The morning times., 1896-05-20
DRILL FOR 1 RED RIBBON
High School Cadets in BIOOdIsss
Battle at National Park.
BLEAOHERS GAY WITH COLOR
Companies Forming the Second Bal
TALON Drilled Yesterday and the
First Battalion VIII Compete To
daytime Work Was Done Before
an Enthusiastic Crowd.

The Second Battalion Of the High School
Cadets yesterday afternoon at National
Baseball Park held the lirst day OF the
annual two days competitive drill.
The companies comprising the Second
Battalion are Company + OF the Business
High School, Companies and q OF East
cru High School, and Company Ii Of West
ern High School
Ii was memorable occasion for the
young soldiers and their friends, and there
is a strong belief that at least one or the
companies which yesterday drilled scored
a high enough mark TO capture the diamond
medal for its captain and The red ribbon for
its men, allowing a margin Of proficiency
for the crack Central companies OF the
First Battalion, who drill this afternoon.
The secrets of the results OF yesterdays
work, however, are locked in the score
books of the judges, who are Capt. Constan-
tine Chase, Lieut.. Corten u. Heimer and
Lieut. j. Curtis Gilmore, all of the Fourth
Artillery, U. S. A. What surprises of eff
cheney or sad alternatives the Eastern boys
may have in store today will decide.
IDEAL DAY FOR DRILL.
Yesterday Afternoon proved ideal for
the practical sport of demo nstrating what
company OF cadets is entitled To the red
ribbon The rain shortly after neon cooled
the atmosphere TO an endura bic tempeTa-
ture aud washed the grass TO beautiful.
fresh green that made the diamond and
field Pc rk of verdant beauty.
The amateur soldier boys have pull
on the feminine gender of the District like
a magnet on a susceptible needle. There
were a couple of thousand or pretty girls,
and almost n S many fathers and mothers
and brothers, who cheered Justify every
thing that was done well, and particularly
everything that was done well by their boy.
preston in colors. Everybody wore the
Colors CT fayorite school.
The Eastern contingent was particularly
strong, and though strongest on the end OF
the blea achers back of left field and back of
first base, the delicate blue and white was
in evidence on all sides. The balance OF
the bleachers on the left were monopolized
by the dark blue aud yellow OF tie Business
High School, and the breeze tanning the
right field fence gaily Tapped the bril-
liant crimson, green, and white OF the
Western boys.
YELLs RENT THE AIR.
When the companies took the field their
supporters rent the air with school yeils
and gave the banners TO the wind.
-Four O'Clock had been announced as the
hour for beginning the contest. but it was
800 O'Clock when Capt. W illiams of Com
pany G marched his braves to the field
of blCodless battle. The judges received
their salute, aud the score books were
passed to the captain and judges.
The competition embraced ninety-two
separate movements, which hembracednearly
all the company movements, the setting-up
exercises, the firing exercises, and the
principal exercises OF the manual OF arms
at halt aud on the march.
Forty minutes were allowed each COM :.
pany. During this period The captain wa
expected to march his company onto the
drill ground, report to the senior officer
of the board, execute the movements in
the order OF the official program. and at
the end present his company tor dismissal.
COMPANY g IN GOOD FORM.
Any orders passed over were marked
zero. and could not be performed out OF
order. Any extra time of the allowed
forty minutes could be devoted to extra
movements, and credit was given for extra
movements.
Company G did not disappoint their
friends, and repeatedly they were en-
encouraged and compimented by cheers.
They occupied the full forty minutes with
the exercises of the program. G's'stack
and their first volley We're their most
perfect points.
Company E of the Business High School,
took the field directly after the others
left. They made a fine impression from
the first. Their martial airing was
pronounced, and their first marching move
meuts were exceptional. Later they did
not preserve the same unity, but Capt.
Ferree distinguished himself by finishing
almost eight minutes inside of time and
devoted his margin 10 some movements
characterized by the same eXcellencies as
marked their first appearance.
CAPT. FERREE COMPLIMENTED
AS the company left the field a huge
bouquet Of roses was brought out to Capt
Ferree, and there were many beside the
owner OF the hidden name in the envelope
among the leaves, who believe he was
entitled TO pleasant recognition.
Company OF Eastern High School, fol-
lowed E, and surprised even their own
particular admirers; their accuracy was
beautiful in manual and marching; they
preserved superb aiignments and their
firing was better than either of those
preceding. There were three punches of
flowers for Capt Gapen.
The drill closed with the performance
OF the Georgetown boys of Company H
Western High School. The crimson, green
and white flashed out and they were given
TO understand that they were in the la nds
of friends, even if three stern judges
were stoically staring, tablet in hand,
with fingers itching to note flaws. The
wearers of last years red ribbons made
gallant bid for this years prize. Ex.
perts said, after the contest, that it would
be a difficult guess to make as to which
has the best of today's contest.
DRILL AGAIN TODAY.
Every company did itself. its captain
and its school proud. They all had strong
points, but several errors Were made
aside from inaccuracies in unified move
ments.
The officers of the High School Cadets
are: Col. Sommers, Lieut.. Col A uer, Major
Fox. First Battalion; Major Graft. Sec
ond Battalion; Regimental AdjutaDt Ju-
lihn, Regimeutal Quartermaster Hotel.
and Capt. Won Bayer Company A, Capt.
Daniels Company b, Capt. Hoover Com
pany c, Capt. Hoge Company d. Capt.
Ferree Company E, Capt. Gapeu Company
F, Capt. Williams Company G, Capt.
Berry, Company H
Companies A, B, C, aud will this
afternoon at $50 drill at the National
Bali Park. They constitute the First Bat