Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-25
est applause the girls made lively the sum-
mer afternoon.


First to Enter Field.
Such was the scene when Company of
the Eastern High School marched on the
field, shortly after 4 o'clock. Cheer after
cheer from the big crowd welcomed the
soldiers. Captain Hoover marched his men
down from the northwest entrance to the
field and drew them up into company front
directly before the home plate and facing
the grand stand. There he presented them
to the judges of the drill-Captan H. r..
Lemly, It'll Artillery; Lieutenant E. DA.
Pearce, 9Th Artillery, and Lieutenant w.
D. Newbill. 7th Artillery. all Of the regular
United States army.
Captain Hoover's command was made up
as follows: Lieutenants, Embrey and Evans;
sergeants. Graham, Tucker. Trow, Buck,
Clark; corporals, Bryson, Hoover, Lee, Pos
ton and Reece; privates, Bean, Bourne,
Bradley, Bride, Cleenes, Cottwell, Etzler,
Fisher, Foster, FunkhOuser, Hollinberger,
Hopkins, Hunt, Jones, Kane, Klawains.
Lawton, Naylor, Phelps, Potter. Reinberg.
Robb, Schafer, Smith Thorn Wallace
Watson and Worsley.
Captain Hoover put his men through the
varied movements ordered by the program
furnished him. Arms were stacked and
the company marched about without guns
for few minutes, executing several field
movements in quick and double time. Par
ade rest ard company formation were fol-
flowed by take arms" and the men were
put through strict manual, being drilled
was then marched back about fifty yards
and fired three volleys by company, one to
the front, one at right obliQue and one at
left obIique. Subsequently for about fifteen
minutes the cadets were drilled in field
maneuvers, marching and executing diff
cult movements in fours, In platoons, COM
pany front and in file The left by file and
formation into columns of fours was the
most striking movement of the afternoon
Firing was again taken up, and standing
In company front, two rounds were fired at
will. followed by a company volley kneel-
ing, another volley fired kneeling when the
cadets had been marched nearer the grand
stand, and two volleys from a lying pos
ture. At the conclusion of the last firing
the company was marched before the
judges, saluted and marched off the field,
the officers being showered with flowers
This program was carried out by all the
companies, being varied in several minor
details according to the different interpre-
tations by commanding officers.
Company G put up an excellent drill
Capt Hoover was calm and cool through
out and his commands were executed with
a rapidity that demonstrated high military
training on the part of his men. The COM
panys maneuvers and their voley firing
were particularly clever. The boys made
several bad breaks during the manual drill
however, and were little slow in the firing
at will Altogether, however, Company G's
exhibition was a fine one. and the company
Will have say in the final decision.
business Boys Next.
Inc second company to drill was Compa-
ny E of the Business High School, Captain
Tydings. Both of the company's ueuten-
ants are at present with the District volun-
teers at Chickamauga. Leutenants EN-
brey and Evans Of Company G, however.
volunteered their services. and went
through the drill with the Business men.
The remaining members of the company
were: Sergeants, Weyrfch, Young Weide-
| mann, Street and Shannon; corporals. Whit
ney, Ernest, Wilson and Weaver; prfvates,
Clarke, Evans. Everett. Godron, Going.
Haas. Gausdale. Mackenzie, Mckinley,
May, Montgomery, Ochman, OMIT, Poole,