The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-28
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HYATTSV|LLE
GET MEDALS
Lieut.. n. T. MoLay Wins Mo
0oIgan Cup-col. w. v.
Shipley Presents Trophies.

Shipley Presents Trophies.
EVANSVILLE, March 2S.--The
annual banquet Of Company =,
First infantry, Maryland National
Guard, Of Hyattsville, Capt. John
N. Brooks, commanding, held In the
State Armory building, Maryland
avenue, here last night, was fea'
tured by the presentation OF cups
and medals won by the company
and by individual members, q vaude.
vile entertainment, speeches and o
tempting spread" provided by the
es'auxiliary Of the company.
The occasion marked the close Of
a successful drive Tor recruits.
William II. Anglin was master OF
ceremonies. The Rev. Louis p.
Chastain, pastor 'of the local
Memorial M. e. Church and chap
lain OF the local post, American
Legion, opened the exercises with
an invocation.
Capt. William J. Kelly, Of the
Vermont National Guard detailed
to the Militia Bureau Of the War
Department, was the first speaker,
ming Linden, y. s. A., Of Hyatts-
vile, detailed az instructor Of the
reserve officers training training
corps, University Of Maryland. Mrs.
John Fainter, prominent In the
ladies' auxiliaries, spoke Of co-opera.
ton. and Alan II. Pottinger, com
mander Of Snyder-F'armer Post.
American Legion, OF Hyattsville.
talked Of the relation between the
legion and the national guard. Ed
ward A. Fuller, editor Of the Hyatts.
vile Independent. eulogiZed the
community spirit displayed in stag.
i ing the banquet. Commander Pot
finger presented, on behalf Of the
post, q handsome cup to Company
F, to be given the member or the
company securing the highest effi-
cheney mark during the coming
year. The cup was accepted Tor
the company by Captain Brooks.
McGOlgan Cup Presented.
Col. Walter ". Shipley, OF Hyatts-
Vile, formerly Of the national guard
of Maryland, who served overseas
with the Twenty-ninth Quarter.
masters corps, presented the follow.
ing trophies and medals:
The McGolgan Cup for best
Workmanship at 800 and 500 yards,
slow firing, and 200 and 800 yards,
rapid firing, to Lieut.. H. 7. McLay.
Number Of entries, thirty.five.
The Merrill Resented Memorial
Cup, 200 yards slow firing, to
Private Harold A. Crawford. The
number Of entries in this match
was fifty, and the cup becomes the
permanent property OF the winner
The Gould Long Range Cup, Pri'
vate Arthur p. Shanklin, who com
peted with forty-five men.
Bronze trophy offered by a Bal
timore clothing house to the win
ners of company team match,
awarded Company r. Team com
posed of Lieut.. H. T. McClay, Corpl.
c. D. Shafer and Privates A. P.
Shanklin and r. H. Rogers. Agold
medal was awarded each member
Of the winning team.
Twenty-ninth division champion.
ship cup for swimming, awarded
Company F, each organization com
peting. Team composed Of sergts.
J. w. Devlin and r. c. Morris,
and Privates A. D. Dodson, w. G.
and e. M. Barron and T. M. Belt.
Twenty-ninth division champion
ship cup field and track events,
awarded Company F. Team com
posed of Lieut.. w. H. Johnston
Sergts. r. C.. Morris, j. w. Devlin.
E. B. Maddox, D. A. Dodson, Corpls.
s. L. Crosthwait and George Huber
and Privates M. Gordon. Smith Pur-
dunn, Benjamin F. Chase. Arthur
P. Shanklin, and M. A. Fenwick:
The Mealy match cup 200, goo.
Conrad D. Shafer.
watch n0e00I
awarded to Company F squad, com.
posed of Second Lieutenant T. H.
McClay, Corporal F. M. Richard,
and Privates F. H. Rogers and A.
iP. Shanklin. A gold medal was
awarded each of these contestants:
The Maurice B. Snyder Memorial
Gun. offered by the officers OF
Company F for esprit de corps etfl'
cheney, was awarded Sergt. Frank
M. Richards.
The George w. Farmer Memorial
Cup. offered by the officers OF Com
pany r for the best drilled private,
first class, was awarded to Private
George e. Belt.
Many Medals Won.
These medals were awarded:
pshooters-Lieut. H. T McClay
and Private w. w. Kessler; marks
men-Iieut. w. H. Johnston.
sergts. J. w. Devlin. F. NJ. Rich
ard, Corpls. c. D. Shafer G. L.
Huber, and r. II. Werlich, and Pri-
Yates A. D. Dodson, M. Gordon, T.
NJ. Belt, r. C. Morris, A. p. Shank
lin, C. e. Belt, and G. r. Briscoe. .
Souvenir medals were awarded
Lieut.. H. r. McClay three). Sergt.
F. M. Richard (also governors
match medaD, Corpls. c. D. Shafer
(also Mealy match medal, and Pri-
Yates r. B. Chase, w. w. Kessler,
A. P. Shanklin (four), G. S. Saville,
H. A. Crawford, and F. H. Rogers.
Privates Crawford and Rogers also
received certificates for cups signed
nv Governor Richie and Private