Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
UNITED BOYS BRIGADES
LOCAL ORGANIZATION HOLDS PA
TRIOTIC SERVICES.
Evening Star Cup Competition - An
nual Review at Armory of the
Minute Men.

The annual review of the United Boys
B-isades of America, District of CO.
lumbia and Virginia Division, was
held yesterday in connection with the
celebration of Washington's birthday ami
V<rsary, and the competition for the silver
cup donated by The Evening Star. The Gel
ebration was held in the armory of the
Minute Men on L street, the exercises be-
ginning at pm.
Col Alfred D. Smith, as inspector general,
was chairman of the program committee.
| and wassasssted by Capt. w. 7. Simpson of
Company E, LIST Regiment.
The division was represented by four
companies of the LIST Regiment and nine
companies of the I'd Regiment
The division was formed by Major Perez
val Nicholson, adjutant in the follow
ing order:
Park Presbyterian Church, Lieut.. Harold a.
Mooers; Company e, Western Presbyterian
Church, Capt w T Simpson; Company F..
Trinity NJ. E. Church. Lieut.. F. H. Lnthi-
ucm; Company y. Waugh NJ. E. Church,
Capt. L. H; Sinclair: Hospital Corps, Ninth
Street Christian Church; Signal Corps,
Waugh NJ. E. Church.
Second Regiment-Company \, lexington
Presbyterian Church, Capt. c. w. Shaver
Company B, Western Presbyterian church:
Lieut. Geo. L. Carey; Company c. Trinity
NJ. +. Church. Sergt. Geo. Cromine; Com
pany D. Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church. Lieut.. Van Tuyl II. Bien; Com
Church, Capt. A B. fudge; Company F,
Waugh NJ. E Church, Lieut.. Eugene Leger;
Company c. Whitney Avenue Christian
Church, Commander Jas P. McCurdy; Com
pany H. Assembly's Presbyterian Church,
Lieut. j. P. Meacham; Company x, Ninth
Street Christian Church, Capt. II. Amos.
Col. Pickens in Charge.
cd frnin mel
James NJ Pickens, acting commander, who
took charge of the celebration from that
point Prayer was offered by the Rev.
Charles AIan Smith of Peck Memorial
Church The annual address made by
the Rev William Hart Dexter of Takoma
Park formerly commander of the division.
He spoke of Washington as boy, finding
in him illustrations of the virtues aimed at
in the Boys Brigades. He was clean, fa1r.
truthful trusty, orderly, manful, faithful
as student, excellent as an athlete. loyal as
a friend fond of military exercises and
Above all he was his mothers boy.
The hospital corps of Company *. "a
Regiment. gave an exhibition drill, when
was heartily applauded.
The competitive company drill OF the I'd
Regiment for the prize flag brought out
two contestants Companies d and E-aHd
was won by Company ID n good form rms
company won honorable mention last year
CUP 1t is understood Lieut.. Bien has kept
his boys faithfully at work during the
year, and they proved steady and soldlerlY
and successful. Company Z is one of the
latest to take up the revised regulations,
but made a good showing.
The Cup Contest.
The competition for The Evening Star
cup was expected to be the great event of
the day, as the winning company of last
r 1St Rapjmpnt-hal also
won the national competition at the ma
tional convention here last October. No
other company was willing to try conclu-
sions with them yesterday, but Company r
gave a splendid drill, and was awarded the
custody of the cup for another year. Maj.
Nicholson commanded his company in the
drill and showed that he' has kept up the
excellent company spirit and efficient work
which have made Company F one of the
very best commands in the entire national
organization.
The individual competition in the manual
OF arms brought out a long line of contest.
ants, ranging from nearly six feet to four
feet six in height. The commands were
given by Major Nicholson. and the line was
soon reduced to two boys. Private Hugh
Davis of Company D, 1st Regiment, was
finally counted out, leaving Private A. j.
Fugett of Company the winner.
The judges were Capts. L. w. Heron
and Frank E. Skinner of the District Ma.
tional Guard.
awards, attention was called to the next
national convention to be held In Pittsburg,
in October, at which our Company F will
have to defend the General Bope cup in
competitive drill, and to which all were
urged to try to go.
The preparations for participation in the
parade of Inauguration day were also an
nounced. The Boys Brigade will be repre-
scented by battalion commanded by Major
p H. Nicholson, and will be escorted by
boys band from Ohio.
The celebration closed with the singing
of America" by the boys and their guests
led by DIR. Dexter.