The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-18
CADETS annual /,
drill TOMORROW
High School Military Com
panies to Compete for
Honors and Prizes.
INTEREST RUNS HIGH
American League Baseball Grounds to
Be Scene of the CON-
petition.
INTEREST RUNS HIGH

Proud battalions of High School cadets
tomorrow afternoon will march onto the
American League baseball grounds TO
participate In the annual competitive drill
of High School cadet companies.
At McKlpley Manual Training. whose
cadets have captured the banner in the
past two years. excitement runs high.
Will one of the Mckinley companies
again capture II. or will they allow them
selves to be beaten by a company from
another school? With the eyes of hun
dreds imploring them to win the VIC
tory, companies of the Mckinley batal-
lion will work with might and main to
retain their banner, while companies from
other schools, stalwart captains with
drawn sabers leading them on to the
cheers of hundreds OF voices made hoarse
by continued applause. will endeavor to
capture the coveted bunting. the red rib
bon. which each member Of the winning
company receives, and the Allison Nailor
medal for their captain.
The drill will last two days companies
of the Eastern, Central and Business
High Schools competing on Monday. and
those Of Western High School and Nc
KinIey Manual Training School on Tues
day. This second day will, Of course.
be the more excitable. as II is on this
day that the winner will be announced
1t is then that the stands will be packed
and thousands will line the field.
Col Burton r. Ross commandment OF
the cadets and Ernest>L Thurston, as
sistant superintendent of the schools,
have completed arrangements for the
drill Judges will he United States Army
officers, Mai F. J. Rooster. of the ad-
jutant generals department; Capt. r.
o. Van Horn. of the general staff. and
r. R. Ralston. of the engineer corps:
Gen. George Andrews. adjutant general,
will present the prizes to the winning
company.
The regimental officers and the stan
this year is composed of the following:
Samuel J. Leonard, Eastern High
School. colonel of cadets; John l.. Tuu-
stall. of Central High School, lieutenant
colonel; Francis c. Martin. Central High
School, major of the First Battalion:
Ralph Ogle. Eastern High School. major
of Second Battalion, and Robert w. WI
son. Mckinley Manual Training School.
major Of the Third Battalion. +. Tracy
Campbell. of Business high School. IS
regimentaI quartermaster.
The companies in the order in which
they will drill, and their commanders. are
as follows:
First day. Company Z. B. H. s. Capt,
Carl NJ Noetzel: Company l, c. II. $.
Capt David II. Blakelock; Company F.
f. H. S, Capt. Wallace B. Baker; Com
pany r. c. II. s, Laurence McC. Jones:
Company 4, c. II. s. Capt. John Z.
Hoover. and Company G. B. II. s, Capt.
Edwin II. johnson.
Second day. Company H. w. H. s.,
Capt. Leslie Burlingame: Company D,
Nick, NJ. T s, Capt Walker o. Nettle-
ton. Company c, Mex II. T. S. Capt
Edward Lewis: Company l., w. II. S.
Capt. Claude Roberts, and Company X.
Nick. NJ. T. s. Capt. Ebert T. Nash.
Elaborate plans are being made at each
school for the banqueting of its heroes,
vanqushed and conquerors, as they may
be