Show MARTIAL YOUNG WOMEN IAn I Ladies Instructor Who Drills Vn Into the ITIysterics military I Tactics I I Washington Republican I I My experiment of instructing young I I ladies in military tactics has caused more interest in the matter than I thought it I would remarked Sergt Maj Dunn of the marine corps last night to a reporter I What led you to undertake the experiment experi-ment asked the reporter I A mere freak of fancy For many years I I have drilled both officers and men of the marine corps and also the Washington light 1 the National rifles and their infantry and iLL qilLiujidi Lijien ji1IL T met with such success in 1 1 I cadet corps undertakings that the thought occurred these to turn my attention to making to mo militiamen of fair maidens judge though that the impression forced itself more firmly mind by watching the stage drills of on the my ladies in various plays of the Kiralfy the I am more than satisfied with 1 results troupe of my training of tho Amazonian Manipulators A curious name this to take but if yon could see the way they handle the i broom a la militaire you would say that they I success I were A t Have you much trouble in instructing I them l themNone enter into i None at all I find that they the spirit of tho drill with more earnestness and zeal than men do They are quicker to catch on more alert and seem to understand under-stand better the instructions given to them I than the average male recruit It isthe best exercise possible for ladies It gives them r i 1 U an erect posture develops strength and gives free motion to the body and limbs In the foot movements such as marching and wheeling there is a constant yet regular movement and the cadence is governed by the order of the instructor When the manual of arms or rather the manual of the broom is called for the arms and body are kept in perpetual motion There is also to be added that the eye and ear are trained to be quick and sharp and the mind brightened bright-ened I will venture to say from my experience I ex-perience in drilling young ladies that it is not impossible to train them to march and drill with a neatness of execution that would startle the veterans I would not bo surprised sur-prised to hear added some day the name of some female corps entering into competition with male companies for prizes Ladies have the ambition to excel and the patience succeed There will be a big boom in this direction before long or my guesses have gone wide of the mark |