Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-30
COMPANY II WINS.
Competitive Drill OF the High School
CAdets-AA Interestane OccnsioA.

The scene at the Academy Of Music last even
ing was one of great beauty, for such lot Of
pretty girls and fine looking, athletic men h
seldom seen. Long before 3 o'clock the hall
was filed and there were sbo ut as many natty
blue coats a. there were black among the many
pretty spring gowns.
| The occasion was the annual competitive
drill between the different companies Of the
High School Cadet Corps, an event that always
brings out good audience, but that was Of
more than usual interest last night. The
Marine Band orchestra WAS OH hand and fur.
nished a program Of popular martial airs, end.
| ing up the evening with the "High School
| Cadets"
The company drill was for . beautiful silk
banner, bearing upon one side the initials III.
s. O.. and on the reverse 'Prize company.
Three streamers attached to the staff show that
company won it in. 1888, company ID in 1889
| and company G in 1890. Now company has it
,,: line prize winners are made up OF Capitol
Hill boys, all in their first year, and belong to
the Peabody School. The announcement Of
their success was received with prolonged
cheers.
DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE PRESENT.
When the drill began there was large num-
Der OF prominent people seated in the places OF
honor. Gen. Ordway and mis- staff in full uni
form had one box, the District Commissioners
and their families another, the Secretary Of
War one the school trustees one and one was
reserved for the regular army officers
ness Among those in the boxes were
Secretary of War Proctor, Gen. Breck, Maj.
Davis, Mai Ainsworth, Maj Swan, all OF the
United States army; Gen. Ordway and stafi,
surgeon Hamilton Leech, Capt. Harry II.
Wright, ninth cavalry; Maj. Turnbull, U. s. A.;
Capt. shepherd, U. s. N. Prof. Todd, U. 6. n.
Mr.. Powell, superintendent of schools; Mr..
Thayer, Mr.. Mitchell, Capt. Ross, Col. Clay,
Col. Moore, Mr.. Beckett, Mr.. Trimble. Maj.
Hoxford Maj. Dalton, Capt. Allison Naylor,j r.,
Loeffier, Lieut.. J. G. Moore, Lieut.. Charles
Ebert, Capt and Mrs. c. I. Daily, Mr.. and
Mrs. b. Ii. Warner, Commissioner Robert,
commissioner and Mrs. Ross, Miss Georgetta
IKoss, Mr. !. Ross, Mr.. L. Ross. the Misses
O'Laughlin, Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Martin and Miss
THE COMPETITIVE DRILL.
The drilling began a little after 8 o'clock and
mics came out in turn and went through their
evolutions at the commands Of their captains
in way that would have done credit to hard
ened veterans. The alignment in every case
was capital and uniforms and guns were as
proper as could well be asked. If the
boys were nervous, and it would be
strange If they had not been they
did not show it in their action
The rivalry between the companies, although
good natured and gentlemanly, is yet intense
and every young man was out last night to do
his best to win the standard for his company;
and then. too, all the pretty girls from the
High School, and there are lot Of them, were
on hand to see the contest and applaud the
winners. Who would not strive for such APP
plause?
THE JUDGES ANNOUNCEMENT.
Capt. Constantine Chase, Lieut.. Archibald
Campbell and Lieut.. H. D. Todd of the artil-
lery were the judges, and they had to do some
pretty sharp marking 20 decide between the
companies, the competition was SO close. After
the last company was through its work. Capt
Chase of the board of judges, in announcing the
prize winners, said that there we're many points
Of excellence common to all the companies, but
the award had been made upon those points
clearly within the manual and the drill; The
general precision and movement Of company
F, he said. were such that they were clearly en-
titled to the prize, and the board had given
them the flag.
Dr. Lane. superintendent of the High School,
In introducing Capt. Chase made few pleas
ant remarks, in which he extended the thanks
Of the cadets to their friends in the audience.
Outside the building the boys Of company F
gathered round the flag, saluted it and gave
the High School cry with q will and carried the
triumphant captain on their shoulders from
the scene OF his victory.
OFFICERS OF THE BATTALION.
