Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-19
co. B WINS THE PRIZE
RESULT OF COMPETITION OF
CoLoRED CADETS.
Capt. Jarvis Wears the Diamond Stud
ded Teachers Medal i Drill
Saturday Afternoon.

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Once again is Company the prize COM
pany of the battalion ef cadets of the col
ored High School. In annual competitive
drill last Saturday afternoon at the Amer
lean League Base Ball Park the organiza-
ton commanded by Capt Chester H. Jar
Wis demonstrated its superiority In COM
pany maneuyering over companies A and
G. and the board Of judges, consisting of
Major Charles II. Ourand, inspector gen.
eral District OF Columbia militia; Capt.
Eugene c. Edwards, Company A. I'd Bat
TALON, D. c. n. G., and Capt. William 8.
Hodges. Company D. 4th Battalion. D. C.
N. c., so announced amid the plaudits of
thousands of spectators. Company B holds
the record Of winHings so far as the M
street High School drills are concerned.
Each of it's members today proudly wears
attached to his blouse the blue ribbon of
victory. while. In addition. Capt. Jarvis
displays the diamond-studded teachers
medal. presented by the faculty of the
school to the captain of the winning COM
pany.
The drill Saturday, afternoon. as usual,
was the gala occasion of the school year.
The District Commissioners. members of
the board Of education Of the District Ma
tional Guard. school officials and promi-
nent colored citizens were in attendance.
The grand stand and the bleachers WeSe
crowded. Each Of the three companies
had enthusiastic supporters on hand by
the hundred. The red and blue Of Com
pany B. the blue and gray Of Company A
and the blue and orange Of Company c
were very much in evidence all the time.
The gathering was one typical Of the NJ
Street High School. and that embraces pro-
gressiveness and ambition in advanced
form. Each company was loudly cheered
as 1t marched on and departed from the
field. the company yells were given and
repeated with will, and the officers were
ha rod r, 6~f11 wi
ed the first appearance Of Company c. rep
resenting Manual Training School. No. 2
First on the Field.
Company was the first to take the
field. Company A followed. The last COM
pany to appear was Company C. The
judges declared the work Of the cadets to
be Of superior order. The presentation
Of the medal and ribbons was made to the
winning captain and company by Commits
sioner Mcfarland, who warmly congratu-
lated them on their victory
While the Judges were reaching con-
clusion an exhibition drill was given by
the battalion. After the announcement the
command marched to the school building.
where the companies were excused for the
day. Major Arthur Brooks, commanding
the LIST Separate Battalion, D. c. N. G..
who is the military instructor Of the cadets.
was praised for the excellent results of his
teachings
Among those in attendance at the drill
were: Commissioner Macfarland, Commits
sioner Ross. General George H Harries,
Col M. e. Urel. Col. B. r. Ross, Major E.
H. Neumeyer, Lieut.. Pinkey Smith, Captain
Harry Lee. U. s. M. G.; Lieut.. s. Bieber,
DR.. ]. r. Francis, ]. R. H Terrell, ]. c.
Dancey, Rev. J. H. Johnson John P. Green,
Lewis H. Douglass, Justice Of the Peace E.
M. Hewlett, Mrs. A. j. Cooper, principal of
the NJ Street High School; DR.. A. M. Curtis
and c. w. Adams.
The Winners.
The winning company was made up Of:
Captain. Chester H. Jarvis; first lieutenant,
William E. Lewis; second lieutenant, Eu-
gene Clarke. n *
First sergeant, Hugh Francis; second SER
geant. Harry Tignor; third sergeant. Thos.
Johnson; fourth sergeant. Richard Crier;
fifth sergeant. Bernard Key.
Corporals-James. Thomas, Samuel Comp
ton. John Smith and William Clarke.
Privates-Clarence Brent, Samuel Bullock
raymond Carter. Albert Dyson, Lawrence
Gaskins. West Hamilton. isaiah Hatton
Raymond Hewlett, John Hughes, Andrew
Jackson, Albert Knorl, Ulysses Martin, VIM
Newman, John Parker, Robert Queen, Clar-
ence Rose. Oscar Smith. William Irvine
William Tinney, Benjamin Boyd, Benjamin
Wade and Moses E. Booth.
Roster Of Other Companies.
HC IOSlcf OI tuo OIner companies and
OF the battalion staff follows:
Company C@Captain. Milton S. Bush
first lieutenant, Joseph R. Cogbill; second
lieutenant, Norris A. Dodson.
First sergeant, James C. Powell: second
sergeant. Chester A. Dodson: third ser
geant, William A. Grant; fourth sergeant,
John H. Wilson; fifth sergeant, Jesse J.
Gardner.
Corporals - Horace Anderson, Harry
cfor
inson.
Privates-Lorenzo Adams Willis Bundy,
Everett Brown. John Brown, Ebert Cor
bett. Elmer Chisolm. William Dabney, Tai
bert Bowling, John Ellis, Roscoe Ewing,
Miley Fenwick John Gaines. Lewis Howell,
William Jackson, George Lewis, julius Lee,
William Lomax. Eugene Lucas, Thomas
Manly, Francis Miller, William Mitchell.
Peters, Samuel Powell, George Roy. Chas.
Smith, John Spriggs. George Washington,
Robert Wilson, Lawrence Wormley and
Robert Woodsen.
first lieutenant, Rutherford Bergman; sec
ond lieutenant, G. Luther -Sadgwar.
First sergeant, Royal Mundy; second SER
geant. William Fair: third sergeant. French
Tyson; fourth sergeant, Aubrey Morton
fifth sergeant. Charles Turner.
Corporals-Daniel Edmonds, Benjamin
Withers, Edward Morton and Henry Book
er.
Privates-Robert Ashton. Robert Brown,
Jesse Brice. James Bowie. Franklin Childs,
Lawrence Comes, Henry Clay. Harry Hur-
ley George Holland, Sandy Hunter, Louis
Jackson, William Lane, Willis Menard Jas.
Nelson, Robert Ogie. Reynard Pleasant,
Robert Qualls. Jesse Smothers. George Ship
pen. Ellie Sudler. Jesse Tilgham. Plato Lee,
william Wilkerson and Woolsey Hall.
Stan-Major. Robert N. Mattingly; first
lieutenant and adjutant. Roscoe c. Worm
ley: sergeant major. Roscoe Brown; bugle
sergeant, Clifton L0max.
GETTYSBURG VISITED.