The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-14
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EVANSVILLE
BANQUETS
Called the Best Unit in State
by Maryland Chiefs.
Medals Awarded


Brigadier General Milton A. Reck-
ord, commanding the Maryland Ma
tional Guard and Colonel d. John
Markey, commanding the First Reg
iment of the State Guard, described
Company f, infantry unit or the
First Regiment, of HyattsVille. as
the best guard company In Mary
land, at the annual banquet uf the
company held in the armory mere
and served by the ladies' auxiliary
of the company. 1t was the th:r-
teenth anniversary of the original
organization of the company and
the fifth anniversary or Its reor-
ganization.
General Reckord and Colonel Mar
key announced that Company IN
the recent government Inspection
results of which have just been an
nounced, made its usual excellent
record.
Others who spoke included Col
onel Harry Price, II. S. A, senior
instructor of the State Guard; May
or Irwin Owings of FIyattsville and
the officers of Company F; Captei1
John N. Brooks; First Lieutenant
William H. Johnston and Second
Lieutenant Hugh L. McClay.
William H. Anglin was master OF
ceremonies.
Cups Awarded.
General Reckord awarded cups to
the following members and teams
Of Company F who won matches IN
the annual State Guard rifle com
petition last summer during which
Company F won nine out OF eleven
matches:
Lupas match, Private A. P.
Shanklin; John d. Wade Memorial,
Private B. A. High; Merrill Rosen-
field Memorial, Private B. A. High;
Harry D. Webb Memorial, Private
c. r. Shanklin: Baird Team, COM
prising Second Lieutenant HUH t.
McClay. Sergeants c. d. Shafer
and T. NJ Webb and Private A. r.
Shanklin. American Legion Team
comprising First Lieutenant VII
liam H. Johnston and Privates WI
liam A. Molster, John w. DeVlln
and A. P. Shanklin. Virginia beach
Trophy Team. comprising Sergeants
c. D. Shafer and T. M. Belt ana no
Corporals r. L. Stevens and 9. II.
Hayes. Company Team, .compris-
ing First Lieutenant William ii.
Johnston, Second Lieutenant Hugh
T. McClay, Sergeant C. D. Shafer
and Private G. R. Shanklin. Rem
ington Centennial Trophy Team,
comprising Second Lieutenant hugh
T. McCIay and Private A. p. Shank
lin.
Medals Awarded.
Medals were awarded by General
Reckord as follows:
Expert riflemen-Second Lieu
tenant Hugh T. McClay, Sergeant
c. D. Shafer and Private uirst
class A. P. Shanklin.
Sharpshooters - First Lieutenant
William H. Johnston, First Sergeant
z. D. Devlin, Sergeant T. M. Belt,
CORPORAL c. H. Hayes and PT1Vates
F. H. Rogers and F. M. Richard.
Marksrnen-Sergean Rubin Louft,
Corporals Raymond L. Stevens and
w. C. Barron, Privates first class
William A Molster. and Elgin M.
Noack and Privates B. A. High, g.
r. Clark and H. r. Severe.
Corporal Raymond L. Stevens was
presented the gold medal awarded
annually by the ladies' auxiliary
of the company, having been ad-
judged unanimously by the three
commissioned officers of the COM
pany the most efficient and useful
man Of the company during 1924.
OF interest to Prince Georges
county women is the announcement
that the annual rural women's short
course at the University of Mary
land, College Park, will begin this
year on June Is and continue
through that week. Registration
cards for the course may be OBJ
tanned from Miss v. NJ. Keller at
the University or from Mrs. Z. B.
Simonds, Riverdale. Board for the
week will be Sc.
Announcement is made Of the
appointment of Miss Blanch Clark
of Kalamazoo, Mich, as home
demonstration agent for Prince
Georges county. She will report
for duty on June 10. Miss Clark
succeeds Miss Ellen l.. Davis, who
resigned several months ago.
The HyattsviIle Woman's Club.
at its annual meeting in the parish
hall of Pinkney Memorial Episcopal
Church here, elected these officers
to serve the ensuing year: Mrs.
Henry Schnede. president Mrs.
James Steele, first vice president;
Mrs. Earl Benedict, second vice
president; Mrs. Samuel De Vault.
recording secretary; Mrs. B. F.
knode. corresponding secretary;
Mrs. H. T. Willis, treasurer, and
Mrs. Luther Munson, director.
The officers were installed by the
retiring president, Mrs. II. B. May
hem.
The funeral of Theodore F. Willis,
sixty-eight, who died Tuesday at
his home. Block street, was held
today from his late residence, the
Reverend Charles l.. Monroe, rector
of ST. Matthew's parish, officiating.
The services were in charge of Ia
kOma Lodge. No. %. Masonic order,
of which Mr.. Willis was a past
master. He was also a member of
Mount Vernon Chapter. No. 8,
Royal Arch Masons. of Washington.
1nterment was in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
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