Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-23
COMPANY A IS AGAIN
BEST IN Prize DRILL
Wins Annual Competition oil
Separate Battalion, High
School Cadets.

Amid the shouts OF the thousands that
filled the grandstand at American League
Park Company A of the Separate Bat
talon of the High School Cadets was yes
terday afternoon awarded the banner
trophy for winning the annual competi-
tive drill OF the high school cadets. This
made the fourth successive time that
Company A of NJ Street High School has
won the drill. It's captain this year is
Arthur w. Logan.
Several school officials witnessed the
drill yesterday. Henry P. Blair, president
OF the board of education, being the prin-
cipal reviewing officer. Mr.. Blair made
the award of the pennant, and Capt.
James F. Oyster. former president OF the
DR.. Charles H. Marshall, a member of
the board, presented the captain of the
winning company with the diamond stud
ded medal. which Is the property Of the
school until the next drill. This medal
was donated several years ago by the
teachers of the colored schools. Besides
this the captain receives a medal, which
lieutenants
Have Drilled Faithfully.
y
days drill have been drilling regularly
four hours a week under the direction OF
the military instructor. Lieut.. Col. Arthur
Brooks. Col. Brooks has been in charge
of the Separate Battalion for several
years.
When the first company came on the
field yesterday a prolonged cheer greeted
1t. Each successive company to enter
the field was greeted In like manner,
each having its own particular coterie of
admirers. Numerous spectacular parts
of the drill were received with applause.
No feature probably was more enthu-
siastically greeted than the sham battle,
In which each company participated. In
extended order the several companies
from the Separate Battalion of the n. G.
D. c. OF course, each company in turn
won the battle.
Lieut.. John E. Green. U. s. A.. Of Will
board of judges. Lieut. Green has come
from Ohio several years to act as judge
for the drill. The two other judges were
Lieut.. Sylvester Epps and Lieut.. John E.
smith. both of the First Separate Bat
talon of the n. G. d. c.
Others present were Dr. w. NJ David
son. superintendent of public schools;
Ernest i. Thurston, assistant superin-
tendent, in charge of white schools: Ros-
coe G. Bruce, assistant SUPERINTENDENT in
Gallfher, Ernest H. Daniel and Mrs.
Caroline w. Harris, members of the
board of education.
Arthur c. Newman had charge of all
arrangements for the drill. F. E. Parks
and John Taylor acted as field marshals
Roster Of Company A.
Following is the roster of the winning
company:
r. A. Logan. captain; Campbell John
SON. first Lieutenant; James Turley
second lieutenant. Sergeants - First
Frederick Slade; second, Thomas Bar
ton; third. r. Reynolds: fourth, Al
bert Smith; fifth, E. Butler. Corporals-
George Samuels, Lee Walker. G. Lacy.
r. Matthews, George Keys and G. Oyer
Privates-George Adams, F. Butler, NJ
Brown. Joseph Brewer. Albert Brooks,
Raymond Contee, Paul Corom, Edward
Chapman. Herbert Coates, Frederick
Clemmons. l. billiard. F. Dorsey. l.. De-
vine, Fred Dawes Robert Ford, A. Fer
guson, Milton Grimes. A. Gaskins, F.
Gambrell. ]. Hanson, A.. Hayes. l.. Hol-
combe, Peyton Hines, Roscoe Henderson,
Paris Henderson, Alonzo Hint, Milton
Holmes, E. Joice, Harold Joice. p. Lewis
F. Lucas. Roscoe Lee, d. Milton, Newton
Miller. John Matthew'S Fenton McAdoo
Ebert Nixon, Raymond Naylor, Everet,
Porter. Omar Price, Roswell Pinckney
James Pinn, Ernest Reeder. Aaron Rus
sell, James Stokes and Wesley Speller.