The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-18
HIGH SCHOOL CADETS
ANXIOUS FOR DRILL
National Park Aflutter With
Flags, Pretty Gowns, and
Enthusiasm Today.

While admiring school misses with
hearts all ahutter cheer them from
every side, with doting parents, friends
and school officials looking on from the
boxes and with favorite colors floating
Jauntlly above the heroes. the Washing
ton High school Cadets will march ont
this afternoon at the American League
baseball park for the annual COMPETE
tive drill.
The feeling Of friendly rivalry today
has reached its climax. There is little
else. being talked of in school circles ex-
cept the merits of the various COM
panies, ard nothing but the decision of
the judges can convince the ardent adj
v'ocates that they were at error in pick
ing the winner
Six companies, in the order named,
VIII drill this afternoon. The are: Com
pa1J j. Central; Company a Central:
company 3, Central; Company Z, BUSH
less: company G, Business. and Com
pany +, Eastern High.
Drill Tomorrow.
Tomorrow, the second and last day
OF the annual drill, Companies D, K, L,
NJ. and c. Of the Mckinley Manual
Training School, and Company II, of the
Western High School, viii come in for
their share of admiration and applause
Company d, OF Mckinley, for two
years has left the park the winner Of
the competitive drill and its supporters
are just as certain today that Il can turn
the trick again.
Assistant Superintendent Hughes has
been busy for several days slioting
tickets TO high school pupils, school Of
iicials, and public men, the latter In
Guiding several Senators and a number
OF Representatives
School Miss Queen.
Although the dignitaries will be out
IN great numbers, the afternoon will
belong essentially TO the school miss,
the envious lad from the graded school
who wants to be a cadet. and the school
colors. The orange and blue of Bust
ness, the dark blue and gray of Cen
t-al. the green and red of Western, tie
light blue and white of ksstern. and
tire maroon and gray of Mckinley. are
AL going TO mingle in a great mass of
waving color that is supposed to arouse
every cadet 20 his best efforts.
The regimental officers viii be out in
force and the watchfuI eye of Col. r.
Burton Ross, military instructor. will
be over it all. The first company Will
20 upon the field at $3.50 O'Clock.
Company I. Central. headed by Capt
J. G. Harvey. First Lieut. William
Townsend and Second Lieut. Ralph
Hospital. will lead or. Company A. of
Central. will be under the command OF
Capt Dumont Beerbower. ]. N. Peale
is first. and ]. A. Pelzman is second
lieutenant, respectively.
Captain Howard Leads.
Company 3. Central, is commanded by
Capt 7 T. Howard, First Lieut. How
ard HodgIins. and Second Lieut.. John
Eidridge.
Company Z. Business. will be under
command of Capt. ]. c. Dulin. Joseph
Hinwood is first lieutenant and Walter
Rathbone second lieutenant
Company g, Business, will march upon
the field I'D by Capt Benjamin Harlan;
FIRST Lieut. David Bornet and Second
Lieut. Raymond Pyles, and Company F.
Eastern High, puts its faith in Capt C.
den' and Second Lieut. L. a. Potter.
RegimentaI Officers.
The regimental officers who will at
tend and participate in the drill this
afternoon are Col II A Cobaurh.
commanding. of the Mckinley School.
Lieut. Col r L. Weaver, of Eastern:
major First Battalion, A B. Trudgian.
Central High School: major Second Bat
talon. II. G. Chase. Eastern High.
major Third Bat talon. G. NJ. Weber
Mckinney regimental adjutant. A. It
quartermaster, W. J. Alleger, .McKinIeT
Final ms. lotions were given the Of
iicers yesterday afternoon By Colonel
Ross, and tie work of decorating the
grandstandS was completed
The cadets ere dismissed from school
gft noon today IN order TO prepare them
selves Tor the fray on the miniature
battlefield