The field and staff Of the battalion were as
follows:
Lieutenant colonel, G. P. Moore; adjutant
G. H. Johnson quartermaster, ". H. Aspin-
wall; sergeant major. G. W. Ray; color ser
geant, F. o. Dufour; ordnance sergeant. H. W.
S1ofa rirht rr1i1 Nab 1afS
general guide, r. Smart; markers, Fl. P. Ash,
=. Lamasure, c. G. Mortimer and o. II.
o Hagan.
The different companies were made up of
the following young men: ,.-
Company A-Captain, E. Cockrell; first lieu
tenant. r. ID. Moran; second lieutenant, w. R.
Eastman. Sergeants-First. G. F.Perry; second,
c. W. Parker; third, E. H. Block; fourth, n. G.
Ogden. jr.; fifth, H. B. Black, and second /.
Nskaysma fright G. c.. Corporals-L. NJ.
vanderhoef and W. ii. Wahly. Privates-H.
P. Ash (marker), W. N. Bernard. H. NJ. Blandy,
NJ. L. Bradford, II. Burbank, L. Clark, H. D.
Croker, P. H. Doolittle, W. H. Dorsey, F. E.
Evans, G. E. Ferguson, J. Finckel W. H. 7.
Fowle. G. R. Hamlin, 8. G. Hillyer, c. G. Hodge,
II. v. Hunt, w. H. johnson, F. C. Lewis, A. G.
Maddren, A. Macarthur, G. G. Mortimer,
(marker), d. /. Palmer. G. P. Ritter, G. s.
Saunders, c; A Sparks, W. NJ Thompson, H.
Vhhihs, a. 1. W. uc dHu 1OuHSs,
Company B-Captain, c. G. McRoberts; first
lieutenant. j. w. Barber; second lieutenant. T.
Able. Sergeants-First, R. X, Ashford; second,
J. s. Buynitsky: third, r. H. Ezdorf fourth, l..
H. Reichelderfer, and fifth, J. A. Clark. Cor
porals-R A. Harding, X. H. Hubbard, I. L.
Jett, NJ. w. Perley, H. s. Sheppard, C. A.
Springer, R. <. Staley and j. Z. Watkins
Privates-F. Bayard, ]. P. Briggs, I. C. Buck
ingham. H. X. Craig, ]. NJ. Eaton C. J. Gilliss.
@. L. Gleeson, J. E. Hortskamp, c. A. Johnson
A. B. Kerr, H. NJ. Keys, H. D. King, F. Lama
sure (marker), J. H. Leonard, G. Morgan, p
A. Newton, l.. G. Parker, ID. j. Particle, p. c.
Prince, L. G. Randall, s. P. Senior F. E. Skim
ner, A. t. Smith, Z. W. Snow, G. F. Stutz, c.
T. Thornberg, F. B. Upton, @. H. Tucker and
F. ]. Whitehead.
Company Capt. H. Dec. Slater. first lieu
tenant, C. G. Archibald; second lieutenant, M.
A. Martin. Sergeants-First, A. o. Clephane;
second, H. F. Schoenborn; third, s. b. Fay;
fourth, F. o. Dufour, and fifth. r. B. Horton
Corporals-O. G. Brown, C. C. Clark. F. D.
Emery, F. F. Gascock. J. I. Gregg, A. E. Hess
v. NJ. Hillyer, A. X. Johnson, j. P. Kiesecker,
P. G.. Safford P. A. Simpson, K. E. Sommer,
OIL. Spaulding and @. K. Woodwork. Pri-
vates-E. w. Ambrose, H. W. Barker, b. d.
Bentley, T. w. Bergen, NJ. Blumenberg. j. W.
Brawner, o. P. NJ. Brown. J. A. Burkart. r. d.
Chase +. A. Emery, ]. A.. Ga1eski, w. II. Ora
ham, R.W. His, J. H. Jochum, W. NJ Kimball,
J. l.. Norris, j. A. O'Neill, A. L. Randall, l..
Riggles, Z. NJ. Rogers, S. d. Snow, H. o. SOM
mer. o. r. Sudler, r. W. Test and G. T. Watts.
:, Company D-Captain, F. Nice. Smith; first
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