Evening star., 1915-05-28
ARMSTRONG WINS
IN DRILL CONTEST
Co. c of CoIored High School
Cadets Captures the
Coveted Trophy.
REVIEW OF COMMANDS
IN HONOR OF GEN. MILLS
Award of Flag and the Presentation
of Prizes Features of the
Exercises.

Armstrong Manual Training School
students are celebrating today the win
ming of the annual competitive drill of
the Colored High school Cadets. held
at the American League Ball Park yes
terday afternoon. When Company c
was awarded the prize trophy yester
day afternoon il was the first time in
six years that the banner had been
captured by the Armstrong School. The
winner last year was Company of
the Street School.
Company G, led by Capt Robert Pow
ell. was the last company to appear
before the judges AS it entered the
field it presented Il businesslike atti-
tude that seemed TO indicate tina: it in
tended to put up stiff fight for the
prize. Notwithstanding the excellence
of its drill. as viewed froul the grand
stand. however. the judges stated when
the affair ended that the other com
panies went through the program in
such meritorious manner that the
competition was very close.
Boys Pass in Review.
Prior to the drill review was held
chief of the division of militia affairs
of the War Department, who represent
ed the Secretary of War Gen Mills
was accompanied by Col. George W.
McIver. L.. s. A.: Lieut. Col. Arthur
Brooks. n. q. D. c.. retired. instructor
of the cadets; Lieut. Arthur Newman,
n. 6. d. g.. and the staff officers of the
1st Separate Battalion, comprising the
STf .1.yx.
l. Barnes, Lieut.. Clifton Hardy, adju-
tant. and Lieut.. Simeon Cunningham m
quartermaster, inspected the battalion
Following the drill and prior to the
presentation of prizes, another review
was held in honor of the members of
the board OF education and school off,
cials present.
When the five companies. A, B and f,
representing NJ Street High School and
the business department of that school
In the Phelps building, and Company C
and Company d of Armstrong, had
taken up their position facing the
Erandstand. the spectators We're held
in suspense only little longer before
Col. Brooks, who had received the name
of -he winning company from the
Judges. ordered that company to the
front ~ soon il was seen that
Company Z was the winner die Arm
strong followers yelled, waved banners,
merous other demonstrations of ex-
uberance.
Capt. Powell Congratulated.
Henry P. Blair. president of the board
Of education. presented the prize ben
ner to Capt. Powell, congratulating him
upon the victory. You deserve par
ticular credit he said. "in winning
over other companies which drilled SO
we'll" Ernest l.. Thurston. superin-
tendent of public schools. presented to
the captain the teachers medal" which
goes to the winning captain each year.
Mrs. Coralie F. Cook. member of the
board of education. presented the cap
tain with another medal donated by the
teachers
Medals were presented TO the two
lieutenants by Mrs. Edith Kingman
Kern and Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, also
members of the board of education:
DR.. Charles H. Marshall and DIR. c. W.
Childs. also members of the board, nd
Roscoe G. Bruce. assistant superintend-
ent In charge Of colored schools. dis
tributed the individual prize ribbons
TO the several members of the company
Justice Siddons was present for part
OF the drill yesterday. but could not
stay until the winner was announced.
Board of Judges.
Judges of the drill were Capt Clar-
ence Fl. Davis, chairman: Second Lieut.
Ulysses Il. Browne and Second Lieut.
James f. Slaughter. all of the 1st Sep
arate Battalion. National Guard of the
District of Columbia. A detail from the
guard assisted i'm keeping order at the
drill.
One of the selections played by the
band was The Ist Separate Battalion
March" composed by Miss Mary Alber-
tine Brodie and dedicated to the battal-
ion. Before the companies left their re-
spectivc schools yesterday Mr.. Bruce
addressed the cadets. teilin., them of
the advantages to be derived from both
defeats and victories
Roster of Winning Company.
Members of the winning company
are: Captain. Robert Powell: first
lieutenant. Jacob Walker second lieu
tenant, William Lewis.
Sergeants-First, Bernard Hill; sec
ond. Percy Conrad: third. George Cur
tbs; fourth, Frederick Smith, and fifth,
LEROY Hamilton.
corporals-wiIliam Ferguson. Her
bert Brown. George Davis, George
Brooks and Samuel Queenan.
Prfvates - Francis Arnold, William
Betters. CORTLAND Brooker, Samuel
Brent, Shirley Brown. Roster Burke,
Charles Chinn. John Carpenter, D. Clay
ton. Albert Clifford, c. Colbert, John
DeYIne. Albert Dreear A. Elzon
Thomas Fry. Carl Gibson. Charles Gray,
William Gray, Russell Hamilton
Charles Harris. Clarence Harris AleA
Hawkins. George HaW kins. John Lloyd
Wilton Lloyd, William Parker, Robert
Pinkney. George Powell. Raymond Pow
ers. Madison Sayles. J. Slade. Raymond
Spriggs. F. Taylor. William Thomas,
Robert Thompson, John Wilkinson,
William Lee. l.. Jones, Norisch Rich.
A. Hurd. Bernard James, Ernest Payne
Richard Hill, William Forcey and Rob
ert Carter.
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