Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-09
CADET CLUB FORMED
Ex-HIGH SCHOOL BOYS PERFECT
AN ORGANIZATION.

A meeting of the ex-high school cadet OH
GERS was held last night at the New VIII
lard Hotel for, the purpose Of organizing an
alumni association. A permanent organiza-
ton was perfected. the object of which is
to encourage military instruction In public
schools in general. and in the Washington,
d. C. high schools in particular. 1t Is also
the prprose to aid and encourage high school
boys who desire to learn more of the milf
tary sciences than Is possible during the
school year by helping them establish an
annual military camp, where they can get
practical experience In field duties
guard mounting" extended orders" etc
Graduates of the several high schools
who attended the military camp in Ocean
City, N. j.. in 1905 and 1908. and few OF
regiment who expect to graduate In June
were present last night. Many OF those
expected were unavoidably absent, but their
letters of explanation. which were read at
the meeting bespoke their interest in the
enterprise.
Officers were chosen as follows: Capt. F.
H. Lnthicum, Company F, Eastern High
School, 'O5, the winner of the competitive
drill that year, president; Capt. w. j. Bland,
Company H, Western High School, last
years winning captain in the high school
drill, vice president; Capt. c. c. Caylor,
Company A, Central High School, 'O6, treas
urer; Capt. NJ c. Auerback. Company X.
Technical High School. VI. secretary; Capt.
c. o. Howard, commandant of last sum-
mers military camp, corresponding secre-
tary.
resolution was adopted inviting all cit
liens of Washington who were ever high
school cadets to become charter members.
They are requested to send their names to
the corresponding secretary at once.
A committee was appointed to ascertain
whether high school cadets excursion to
jamestown exposition can be arranged to
advantage to the boys and to learn what
special rates can be secured to enable them
to go in a body as a military organization,
with or without band. The members of
this committee are the officers above named,
together with Col G. H. Thiel. the cadet
commanding the present school regiment,
Technical High School, OF; r. H. Stand-
ford, the colonel of last years regiment, and
Capt. H. Rockwell, Company B, Central
High School. 'O5.
Plans for a Banquet.
Capt. c. M. Forrest, G12 F street, was
elected chairman of a committee to arrange
for banquet to be held at the next meet
ing. The members of the committee were
chosen as follows: c. w. Fulton, Mckinley
High School, class of 'O5; v. 1. Richard,
Mckinley High School. class Of 'O5; c. H.
Potter, Mckinley High School, class of 'O5;
of 'O5; ]. E. Law, Mckinley High School.
class of 'O5; F. 8. NARROW, Mckinley High
School, class of 'O5; w. U. Steinberg, Nc
kinley High School. class of 'O5; A. D..
Bryant, Central High School, class of 'O6;
H. M. Clarvoe, Central High School, class
of 'O6; H. F. Cunningham. Mckinley High
School, class of 'O5; D. H. Warner, Business
High School, class of o5; w. B. Richards.
Central High School. class of 'O5; w. R.
Ourand, Technical High School, class of
'O5; N. w. Hopper. Central High School.
class Of 'O5; E. H. ROBBIE, Eastern High
School, class Of O6; p N. Kingsley, Central
High School. class Of 'O7; Andrew Brown,
Eastern High School, class of 'OS; E. c..
Schneider, Technical High School, class of
'O6 S. Bryan. Technical High School, class
of 'O6: William Lewis, Technical High
School, class of O6; c. A. Rowland, Central
High School, class of 'O6; H. N. Levy, Gen.
fillan Central High School. class Of 'O6; w.
w. Tolson, Business High School, class of
'O6: H. E. Barringer, Central High School.
class of 'O3; E. L. Trey, Business High
School, class of 'O6; F. Harrington, Western
High School, class of OF; Charles Baker,
Western High School. class of O7.
The address of the evening was made by
Capt. c. o. Howard, son of Maj. Gen. o.
O. Howard. United States army, retired,
who stated that the general public of the
present day is forming an entirely erro-
cred ''bragadocio" the substitute for brav-
cry, because too many modern soldiers as
sumo staggering air instead of military
bearing, Indifference instead of respect for
superior officers, and military men with
sufficient self-control to refrain from liquor
and profanity, he said, are scarce 1t is up
to the boys of today, he said. to correct
these dangerous tendencies, and hence the
need of this organization.