Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-23
ANNUAL COMPETITIVE DRILL
HIGH SCHOOL CADETS TO FACE THE
JUDGES.
Second Battalion Today and the First
TOmOrrOw-Gen. Miles to Wit
ness the Maneuvcrs.

Florida avenue. This is the event of great
est interest of the entire year to the young
soldiers. and will show the result of months
OF hard work and careful training. The
proficiency of the cadets on the occasion
of the annual parade of the regiment re-
Gently gives promise that the competition
today and tomorrow will excel anything Of
a like character in the history of the or
ganization. The demand for admission to
the grounds has been unprecedented.
Major General Ne'son A. Miles, com
manding the United States army. accom-
panied by his staff. will review the regi-
ment and witness the drills and the award
of the prize flag tomorrow. Major General
Joseph Wheeler. L. S. ", accompanied by
his daughter. will also be present tomor-
row. The flag will be turned over to the
winning company by Mr. II. b. F. Mac
missoners of the District of Columbia.
The list of invited guests includes army
officers. the bureau chiefs of the War De-
partment. General Harries and officers or
the District National Guard. school officials
and others.
Board of Judges.
The judges will be First Lieutenant Fran
els ]. Koester Sd Cavalry, who is post
adjutant at Fort Myer: First Lieutenant
Arthur W. Yates. 9th United States Infan-
try. who at time was captain of Light
Battery A. d. c. n. c., and First Lieuten-
ant Halstead Dorey. 4th Infantry. These
officers were selected in view of the prac-
teal knowledge they possess of the work In
hand.
For the ceremonies tomorrow music will
he supplied by the I'd United States Cav
airy Bard. After .he award of the prize
the regiment headed by the band. will
march from the grounds, and after pro-
cse ding short distance down 9th street
will ,be disbandet. The regimental bat
talon officers and company commanders
are Colonel r. d. Adams. Lieutenant
Colonel Van Potter, Adjutant George Wea-
Yer. First Battalion. Central High School
Major, w. Fl. Peters: adjutant. Walter
LEVEL. Company A, captain II. +. Baum;
pany c. captain, Horace Cleveland; Com
pany D. captain. J. d. Howe. Second Bat
taEon-Major. Martin Bourne: adjutant.
William kries: Company E. Business High
School captain. Charles Zurhorst: Eastern
High School. Company F. captain. w. A.
Cornwall Company G. captain, F. G. Web
ster: Western High School, Company II.
captain. C. f. Young.
Second Battalion Drills Today.
The four companies of the I'd Battalion
will face the judges today while those of
the 1st Battalion are to take the field tomor-
row. Each company will be marched upon
the drill ground and formed in line fifteen
yards in front of the judges, and report to
senior 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
Will be given, and the captains are expected
to use their own means to execute them.
Any movement passed will be marked
90 and cannot be taken up.
When marching. the distance passed over
must be sufficiently great to enable the
judges to determine the proficiency of each
In every instance the prescribed
m mi he f,1lIy cd bef
passing to the next on the program.
At the conclusion of the drill the COM
pany will he marched to the grand stand
and presented 10 the judges
The Official Program.
The program to be followed by each COM
pany is as 70 lows:
Align company two PAGES to the rear;
march by the flank in column of fours, and
then march about by tours toward the file
clCsers; form lire. execute change step,
mark time, right and left step without
lal,ing; execute shortstep and backstep
without ha ting: oblique to the right in
column of fours in double time. mark time
and continue oblique. marching in line
turn and advance; marching in line turn
and halt: pass obstacle covering left four:
reform line: oblique to the right in line.
oblique to the left in line and halt; being
in column of fours, execute right obique
in double time and halt: being in column
vi lbulS, ~! III !f!t front INTO llHt without
halting: marching in column of tours, fix
and unfiX bayonet; marching in column of
fours, form on right into line in double
time; open ranks: present arms; order
arms; port arms. order arms, right Shout
der 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;
close ranks. form column of tours, form
column of pIatoons to the left front with
out halting. form line to the left front with
out hating, form column of tours from the
left to march to the rear, form left
into line of platoonS in column of fourS.
form column of platoons to the right and
move forward. form on right into line, form
column of platoons TO the right and halt,
form column of tours to the front from the
right. form line unfx bayonet. load, fire
one volley at an object 800 yards distant,
fire another volley at the same object with
4D yards elevation, fire another Volley at
an object $40 yards distant and 6, degrees
to the left: cease firing: marching in line.
double time. change step; form column of
files from column of fours, marching in
column of files form column of fJurs, march
ing in columns of tours form column of twos,
form column of fours form line march to the
right in column OF files. march to the right
in line march to the original front march,
ing in line in double time. execute Ito the
rear march,; marching in line in double
time. march to the original front: march
ing in column of tours in quick time. form
column of tours form line toward the file
closers. march to the original front, wheel
ing tours: right shoulder arms, present
arms, right shoulder arms left shoulder
arms, right shoulder arms, rifle salute,
trail arms. order arms. stack arms. take
arms. form left front into line of platoons
i'll columns of tours, march to the rear.
form line to the left front without halting,
march to the rear. form columns of pla
toons to the right without hating. march
by the right flank. form column of tours
to the left. form right into line. form
column of platoons to the front from the
left form line to the right without haltng,
being in line. double time. execute the fol-
lowing without changing to quick time:
March in column of fours to the front from
the right. oblique to the left, obique to
the right, change direction to the left.
form line to the left. march to the rear
twice march in column of tours to the
front from the left. form line on the left,
kneel. load and fire voley at OBJ
ject 600 yards distant ard cease firing. lie
down. load and fire one volley at same
range and object. cease firing rise. fire at
will at an object to the front 200 yards dis
tant. rapid fire, cease firing. open chamber,
close chamber. march company in line
around the dia mond once in quick time, and
and once in double time, halting at place Of
beginning
Knowledge In Power.