Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-15
THE CoL0RED CADETS
ANNUAL COMPETITIVE DRILL TO
OCCUR SATURDAY NEXT.
Companies in Good Shape and Inter
esting Contest Decentralization
and Company Rosters.

dAO NOuAk8sV 1soSIeI9.
The annual company competitive drill Of
the Coiored High School Cadets will occur
next Saturday afternoon, May II, at the
American League Base Ball Park. The
contest promises to be one Of the most in
terestine and hard-fodght in the history of
the battalion. During The past month three
companies have been working assiduously
for the event. Maj. Arthur Brooks the
military instructor, has been constantly
with the companies and reports that each
is well prepared for the competition.
The drill this year is surrounded with I'M
usual circumstances. The establishment OF
Manual Training School No. 2. with DR.. w.
Bruce Evans as principal drew a sufficient
number Of boys to make possible the
ganization of a full-stzed company at that
school. For the first time in the history OF
the battalion the contest is carried beyond
the M street high school of which Mrs. A.
J. Cooper is the head. Since her promotion
to the principalShip of the high school Mrs
Cooper has done much to stimulate the in
terest of the boys in military training, and
has kept before them the highest standard
Of efficiency. DR.. Evans of the Manual
Training School himself military man.
has also contributed his experience and zeal
to the same end. The enthusiasm of both
principals has been source of great en-
enlargement anu StlfhutuS TO MAI. Bf08kS
and the members of the battalion.
Three Companies to Compete.
The battalion consists of three companies
under the command of Maj. Robert Mat
tingly. The adjutant is Roscoe Wormiey and
the sergeant major Roscoe Brown. These
officers. having been selected by competitive
examination according to their scholarship
and military ability, have greatly assisted
the instructor. Mai. Brooks. in securing 10
desired results.
That the organization has attained such
degree Of perfection is considered a cause
for congratulation to all concerned for
most of the cadets can i'll afford the time
required for regular and voluntary drills. as
many of them support themselves by theirs
efforts after school hours.
Partisan feeling runs high. The ''blue and
gray of Company A with the red and
blue" of Company are worn by the pupils
of the M street school. while the girls of
the neighboring Manual Training School
make up in length what they lack in num-
beers of their Inconsistencies Of blue and
orange. The spirit of good-natured ri
valry predominates, and the corridors ring
with staccato cries Of I'VE are co-eds-co-
eds" and with the notes of disconcerting
songs Of derision for rival companies The
drilling will begin Saturday afternoon at
4:1o o'clock.
Company BIS Record.
In the NJ street school company B holds
TIC ISCOIu LUZ SuCCeSScS III the annual con-
tests and its officers, Capt. Chester Jarvis
and Lieuts. William Lewis and Eugene
Clark are working tnoadd another to it's
list. ~
The pupils Of the Manual Training School
have strong confidence in the ability Of
their company. The ,aticers. Capt Milton
Bush and Lieuts. Joseph Cogbill and Norris
Dodson Of company have succeeded in Sc
curing very perfect drill with a large
Well-flled company.Isy al
Capt. Roland Johnson of Company a is
clever officer with cohmendable pride of
achievement and considers no labor too
great for success. He has been ably sec
Onded by his lieutenahts. Rutherford Berry
man and Luther Sadsaaf and will undoubt-
eddy surprise his rivals IN the competition
The foot movements and firing are excep-
tionally good for the whole battalion and
the contest is expected to prove inter-
eSting and close 1t rs unique in being
inter-school as well as inter-company.
49,. The .Rostsrs,. -. war
I'M roster of 'theToiored High School
ba ttalion follows: ? 'A@' So.
Staff-Major. Robert n. Mattingly; first
lieutenant and adjutant. Roscoe c. Worm
ley: sergeant major; Roscoe Brown; bugle
sergeant, Clifton Lomax.
Company A-Captain, Roland r. Johnson
first lieutenant Rutherford Bergman; sec
ond lieutenant G, Luther Sadgwar: first
sergeant. Royal Mundy; second sergeant
William Fair: third sergeant. French Tyson;
fourth sergeant. Aubrey Morton; fifth SER
Corporals-Daniel Edmonds, Benjamin
Withers, Edward Morton and Henry Book
er.
Privates-Robert Ashton, Robert Brown
Jesse Brice, James Bowie, Franklin Childs.
Lawrence GOineS Henry Clay, Harry Hur-
ley, George Holland, Sandy Hunter. Louis
Jackson. William Lane. Willis Menard. Jas
Nelson. Robert Ogle, Reynard Pleasant
Robert Qualls. Jesse Smothers. George Ship
PEN Ellie Sudler jesse Tiigham, Plato Lee
William Wilkerson and Woolsey Hall.
Company B-Captafn, Chester H. Jarvis:
first lieutenant. William E. Lewis; second
lieutenant. Eugene Clarke; first sergeant,
Hugh Francis: second sergeant, Harry
Tignor; third sergeant. Thomas Johnson;
fourth sergeant, Richard Crier; fifth SER
geant, Bernard Key.
Corperals-James Thomas, Samuel Comp
ton. John Smith and William Clarke.
Privates-Clarence Brent. Samuel Bull
lock, Raymond Carter, Albert Dyson, Law
renee Forrest. John Francis. Frank Gaines.
David Gaskins. West Hamilton. Isaiah Hat
ton, Raymond Hewlett, John Hughes. An
drew Jackson. Albert cKnorl, Ulysses Mar
tin, William Newman. John Parker. Robert
Queen. Clarence Rose, Oscar Smith, VII
liam Irvine, William Tinney, Benjamin
Boyd and Benjamin Wade.
Company C-Captain, Milton S. Bush: first
lieutenant. Joseph r. Cogbill: second lieu
tenant, 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
Brown. Chester Martin and George Robin
son.
Privates, Lorenzo Adams, Willis Bundy,
Everett Brown. John Brown, Ebert Cor
eett. Elmer Chisolm. William Dabney. Tai
bert bowling, John Ellis. Roscoe Ewing
Miley Fenwfck, John Gaines, Lewis Howell,
William Jackson, George Lewis. Julius
Lee. William Lomax, Eugene Lucas Thorn
as Manly. Francis Miller. William Mitchell
Charles Newman. Charles O'Brien Robert
Peters, Samuel Powell, George Roy, Chas
Smith. John Spriggs. George Washington,
Robert Wilson. Lawrence Wormley and
Robert Woodson.
SECRETARY HIEcHcocK's REPLY.