The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-06

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The three companies into which the
battalion Is divided were differed as
follows: Company A, Tom Sweeney,
Captain; Cadets Strong and Brice, Lieu
tenants; Company B, R B. Ewing, Cap
tain; Cadets Freese and Ebeling, Lieu
tenants Company G, Sam Harper, Cap
tain; Crdets Nesbitt and Norton, Lieu
tenants Lieutenant Braunersreuther
filed the post of Colonel, and Howard
Strong was adiutant Of the battalion.
Captain G. Barrett, us. A., command
ing the recruiting station here, Captain
G. E. Boyd, jr., late commander OF tho
Wheeling Light Guards and o former
cadet OF the Linsly and also at the State
University at Morgantown; and Captain
William Otto, an experienced drill mas
ter, we're tho judges, and they exer-
cised great care IN making up their
judgment as to who should have tho
prize. tt's 30 ~. -
The programme arranged for the
occasion was as follows: Two ranks,
form company; open ranks; manual OF
arms, except "reYerse" and secure;
bayonets- liked; march by two's jim
single and double rank; double ranks
march; company front; wheels deploy
as skirmishers; march by ,fanksi rally
by TOURS assemble on right skirmishers;
column OF fours, double time.
The. companies went through this one
ct time in good shape, all doing very
crcditable work and showing that the
military instruction at the Linsly IS
what it ought to be. There was q little
amusement ut the very.1little fellows
who found ita fey seSnrr test OF their
strength to carry the guns, longer than
themselves. for so long time, but they
werenervy, and refused to carry light
wooden dummy" guns thoughtfully
provided for them by Lieutenant
Braunersreuther They insisted on
coming out with the same guns as the
big boys carried, and They were allowed
to have tteir-way.- In proportion to
size, the little ones did us well as the
larger ones.
After the drill there was a dress
parade, with Myers band furnishing
the music. This part Of the business
was gone through with as precisely and
in as soldierly a way as the drill. The
BOYS then marchedto the armory, fol-
lowed yitileedrowdy 1whitR soon filled
the lhrgespAce, 2 a,s'ahFa"
In the hall there was some delay
awaiting the announcement of the
award by the three judges, but the time
was put in by the large audience pleas
antly enough in conversation and in
listening to medley OF patriotic and
martial airs, well played BY the band.
When.the,1udges came in, Capt. Barrett
made the announcement OF the award,
giving the flag to Captain Sweeney's
company, Co. A. This company had
percentage Of $3.50 ont OF a possible Al,
while Co. B was d close second, with
1875, and Co. q was not far below, its
marks counting SO. 1t was certainly
an oven out come, and one OF which
none OF the boys need feel ashamed.
After the announcement was made
Miss Lena Braunersreuther, daughter
OF the Lieutenant, advanced and pre-
sented to the winning company the
flag, which was handsome one Of blue
silk bearing the initials az. 1. o." in
gold. Miss Braunersreuther's remarks
were brief but felicitous, and when she
concluded she was greeted with APP
Captain Sweeney took the flag with a
few words of thanks, and the applause
was renewed. The boys then all Joined
in three cheers for Lieutenant Brau-
nersreuther, three for Principal Birch,
and tho other two companies gave the
winning one a round of cheers.
After the battalion disbanded Captain
Sweeney took his company to bursts
ice cream parlors and "set up" some
fine refreshments.