The Washington herald., 1920-05-06
ESSAY WINNERS
GIVEN MEDALS
Awards Made in Presence
OF Soldiers, Civilians
And Other Pupils.

Presentation Of medals and cups
to the three winners of the United
States Army School Ezssy Contest
was made by Secretary of War
Newton d. Baker yesterday after
moan at the Central High School
Stadium In the presence of civilian
and military ofEcials. citizenry and
thousands Of school children. A
band and a battalion Of infantry
from Camp Meade. cavalry and
field artillery from Fort Myer. q de-
tachment OF Engineer Corps and
approximately 1000 school cadets
were also In attendance.
In the fiag-draped grandstand
were the three children who had
made the long trip to Washington
as guests Of Tho Comsbas k"--Don-
aid L. Campbell, of Clinton High
School, Clinton, Iowa: Marjorie
Sheetz, of Chillicothe High School,
IChillicothe, Mo-; and Bctrie Bowen
Eason, OF De Soto County High
School. Olive Branch, Miss. With
them and their parents and Repre-
sentatives in Congress were the Sec
rotary OF War; Gen. Peyton c.
March. Chief OF stan. and Mai. Gen.
Peter C. Harris. Adjutant General.
Pins Medal ON Coat.
Shortly after. 3:S0 D. M, after q
short address in which he dwelt
on the value of the essay contest
In perpetuating the memory of the
work of the army in the recent war
in behalf Of the officers and men OF
the army, the Secretary thanked
the three children for their work.
As the youthful winner of the FIRST
prize arose to receive the award,
the Secretary put one arm about
him with a paternal careSs and
with the other pinned the coveted
gold medal on his coat. saying: TO
Mr.. Donald L. Campbell, OF, Clinton
High School, Clinton, Iowa, I pre-
sent the gold medal, which is the
first prize in this great contest"
Then, taking the silver loving cup,
he said, And to the High School
which you SO worthily represent
this loving cup Is also presented -
Accepting the huge, glittering
trophy with a smile, Campbell held
1t up to the gaze of the assembled
thousands as cheer after cheer rose
from the tiers of crowded seats
above.
7 The second prize. a silver medal.
was presented to Miss Sheetz, and
the third. of bronze, was given
Miss Eason. together with loving
cups awarded their respective
schools.
Release Carrier Pigeons.
At 3:30 D. m. the twelve carrier
pigeons. which were to carry copies
4 of a %
son to Lieut.. Gen. Robert Lee
Bullard. commanding the Eastern
department at Governors Island,
~ Y, informing him of the award
of the trophies, were taken from
the two large wicker hampers
brought in by the Signal Corps
men. and were given to the children
and officials who were to release
them.
| Secretary Baker released the first
of the pigeons. The President, "
for President Wilson. 1t futtered
about. half-circIed over the battal-
ion of infantry drawn up opposite
the grandstand. and then sped of
into space. Shortly after the re-
naming eleven were released, and
after a preliminary half-wheel over
the heads of the spectators, circled
aloft toward the East in an ever
widening spiral
Following the release and speedy
! departure of $50 pigeons from the
loft in Potomac Park, the pro-
visional battalion made up OF
Twelfth and Seventeenth Infantry
troops from Camp Meads formed
the escort tn the colors CoIor
Sergeant Henry ]. Tones, of the
Twelfth Infantry presenting the
standard to the Secretary of War.
A review OF the assembled troops
concluded the exercises.