Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-26

the dark blue and white Of the school
| might be seen waving in the air every
where the eye rested. In the center of
! the stand, however, the main mass of Cen
| trail enthusiasts was gathered. AMI here
TIE stand was decorated with blue and
white bunting, flags and banners. 1t was
] in fact a Central day, for all four COM
| panies of the list Battalion belong to that
| school. @
| Company A. Captain Young has been
working hard of late, but the boys kept
| quiet and made no boasts of what they
| would do in the competitive drill The
| proficiency of the company not, there
| fore, generally known until the men march
| ed upon the field. - That Company won
| the flag and medals fairly no ore will
| deny, and the most partisan rooter from
the other schools did not dare utter pro-
| test against the decision of the judges
| Captain Lemly. Lieutenant Pearce and
Lieutenant Newbiil of the United States
army. Is
Last, but Not Least.
Company was the last of the eight to
drill. When it reached the field it was
after o'clock. The spectators were nat
| urally little fatigued, considering the
| drills of the afternoon and the day be-
| fore. and the excitement was SO intense
| over the forthcoming decision of the
| judges that the drill Captain Young's men
put up was not fairly appreciated. The
| boys went itno the contest as follows: Cap
tain Young, Lieutenants Costigan and AL
| den, Sergeants Robertson, l. c. Norwood.
| b: j: Mccormick, E. r. Schafer and A. L.
c. II. Warner and w. B. McKelden and
Privates J. B: Hose. w. w. Thorpe, ]. c.
Temple; G. Wenger burden, Gilmore, OF
gen. Holmes, holland Holman, Deolin,
Settler, Duncan, Boech. Henry. Adams,
Peatross Page, Manard. Plumbley, Petit
grew, Johnston. Ford, Jones, Corbett, New
ton, Simpson, Royce, Miller, West, Fung
The Central boys and girls had yelled
TIL mselves hoarse for their first three COM
panics, but when A came on they gathered
up their fast etbfng enthusiasm and gave
some mighty cheers for the lads. An elias
tic step and rapid execution of preliminary
manauvers first called attention to the
young soldiers. Company A was enthusi-
astfc, but not dangerously overconfident.
The command went into the drill for all it
vas worth, and earned the honors of the
1888 drill. With the exception of one or
two rather scattering volleys, the drill of
the company was above criticism
Capt. Young went through the program
without noticeable mistake while his men
executed their orders with precision and q
snap that won them continual applause.
The manual of arms was gone through
without an individual blunder and the field
movements were executed almost perfectly
The first two company volleys fired sounded
| like the report of one big gun. The next
volley ID little ragged, however, In
| firing at will and kneeling Company AS
| soldiers were excellent. Their firing from a
| lying posture was not of the best however
| Only in these few particulars did the drill
| of the Centrars cracks lack. The Central
students went wild with delight as the
| drill of the company progressed and it was
| seen that 1t was nearing the end of the
| program without mistake marked against
| it. When the men were finally through and
were marched to salute the judges the Cen
| tails enthusiasm was unbounded.
Effort of Company d.
| The first company of the afternoon to go
through the drill program was Company B.
| Capt Everman. This company is made up
mostly of the little fellows of tn, school,
some Of the boys in its ranks seeming too
| small to carry big army gun. The little
fellows put up fairly creditable drill, how
ever, and were Justify cheered Ons of the
boys dropped his gun. another his cap, and
there were many such individual breaks
| that operated against the company The
| roster Is as follows: Capt. Evarman, Lieuts
s. K. Karples and M. B. Stewart. sengts.
P. o. Frost, H. r. johnson, F. A. Dennison
B. johnson and JsEett, Corrs. r. L. Will
| Jams. NJ A. Walker, w. H. Wolverton and
H NJ. Howe. and Privates Paschal, Kerr,
Baker. Barnhart, Bateman. Conger. Chaplin,
Duvall, Doing, Dpafrey, Holland, Hirth,
Renaud, John, = MeK new, Mar4ellsr. Stet-
son, Schwarz, Spaulding. Van Mater Woog,
Whitson. FogAritys, Drayton, Rogers and
Watts. 6l,tyo
Capt. Whesler's Command.
Company D. Capt Wheeler. drilled next
The field MONUMENTS Of D were excellent
| throughout, and their firing was quite good,
| both in volieys and at will, kneeling and w.
ing Capt. Hoover was the first command
ing officer to lie down with his men Will.
| they fired from that position. Once only he
| seemed trifie mixed over his program and
halted the company for several seconds
| The last yolley fired was short too MANY
| of the men falling to pull their triggers or
| being minus ammunition. On the whole
| Company DIS drill ranked among the best
performances Of the year The comma nd
was as follows: Capt. Hoover. Lieuts. Stor-.
| mount and Gerry, Ssrgts Shutter, Merwin.
Washington, Hodges and Brinkerhof'
| Corps. Fish, Prfndell, Adec and Cleveland.
and Privates Boriand, Bnan, Buell.. Church
| Ill, Cox. Endicott. Erney, Hillebrande. ii. 8.
Jones, H. j. Jones. johnson, Goodrich Rir
ney, Cherson, Roberts. Rockwell. Rowe.
Shepard. shrsve. Troup, Welsh, Whitmore.
Wilson. Warker and Jockey
| A Great ovation.
| Company c. Capt. Began, received great
ovation. During the manual there were
-severaI individual blunders The firing of
the company was not OF the best. eith.r.
\ and one corporal very unfortunately took a