The Portland daily press., 1901-02-16
II Vas a Most Successful and Inter-
estiug Affair.
Col. Collins Was the
Reviewing Officer,
A Battalion Review, Drill and
Dress Parade.

The tenth annual ball OF the Portland
High School Cadets brought out very
large and representative gathering at this
Armory last night. Ii was, as it has
been for years, the most interesting mill
tary events OF the season. The cadets not
only drill well and appear well. but tneie
is a charm about the exhibitions they al
ways give which interests a great many
people.
Heretofore these exhibitions which are
90 entertaining have been held In ihs
City hail. This year a departure was
made from the usual oIztom and the
drill and bali was held at the Audito-
rum, and it proved TO tie an excellent
change, for the big drill hall gave the
high school boys bsttsr chance to ex-
hibit the perfection they have attained
than would have been the case in the
smaller hall.
Previous to the exhibition Chandler's
First Regiment band gave delightful
concert ami before 1t was ended there
was not vacant seat to be had In the
hall AMI among those pres ent were many
OF the prominent citizens OF Portland At
Charles X. Hail, escorted the reviewing
party TO the reception booth at the end OF
the hall. This party consisted OF Lieut..
| Col, Charles Collins, MAJOR Welch, Ad-
Jutant Davis and many OF the Natior al
Guard officers of the city and the prinoi-
pal OF the High school, Albro Il. Chase.
Promptly at eight O'Clock the bugler.
Elton Thompson. who 10 able to mouth
hugle In a truly professional style
sounded frat call, followed shortly after
by adjutant's call and the battalio1
marched upon the floor. They were
greeted with long and loud applause. The
com panies were about sixteen files front
and the uniform was the cadet blue with
crossed white pslts and white gloves
Every rifis was handsomely polished and
the young soldiers were for the most part
well set up and showed that they had
been wall trained In the school of the
soldier. In this battalion formation the
guides were prompt and evidently wall
instructed, whiIs the company ofticeis
handled their men we'll.
Major Hall. who throughout the eye-
ming handled the battalion very olsveriy
and who had 1t well in hand during the
entire exhibition, formed the battalion
TOR inspection, and while the band played
the reviewing party consisting of Lieut.
Col. Collins, Major welch and Aolutant
Davis were escorted through the battalion
by Its commanding officer. The inspec-
ii on over the battalion rormed for review
and passed the reviewing stand In good
shape. The size of the hall did not allow
Of the companies becoming steadied down
before tpey were at the review point, but
this feature of the exhibition was very we
carried out. Then came q battalion driii
which yss extremely well executed and
of which military men generally ex-
pressed the opinion that IL was q very
bile performance. After the bat
TALON drill Major Hall extended his COM
mand to the 'front.' and put them through
tba phystcal drill with rifles. This was
!, r,ov.,,o.r.. axacr,ad xv,.hou,
so1i0S Va "'o
command and the entire command Oh 10
men went through the drill without n
aim or a break and they we've accorded
much applause for it.
AAe p"' mn
battalion dress parade. tnere were 10"
proIar ,rhomnson exms 10 sound retreat.
which he did In very effective manner,
rs~ -. .~h,n,,,on xv.s mos. ra,,t.
Ane "noie ""'
able and shows that MAJOR !. HART
nett. the drill master OF sne oaoess' mas
not peeh WASHING mA .,,~
cadets mn to q remarkably fine state OF
.r,.,nna, Thara xyara many little thiprs
,.,I, ,,h,on ,a,,nns,r.,sd
aDou' s-s - ws,sh ,hs of,icar. and
s'+a que sa's 49, W" na"n ,r..rnotss and Major
T1~.S TIN~.... 10 ra.sor 40 feel nroud otfhe