The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-04
FRENZY EYEN CONTEST
By the -Four Companies of 1insly
Cadets Yesterday Afternoon.
TIE WINNERS EXCEL BY S POINTS.
AIargc Crowd of Women, Children
and Men Witness tho Exercises,
which all do Credit to tho battalion.
The Winner Presented with a Raud-
some Flag by a Young Lady.

The annual competitive drill Of the
four companies OF cadets at the Linsly
Institute occurred yesterday afternoon
on Fourteenth street just east OF Eotf.
In precision Of movement and soldierly
bearing the boys showed progress since
last year, and the drill was fine and in
teresting. 1t was witnessed by crowd
which filled the sidewalk for a half a
square, the majority of the audience be-
ing ladies, and it was matter of COM
mon remark that all the pretty girls
were out in their gayest toys.
Major Leo Brilles and Adjutant Jos.
eph Speidel, Jr., were in command, and
tho music was by the drum corps OF the
battalion, with Lawrence Wheat as
drum major. Tho four companies were
differed as follows:
Company A-Captain, William Hand
Ian; first lieutenant, G. w. Atkinson;
second lieutenant, +. A. Ewing; first
sergeant, Frank Kincheloe.
Company B-Captain, George w.
letters; first lieutenant, W, II. Curry
second lieutenant, p. II. Hornbrook;
first sergeant, II. G. Brannen.
Company C-Captain, Robert Hum
phrey; first lieutenant, n. 0. Fordi sec
ond lieutenana, Silas Stathers; first
sergeant, Eugene Baer.
Company D-Captain, D. II. Wagner
first lieutenant, Wilbur NcGregor; sec
ond lieutenant, Charles G, Hall; first
sergeant, r. @. Chambers,
The programme through which each
company was required to go was as tol-
lows:
!, Form company.
2 Open ranks,
8. Present arms:
L. Inspection by judgeI.
8 Manual Of arms.
G. Close ranks.
T. March BY twOS
s. March OF Tours,
o. Form line OH right.
TO- Form line to front.
II. Extended order. :.
u. March by right and left hauk.
lS Retreat.
II. Rally
H. Depiay.
l6. Assemble,
All the companies acquitted them
selves in manner to reflect credit on
the cadets, tho officers and their in
structor, Lieut.. Brennersreuther. The
judges were Major Alonzo Loring and
Capt. William Otto, OF this city, and U.
S. G. Smith, drill. master at Trinity
hall, Washington, Pa. The contest was
SO close that the spectators were at
loss to know how the judges were to
arrive Mt decision. All the companies
but Capt. Wagner's made little breaks,
however, which gave his men the COW
eted prize, a handsome blue flag, or
marker, offered by Lieut.. Brenners-
ireutler.
! Cant. Otto announced the decision
from the south steps OF The city hall,
where tho boys marched after the exer-
cises were over. The judges gave Com
panies A, B and C So per cent. each and
Company D 30 per cent.
Miss Mary .Moffat then advanced, and
on behalf of,Gthe donor Of the prize,
formally presented it to the winning
captain, who thanked her, and the
other companies sent up hearty cheer
for the victors. Miss MofIat's remarks
were very brief, but happy and grace
fully delivered.
The formalities over, company D
marched TO bursts ice cream parlors,
where, in accordance with the custom,
Capt. Wagner set 'em up" to the
boys.
Two weeks from yesterday the Linsly
Institute will have its annual CONF
mencement Ia militaire, OH the State
Fair grounds, as was done last year.
The Opera House band will assist.