Evening star., 1900-05-02
DRILL OF HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
ANIMAL REVIEW OF CADET REGI-
MENT on WHITE LOT.
CreditabIe Performance Witnessed by
n Large CrOwd-Civi1 and Military
officials Present.

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| day. but Washington High School day as
well. There was a big celebration in Chi
cdgo in honor of tie admiral of the United
States navy; there was a noteworthy DEM
onstration in Washington in honor of the
cadets of the Washington High Schools.
The greater portion of the residents of the
national capital are interested deeply in the
High School Cadets. and all these folks
wended their way yesterday afternoon to
the White Lot to witness the annual review
drill and dress parade of the regiment
There were fond parents. proud brothers
and sisters. doting uncles and aunts, and
| there We're High School girls galore.
Perhaps the latter should have been
placed at the head of the list They Were
out in force. They wore fetching spring
gowns. and, in addition. added picturesque
ness to the scene by carrying the colors OF
the several companies, which they waved
eHthus 'aStically. This aggregation of rela-
tiNes. friends and girls formed a suitable
border for the eiipse of the White Lot
that immense lawn that forms a perfect
drill ground.
The day was an ideal one for such pur-
pose. and the affair was a great success.
In fact, those in a position to know de-
clare emphatically that the High School
Cadet regiment of 1S.9-13uo is superior in
drill and efficiency to any heretofore sen:
| forth from the schools. This. of course,
reflects the greatest credit, not only on the
young soldiers, but upon tl;cjr military in
strUctor. Lieut.. Col. Burton r. Ross. list
Regiment ID. G. n. g.
Witnessed by District officials.
The large attendance of the officials and
| the military men of Washington made it
| plain that the interest in the boys In blue
| was not confined to the relatives and those
attached to the schools. The District Com
| missiOners. Mr.. John b. Wight, Mr.. John
| W. Ross and Captain Lansing H. Beach
Were there officially as the head of the
| District municipality. Commissioner Ross
| is the father of two boys who have gone
| forth from the High School. One is now
! an officer of the army and the other an en-
Estei man in the service. Both are fight
| ing in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the Com
! missioner was more than officially inter-
ested in the cadets yesterday.
| The reviewing officer was General George
\ II. HarrieS commanding the District of Co
lumbia militia. General Harres is mem
her of the military committee of the board
| of school trustees and is directly in charge
| of matters pertaining to the High School
| Cadets. He was accompanied by his staff,
| in uniform. consisting of Captain f. F.
Riggs. aid-de-camp; Captain Alfred p. Rob
bins aid-de-Camp; Captain c. Fred Cook
aid-de-camp; Lieutenant Colonel James NJ
Love. jr.. adjutant general: Major George
Henderson, surgeon general; Major NJ. v.
Tierney, chief of ordnance; Major Charles
H. Ourand. inspector general; Major Wal
ter D. Davidge jr.. judge advocate general;
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general; Major James f. Bell. inspector
general of rife practice, and Major Frank
l.. Averill. chief of engineers. and Sergeant
Major Randall Staff Sergeant Lamb Color
Sergeant Smith and Hospital Steward Vel
Ter Among the spectators Were number
of officers of the army and of the District
of Columbia National Guard. who We're not
in uniform The guests were received by
DR.. f. X. Lane, director of High Schools.
Greeted With Cheers.
ba ,F -.
sembled at the intersection Of 18th street
| and New York avenue shortly after A
o'clock, and at o'clock. headed by the
United States Marine Band of sixty pieces
proceeded to the White Lot and formed line
from east to west across the ellipse. AS
each company marched on to the field 1t
was greeted with cheers and school and
company yel!S by its followers, the ribbons
We're waved and the boys and girls yelled
| themselves hoarse. First in order was the
ceremony Of review. General HarrieS, ac-
conpanied by the colonel of the cadets and
several other officers, proceeded along the
line from right to left. returning by way
| of the rear Next, the regiment marched
| past in review. in column of companies.
the band playing the High School Cadet
March. Then there were regimental ma
neuvers. all executed in excellent manner,
| followed by firing at will by company and
by battalion. which was truly remarka BILE.
| The exercises closed with regimentaI dress
| parade, after which, amid cheering, the
| young warriors left the grounds and pro-
| Ceeded to their respective school buildings.
| II was a great day for the cadets Of the
| Washington High School. 1t is an undis-
| puted fact that never in the past have the
| cadets given a more pleasing successful
| exhibition.
| The Commanders.
| Colonel r. D. Adams handled his com
| mand with the skill Of trained soldier
| and with the utmost ease and seif-pOsses-
| sion. The other regimental. battalion Of
| fcers and company commanders are: Leu
| tenant Colonel Van Potter, Adjutant Geo.
| Weaver. First Battalion, Central High
| Schnol-Majnr. W. II. Peters: adjutant,
\ Walter Lowell: Company a, captain. II. f.
| Baum; Company 4. captain. J. NJ. Church
| ill: Company c, captain. Horace Cleveland
/ Company D. captain. J. y. Howe. Second
| Battalion-Major. Martin Bourne: adju-
| taRt. William Kries: Company f, Busi-
| ness High School captain. Charles Eur
| horst: Eastern High School, Company f,
l captain. W. A. Cornwall: Company q. cap
tain. f. G.. Webster; Western High School
| Company H. captain. G. +. Young.
| The cadets Will nuW devote their military
| energies to preparing for the annual com
| pany competitive drill. which is schedu ed
! to occur at the National Base Ball Park
| the I'D and oath instants.
| AMUSEMElNTS