Evening star., 1923-01-26
GUARDSMEN STAGE
STUNT NIGHT FETE
BurIesque on Basket Ball and
, "HicktoWn Band" Are
Features.

A stunt night" was conducted last
evening by the 121st Regiment OF
Engineers, National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia, at the armory, Al.
l. street northwest. Brig. Gen. Anton
Stephan, commanding the District OF
Columbia militia. addressed the gath
erinE before the circus started. lie
outlined advantages OF service In the
National Guard and said that 1t was
the duty of every patriotic citizen to
encourage service among the young
men of the community. He also an
nounced that he expected to organize
rlete the regiment.
Nal John w. Oehmann. acting as
ringmaster, started the fun with a
burlesque on basket ball, staged by
members of Company c, under com
mand of Capt. Harry Gladman. After
about ten minutes jockeying the
Reds" composed of Hunter Calti-
abiano, Coanshock. Childs and Jor-
Gensen. were carried off the floor by
he victorious Il w VS." composed of
Andrus, Dunn, Buehne, Noegler and
Lavender.
.IIicktown Band" Plays.
The 'Hicktown Band" of the
HEADQUARTERS and Service Company
struggled jim for weekly practice
Charles S. Woodin. Music was fur
nshed by this band. composed of the
following: Erisipelas Cadwalader.
Sergt Eugene Gass; Rufus Corncrib.
Sergt L. A. Shackelford; Hosea But
1ertub, Corp. William f. Yates; Silas
Hayrick, Private Otto Hammerbach-
or: Ohelpus Daniels, Private William
4. Buckingham; Hiram J. Hoover,
corp. Joseph Johnson; Warren G.
Horrible, Private Joseph Haina; o..
a. Gravedigger, Private Marc Martell; :;
Iona Tinford, Private Ralph Spring
man; James Peculiar, Private Claude
L.. England Private Charles Purcell
and Private j. B. LIGHTER.
Practice broke up when the leader
attempted to extract the corn from
ed as announcer and door boy for the
band
Appear In "OId Reg" Uniforms.
Company team, under command
% Lieut.. r. w. keesee. put on a
Hnappy drill, followed.,by story-te tell
lns. This team resurrected fancy
dress uniforms of the old guard and
presented very striking appearance
in this Skit were Lieut.. r. w. kee-
see, Sergt. Salvador II. Petrone, Corp
Morgan S. Gassman, Private Morris
,
Private William A Gormley, Private
Alexander Thill, Private (tirst-class)
Hugh .. Sampson, Jr., and Private
Ulin y. Griffith.
Leo j. Loeb. Fred Caltiabiauo and
i .. Robertson of Company b dropped
IN with funny stories and great
show at music. The renowned Cal
tiabiano brothers wound up Company
B's stunt with Il wrestling match.
Manion and Casey of Company L
put on an exhibition of jiu-Iitsu holds
and breaks, followed Immediately by
piano and violin selections by Rose
and Andrus of Company Z.
Pipes Are Souvenirs.
While the first stunt was going on
pipes and tobacco were passed around
rs souvenirs of the evening.
Capt. Herman II. Pohl and Capt.
Harold f. Richards. both Of the Engi-
neer Corps OF the Army, acted as
judges, and awarded first prize Of SO
to the team of Company B and second
prize of SIS to Headquarters and
Service Company's team.
Gen. Stephan announced that stunt
night" would be a regular affair with
the 121st Engineers. and that the gen.
era1 public Is invited to attend the
next late in February.
Sergt John L. Wright of the Head
quarters and service company. assisted
hy Cooks Fletcher, White and Donate.
presided over the kichen and furnished
sandwiches and coffee at the close of
the show. Maj. Oehmann was in gen.
eral charge of preparations for the
evening. and Capt Morgan was in
charge of committee on refreshments
and program.