Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-21
Co. K of Mckinley Manual
Training School Carries off
Honors of Cadets Event.
VICTORY BY TECH FOR
THIRD SUCCESSIVE YEAR
Annual Competition Attracts Thou
sands to the American League
Base Ball Park.


Training school, headed by Capt Ell
bert T. Nash. won the annual competi
tive drill of the High School Cadets
completed yesterday afternoon at the
American League base ball park. This
is the first time that Company h has
ever won the drill, and the winning
makes the third successive year that
the honor has gone to the Manual Train.
ing School.
This years drill was undoubtedly one
of the closest and hardest commended
that has ever been held Mai. F. j.
Rooster of the adjutant generals de-
partment who was chairman of the
board of judges. gave high praise TO all
Of the companies at the conclusion of
the drill
II reviewed the drill thirteen years
ago and again i il two years ago.
Since / last saw the regiment it has
made wonderful progress The drill
of today and yesterday was much bet
ter than ii was when l last saw II;
the companies are larger and their
equipment better. The driu this year
was very close and we had a hard time
TO decide the winner.
Last Company on Field.
Company X was the last company on
the field. 1t was one of the few eight
squad companies brought on Despite
the fact that il was one of the largest
companies ii went through the program
with precision and snap that command
ed the admiration of the large numbers
in the audience.
When Company X left the field after
the awarding of the trophy Capt. Nash
and several other officers of the COM
pany were carried off on the shoulders of
the Tech boys and cheered and APP
pIauded in manner that left no doubt
as to the joy with which the Mckinley
pupils were receiving again the trophy
which they had already held two years.
Although the winning was celebrated at
the school last night, the formal cele-
bration was not held until this morning
when the captains of all the companies
and the regimental officers, Well as
school omcials and others. went to the
Mckinley School to congratulate Capt
Nash and his company Brief addresses
were made by all the officers and numer-
Gus officials and a general jollifcation
enSued-
Companies Are Banqueted
Last evening the winners. as well as
the various losing companies. were ban
quoted at their respective schools
The scene Of the presentation of the
prize banner was attended by tense ex-
citement. Following the departure of
the last company from the drill field
the judges retired to the rooms below
the stand TO decide the winning COM
pany. When they completed their work
they entered the field again. and were
Joined by Brig. Gen. George Andrews.
who was 10 present the flag; members
of the board of education. former mem
bers. school officials, delegation from
the Chamber Of Commerce and others.
The regiment then went through the
manual of arms under the direction of
Col. Samuel j. Leonard of Eastern
High School. and later passed in re-
view. When the regiment had again
assembled in front of the grandstand
Maj. Rooster impaired to the regi-
Mckinley Manual Training School. the
name of the winning company. The adj
jutant walked until he was fairly in
the middle of the regiment, then
halted.
For what seemed hours. but was in
reality only a few seconds. he stood
rigid in his tracks. Then he turned to
his right. toward the point in which
were the companies of the Mckinley
School Maroon and gray, the colors
OF the winning school. We're let out, and
a deafening shout arose. Tech had
won again.
Presentation of Prizes.
Stopping before the last company. the
sdjutant ordered Capt. Nash to bring
MS 10 the 'front.' w ltHout d
break i'm the discipline of the company.
with hardly smile on the faces of the
winners. the company marched to the
judges. Gen. Andrews presented Capt.
Nash with the banner then with the
Allison Nailor medal and then with the
red ribbons which each member of the
company will receive.
Then Chaplin Brown of the Chamber
OF Commerce presented Capt. Nash
with replica OF the Allison Nailor
ln1 Aal hau he
turned TO the school officials. but the
replica will remain the property OF
Capt. Nash. In esenting the medal
Mr.. Brown said.
1T has been truly said that the best
and surest way for country to pre-
serve peace is to be prepared for war.
and the best and surest way for a
country TO be prepared for war is to
have an efficient and well drilled army.
1t is with these objects in view that
the Washington Chamber of Commerce
has seen mt to provide a medal or re-
ward for the captain of the company
of High School Cadets attaining in this
drill contest the greatest efficiency and
merit.
After fair and most interesting con
test. your company, Capt Nash. of Nc
kinley Manual training School, has beer
awarded this prize. and IL gives me grea
pleasure, therefore, to present to YOU. or
behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, thi:
beautiful token of their regard for tn,
success OF your company.
Among Those Present.
On the field at the time of the presen
tation, besides the judges and those wh'
made the presentations. were; Henry p
Blair president of the board of educa
ton; DIR. William NJ Davidson, superin
tendent of schools; Ernest l.. Thurston
assistant superintendent of schools. Capt
James r. oyster and W. V. Cox, boti
former presidents OF the board: Col. Bur
ton r. Ross commandment of cadets, Mrs
Edith kingman Kern. John b. Larner
Ernest n. Daniel William r. Galliher
Dr. Charles II. Marshall and Mrs Caro-
line W. Harris. all members of the boart
of education; A. L. Stuart. former super
intendent of schools: Allan Davis, prin
cipal of Business High School. Mis-
Edith &. WeStcott. principal of Western
High School, DIR. Barton W. Everman
former member of the board of educa
ton: Miss X. r. Andrews. daughter o.
Gen Andrews. and Tom Grant, secretar,
Of the Chamber of Commerce.
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