The Washington herald., 1909-05-26

vilAeAy = oL tle ArInSLrOng Aanua1
Training School. Capt Alrutheas Taylor.
won the annual competitive drill Of the
Separate Battalion OF the High School
Cadets, held yesterday afternoon at the
American League Baseball PARK.
Five companies-A. 3, c. .. and z. Of
the II Street High and the Armstrong
Manual Training schools-competed for
The prize. and the judges and spectators
were enthusiastic in their praise OF the
good work Of each company.
The judges-LIeut benjamin o. Davis.
Of the United States Cavalry. chairman.
Lieut. James T. Walker and Lieut..
Thomas o. Jones. Of the District National
Guard-gave the decision 20 Company z.
Commissioner Macfarla1d presented the
prize peunant, and Representative Gard
ner. Of Michigan, pinned tie gold medal
on Capt Taylor's coat. while the mem
5ers Of the Armstrong Manual Training
School IN the grand stand and bIeschers
cheered themselves hoarse because their
school won. after the II Street High
School had held the pennant for two
years.
A. A. 4AtlA4aEAs u TIC NB4AG Na FAlsNd-
ton. presented silver medals 70 Lleuts.
Stevens and Carter
Reviewed by Instructor.
While the Judges were comparing the
relative merits OF the companies. the bat
talon under command Of Mai. CLYDE Nc
Dufie passed in review before Mai Ar
thur Brooks. of the First Separate Bat
talon Of the National Guard OF the Dis
trict. who IS the military instructor OF
the cadets. The battalion was led By the
military band from Howard University.
The greatest enthusiasm reigned q Lieut.
Francis Dent. adJUlanI OF the battalion,
marched down the field 20 summon Com
pany + forward 10 receive the mUch-cov-
eted prizes
Big Crowd at Drill.
There were about 500 persons al the
ball park 20 witness the GrlL Among
them wee Representatives Gardner and
William Alden smith. Of Michigan. Com
missioner Macfariand. Capt. James F.
Oyster. Mrs. n 6 Terrell. Supt A. T..
Stuart. Assistant Supts- = II Hughes
and r. g. Bruce. Dr. William s. Mont
gOmery. Judge De Lacy. Garnet c. VIII
kinson, and Dr. Tunnel. the recently ap-
pointed member Of the board OF educa-
tion.
The officers Of the Separate Battalion
are.
Maj. Clyde 1lcDuf7e. Ad5t Francis
Dent Company A. Capt. BErnette Rob
inson. First Lieut.. r Fitzlush. Second
Lieut. J. Hayes, First Serg- John Jones,
SergJs. W Richardson. H. Lucas, J..
Johnson. P. Burkett; Company 3. Capt
H Bray. First Lieut. ". Hys0n. Second
Lieut. ~ Coluan. First SerEL 3 "
Lawson. Sergts. I. Mayer. F. Rivers. y.
Kneeland. A Johnson, Company c. Capt
Alphonse BurweIL, First Lieut. William
Evans. Second Lieut. Walter Clair First
Sergt. Mckinley Bowie. SerEts. Robert
DISCS. William Cole. Norman Ewing;
Company y. CAPT Ernest Hardy. First
Lieut.. Robert Brooks, Second Lieut.. John
Coleman. First SeTE- Lorenzo Walker.
Sergts. Joseph Diggs. Ernest Mobry,
Charles Scott. Thomas jenkins. Company
r. Capt. Alruthess Taylor, First Lieut.
Herbert stevens. Second Lieut. John Car
ter. First SergL She-molt Sewel, SerErs-
Ry,bv Davis. William Settlers. Charles
Henderson. color sergeant. Robert Ken
nev; bugler, George Fletcher
ne M4iLlaEE1 DL -4tT aH-es 49, E-Tr-r4-N
contests were
II street High School. Company A. $50.
Can't. Harry y. BUrwell. ii Street High
SchcoI. Company B. 1S$s, Capt Clarence
X. Woruley: " Street High School. Com
pauv 3. ISg7. Capt Archibald II Ray II
Street High School. Company C. lSso
Can't Joseph O. 1IOntEOuery- II Street
High School, Company p. 1Ssa- Capt Will
lam Brown. II Street HiEE school. Com
rany 3. 1900. Capt William = Howard;
II Street High School. Company g, l+l,
Cant Robert y. 1IattinEly. II Street High
School. Company 3. 1902. Capt Chester Il
Jarvis. " Street High School Company
e. 1893 Capt. Hugh Francis; ArT.l-trong
Manual Training School. Company C. 1874
Capt. John H Wilson: Armstrong Manual
Training School. Company D. l295r Capt
Arthur T. Albert; Armstrong Manual
Training School. Company c, 1906. Capt
William a Henderson. " Street High
school. Company A. 1907. Capt John r
Pfnkett: n Street High School Company
A. 1905 Capt. Edward 3 Gray
The competition between the two schools
began in 1902