Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
High School Cadets to Camp at
Ocean City, N. ].
PRoGRoMoF ANNUAL OUTING
Regiment Will Leave Washington
June so at ESQ Am.
CAPT. HOWARD, coMMANDAHT
Alumni Company Possibility-List
of the Objects
in View.
CAPT. HOWARD, coMMANDAH1

With great unantmity and expression of
satisfaction the High School Cadet organi-
zation for the promotion of an annual milf
tary camp at meeting held last night at
its headquarters, 18th and G streets. de-
cided upon Ocean City, N. J.. as the place
to pitch the camp of 1909.
Representatives Of the Randall Steam
boat Company were present with an invita-
ton to make use of Colonial Beach. and
A. H. Taylor of Philadelphia sent papers
illustrative Of the merits of Valley Forge,
Pa the historic winter camp of George
Washington. Other places also had their
promoters. but the experience Of the cadets
at the camp last summer cast the decision
for return to that camp. and the organ
ization win accordingly go into simmer
quarters at Ocean City.
The officers have not been elected, but a
program subject to change has been ar
ranged. and reports Of various committees
were submitted
The prospect IS that large regiment will
be organized. Already six candidates for
captaincies are In the field. 1t is UNDER
stood that r. H. Linthtcum, the winning
captain OF Company F in the competitive
drill last June. will get together an alumni
company Of cadets, which will Join the
regiment and go into camp subject to the
rules and regulations governing active
members.
Capt. Howard as Commandant.
Capt. Chancey Otis Howard Win again
act as commandant. A committee of
cadets. representing all the high schools Of
Washington. D. c.. in token of their APP
probation OF what Capt. Howard has ac-
complished in establishing their annual
military camp. called upon him last March
and rendered him the position of comman-
dant of their camp for the coming year.
They resolved themselves into an execu-
tive committee for the summer encamp-
ment. Capt Howard was unanimously
elected chairman of this committee and
business manager of the enterprise.
The executive committee thus formed was
afterward increased by the election of new
members until 1t comprised twenty-five
cadets. who represent all eleven companies
of the five high schools of the city. 1t was
decided that this encampment should be
of the cadets, by the cadets and for the
cadets"
Accordingly the preliminary work was
divided among the cadets and the follow
ing committees were organized and chair
men elected:
List Of Committees.
Executive ommittee-Chatrman advertis
ing committee. r. r. Duff1e (k); chairman
athletic committee E. H. Bowles (E);
chairman enlistment committee, Emery
COX tAb, CHAIRMAN entertainment COHilnil-
tee. M. R. Mailman CD: chairman finance
committee, c. c. Caylor (A): chairman
music committee, H. E. Barringer Cd;
chairman ordnance committee. Joe Driesen-
stoke CID: chairman outlook committee, c..
e. Hamann tE); chairman press committee.
Andrew Brown CD; chairman printing and
stationery, Malcolm c. Auerbach (K); chair
man program committee w. y. Steinberg
(O; chairman reception committee. r. s.
Hart Cd; chairman Red Cross committee,
H. NJ Clarvoe (K); chairman rules and
regulations committee, e. F. Leger (C):
chairman subscription committee, j. E.
Law CD; chairman transportation commit
tee. A. H. Lester (G); chairman uniform
and equipment committee, E. s. NARROW
Co.
Personal Sketch.
The commandment, Capt. Chancey Otis
Howard son of a major general of the
United States army, was selected as pecu-
liarly qualified for the task that this enter
prise evolved. He was born during the
famous battle of Charlottesville. He spent
his youth In military posts from Omaha to
the Pacific coast, including Alaska; saw
service in the field among the Indians in
Idaho. Washington and Oregon: lived with
his father when the latter was superinten-
dent of the United States Military Academy
at West Point. and later while major gen.