The San Francisco call., 1905-05-27
TROPHY IS WON
BY COMP PANY D
League of Cross Companies
Meet in Annual Contest
of Drilling for Medal
FIRST RESULT A TIE
Gen. Funston, Other Army
Officers and National Guard
Men Interested Spectators

The annual competitive drill and mill
tary concert of the First Regiment,
League of the Cross Cadets, Colonel
James E. Power commanding. at the Me-
chanics' Pavilion. last night. proved
brilliant success. In the reviewing stand
were his Grace the Most Reverend Arch
bishop Montgomery; Brigadier General
Frederick Funston, commanding the De-
partment of California, attended by his
aids, Lieutenant e c. Long and Lieu
tenant b. j. Mitchell; Adjutant General
]. B. Lauck, N. G.. c.; Colonel R. Wieneke
and Colonel S. j. Hendy. aids to the
Governor and many priests of San Fran
cisco and bay cities. including the Rev.
Father Philip Organ, spiritual director
of the League of the Cross The judges
of the competitive drill were Captain Ar
thus Kerwin, Thirteenth Infantry; Lieu
tenant Frederick Coleman and Lieuten-
ant II. A. Hanigan, Thirteenth Infantry.
The programme opened with a concert
by the band under direction of LieuIcn-
ant E. G.. Williams, and at the close the
first, second and third battalions marched
into the spacious hall with a dash and
precision that won instant and hearty ap-
proval.
General Funston received the review,
and then followed the competitive drill
for the Colonel E. J. Power trophy. Com
pany D. Captain Andrew Burke COM
manding. was the first to give challenge.
Company A, Captain p. H. Mccarthy
commanding, showed a soldierly. well.
knit. bright lot of young men. and Com
pany N, Captain H. ]. Leonard command
ing. with host of it's fellow -townsmen
from Oakland well to the fore with en-
enlargement, presented also a smart ap-
pearance and drilled well. Company L.
Captain Frank Grimley commanding,
brought upon itself compliments, then
applause and at the end of the drill a
loud outburst, not alone from Mission Do
loreS parish. to which the company be-
longs, but from the representatives of ell
other parishes present.
Every r.cvement was watched with the
keenest interest. And when Il was all
over and the judges retired to count Up
the points, the announcement came not
as surprise that Companies ID and L.
had tied. each with 2S7 Is points out of
possible 300.
The judges announced that the two
rival companies must go through three
movements of ten points each, and this
resulted in Company DIS scoring twenty
nine points and Company L, 2S.
Then Sacred Heart Parish cheered for
its men, the victors. and the Rev. Father
Philip Ryan FASTENED forward and con-
graduated Captain Burke. Archbishop
Montgomery pinned the trophy medal on
the captains breast. Father McQuaide
was elated because, FOR the second time,
Company d had proved victors in the
bloodess contest.
There was a strong contrast afforded
by the fancy squad drill by Company o,
Captain Thomas O'Day commanding. The
young men were attired in green blouses
and executed a silent drill with splendid
effect, the only word of command issuing
from Captain O'Day being short. snappy
Hep" and left about or right about,
halt, attention, march, all followed the
command, Hep" which with all the
seriousness and excellence of the drill,
evoked hearty laughter.