Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18

The Auditorium was filled 70 its capacity
Tuesday evening with thusi site and anx-
ious fathers, mothers, sisters. brothers and
friends OF the members OF the high school
cadet battalion. On the broad floor the
several companies marched to and fro,
going through the most intricate maneuvers
with the precision and vim OF veterans.
All through the drill. which lasted until
nearly midnight. the excitement was at
highest pitch and the applause was so loud
and frequent that It sometimes threatened
to interfere with the giving and execution
of commands.
Boxes had been taken and decorated by
the friends Of the several competing eom-
panies and each company had It's adherents
scattered throughout the crowd as we'll.
The high school band furnished the music
for the evening. The martial program was
opened with a drill by the entire battalion
of six companies. which was executed in
soldier like manner In spite OF the limited
space allowed by the size Of the building.
Captain Curry commanded the battalion.
This was followed by an exhibition drill
by the sisnal corps. led by Captain H.
swan. Butts manual was executed by a
select company.
Then came the main event Of the evening,
the competitive drill Of the companies. The
buglS corps announced the entrance Of each
company. They came in order as follows:
c, B. A, F. d and E
SSrtII of High Order.
The drill was Of an unusually high order
and called forth the highest praise from the
regular army officers who acted as judges.
A glance at the figures given above will
show the high averages Of all the COM
panieg and the fact that each, In popular
pariance, give the other a close run.'
Between the first two companies there is
less than one point difference. while be-
tween the first and the last company there
Is q difference Of only q little more than
four points.
The individual drill followed the company
drill and was one of the exciting events OF
the evening. There were thirty-six con-
testants in this. the best six being taken
from each company. The contestants en-
tered in this drill were so good that II
seemed for a while there would be no deci-
sion.
The companies we're drawn up in hollow
square formation for the presentation OF
the flag and medals, which was done by
Colonel Evans. Company c won the flas
last year also. This is the fourth time this
company has won the flag.
The Judges were Lieutenant Harvey OF
the Sixteenth infantry. Lieutenant Grimm
of the signal corps and Lieutenant Haskell
of the signa corps.
The commissioner officers Of the high
school battalion this year are as follows:
Company A-Captain. Brownell; lieuten.
ants, Schroeder, Standeven.
Company B-Captain, Howard: lieuten-
ants. Magney, Latenser, Arnstein.
Company C-Captain, Cockrell; lieuten'
ants, r. Wood, ~Buddenberg. Smith.
Company D-Captainr Fullaway; lieuten'
ants, Epplen, Nelson, PAAerson.
Company E-Captain,I Peters; iieutenants
Oberg, Nagi. Knee. Er
Company F-Captain. Holmes; lieutenants
Schenck, Vance, Fricke.
Signal Corps-Captain, Swan; lieutenants
Summers, Burns.
Staff-Lieutenant adJutant, @. Wood
lieutenant quartermaster, r. Curtis; com
missary lieutenant, V. Bacon; %disbursinI
lieutenant, J. L. Woodwork.