Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-06
BAT TIE OF THE CADETS
Spring naIs'3srs on White
House Ellipse.
FROM HIGH SCHOOLS
YOUNG SOLDIERS TO SHOW WHAT
THEY CAN DO.
Merry Gathering of Rooters to Cheer
Favorites on to Victory-Gen.
Chaffee to Attend.

The one occasion in the washington high
school year when the student body IS
brought most prominently into public no.
tice and attracts widespread interest
among the friends and relatives OF the stu
dents is the annual review and sham pat
tie of the cadet corps, which occurs THIS
afternoon on the ellipse south or the Wnlte
House, beginning at o'clock. The COM
panies from the various schools assembled
on New York avenue about o'clock this
afternoon, forming in line with the right
Of the line at 18th street. Here the men
received generous supply of blank car
tridges for their rifles, 1850 blanks being
distributed.
The companies will swing into column
and with the Marine Band at their head
will march to the White Lot The line OF
march is along New York avenue to Penn
sylvania avenue, thence west in front OF
the White House to 18th street, and then
south on 18th street to the scene OF the
maneuvers.
Crowds of spectators began to gather
around the ellipse early in the afternoon,
and special detail of police was on hand
to keep the space free for the CADETS. Inc
exhibition will continue for ABOUT Two
hours, concluding about O'Clock, aIter
which short parade east on PennsyiVaha
avenue will take place.
The occasion will be graced by the pres,
ence of persons prominent IN the OMEGA
life of the capital. Lieut. Gen. Aana n
Chaffee u s. A., and members on the gen
eral staff have been invited to review the
regiment and special invitations nave
been extended by the board or eoucatloh
to number of persons as wen as so q t svn.
eral invitation to all friends ana relatives
of the cadets. Among those in the REVIEW
ing party will also be Col Burton II. Toss
of the District National Guard, who is the
military instructor of the high schoois'
Percy M. Hughes, director of high schools
and A. T. Stuart, superintendent Vi schooiS
Parade and Review.
According to custom the first part of the
oxhib,tion will consist Of the ceremonies OF
narade and review The music will be 1ur-
n;shed by the Marine Band, which Will De
nresent under the direction of Lieut.. san
lehman. by courtesy of the Secretary OF
tho NAVY Following the review the snam
battle will occur, ard this OIL OIL nian Iai
warfare will be made as realstic DIS pos''
BILE. -, commended
nv Co,oneI Huddleson and will be divided
into two groups, under Majors oiIhons aa.o
Hall On this side will be seven co,ipa
mes, all in the regiment ekSep.its voc from
G. The attacking forces Will advance li I'm
positions behind or In the vicinity ol enS
washington monument northwaru 49, 49,
the eIlinse. throwing out scouts ana ski.
mish lines according 10 'iie "i
inS.n t;n,ed at point on the north side OF
the ellipse will be Companies I, " S suu
', ~ the command of Lieut.. Col Schul.A
I'D Major Van Week. Two OF these com,
nan;as will keep the base Wnlle the lhiio
reconnoiters for the "enemy: -, tbrae
The contest Twill be decioeu Taan 1T
Judges. In other years theae z, na1 off,
GERS in directing the ATTACK ana .Ss ea go
Int this year the opposite VIII oe tne as,
and the result will be based on the ae'"
merit of the maneuvers ., not
The cadet regiment comprises three &c %,
talions including in all ten companies; ine
entire membership is about 90 poys' peins
larger this year than ever before. IneIe
is the full quota or regineh VA h"vs are
and company officers, and the poys az
aa.d ~ ba We been so well trained that they
are expected to give an exhibition OF WhIcii
anv "crack military organization might
we'll be proud
The reeimental officers are Col q. II:
Huddleson and Lieut.. Col. j. l.. Schultz OF
the Mckinley Manual framing oInoJ y,
Adjt E. A. Hoge and Quartermas'er r T.
Hand of the Central High School,
Mai w. c. Van Week of the Central
commands the LIST Battalion which IN
cludes Company A, Capt. c. r. cox; COM
many b. Capt E. l.. Kelly, and Company
I Cant F. Raymond French.
The I'd Battalion is under the command
of Mai H. E. Simons of the Eastern, ana
includes Company E, Capt. E. w. BOND;
Company F, Capt. w. D. Tewksbury; Com
pany G, Capt. T. P. Keep, and Company
H. Capt. E. H. Cumpston
The I'd Battalion is in charge of Maj. j.
r. Hall of the Technical 1t includes Com
pany c. Capt. r. n. Conwefl; Company ID,
Capt. c. l.. Turner, and Company K. capt.
c.. H. Butman.