Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-02

Secretary of War Dickinson, at the ter
mination Of the annual competitive drill
Of the High School Cadets at the Ameri-
can League Park this evening, will pre-
sent the pennant to the prize company
and pin on the coat of the winning cap
tain the Allison Nailor medal.
Who will be the lucky captain today
was the question uppermost in the minds
OF pupils in every h'gh school Of the
city Each OF the FIVE companies that
drilled yesterday is said to have chance.
Teachers and pupils of Western and Nc
kinney Manual Training School are filed
with hope that the pennant has already
been won by their champions.
Today's Contestants.
Companies of the Central, Business and
Eastern drih today. Company !. from
Central started on the field promptly at
3 O'Clock and was greeted with tremen-
dous cheering from the grandstand, where
the presence Of friends was indicated by
a profession of blue and white banners and
| flags.
BY ) o'clock more than 10000 teachers
pupils, parents and friends Of the cadets
had arrived at the American League
Park. The grandstand was so crowded
| that the police had TO refuse to allow
any more to enter 1t, SO that those who
came late had to be content with seats OH
| the bleachers.
| The enthusiasm was even greater than
yesterday. Every one knew that within
short time the result Of the drill would
| be announced.
Among the spectators were members of
| the board Of education and officials from
the District building and departments
Around each company. as it drilled
L h ants 81 Tn
sineer Corps. U. 8. A, with whom the
final decision of the relative merits OF
the companies will rest. They noted care
| fully every movement, but not once did
they betray the slightest indication OF how
| the drill impressed them.
Yesterdays Drill.
Yesterdays drill was excellent in
every respect, except that some numbers
CT the program were omitted. According
to the conditions of the competition these
count for co.
/ Company II. Western High School, was
the first TO appear. Capt Theodore
Bobie, with his company in perfect line,
saluted the juages.
stand started enthusiastic cheering, en-
| phasized by a vigorous waving of red
i and white" the Western colors. Every
time there was lull in the drill Western
encouraged COMPANY WITH iuSty
| AS the company marched off the field
every cadet felt that whether he Won the
drill or not he had won the appreciation
of his fellow pupils and teachers.
| The firing of Company II was particu-
| larly good. In the two Vclleys at 200
yards and the two at 500 yards, kneeling,
all the rifles at the command fire
| cracked as a single shot
Following Western came the entire bat
| talon of four companies from the Me
kinley Manual Training School, Com
panies D. c. /. and X. Company l.. under
command of Capt. II. r. Haar, who gave
| his commands from memory, put up an
! excellent drill.
AS Capt. Haar brought his men on the
| field the pupils and friends Of Tech"
tried to Guido the reception that Western
| had given the boys of Company II. Every
| piece OF maroon and gray On the grand
stand was waved in salute, while the
| cheering and yells for Tech" could be
| heard blocks away.
The drill of Company l. was snappy, Che
| cadets were we'll "siZed up and the
| execution of the manual was particularly
good. The voley firing, however, was
| somewhat ragged.