Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-25
COMPANY AIS VICTOR
|NC0MPEnTVE DRILL
Twenty Thousand See CoIored
High School Cadets in
Annual Contest.

Company A OF the Separate Battalion,
High School Cadets, won the annual COM
petitive drill at American League Park
yesterday afternoon. 1t was the most
spectacular. company competitive drill
ever held by the colored high school
cadets, in the opinion. Of a large. number
of public school and military officials, who
were present. More than 00.O9O specta-
tors were present, and with their ribbons
and flags presented a gala appearance.
The drill started a few minutes after
2 o'clock and continued until nearly 8
o'clock, seven companies going through
program of forty-eight numbers EACH
Following the drill and while the judges
were making their decision as to the win
ming company. the battalion passed in re-
view, led by a band.
When the three judges, Lieut.. John E.
Green, L. s. A.. and Lieut.. w. r.
Brown and Lieut. G H; Davis both t
tional Guard Of the District of Columbia.
started across the field after reaching
their decision. long cheer went up from
the crowd and banners were waved on
every side. Then a deep silence fell over
the spectators. which was hardly broken
until the battalion adjutant, John w.
Freeman. wheeled to his LIT and walked
up to Capt. Arthur c. Logan Of Company
A.
Medal to Winning Captain.
:, For a moment enthusiasm reigned
supreme in this company. and then it
was marched to the front, facing the
board of judges and number OF
officials gathered in the field Capt.
James F. Oyster. president Of the board
Of education. walked up to Capt. Logan
and pinned the diamond-studded
medal, which goes to the winning cap
tain each year, on his breast. The
captain Is allowed to wear this medal
for a few days. after which 1t is put
into a safety vault until used again
the following year.
In presenting this medal. Capt
Oyster congratulated the cadet cap
tain and his company, saying. in part:
means. 1t means a great deal to you.
1t affords me great pleasure to present
1t to you"
Following this. the trophy banner,
delivered to the first sergeant. Then
r. r. Horner, a member Of the mill
tary committee of the board of edu-
cation. presented the captain with a
small gold medal. which he Is allowed
Wear this medal with honor to your
fag," said Mr.. Horner, and when you
fight fight hard. and when you run. run
fast" Silver medals were presented to
each lieutenant and a white ribbon was
School Heads Present.
In the number of officials present there
were, besides President Oyster Henry p.
Blair, Ernest H. Daniel. DR.. w. v. Tun-
nell and Mrs. C. w. Harris, all of the
board Of education; DR.. w. NJ Davidson,
Thurston, assistant Superintendent Of
white schools: Roscoe Conkling Bruce.
assistant superintendent of the coiored
schools; Maj. Arthur Brooks, colored
cadet commandant; j. c. Napier, regis
ter Of the Treasury, and several ministers
and doctors Of prominence. A feature of
the drill was a sham battle between each
company and a detachment from the
Separate Battalion. n. g. d. c..
The cadets have been drilling under the
tober. The present battalion. consisting
of seven companies. is larger than that
OF any previous years and all Of the COM
panies seemed well balanced.
The battalion officers are Maj. John c.
Quartermasters George w. Saunders and
Milton NJ. Ward. Quartermaster Saund-
ers is the only third-year bon on the bat
talon staff.
The roster Of the winning company fol-
lows: Captain, Arthur Logan; first lieu
tenant, Herbert Harris: second lieutenant
Rayford Logan: sergeants, Campbell
Johnson, Thomas Jones, Robert Ander-
son. William Smith, George Roye: COR
porals, Thomas Barton, Charles Gordon
Percy Hamilton. Claudius Ramsay, Ralph
Smith. James Turley: privates. Raymond
Anderson. William Barnes. Thomas Ber-
ry, Albert Brooks. William Brown
George Butler, Charles Cook. George
Davis, Jefferson Coles. Julius Dixon
Robert Douglass. j. E Eggleston, Firmin
Faxio. George Freeman, Daniel Giles M
Grymes. Jack Gray. William Hall. Peytor
Hines, j. Hanson. r. Hawkins, 8
Hawkins. w. Jackson. ]. Jones. s. John
son, George Reyes. Orangee King. c.
Smith. ]. stokes. P Samuels' a Sensc
F. Turner, E. Weatherless, A. Walton
D. Yates, v. Porter, L. Payne. F.
Brawner.