Evening star., 1922-05-25
CUP IS SPRESENTED
BY GEN. PERSH|NG
Western High School Cadets
Victorious in Competitive
Battalion Drills.

1 Completely surprising public school
military authorities, the Sd Battalion
of the Sd Regiment of the Washing
ton High School Cadet Corps. COM
posed Of Companies H. X and L of
| western High School, came out VIC
| torious In the first annual competi-
tive battalion drill of the oreaniza-
tion and was awarded silver loving
cup yesterday afternoon at exercises
In the stadium of Central High
School. The prize was formally pre-
sented by Gen.. John J. Pershing be-
fore several thousand school children
and officials.
Tech High Schools two battalions.
the I'd Battalion of the % Regi-
Rsnt RsRim.ni and the ,ed 1st satalion Of the "a
honors. respectively. The list Regi-
ment Band OF Central High School
was declared the winner OF the COM
! petition with the End Regiment Band
or Tech, and awarded a silver loving
cup.
| Winners Cheered to Echo.
| As soon as the judges Of the bat
! salion drill-Majs. Louis P. Ford.
! son, of all the Regular Army-had
made known their decision, the West
ern battalion, amid an outburst of
| applause and yells from the schools
| the front and Gen. Pershing pinned
gold medal on the tunic of it's COM
mander, Maj. Maurice Hoffman, and
then presented him with the loving
cup which was donated by Lieut.. Col.
wallace NJ. Craigie, U. s. A.. professor
Of military science and tactics in the
high schools. The cup will be known
as the "Cralgie cup and will become
| the permanent property of the bat
F., talon winning it three times.
| Tech High Schools victorious bat
talions were then. separately, brought
| on line near the official reviewing
| stand and Gen. Pershing commended
their respective commanders for the
showing made in the competition:
the Tech battalion taking second hon
| ors. and Maj J. A. Bickford. COM
mander of the unit which was given
third place.
Central Band Given Cup.
The cup awarded the Central Band
was given by Capts. Strecker and
Johnson. both of the Regular Army
assistants to Col. Craigie. First Lieut.
| prize band.
! The official rating of the battalions
revealed little disparity among the
units. On a basis of a maximum of
10 polutS' tne winning " "eStern Dat
! talon had 3s5; the Tech battalion
| taking second honors. 37.9, and the
SIS. -
! One of the features of the exercises
was the formal presentation of a
! iment, which is composed of cadet
companies at Eastern, Western and
Business High schools and the CO.
lumbia Junior High School Company
G Of Eastern, winner of last years
| company competitive drill, was Sc
| lected to carry the colors for the reg
iment.
Gen. Pershing Inspects Corps.
Preceding the awarding OF the
prizes to the winning battalion. Gen.
| Pershing made an inspection OF the
corps. With him were First Lieut.
j T: Schneider, his aide; Col. Craigie.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
ant superintendent. and James T
Lloyd. member of the board of edu-
, cation. At the close of the exercises
the corps passed in review of Cen
Esaek partr and others r the ocia
at the ssrn'snsa 1t and sHmSinsd bands
The oficer pe1. ma Of the West
ern battalion. which won the compe-
tition, follows: MAJ. Maurice Hoff-
William Stephenson Company II.
Capt. Robert X. Lamb, First Lieut.
E. Mechiing. Second Lieut. G. " Nose
ly; Company K. Capt. John Hazel,
Lieut.. Leroy Piser; Company L. Capt
William w. Shea, First Lieut. Robert
Armstrong. and Second Lieut.. Fon-
taine Hall
Second Battalion, I'd Regiment, Nc
| kinley. which won second honors-
Mai. Max Walton, First Lieut. and
Battalion Adjt. D. NJ Dacidson; Com
j pany D. Capt. E. S Marks. First Lieut..
c. B. Riecks. Second Lieut. F. F.
| Bentley; Company H. Capt. s. Lebo-
witt, First Lieut.. I. Friedman, Second
Lieut.. r. W. Denison: Company E,
Capt. w. B. Gleason, First Lieut. Will
liam Kenner. Second Lieut. j. NJ
Graves: Company NJ (medicaD. Capt
A. Hess, First Lieut.. F. c. Dietrich
First Battalion. I'd Regiment. Nc
kinley. which won third honors-Maj.
]. A. Bickford. First Lieut.. and Bat
talon Adjt. S. F. Ball; Company A,
Capt. A. G. Denison, First Lieut.. F. T
Kenner. Second Lieut.. A. T. Brtton;
Company B, Capt. T. W. Owen. First
Lieut.. c. Van Sickler, Second Lieut. c.
w. Butler: Company c. Capt. J. Jacob,
First Lieut.. r. T. Furr. Second Lieut..
w. r. Trimble.