The Washington times., 1905-05-28
COMPANY D WINS
THE DRILL MEDALS
ColOred Cadets Participate
In Annual Contest.
BIG CROWD IN BALL PARK
Competition Was Keen and Decision
Turned on Fine Points-Eames
of the Judges
BIG CROWD IN BALL PARK

With b.twcen six and seven thousand
persons yelling like mad, Company D.
Of the Armstrong Manual Training
SchCol commanded by Capt Henry
Necden. was announced the winner of
the thirteenth annual competitive drill
Of the colored high schools of the Dis
trict held at the American League
baseball park yesterday afternoon. The
four companies participating drilled eX-
ceedlngiy we'll and the result was in
doubt until the last nom ent.
The grandstand, covered pleaehers,
and sun shaded blellchers" were crowd
ed to their utmost capacity with the
aotherents OF the four companies. The
er;sadstand was dTaped with the coIors
OF both the N Street High School and
the Armstrong Manual Training School,
as We'll as the eolors or the four com
paaies
Ia the boxes were Commissioners
West and BiddIe. P. F. Hughes. Direc-
tor of High Schools; Assistant Superin-
tendent of Colored Schools, w. S. Mont
gomery; ]. A. Chsr, r,berlain, Director of
Manual Training to the Manual Train
ing schools of the District, j. j. Bundy.
Il. Southard Parker. W. 7. Stuart and
others.
SS-~>~N~~SS@SASAS Al SUACS.
Commissioner West was accompanied
by Mrs. West, and Commissioner BiddIe
had as guests in his box DR. Kafton
and Capt Paul Kireh. of the general
staff of the German army Both of
these officers We're highly pleased with
the exhibition and frequently applauded
the movements.
The judges for the drill. unlike those
for the white boys. were chosen from
the National Guard instead of the regu-
lar army. The judges yesterday were:
Major c. H. Ourand, inspector general
OF the National Guard: Capt Harry
Cope, Of the Washington Light Infan-
try. and Capt. Eugene c. Edwards, OF
the Coreoran Cadets. The drill was
somewhat different from that of the
other high schools, several of the num-
bers being omitted and several different
Cnes added.
Last year the prize was won by Com
pany c, of the Armstrong School. and
the students of that school were very
confident that one of their ~companies
would carry of the honors this year
Company B, of the NJ Street High
School. commanded by Capt. Laurence
a. Goines, was the first to take the
field. They marched up and saiuted the
judges promptly at 4:10 o'clock, and then
wheeled and started through their move
Inents. This company drilled WELL but
was ragged at times especially in the
foot movements. Company B also took
the longest time TO go through the drill
of any OF the companies.
Company D Effective.
Company D, commanded by Captain
Weeden. was the next to go through the
PAGES The bows went through all the
Inaneuvers vi out a hitch and at al
times had plenty OF snap and vigor in
their work In their firing they were
especially strong.
Captain Menard in command of Com
pany A. OF M Street High School. was
The next TO take the field His company
dFillsd well. but seemed TO lack en-
thusiasm. Their skirnishing was a little
ragged at times.
The best exhibition, next 10 that of the
winning company, was put up by Com
pany c. Armstrong School, commanded
ly Captain Mitchell the last company
u take the field. This company Won
the drill last year, and except for q
little over-confidence would have come
Of Victorious this year. The over-con-
1idence made them careless of the small
Details. and consequently their drill was
Rot up To the standard
After all the companies had drilled
and wkile the judges were counting VI
the averages. the whole battalion Wa!
l,ut through few PAGES by Major
Saunders, the Howard University Ban5
aging the while.
hooters IN Evidence.
When the judges decided upon thl
winner. they marched out to the home
r.ate and informed Adjutant Wade
no marched straight down the field
:-nd s.Etcr hesitating a few moments
3f1ed and told Captain Weeden tC
arch his company to the front. Wher
-c people in the grandstand especially
t-e rooteTs FOR the Armstrong school
y the adjutant stop in front of Com
Iany they set up a yell that could
< heard for blocks
The winning company was marched t.