The Washington times., 1902-06-15

bers deserve much credit for the plucky
manner in which they drilled upon the
wet. soggy, slippery, uncertain ground
When the company finally left the field
at the conclusion of the drill every one
OF the officers and men was drenched to
the skin.
1t was the first time for the Eastern
to win drill in six years. and victory
was aue to come their way The show
ing of the baseball team that represent
ed the Eastern was the worst ever put
up by ball team OF that school since
the founding of the institution The
showing of the field and track team
which participated in the interhigh
school meet held on Georgetown cam
pGs recently, was miserable in the ex-
trcme, they obtaining only three points.
After looking upon these events with
shame. both officers and men OF Com
pany + were determined to put up a
drill that the school should not in the
least be ashamed of. How they sue
ceeded is too we'll known to relate.
Neither Colonel Barnes nor Captain
Robinette can deserve too much praise
for their untiring efIof -, the former In
behalf Of the regiment. tine latter in be-
half of his company. Mr.. Barnes is the
first student from any hish school. other
than Central. to obtain the coIonelcy
since 1894. which feat in itself should
speak remarkably well for him, as to
rise to the position of colonel in the
High School Regiment is to pass the
highest examination of all who take 1t
for an officership in the regiment. This
year. too. is the major of the Second
Battalion an Eastern student, Major
snifiin holding the position.
The night of the drill reception was
accorded the boys at the school, where |
were served and dancing |
indulged in until quite late that night. |
During the course of the evening ad- !
dresses were made by Colonel Barnes, |
Major Sniifin. Captain Robinette. and |
Lieutenants Thompson and Dinsrnore
An exceedingly pretty and expensive
set of mechanical drawing tools. gift
'f the company. was presented to Cap
tain Robinette by Mr.. Platter, an in
itructor PIT the school.
About O'Clock the cadet. of the
Business High School came over to the
Eastern in a body and congratulated the
'oys of Company F upon their victory.
They were invited inside to take part in
he dance and to partake of the re-
reshments. About an hour later the
'entral High School Cadets came over
o the Eastern to pay their compli II
nents to the victorious company and
heered them TO a finish.
Colonel Barnes then addressed the
entral Cadets, thanking them for their
raise Of the Eastern company. and in
urn praising them for the manly man ,
er in which they took their defeat. as
must have been hard for them to
ear it after winning the drill for so
ANY consecutive years.
Following is a roster of the winning
ompany: Captain. F. G. Robinette;
rst lieutenant. F. B. Thompson: sec T
nd lieutenant, r. K. Dinsmore; first {
o. L. Briggs; second sergeant,
Richardson: third sergeant. II. S.
ill: fourth sergeant. G. H. Hunt fifth :
,rgeant. W. E. Ely; corporals. L. H.
axson. d. A. Craig. G. W. Swift. G. F. {
thompson, d. F. Mann. and W. A.
emper. The following is a list of the
her members OF the company: F. F. ,
eller. j. II. Berry. X. ". Block, +. :,
,. Bone. H. C. Bunyes, Z. C. Burritt.
F. Carpenter. J. Cilley, j. L. Cole j. a
Gull. A. l.. Ely. F. L. Foley. J. W. ii
reeman. r. W. Hynson, W. T. Jones. ].
Lind. II. Linthicum, G. L. Luckett, A.
Lybrand, R. T. Lyon. ]. E. Melon u
d. p. o. MacQueen. H. W. MofIltt. J. A. fe
P. II. Nicholson. C. w. Padgett. F
Parson. S. B. Pole. C. D. Porch. J. F.
obbins. ]. W. Ryon. H. E. Simons. L.. F. n
etson, C. -Statler, W. d. Tewkesbury,
A. Turner. C. C. Van Emon, F. Wa
RS. and E. r. Whitman. b.