Evening star., 1897-05-29

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Cnpt. Smoot.
the greatest amount of applause. The first
sergeant will carry, protruding from the
barrel of his rife the prize flag of the
regiment, to which will lave been added
brand-new streamer, bearing the inscrip-
ton in gold letters. Company H, May 2S.
1887" Each member of the company will
have a red ribbon, bly, inscribed, pin
ned to his blouse and. Captain Smoot, in
addition to other decorations, will proudly
wear the elaborate Major medal.
1t Was n GEeat Day.
Yesterday was great day for the high
schools in general, and the Western in
particular. The scenerat National Park
was repetition of that of Thursday, when
the four companies from the Central High
School faced the judges,swith the exception
that the number present and the enthusi-
asm were Of far greater1magnitude. Every
seat on the mammoth EEandstand was oc-
cupied, and the bleaehers were by no
means neglected. The foreign lega tions,
national government District and schoof
o!hcfal circles were well represented in tn,
gathering 1t seemed from a glance tha,
the girls-bright, pretty, bbon-bedeckcd
girls-formed the greater portion of the
vast aSsemblage.
Ihe afternoon was by no means so Quiet
as was the pIeceding one. for the com
panies from the three high schools, other
than the Central, were to take the field
Georgetown took entire possession of
section of the right wing of the grand
stand. There, beneath. a huge streamer
marked Western High School," gathered
faculty, pupils, parents and friends AL
most everybody was supplied with flag
of red and white, with green III" across
the field. All were fairly covered with
badges and ribbons Prominently display
h. wi fha ir,co
'Kamptown Soshul klub noted organ
izaticn of the boys Of the Western school.
Georgetown Contingent Loyal.
The Georgetown contingent may truth
| fully be described loyalty personified.
| AS early as 3 o'clock in the afternoon the
| rooters from the other side of Rock creek
made themselves heard, and the demon
stration from their locality steadily in
| creased In volume until the climax was
| reached by the announcement that Com
| pany H had surpassed seven other COM
| panies CT the regiment in Interpreting the
| drill regulations.
| Directly opposite the Georgetown section
| in the left wing of the stand, were group
| ed the stanch supporters of Companies F
and from the Eastern High School. 1t
| may be sufficient to say that the population
| Of all Capitol Hill was condensed right
! there. In volume of sound emitted the
| Eastern detachment fell but short dis
tance in the rear of its rival from George
| bons were by no means lacking, for the
colors of Companies and G were f1aunted
| in the breeze energetically as dainty
little hands could manipulate them.
Near the Eastern delegation was a very
| animated congress of exhorters from the
Business High School. Like Company b,
the Business High School Company, E, has
| never won the flag. The friends of the or
| ganizatlon, however, journeyed to the park
| yesterday with the confidence of individ-
| uals to whom victory was assured fact.
Their conduct was in keeping with such a
| supposition.
The ShOuters.
When the companies from Capitol Hill
were going through the program the dem
| onstration was wholly from the Capitol
Hill detachment. The Business High
School shouters were doing all the work,
while Company E marched and counter
marched. 1t seemed that an insane asylum
and cyclone were in evidence while Com
pany H was under the scrutiny of the
judges.
The I'd Battalion was favored, as well as
was the 1st. for as each company left the
field the captain was presented with a
huge bunch of flowers, tied with ribbons Of
the hue of the respective company colors.
All things must reach an end. and finally
the last company to. drill-F of the East
crn-the winner of the idrill last year-ex-
ecuted the last numbers of the program.
The judges retired to consult, and the
eight companies of5scadets were formed
IOr reS1meuIdl OIcS0 poTdue. Inc pat
talions and regiments were formed in turn
and at Sound Off '9lthe Mount Pleasant
Field Band. wearing its picturesque zouave
uniform, marched up and down the line.
The regtmental adjrtant turned over the
| command to Colonek Daniel, who gave a
| few commands In theismanual of arms
| The reports were next 1ecaived, and then
| the commissioned of5cers were brought tc
| the center. They marnhed to the front
halted and saluted the colonel and then
| returned to their respective companies, jrst
as the board Of judges appeared on the
field from beneath the e3grand stand. Az
though In response to AHignal the specta.
tors arose en- masses ana in reality stood
on tiptoe Of expectaQcy.a
The judges appear.
Captain Chase and Leutenants Heinei
and Fleming were accompanied to the field
by q little party, consisting Of Distri:i
Commissioner Black, Mr.. Allison Nailor
Superintendent OF Public Schools Powell
DIR. f. r. Lane, director Of the higf
schools; Major Burton r. Ross, the drill
instructor Of the cadets, and Meesrs. Har.
ries. Whelpley and Wilmer Of the board
| Of school trustees. Captain Chase, afte,
concentrating Colonel Daniel on the ef
| flciency Of the companies OF his command
!. made known to the colonel the winning
) company, and the regimental adjutant wal
. | company to the front and center. It wa
: an exciting moment to the cadets ana thei,
) | friends. The adjutant moved directly to
: ward the open interval In the center Of tn,
battalion.
/ ssWin he turn to the right or to the leftr
!. was the query on all sides.
On Esachin6 tho lima Of captains tha ef