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Show ilULESJN ARMS. physical Training and Muscular Development. DASHING BELLES OE BANGOb' -tistics Ahnt tlia Echo "Grant, the Citizen" Items and Notes of Interest. mKor Is known as the Queen city of ,t!Te and she now deserves the title in double degree, for a number' of the Jesses have of late been learning to rule in times of war as well as ! toys of peace- V, chilcothians ls the name of a mill-company mill-company composed entirely of jjely young women who last winter J-,.,Mthflconclnsion that physical train- was a good to, tb,f iebest results that direction onld be ob-ed ob-ed through ie nae of the drill. Hav-2g Hav-2g settled pre-aiinaries pre-aiinaries t h o aidffls secured or instructor ;5pt.L.Chilcott, t handsome iomm under of ;paiiy Gr, Sec-ud Sec-ud regiment, ad amply rec-mpenBed rec-mpenBed him or his services i? naming their ..rgaaization i n ,;b honor, lironghout win-orand win-orand swine the tilling young a faib defender. rarrior devoted himself to his congenial at But he made of the drills no holi-jyor holi-jyor society affairs, and the recruits m worked as hard aa if they were limbers of the regular army. The pri-ates pri-ates carried Springfield cadet rifles teighing seven and three-quarter OTids, and the officers were equipped rith swords of the regulation United We8 army pattern. The other evening the Chilcothians in-ited in-ited their friends to witness a drill at loronibega hall. Those present were aply rewarded for their attendance, ley saw thirty lovely damsels in tight tting waists and kilted skirts, trimmed indsoniely with white, high laced boots, ithtops fastened after the hussar style, ad wearing jaunty cadet caps on well lised heads. Capt. Blanche Louise Idlier was in command and gave her Mere with the confidence of a veteran, lie manual of arms and the company olntions were performed without a itstake, and the wonderful proficiency f the Chilcothians elicited well earned pplause. The young ladies were lowered with floral tributes and a ball THE FOURTH EXEECISE. I'M the event. , On behalf of her com-sCapt. com-sCapt. HeUier presented Capt. Chil-'itwith Chil-'itwith a sword and belt, and Lieut. Kiel, his assistant, with a gold watch. The niilitary drill aa a means of physi-, 'I training seems to be a success, in togor anyway. |