Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-07
PRIZE CUP PRESENTED
COMPANY F, BOYS BRIGADE,
CELEBRATES ITS VICTORY.
Evening Star Trophy Won in Competi-
tive Drill February 22-The
Individual Prize.

Of the members of Company F and cadet
Company of the District division, United
Boys Brigade of America, in the Sunday
school room of Trinity NJ. e. Church Sat
urday night, the occasion being the ce!ebra-
ton of the victory of Company F in win
ming The Evening Star trophy in the COM
petitive drill of six companies of the brigade
in the District, held February % last.
In addition to the members of the two
companies present We're several command
ing officers of the District division and a
number of members of Trinity M. E..
Church, from the Sunday school of which
the prize company is organized. During
the celebration of Company Fs victory the
prize for which the companies drilled was
presented to the successful company and a
number of short speeches were made by the
officers Of the brigade, members of the
church and the boy officers of the company.
The. exercises Of the evening were pre-
ceded by what the boys termed spread
provided by the members of the church in
honor of the successful company. The
feature contributed by the "commissary'
department was thoroughly enjoyed, to
judge by the good-natured hilarity display
ed by the youthful soldiers.
Presentation Speech.
At the termination of the mess" feature
The Evening Star cup was presented to
Capt. Percy H. Nicholson, commanding Com
pany F. The youthful captain in brief
and courteous speech, accepted the prize
on behalf of his company and urged the
boys to see TO it that it is retained by Com
pany when the drill is held in February
of next year.
Col. James NJ Pickens, adjutant general
of the District division, was then called
upon by Capt. Nicholson for a few remarks.
Col. Plckens stated that he represented the
major general of the division, Rev. DR..
William Hart Dexter Of the Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church, who was unable to
be present because of the fact that he was
celebrating his own birthday anniversary
at his home.
Col Pickens congratulated the members
of Company f on their victory and spoke
of the excellent work of the company In
the competitive drill He also called atten-
ton to three future events of interest to
the brigade-the annual field day in April
the encampment in the summer and the
national convention of the brigade to be
held in Washington next October. Mr..
Pickens then presented to Private &. e.
Huntington of Company F the individual
badge and medal awarded to the best
drilled member of the brigade.
Expresses His Thanks.
Young Mr. Huntington expressed his
thanks for the medal and told his comrades
that Company F has got to get the ma
tional cup in the competitive drills to be
held here next October" In order to get
this cup, he said, 1.-THE fellows have got to
do some tall hustling." His words were
greeted with enthusiastic applause by the
boys.
Col A. D. Smith, commanding the list
Regiment of the brigade, congratulated the
winning company on its victory, and urged
the boys to remember the objects and aims
of the order, which, he said, were not
% &C hOry1,
but to make men strong and honorable in
character.
On behalf of the church, Mr.. Maurice
Otterbach told the boys of Company F
that the church Is proud of their achieve
ments and appreciated the amount of work
necessary to win the prize. He compi-
mented the officers and privates of the
company for their faithful and efficient
work and entertained the company with
apt stories and remarks
First Lieut.. H. F. Hill and Second Lieut..
F. H. Linthicum of Company F were also
called upon for remarks, and spoke briefly
of their qualification in winning the prize
and of their pride in the company.
The exercises closed with the singing of
America"
The Winning Company Roster.
The roster of the winning company Is as
follows:
Capt P. H. Nicholson. First Lieut.. H. F.
Hill, Second Lieut. F. H. Linthicum, First
Sergeant Burritt, Second Sergeant Field,
Third Sergeant Hutchinson, Corporal Err
ney,
Professionalism. Butler, Carter, Cha
pin, F. Crawford, Dunn, Huntington, Ell
der, Feighley, Fugitt, Fulton, j. B. Handy,
r. B. Handy, w. Z. Handy, Harvey,
Hauke, P. c. Jones, McCathran. McPhee.
Mitscher. Oyster, Pattison. Pole, Sinclair,
Sprowls, Stockett, Tewksbury, H. H.
Thompson, r. Thompson, Trazzare and
Watts