The Washington times., 1917-03-05
CADETS WIN PRAISE
AS UNIT IN PARADE
Eight Hundred High School
Boys March in the Mill
tary Division.
APPLAUSE GREETS YOUTHS
Spick and Span, They March
With Snap and Precision
Worthy of Soldiers.

Washington was we'll represented
In the parade by her military organ
izations, and the 500 cadets of the
Washington High Schools were a
credit to the Capital City, according
to comments heard among the throngs
which lined Pennsylvania avenue as
the high school youngsters passed the
| stands.
They were spick and span-like all
good soldiers-and the polish OF their
shoes was only dimmed by contrast
with their cleaning accoutrements,
which the boys had spent days
and days in shining and polishing.
True, the shoes were rather muddy
from much marching and counter
marching before the cadets really
I took their places in the parade, but
the shine near the top" bore evidence
OF good intentions OF the boys.
At $50 o'clock this morning, when
Washington was rising from the
breakfast table and giving last in
structions to the cooks. as to how
the dinner should be late, and so
forth, the high school companies as
SeTnDleu at InelT
There WAS a hasty. but very minute
inspection by the officers. and the
companies were marched to the
meeting place at Tenth and G streets
northeast. 1t took some time for
the companies and battalions to be
aligned in their positions, and 1t was
noon before they reached their place
in Second street with the military OFT
ganizatiops OF the second division
Sandwiches and Coffee.
Here the cadets were fed. Ham
sandwiches and cups of stsaming black
coffee were handed the cadetss who
REINFORCED themselves against what
their commander, Lieut.. N. B. Briscoe,
U. s. A, had termed a "grueling
march"
After what seemed to the cadets a
never ending wait, orders began pass
ing down the long line, and the signal
came to march. The commands had
started on the march which comes only
once in the career OF a high school
boy.
When, they passed the stands erect
ed in front OF the Capitol, the cadets
were given an ovation which was sec
ond only to that rendered the crack
"middies" or the West Pointers who
ndQ gone DeIOre Inem.
1t was the same all down Pennsyl-
vania avenue. In all cases the pass
ing OF the cadets was like the award
ing Of prizes In an amateur perform
ance" The company which kept the
most perfect line was given the loud
est and longest handclapping.
Given Prolonged Applause.
When the cadets passed from Penn
- u
and again when they turned into
Pennsylvania avenue from Fifteenth
street, the cheering and handclapping
was long and loud.
The young soldiers, as all the other
organizations, reached the best of
their marching powers when they
went through the Court of Honor,
and with the military salute Of COM
panies, "eyes left" marched in front
OF the President.
1t was a tired and rather sore
footed regiment of high school boys
when the command OF column right"
was given, and the boys left the
line OF march and were dismissed. 1t
is to be doubted IL many of the
young soldiers will be present in their
classes tomorrow.
Ofncers In Command.
The high school officers in COM
mand OF the regiment today follow:
Colonel, Wilbur Callahan, Eastern
High School adjutant, C. A. Burner,
Mckinley Manual Training High
School: Iuartermaster, C E. Gill, Busi-
ness High School.
Lieutenant colonel, First Regiment,
D. r. Tsllman, Central High School:
Major. First Battalion, w. H. Shouts,
Central High School: major, Third
Battalion, H. D. Criswell, Central
High School; major, Second Battalion.
D. r. Cauldwell, Western High.
School.
Captains, Central High School,
Howard CisselI, Samuel Cottrell. ]. Z.
Raymond, w. r. Stokes, L. L. Richard
son, Raymond Thomas, and Z. A.
Poynton: Eastern High School, Chaun-
cey Simering and William Morgan,
Western High School, Louis Prentiss
and Edward Leasure.
Lieutenant colonel, Second Regi-
ment, II. c. Gillette, Mckinley High
School; major, First Battalion, r. d.
Gessford, Mckinley High School; ma
jor, Second Battalion. H. B. Brum-
baugh, Mckinley High School: major,
Third Battalion, c X. BerlinC Business
High School.
Captains, Mckinley High School
d. W., Marshall, ]. G. Byler, Z. X.
Ellis. F. Slanker, E. r. French. George
Bissett, Business High School-O. II.
Moore. ]. c. Wilkes, NJ. f. Hartley.