Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-04

companies. During the present school year
two additional companies were formed. aud
the organization 10 now y regiment OF eight
companies. distributed follows: First bsst-
TALON. companies A. b. q aud ID. Of the Cen
trial High School; second battalion. company
Z from the Business School. companies y and
q. from the Eastern School, and company "a,
from the Western (Georeetown) School
The military instructor OF the cadets sincs
1884 has been Major Burton r. Ross nrst bat
TALON. Washington Light Infantry Corps, DIS
trict Of Columbia National Guard. Under Major
Ross instruction the BOYS have attained pro-
hciency In military tactics as has been demon-
strsted in their prize drills. The High School
Cadets were the FIRST organization 90 make
practical use Of the new drill regulations
ROSTER OF rHk RreNtsr.
The following is q roster Of the officers Of the
regiment;
Colonel, L. II. Reichelderfer; Lieutenant
colonel. J. A. Clark; captain and regimentAi
adjuiant, L. A. simpson. regimental quarter
master, r. u. Chase; regimental sergeant
major. A. 7. smith
First battalion-Majcr. r. Z. skinner; first
lieutenant and adjutant ". II. wshly. Com
pany A-CaptAin. II. ID. King. first lieutenant
II. o. Sommers; second lieutenant. c. s. High.
Company B-Captain. H. Adams. first heutsn-
ant, q. i. Ritter; second lieutenant. q. n
Melloy. Company Captain. T. X. Meansi
nrst lieutenant. T.. Ambrose. second lieutenant.
X W. Test Company D--Captain. {. A John
son: first lieutenant. q. T. NJ. Brown: second
lieutenant. W. y. bernard.
Second battalion Maj. {. I. Parker. First
Lieut.. and Adit. Keen. Company Capt 3
{. Redman, First Lieut.. o. W. bailey. second
Lieut. J. l. FugItt. Company F-Cspt ID. NJ
Edwards. First Lieut. D. n Street Second
Lieut. u. Il. blanchard. Company G-Cspt
r A. Shilling. First Lieut. X. r. shealey,
Second Lieut.. A. II. Warner. Company H
Capt. {. {. Clark. First Lieut. II. T. Doolittls,
Second Lieut. l. Began.
Coiored High school Cadets.
Today was a momentous one IN the history
OF the Colored High school boys for in today's
inaugural parade their military company ap-
pesred for the first time In public ss u uni
formed and full equipped organization. snd
cespite the fact that the boys have had the adj
vantage of being drilled by a competent
military instructor only since November last.
they made an excellent appearance aud clearly
indicated that they viii, with time and expert
ence. obtain high rank In military bearing
and proficiency.
The company was organized in the fall OF
1891, but unfortunately the boys did not obtain
their uniforms or arms until the beginning Of
the present school year In November last the
| services OF Capt. Arthur Brooks company A.
Washington Cadet Corps, first battalion, pis-
| trict Of Columbia National Guard. as a drill
| master FOR the company were scared. ind
| under his careful instruction the company has
| made rapid progress. although il has been
found impossible to drill the boys more than
twice week or an average. Ii will therefore
be seen that the cadets appeared at considera-
BILE disadyantage TODAY and are entitled 60 all
| the more credit because of that fact. The
company. which paraded about ffty-ivs
strong. is Differed as follows: Captain. Louis
| A. Cornish; first lieutenant. James T.. Walker,
second lieutenant. Benjamin Washingtons
third Lieutenant. Marcellus NJ Syphax; first
| sergeant. Charles NJ. Thomas; second sergeant,
Alonzo $. Mitchell third sergeant. John 7.
George; fourth sergeant Charles A. Tigror;
fifth sergeant, J. Edmund Hall: corporsls,
Frank Marshall, James I. Downing, George L
Bowser, Samuel A. Milton, Arthur W. Lynch
and Sylvester Thomas