The Washington herald., 1917-10-01
DEFENSE RIFLES
TO HOLD drills
Col. Winter, Commander,
Announces Program
for Week.

With rapid strides the Home De-
fense League Rifles Il approaching the
200 mark for membership. and ap-
TToNimately 800 Of that number Will
be on their feet this week at the drills
Of the companies forming the organ
liza sliOn.
Col VI. A. Winter, commanding the
Home Rifles. has been assidiOus in his
attention to drilling and Iifle shooting
operations, with the result that not
onIy are the members becoming pro-
ficient in the use Of firearms, but have
reached a stage where they would un-
quCstiOnabIy make a splendid showing
when called upon for general muster.
Col Winter announces the following
schedule OF drills for the various com
panies durinS the coming week:
A school of instruction for line Of
fcers will be held at O'Clock toniGht
in the gymnasium OF Union Station,
with capt. Fred Nj. PClzman as drill
ma astcr.
Company T. Capt. Joseph f. Ed
ridge. will drill at 4:iO this afternoon
on the grounds in front Of the De-
partment of Agriculture.
Drills Consolidated.
Company +. Capt. Charles d. Shack
elford. Company 1, Capt. Murray l..
clifford. and Company NJ. Capt
Thomas W. Rramhall, Will consolidate
for drill at tomorrow night in the
Business High School. Eighth street
and Rhole Island avenue northwest,
with Capt. Brumhall as drillmaster.
Company X. Capt. e. Edward Beck
EFT. at 5 tomorrow night in the gym
nasfum Of the Central \. Nj. G. A, 1I56
C street northwest.
Company y. Capt. George T. Barks-
dale. at o'clock " sdnesdav evening
in the old Masonic Temple, Ninth ana
+ streets northwest.
Company U, Capt. Fred VI. PelZman,
at s Wednesday evening in the drill
hall of Mckinley Manual Training
School, Seventh street and Rhode
Island avenue northwest.
Company S. Capt. Clinton r. Nc
Kiusey. at 2 o'clock Wednesday night
in the gymnasium Of Union Station.
Company W. Capt George II. VIM
slow. same time and place as Com
panv 5.
Company A, Mai. Louis G. Wilson.
at 5 o'clock Thursday night at the
Almas Temple Patrol headquarters.
12Gi Fl street northwest.
Mai. HOdGsOn to Attend.
Company D, Capt. Ziba F. Bowman;
Company G, Capt. Thomas J. Gates,
and Company =. Capt. John ID. Simp-
son. will be consolidated for drill at
S o'clock Thursday night. in the drill
hall Of the Eastern High School. with
First Sergt. :. T.. Knowles, L. :. y,
as drilImaster Nat Fred ;. HOdg-
son Will attend as an observer.
Company Y, Capt. Philip e. Beach,
will report for drill in the gymnasium
Of Union Station at S O'Clock Thurs
Gav night
Company o. Capt. Montgomery
Hunter. and Company r. Capt Hell
urr Ea5Ild, will consolidate for drill
at : O'Clock Thursday night in the
Business High School, with Capt. Ea-
bid as driIlmaster.
Company r. Capt. Joseph +. FL
bridge. at $40 p. n. Thursday in front
Of Agricultural Department build
in=
Ec-imentaI band. Capt. George A
Fiachc-. will report for unofficial re-
hearsaI at s p. IN. Thursday. in the
assembly hall OF the Eastern High
Scrool. seventh and c streets south
east.
Meet at Capital
Company G. Capt. Roger E. Calvert
and company l. Capt. Ellwood T..
NnTey. at 80 2. m, Friday at the
main entrance to tho Senate Office
EuHdiuE. where they will D" C0nsoli-
dated with First ScrEt. s. T. Knowles,
r. <. \. ~ drillmastcr.
Company +. Capt. William :. Quint-
o., at p. m. Friday night in the drill
haII Of the new Masonic Temple
rru-auy 7, Capt. Daniel r. Nihion,
$ r. m. Friday. at Elks' Hall. 9l9 II
street northwest.
Company commanders are prOvileced
70 invite members of their COmDau-
Jos to attend the school Of instruction
for line officers who they may have
under observation for prospective
company officers.