Evening star., 1902-06-07
THEIR ANNUAL DRILL
High School Cadets to Com
pete for Honors.
THE PLANS COMPLETE
PROGRAM GIVING THE ORDER OF
MOVEMENTS.
List of the Officers-Sketch of the Or
.....- ganization From Date of
Formation.

Preparations have practically been COM
pleted for the annual company competitive
7drill Of the regiment of High School Ca
diets, to occur Tuesday and Wednesday of
next week at the American League Base
BAH Park. 14th street and Florida avenue
northeast The maneuvering will begin at
clock each day. The companies will take
the field in the following order:
Tuesday-Second Battalion, Company H,
Capt. ]. H. Lehmer, Western High School;
Company E, Capt. ]. W. Manning Busi-
ness High School; Company F, Capt. Fred
e. Robinette Eastern; Company G, Capt.
B. A. Bowles, Business
Wednesday-First Battalion, Company B.
Capt. c. w. Gregory, Central; Company
a, Capt G. w. Guss, Central; Company D,
Capt. w. w. Reynolds. Manual Training
School; Company c, Capt. c. H. Tompkins.
Manual Training
Capt Joseph S. Heron, I'd Cavalry: Can't
CHARLES w. kutZ, Corps of Engineers and
First Lieut. Merriwether L. Walker, Corps
Oh Engineers, al of the United States
army, will serve as Judges
An attractive souvenir program of the
drlll has been prepared by Sergeant R. w
Pullman of the Business High School
AT the conclusion of the drill Of Company
the regiment under Colonel Barnes will
go through brief drill in the manual of
arms, after which rhe judges will announce
the winning company and award the prize
flag.
The Formation.
The drill program provides that the COM
pany Will be marched upon the drill ground
and formed in line fifteen yards In front of
the judges and report to the senior officer
of the board.
will ha &nI
OF arrangement given In the program
1t Is not to be understood that each move
ment in every case can be executed from
the preceding one. The movement will
be given and each captain is expected to
use his own means to execute them
Any movement passed will be marked
'O,' 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
command. In every instance the prescribed
movement must be fully executed before
passing to the next ON the program
At the conclusion of the drill the COM
pany Will be marched to the grand stand
and presented to the judges.
Regular Program.
The regular program embraces siXty-six
movements, as follows 1, open ranks; 2, fix
bayonet; 3, right shoulder arms; q, present
arms 5, order arms; 6. port arms; I, pre-
SCiil Ills, O, pOll ", TISnt SnOulQeT
arms 10, order arms; IL, charge bayonet
II, order arms; 13. right shoulder arms a.
charge bayonet; Is, port arms; 16, charge
bayonet; II, order arms; Is, unfix bayonet
10, close ranks; 20. form column of platoons
to the right and move forward; 21, form on
right into line; % form column of fours;
., form column of platoons to the left
front without halting; "a, being in double
time form line to the left front; %, march
company so PAGES quick and double time):
in i'm fI,rr md
pass obstacle covering right four; 2S re-
form line; 20, align company three PAGES to
the front; 80, align company two PAGES to
the rear; 81. marching in line, oblique to
the left company distance; 81, obliQue to the
right in line, company distance and halt;
49, marching in line fix and unfix bayonet;
a. form columns of platoons to the right
and halt; 35, form line; SO, form column Of
fours from the right to march to the rear;
81, form on right into line of platoons in
column of fours; 3S. form lire; 80, execute
change step, mark time, right and left
step without halting; 40, marching in line,
form left front into line and halt; q,
marching in line. double time, execute right
oblique; 43, oblique to the left in column Of
fours in double time. mark time and con-
tinue oblique; A. being in line execute
short step and back step without hating;
40, load 40, fire one voley, 800 yards; Al,
fire one volley. 300 yards; 49, fire one volley,
400 yards and 60 degrees to the left 40
marching In line, double time, change step;
80, marching in column of fours, form
column of twos; 81, form column Of fours;
80, form line; 90, form column Of platoons
to the right without halting; 54 march by
the right flank; 80, form column of fours
to the left; 56 form on right into line; 81,
form column Of platoons to the front from
the left; 5S, form line to the right with
out halting; 50, kneel; GO, fire one volley at
600 yards; 81, lie down; g. fire one volley
at same range and object; 63, rise; Ga, fire
at will; Co, open chamber; G6, close cham
ber
In addition to the foregoing program, each
captain will receive, as he goes on the field
an impromptu program of ten numbers.
These will Immediately follow the last num-
Der of the regular program.
Officers of the Cadets.
The roster of the officers and non-com-
missioned officers of the High School Cadets
follows: Colonel H. E. Barnes, Lieutenant
Colonel H. L. Boesch, Regimeatal Adjutant
B. Bryant.
First BattaIion-Majo jor H. Winter; battal-
ion adjutant (acting), Lieutenant Jackson.
Company A-Captain, w. G. Guss; first lieu
tenant, ]. F. Brandenburg; second leuten-
ant, r. DeS. Brown; sergeant, l.. S. Smith;
second sergeant. j. F. Reid; third sergeant,
l.. T. Scudder; fourth sergeant B. P. Lum:
fifth sergeant, E. J. Davis; corporals, w. c.
Van Week; r. Quick, G. D. Taylor, R: W.
Snow, r. R. Yates. j. H. Waters, M. NJ.
Moore. Company B-Captain. c. n. Greg
ory; first lieutenant. F. H. jackson; second
lieutenant, X. Taylor sergeant, ]. c. Par
sons; second sergeant, R. s. Archibald
third sergeant, E. L. Kelly: fourth SER
geant, ]. r. Milburn; fifth sergeant. c. B.
Bacchus; corporals, c. P. Cox, F. E. Hand,
E. H. King, E. c. Kinnear, A. w. King, P.
e. Lesh. Company C-Captain, C. H.
Tompkins: first lieutenant, G. A. Eagan;
second lieutenant, r. S. Baker: sergeant, j.
Aldridge; second sergeant, E. F. Root; third
sergeant, r. c. VonBayer; fourth sergeant
R. B. Griffith; fifth sergeant, A. L. Tuns-
tall; corporals, g. H. Huddleson, G. L.
S2aulitas' N2hSaias w Ring. Ring. j. G. Mathers. D.
tain. VIM. w. Reynolds; first lieutenant,
r. B. Atkinson; second lieutenant c. F.
Patten; sergeant, E. NJ. Berlner second
sergeant, l.. Schreiner; third sergeant r. l..
Clark: fourth serge ant w. L. Wagner; fifth
sergeant. P. B. Hoge; corporals, j. BeaIl
A: Apple, E. P. Hutchinson, A. NJ N. Dan,
iels, j. Nagle, F. o. Leitzell
Second Battalion-Maj. w. W. Snif.1n:
battalion adjutant, w. S. Tydngs Com.
pany E. Capt ]. w. Manning, First Lieut.
b. l.. Grimes, Second Lieut.. O. V. Veih-
m ret