The Washington times., 1895-06-13
CADETS COULD NOT DRILL
Rained Dogs and Cats Before the
Grounds We're Reached.
PARADE EVEN IMPOSSIBLE
In Company Front the Young Soldiers
Moved Up the Avenue in Splendid
tators-After a Brief Stay at w. L.
1. Armory They Dtsba nded.

The order for the last regimental parade
of the High School Cadets was dissolved
yesterday afternoon by a succession of the
most inOpportune showers The people Of
the city were banking high on this fare
well appearance of the gallant soldier
boys for the season, and the postponement
| of the drill caused universal disappoint-
ment.
The parade, however, so far as 1t went,
was an unlimited success, and while brass
buttons, plumes, prize banners, the mounted
| police, and the Marine Band were seen as
| through a mist of rain, darkly, the dis
| play had its otherwise enliyening speCtacu-
lar effect.
The rendezvous was on New York avenue
near the Presbyterian Church, where the
| lightning clouds at 5:15 O'Clock gave prom
ise of weather good enough to allow the
| presence of skirts in muititudes on the
! grass at the White Lot. The formation Of
| the line was witnessed by a very large
crowd, which followed with the wonted
| enthusiasm down New York avenue to
| Fifth street and thence to Pennsylvania
avenue, but alas the water began to fail
| in such quantities as to knock out even a
| marine band.
| LADIES IN CROWDS.
| Along the Avenue there were crowds of
the admirers OF the boys, among them quite
| a considerable number of ladies, for whom
| the rain had no terrors on such an occasion.
The cadets marched up in company front
| in the following order: Company A,
! Captain Auer; Company d Capt. English;
| Company c, Capt. Somers; Company II,
First Lieut.. Ramsburg; Company 3, Capt.
! Butts, Company E, Capt. Jones; Company u,
| Capt. Howard; Company l, Capt. GTayson,
and Company F, Capt. Sites.
The police escort were Sergt. Kenny
| and twelve mounted men. Then came the
| Marine Band, who moved the column in
| q lively mood with the Cadets March.
The regimental officers were Col. W. NJ.
| Shuster, Lieut.. Col. Henry Leonard, ,Adjutant
| j. W. Butts, and Quartermaster Riggles.
The First Battalion, composed of Com
| panies A, d, G, II, and B was commandedby
Major H. T. Domer, adjutaut, r. Kimbail.
The Second Battalion, made up of Com
| panies E, G, 1, and F, was under Major
/ j. w. Steward, Adjutant Barber The bat
| talon Quartermaster was W. p. Mckee.
When the head of the column reached
| Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue
| it was evident that there could be no drill
| and dress parade at 6 o'clock, and the order
! was given to move down Fifteenth street,
and when opposite the w L. /. Armory the
and disappeared from the public gaze.
The crowd, however, had good sticking
| qualities and remained until about half
| an hour afterward, when the regiment
marched out again.
There was a council of war in the
armory, at which it was decided, the rain
| permitting, to give dress parade in front
OF the Arlington Hotel.
LOOKING FOR CONTR ABAND GOODS.
In the meanwhile there was company
inspection in the hall, the principal object
i OF Which appeared to be to see that the
boys had not stored away cartridges in
their pockets to go a-gunning with in the
holidays.
1t was the general opinion and especially
that Of the military instructor that it would
not do to have the boys lying down IN the
wet grass To fire blank cartridges, with
the certainty Of pneumonia as dress
parade appendix The Marine Band wa;
dismissed and as they came out the crowd
saw that the jig was UP as we'll as the
rest of the music
The dress parade on the asphalt in from
of the Arlington was also postponed and
when the regiment marched out, it wa
to march UP Fifteenth to New York avenue
aud thence to the rendezvous, where the
, regiment was disbanded for the season.
The Secretary Of War was expected to b.
present, aud also the District Commits
sioners.
Capt. Taussig, the captain of the priz
company, is at Annapolis, and could no
appear with his company. Company Ii
however, was quite easily distinguishe
by the banner, on which were all tt
prize streamers for the past years an
their own streamer, lately won.