Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-16
CADETS IN PEACE, PARADE
Appeal Made to Commissioners In Behalf of
Jubilee Managers.
Request That Regiment of High
School Boys Shall Take Part
in the Affair.

TIE District Commissioners today gave a
hearing on the matter of the participation
in the peace jubilee parades of the High
School Cadets, the executive committee of
the peace jubilee being represented by
Messrs. W. S. Knox, Rufus H. Thayer,
Frank K. Raymond, A. c. Hawley, ]. w.
Somerville. V. Baldwin johnson, A. P. Far
don. Mr.. Knox said the committee is very
DESTROYS that the High School regiment
shall participate in the military parade
May q, and also in the one the following
day. and that the board of public school
trustees has been earnestly requested to
direct the appearance OF the regiment on
those two days The board has informed
the committee that as the annual competi-
tive drills of the regiments will take place
the oath and 18th instants it will be impos-
slbie for the cadets to appear In. the peace
jubilee parades, II Is believed their eff
ficiency in drill would be seriously en-
dangered The committee, said Mr.. Knox,
feels that the regiment should at least be
permitted 70 parade the first day Of the
jubilee, and 1t also feels that as there will
be no base ball games at the Washington
Base Ball Clubs grounds, where the COM
petftive drills will take place, between the
18th and 31st instants, the drills can be
postponed to some other dates than those
which have been selected by the school au-
thorities.
Makes suggestion.
Mr. Thayer while approaching the fact
that the Commissioners do not desire to in
terfere with plans of the school board.
stated that he believes the Commissioners,
in common with all people Of the District
would be pleased to see the High School
regiment in the peace jubilee parades He
suggested that while the Commissioners feel
reluctant to advise the school board in the
matter. he expressed the opinion that the
board would be pleased to consider the
wishes of the Commissioners. He pointed
out that the participation of the regiment
in the parade May % would not be impossi-
BILE. and as the boys as well as their par
sirous that they shall appear, he trusted
the Commissioners would so inform the
school board
VIII Hold a Conference.
Commissioner Wight stated that he believ-
ed it would not be improper or an interior
ence on the part of the Commissioners for
them to express to the school authorities
the hope that the boys will be permitted to
parade.
Mr.. Knox took occasion to express the
hope of the committee that the Commits
sioners will direct the closing of the public
schools for half day the I'D oath and 18th
instants, and that they will also close the
District offices at noon on those days. With
out committing themselves in these matters.
the Commissioners say they will do the best
they can
Drill Dates May Be Changed.
1t is probable that the dates for the an
nual drills of the cadets will be changed
from the oath, 18th and 26th instants to the
18th, 26th and 2Tth in order that the regi-
ment of cadets may appear in the peace
jubilee parade the I'D instant.
conference was held between District
Commissioner Ross and Trustee Wilson and
Director Lane of the high schools this
afternoon, at which it was determined to
postpone the dates of the drill. as stated
above, provided Mr.. Earl Wagner of the
Washington Base Bail Club can make such
an exchange of dates.
While the drills will occupy but two days,
the school authorities have engaged the
base ball park for three days in order to
provide for a postponement of one day in
the event of rain. If Thursday. Friday
and Saturday of next week cannot be OBJ
tanned. the dates will be made Thursday
and Friday of the coming week and Mon
day of the week following, the last men,
toned day only to be taken in the event
of rain on either of the other two In any
event, it is said. the regiment of cadets
will appear in the first days parade of
the peace jubilee.