Evening star., 1909-05-29
WINS THE EVENING STAR CUP
COMPANY G EXCELS IN DRILL
OF BOYS BRIGADE.
Annual Field Day Exercises Near
Old Ede's Mill on the Up
per Potomac.

Embry onic soldiers of the District OF
Columbia and Virginia. branch of the
United Boys Brigade of America. held
their annual field day exercises today
near old Ede's mill. on the banks of the
Potomac. Smiling skies and a good.
warm spring sun made the day an ideal
one for the several hundred boys of all
ages, who drilled and played their games.
Leading the other events of the day in
relative Importance was the company
drill for the handsome silver cup. which
was donated by The Evening Star three
years ago to be given to the best drilled
company each year. Three companies
participated in the competition today, as
follows:
Company G., composed of boys of the
Waugh M. f. Church of this city. Capt.
Frank L. Weaver. commanding; Company
l of BrOokland NJ. h. Church, commanded
by Capt Ralph Hospital, and Company
B of st. Mark s p r. Church, under COM
mand of Lieut.. Jerome Burke. Three re-
Gently formed companies were out for the
day. but had too many raw" recruits to
enter the drill. They were companies
from Peck Chapel. Luther Place Memorial
Church and the Second Presbyterian
Church of Alexandria.
One at a time the companies of earnest
little soldiers. in their trim uniforms Of
blue army shirts and caps. with khaki
trousers tucked in leggings of similar
cloth, maneuvered up and down ana
around the green field. while the small
gallery of "citizens'' who came with the
boys cheered for their favorites. Ex-
tremely well did all three companies go
through the prescribed program and the
contest seemed close.
Company G of the Waugh Church. how
ever, did little better than the others IN
the opinion of the judges and was award
ed The Evening Star cup. This is the third
consecutive year that this same COM
pany has won the honor. and their sue
cess seemed popular.
Winner Of Individual Medal.
After the company competition had
been finished the drill for the gold medal
offered for the best individual drill was
begun. A squad of six boys from each
company stood in line and was put
through the manual Of arms by Col. j.
Jarvis Butler, adjutant of the District
branch of the brigade. while the judges
two officers of the District of Columbia
National Guard. Capt. s. Feland and
Lieut.. c. A. Lindsey, both of the I'd Regi-
ment. kept careful tab of the drillers.
One by one the boys were ordered to
fall out by the judges as each was
caught in some mistake. When at last
all were out but one. the winner, Serst.
Albert PeIerS OF company u ana Wlulief
of the individual drill last year. was de-
clared the best driller of the District.
Athletic Events.
Athletic events were in order after the
military evoluticns of the morning and
dashes and jumps whetted up the fine
young American appetites for lunch.
Lunch baskets emptied, caps were donned
again, guns taken and a sham battle or
ganized. Divided into two detachments,
the boys attacked and defended the old
mill. 1t was a warm fray, with many
imaginary dead and wounded, but no
winner was declared.
a regimental review and parade brought
the days fun and work to happy finish,
and several hundred young fighters in
the bud clambered aboard the cars and
returned home to dreams of war and ad-
versaries and other stirring martial
things.