
National Defense Trophy. presented
by the L. s. Government, and In pre-
senting It to the company as a whole
Major Markey took advantage OF
the opportunity to compliment the
company highly. not only for Its per-
sonnel. but for its excellent showing
in efficiency.
The company winning the trophy
Is entitled to hold II for one year,
when another contest for It's posses
sion must be made. Those who re-
ceiYed prizes and medals we're:
Expert badge. Sgts. ]. II. Young, j.
A. Marsh. p. II. Bitzel; sharp shoot
er's badges, Capt. ]. n. Weigle, Lieut.
Harry G. Berwager. Sergt. ]. g.
Myers. eorporals, II. G. Emigh and
II. r. Hesson, artisifer I. ID. Hell
wig, and prisates Samuel W. Bair
and william A. Manning. and marks
men pins. Lieutenant II. G. Dewey,
Sg'ts. S. Z. Buckingham and j. Smith
Billingslea; eorporals, f. l. Smith.
e. Bankard and A. T. Englar. pri-
Yates, c. E. Arnold. @. e. Bair, ]. r.
Barnes. II. Z. Coppersmith. E. J..
DAILY, C. r. Gambler. o. l.. Houser. C..
H. Kolb. J. j. Long. /. c. b. Lsese,
]. ID. Myers. J. :. Stoner. e. Il.
Sneak, ]. ]. Zentgraft and Il. H..
Sneak, ]. p. Manning, W. d. Byers,
d. d. Sherfey. II. A. Nusbanm. Mnsi-
clan s. E. Lawyer.
Major Markey said he vas proud
of the company's record. 1t hav-
ing made an average of seventy
five and ffty-seven hundredths per
cent as against an average of AZ
per cent for the entire National
Guard of the country.
Banquet.
After the awarding of the deeOra-
tions the company and band repair
ed to the banquet hall, where Mr..
Peter Samois. of the Maryland Lunch
Room. OF this city and his assistants
had prepared an inviting and tempt
ing supper. The hour was some
what late and the appetltes OF the
boys we're mighty keen and TO say
they enjoyed the feed would be putt
ing IL rather mildly.
When cigars we're reached Lieut..
II. 6. Dewey. the toastmaster.-and by
the way. he Is some toaalmaster-
took charge of the company and in
trodnced Major John d. Markey, who
made an interesting and instructive
address on the subject Of national
preparedness He favored the foBt-
ering of the militia of the country
as against the Idea Of continental
army which would be instructed for
perhaps two months IN the year and
then the members would return TO
private life and forget all they had
learned The Major contended that
the militia of the country consisting
of $4,000 OF we'll drilled men and
officers. most. II not all Of whom,
enlisted for the purpose of resisting
any and all attacks upon the national
government, and not to act as
police force of the state only. con-
stitnted fighting force worthy OF
the support of every one.
IN the matter of new armory for
Company Il, Major Markey said II
under the present financial condition