Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26
COMPETITIVE DRILL
Program of Events to Occur
Two Months Hence.
GROUNDS SELECT ED
REQUEST MADE FOR USE OF
AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK.
Conference Held and instructions Is
sued to Commanders of Companies
Specific Orders.
GROUNDS SELECT ED

The program Tor the annual competitive
drill of the Washington High School Cadet
Regiment has just been issued and ten cap
tains have drawn lots for the positions Of
their companies in the order of drill From
this time military and athletic affairs in
the high schools will command first place in
the interest of the students
Director Hughes has written to President
Noyes of the Washington Base Ball Club,
asking for the use of the American League
Park May % and q, for the drill, with an
option on the 18th, in case of rain on either
of the other days mentioned He has also
made a request for the grounds on the 9th
of May for the colored cadets competitive
drill.
The order of the drill will be as follows:
First day-Company G of the Business,
Capt Hart; Company of the Central,
Capt Rockwell; Company E of the Bust
ness, Capt. Warner Company of the Cen
trail Capt. Richards; Company A of the
Central. Capt. KlOpfer.
Second day-Company II of the Western,
Capt. Campbell; Company c of the Mcl<in-
ley, Capt Cunningham; Company X of the
Mckinley, Capt. Ourand; Company F of the
Eastern. Capt LinthiCum Company d of
the Mckinley, Capt. Fulton.
Selection of Judges Deferred.
Other arrangements for the drill will be
made as soon as circumstances will permit.
The Judges have not yet been selected but
an effort will be made to secure the services
in this capacity of three members of the
United States army board which drew up
the revised tactics in use in the army. This
would be especially appropriate. since the
coming competitive drill will be the first by
the local cadets in which the new tactics
are used. 1t is intended, in fact, to make
the drill a good display of these new move
m Improvement
the old method. The program has been ar
ranged with this idea especially in view.
The company officers of the regiment held
q conference with Director Hughes and Col.
Burton r. Ross. military instructor of the
high schools, Thursday last and received in
strUctions for the competition. They were
told that only fair means were to be used
in practice, and that no company was to at
tempt to drill on the American League
grounds before the event. They were also
notified that the time allotted TO each COM
pany will be thirty minutes, the companies
to march on the field and leave at the blast
of a bugle. In former years each company
has consumed as much time as the captain
saw fit. The supplementary impromptu pro-
gram has also been abolished, and every
thing points to shorter and more snappy
contest this year
Annual Sham Battle.
The annual regimental drill of the cadets,
including the sham battle and dress pa
Tade, VIII De 0elu THIS year as usual Ou
the ellipse south of the White House. The
exact date has not yet been determined,
but it will be some time near the first of
May. 1t is desired to have the regimentai
drill as long before the competitive drill
as possible. in order that the boys may
have an uninterrupted period of practice
for the latter.
Capt. Allison Nailor. jr.. has announced
that he will present the captain of the
winning team with a facsimile of the large
Jeweled medal which Is given the success
full company each year, but which is not
retained by the company. This he has al
ways done in previous competitions. The
fac-simile will be the property of the cap
tain who receives IL.
The specific orders for the competitive
drill inform the captains that the companies
will be marched upon the drill ground and
formed in line fifteen yards in front of the
judges, and report to the senior officer or
the board. The movements will be exc
cQted in the order of arrangement given in
the program. 1t is not to be understood
that each movement in every case can be
executed from the preceding one. The
movements will be given, and the captain
Is expected to use his own means to exc
cute them. Any movement passed will be
marked zero, and cannot be taken up again
When marching the distance passed over
must be sufficiently great to enable the
judges to determine the proficiency of each
command. In every instance the prescribed
movement must be fully executed before
passing to the next on the program. At
the conclusion of the drill the company will
be marched to the grandstand and pre-
scented to the judges. The decision will be
announced at the close of the second day.
Program in Detail.
The program in full for all companies is
as follows:
l. Being in column OF squads at a halt.
form left front into line.
2. Marching in column of squads, form
on right into line.
3. Align company two PAGES TO the rear.
4. March to the right In column of
squads then march about toward the file
closers
8. Form line.
.. Execute change step, mark time right
and left step.
Z. Execute half step and back step.
3. Oblique to the right in column OF
squads in double time. mark time and con-
tirue oblique.
Marching In line, turn and advance.
10. Marching in line, turn and halt.
IL Form column of squads.
IL. Form column of platoons to the left
front without hating.
Ii Form line 10 the left front without
batting.
IA. Form column of squads to the left
and march 20 the rear.