Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-22
HIGH SCHOOL BATTALION IN.
SPECIFIED BY DISTRICT FED.
ERAL ARMY OFFICER.
CADETS WIN PRAISE OF
COLONEL AND APPLAUSE
Formal Review Staged at Soldiers
Home While Large Crowd Of Spec
tstors Looks On--Colonel Miles Com
pliments Battalion and It's Officers
on Excellent showing.

The high school cadet battalion was
reviewed and inspected Monday after
noon at the soldiers home by Col, p,
L. Miles. chief inspecting officer OF
high school cadet corps Of this district
The military spectacle drew an
audience OF several hundred members
of the home, city people and high
school pupils. BY their military bear
ing. precision with which they went
thru maneuvers and drills, the cadet
crops drew the praise of Colonel Miles
and the applause Of the spectators.
Those in the reviewing stand were
Colonel Miles, Conlmandant b. C
Whitehill and Adjutant ]. C. Lopez, OF
the soldiers home, and Lieut.. X. j
Stookey, of Cedar Rapids. a brother OF
Cadet Major l.. l.. Stookey, who is
drill master of the battalion.
Inspection Follows Review.
Led by the high school cadet band
of thirty pieces the three companies
A, B, and C. passed the reviewing
stand in platoons with company C as
the color guard. After the review the
battalion was thoroughly inspected by
Colonel Miles. Following the inspec-
ton, Company B, commanded by Cap
tain Glenn Cray, went thru a rifle
drill which was very we'll executed
Following this Company A, COM
manded by Capt Dana Norris was put
thru company drills by platoons and
squads. The band then sounded of
and retreat followed. Cadet Major
Stookey then sent the whole battalion
thru difficult maneuvers. Adjutant's
call was sounded and the officers came
to the front and center to receive in
structions and the battalion then pass
ed in final review.
Colonel Miles Praises Corps. -
Colonel Miles addressed the cadets
and complmented them upon their fine
showing and the spirit which they eX-
hibited in their drilling. He also told
them that the officers who had re-
ceived their training in colleges and
schools were better officers across the
sea than those who had received their
three months training in the camps of
the country. He said it was the duty
Of every one in the school to do his
duty and his best in the drilling at all
times.
Colonel Miles also said that when
the regular army officer arrived he
would give the corps the regular battle
formations, extended order drill and
would give instructions in gun fire. A
great many other subjects will be
taken up then and he said that If the
boys showed the proper spirit in these
things that they would be hard to
beat by any military academy.
Officers Have Dinner.
At noon a three-course dinner was
served in honor of Colonel Miles, and
the cadet officers. The dinner was
served at the high school by the
domestic science classes in charge of
Miss Marjory Ketchum. The room was
decorated with tri-colos. Senior
Captain Brintnall acted as POSTMASTER
and Commandment B. C. Whitehill well
coined Colonel Miles to which he re-
sponded, stating briefly the benefits of
the r. o. T. c. Those present at the
dinner were Colonel Miles, Command
ant Whitehil, Lieut.. K. J. Stookey.
Cadet Lieut.. Col. E. H. Shuey, Cadet