The Portland daily press., 1895-02-16
PORTLAND'S YOUNG CAMPAIGNERS
Fourth Annual Ball of the High School
Cadets.

Youth, Beauty and Bayonets Dazzle the
Eyes of Fathers, Mothers and Friends
in the Galleries of City Hall-A Most
Creditable and Enjoyable Occasion.
The ball of the High School Cadets,
given at City Hall last evening, Was one
of the most successful and enjoyable OF
this years assem- bles of the young Feo-
pie of Portland. The elaborate decora-
tions placed in City Hall for the ball OF
| Thursday evening were kept for last
! evening, and the many colors OF the
draped bunting, blending with the DUO
uniforms of the young soldiers and the
light gowns of their fair young partners,
formed an ideal picture of school-tlme
happiness. The galleries were filled with
| large and interested audience of rela-
tives and friends, who viewed with ad-
miration the really fine military specta-
Gle of the first portion of the evening.
and the different, but hardly less inter
esting spectacle afforded when Youth
| led Beauty to form the ranks of the
grand march.
| OF the reception committee there were
present Mayor Baxter, Alderman Dam.
| Councilmen Pagan and Nash, Mr.. W. Il !.
| Brownson, of the School Committee,
and Mr.. Leroy l.. Hight, Of the High
School. There were present as invited
guests Colonel Thomas p. Shaw and
Major Albert G. Rollins. of the govern
or's staff. They represented Governor
CIeaves, who was, prevented from coming
by cold. Adjutant Davis, of the First
Regiment, and Lieutenants Collins and
| Doe were also present in uniform as
guests.
The concert by Chambers Band began
the evenings pleasure with this pro-
gramme.:
Tobascho Marc. Chadwick
| Liberty Bell March, Sousa
| Overtnre-" Pioue Dame.n Suppe
| Dance" Serpentine, hermann
Sohottisc he-" Little Alabama Coons."
Faxone
Trio for Three from bones" Deep Gel
| lar" (frst time),
| Messrs. Welcome, Greeley and Blanchard.
Czardas-"L Last Love-" Hungarian
Theme), first time. Braham
The battalion review before Mayor
Baxter, mustered the three companies
of thirty cadets each, the fife and drum
corps and Chandler's Band,ss about 135
| in all, said to be the largest number
ever participating in an exhibition
drill in Maine These were the officers
who led the battalion:
| Maior--James.F. Dyer.
| Naturalization H. Little.
Ouartermaster-Cha Fl. Lowell.
| Sergeant Major-Frank II. Greeley.
| Quartermaster Sergeant - Fred ).
Rand.
Principal Musician-Ralph L. Kendall.
Company A
Captain-Charles f. San born.
| First Lieutenant-Harry Il. Clark.
| Second Lieutenant-Winfield L.Shaw.
Company B.
| CAPTAIN Willis b. Moulton.
| First Observation-Disclosures .Donahue.
| Second Lieuenant-George L.CoDurn.
Company c.
Captain-William l.. Thompson.
| First Lieutenant-Philip ii. Winches
| ter. D,a
wards.
l I0rGo SD0Cldl l0dbuIO S LoAlOnoNt oA~
battalion drill. The interesting bayo-
net exercise ssof Company A, Captain
| Charles F. Sanborn commanding, was
participated in by the following: First
Sergeant A. E. Norton, Second Sergeant
F.A. Norton Third Sergeant, W. Cham
berlain. Corporals J.W. Pease, L. +.
Underwood, VIC. Cummings and II. ii.
Webster, and Cadets Boyd, Collins,
| Conn. Cummings, Dana, Donham, Eos
ter, Horne, johnson, Johnson, Kenne-
dy Lappin, Lombard, Loring, Martin,
Mcdonald. Plummer, Richardson, Stew
ems and Watson.
The company drill by Company e,
CAPTAIN William L. Thompson command
ing, was much admired. The participants
were: First Lieutena1t Philip I'll. Win
chester, Second Lieutenant Robert S.
Edwards, First Sergeant Locke, Second
Sergeant Marston, Third Sergeant Hall.
Corporals Cummings, Fenley, Hayden
and Norton, and Cadets Beebe. Boyd,
Burbank, Chase, Cobb. Donahue, Fish
er, Quincy Hersey, Holt, La-rabee, Nick
erson. Pennell, Smart, Smith, j. Stew
ems, R. Thompson, True, White and Wor-
cester.
| The fancy drill, also excellent, was by
Company B, Captain Willis B. Moulton
commanding, and was participatedain by
First Sergeant A. B. Wood, Second Ser
geant G F. Buxton, Third Sergeant H..
C. Tewksbury, Corporals Pc. Coyle. H..
M. freeman and AS. O'Donoghue, and
Cadets ConIey,s Cousens, Croker, Dodge,
Doten, Doughty, Fitzpatrick, Fogg,
Hadlock, Jack, Merrill, Mann, MUIR
rem. Merrlman, Kicker, Stills, P. Thomp-
son. Tolford, Weber.
After the exhibition came the grand
march, joined in by several hundred and
led by Adjutant Albion II. Little with
Miss Eta Woodbury.. Then came the
order of dances, the supper and the end
{ the Cadets fourth and glorious annu-
al ball.
| The arrangements were under charge
| of the general committee composed OF
the major and his three captains, and a
of