Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-14

Clark; second lieutenant. P. A. Simpson.
Company E: Captain. r. H. Young; first
lieutenant. H. A. Bland; second lieutenant.
X. w. Dyer. Company F: Captain, H. w.
Slater; first lieutenant, r. B. Horton; sec
ond lieutenant, w. NJ Wheeler Gait
Ogden won the individual competitive drill
for officers in that year.
The year 1925 found the High School
with eight companies, the Central having
four, Eastern two. Business one, and the
Western one.
The commissioned roster of the regiment.
having two battalions Of four companies
each, was read out last year as follows /:
Colonel. L. H. Reichelderfer; lieutenant
colonel, j. A. Clark. jr.; regimental adju-
Major, F. E. Skinner. Company A-Captain,
II. d. King; first lieutenant, H. O. Sommer:
second lieutenant. c. S. High. Company b
Captain: H. n. Adams. Company C
Captain, T. H. Means: first lieutenant, w.
n. Barnard: second lieutenant, r. w. Test.
Company D-Captain, c. A. johnson; first
lieutenant. o; r; NJ Brown; second lieu
tenant, A; T.: Smith. Second battalion:
lieutenant, ]. L. Fugitt; second lieutenant,
G. w. Tucker. Company F-Captain, d.
NJ. Edwards; first lieutenant. d. b. Street;
second lieutenant, H. r. Blanchard. Com
pany G-Captain. F. A. Shilling; first lieu
tenant, r. p. Shealey; second lieutenant,
A. H. Warner. Company H-Captain, c.
c. Clark: first lieutenant, H. Doolttle;
second lieutenant. A. Began. The officers
u.
Edwards. The competitive drill of last
year was advertised for two nights the
first battalion drilling the first night and
the second battalion the second night.
| announced to be the best drilled in the
first battalion, and company G the best
drilled in the second battalion. OF the two,
G was decided upon as the most proficient
in the regiment. Company was one of
the new companies of the regiment in that
year, and by winning the prize Capt. Shil-
ling brought the pennant to the Eastern
High School for the second time in three
years. The competitive drill next June will
in all probability be as exciting as the
memorable ones Of the past three years.
Dress Parades.
There Is one thing that has been neglect
ed in giving this history-the annual dress
The custom Of winding up the years work
with a dress parade has prevailed for sew
eral years past, and last year, the regiment
being too large to drill In the Arlington
plaza, the White Lot was used for that pur-
pose. On the latter occasion, blank cart
ridges were used in the firings, and the
manner in which the hammers fell together
showed that the boys had been drilling to
some purpose for a whole year.
Prof. Paul, the protector, and Prof Israel.
| the organizer. lived to see only a beginning
| Of the realization of their plans; and since
the death of Prof Paul. in 1888. DR.. Lane.
| the present principal Of the High School.
has spared no efforts to complete the work
undertaken by his predecessor. The re-
markable proficiency which the cadets have
attained at the end Of each year has been
due to the excellent management of Maj.
Burton R. Ross. The strict military dis
| cipline which he has enforced in the differ
| ent companies, his excellent judgment, his
| knowledge of tactics and his strong fnfiu-
ence over the boys has resulted marvel