Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-30

Capt. william Brown.
| of the public schools; artistic gold med
al, to remain the permanent property of
the winning captain, and a blue badge of
victory to be worn by each member of the
prize company. to say nothing OF the glory
of being component part of the band Of
conquering warrlors-this latter perhaps
the most satisfying reward of them all.
Truly it was d great day for the Colored
High School, for the coored schools gen
orally, for the colored population, for Cap
tain Brown and the members of Company
B, and particularly for Major Arthur
Brooks the genial and popular command
ing officer of the LIST Separate Battalion, D.
c. n. G., who is the military instructor of
the cadets.
scenes Mt the Park.
The scene presented at the National Base
Ball Park, where the drill occurred, was
very similar to those of Thursday and Fri
day of last week. during the annual compe-
tition of the companies of the white cadets
The immense grand stand seemed to be an
animated mass of ribbons of various hues
How the red, white and blue Of Company
A did wave and flutter when Captain Jack
son was maneuvering his command. With
equal energy was the black and orange
agftated while Company b undergoing
the scrutiny of the judges. Yells. shouts
and outcries Of every imaginable character
accompanied the movements of the colors
Company was the first to drill, receiv-
ing a tremendous ovation when it was
brought to a halt and Captain Jackson
formally reported to Major Ourand. chair
man Of the board of judges. Each move
ment was followed with interest by every
body who could see. The outburst of APP
piause was repeated when the company
had completed its evolutions. Several large
bouquets were presented to Captain Jack
son as he passed off the grounds.
The supporters of Company were just
as loyal as were those Of Company A, and
they demonstrated that fact very convinc-
tngly while Captain Brown master of
the field. Company Z drilled like a veteran
organization, and it, too was bountifuily
remembered with flowers when its exciting
Work was at an end.
The Movements Executed.
Each company executed the following
movements:
open ranks, present arms, order arms
port arms, order arms, right shoulder arms
port arms, present arms, port arms, right
shoulder arms, order arms, fix bayonet
charge bayonet, order arms, right shoulder
arms, charge bayonet, port arms, charge
bayonet, order arms unfix bayonet right
shoulder arms, present arms, right Shout
der arms left shoulder arms, right shout
der arms rifle salute, trail arms, order
arms, close ranks, stack arms, take arms
| load. fire one volley at an object 800 yards
distance, IRE another volley at the same
| object with 400 yards elevation, cease firing
kneel, load and fire one vOlley at object
$50 yards distance and cease firing, lie
| down, load and fire one voey at same
range and object, cease firing, rise align
company two PAGES to the front march by
| the hank in column of fours, and then
march ABOUT by fOurS toward the file clos
| ers; form line, execute change step mark
| time, right and left step without halting.
execute short step and back step without
hating, oblique to the right in column of
tours, in double time, mark time and con-
| tlnue oblique; marching in line turn and
advance. marching in line turn and halt;
| pass pass 9ps.acie covering left four, re-
form line; being in column of fours
| execute right obique in double time
ana malt; being in column of tours
| form left front into line without hating
marching in column of tours, form on right
into line in double time; marching in line
uouoie time change step; form column of
| MES from column of tours; marching in
column OF files, form column of fours;
marching In column of tours, form column
of twos; form column of tours; form line;
march to the right in column of files: march
| to the right in line; march to the original
front; marching in line, in double time, ex-
ecute 10 the rear, march, marching in
| line in double time, march to the original
front; marching in column of tours in quick
time, form line TO the front arpi halt: form
column OF tours; form column of pIatoons
10 the left front and halt; form line to the
| left front without hating; form column of
tours from the right: form on the right into
me OF platoons in column of tours; form
| line to the front without hating; form col
umn or platoons to the front without halt
! ing; form on the right into line; form col
| umn of platoons to the right and halt: form
column of fours to the front from the
right; form left front into line of platoons
! in column of fours; form column of fours
| to the right: march line of patoons to the
| right in column of tours; form column of
platoons to the left; form line to the left,
hating; being in line, double time execute
the following without changing to quick
time: March in column of tours to the front
from right; oblique to left; obliuue to right:
change direction to the left; form line to
| left; march in column of tours to the front
| from the right; form line on the right:
| march company in line around the dia-
| mond, once in double time, hating at place
| of beginning; while marching quick time
| execute right shoulder. left shoulder. port
| and secure arms, and halt while at secure.
| fire at will at an object to the front 200
yards distance; cease firing; open chamber.
close chamber.
Instructions to Captains.
Prior to the contest each captain was in
| structed as follows:
THE company will be marched upon the
| drill ground and formed in line fifteen yards
| in front of the judges, and reported to Sc
nior officer OF the board.
Movements will be executed in the order
| of arrangement given In the program
1t is not to be understood that each
movement in every case can be executed
| from the preceding one. The movements
your own means to execute them
ANY movement passed will be marked
| % and cannot be taken I'D.
| when marching the distance passed over
! must be sufficiently great to enable the
Judges to determine the proficiency Of each