Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-21
COMPETITIVE DRILL
STARTS TOMORROW
High School Cadet Companies
to Strive for Honors as
President Watches.

The annual struggle for the h4gh
school military supremacy of The
District will begin tomorrow with
the opening at the American League
base ball park of the company com
petitive drill of the high school cadet
brigade. Twenty-six companies COM
prising approximately 1900 students
will compete in the event. which will
come to close late Wednesday even
ing with the award of honors to the
victorious unit Thirteen companies
Will go through the prescribed ma
neuVreS each day.
Company G OF Central High School
under the command Of Capt. Dona Id
Wheeler. who won the distinction of
being leader of the winning war map
game teams this year. will formally
open the drill when he leads his unit
on the field tomorrow morning at
$50 o'clock. Five other Central
companies will follow during the
morning.
President to Attend.
Wednesday. however will be the
chief day of the drill Approximately
$4,000 persons, including President
Army and Navy. are expected to wit
ness the closing program. when the
Judges VIII announce the winner and
the prizes are presented. Company
G of Eastern High School will be the
last unit to drill Wednesday.
After, Company c leaves the drill
field the entire brigade will form in
the ball park and Stephen E. Kramer
assistant superintendent of schools
Will present to the brigade new
silk national standard on behalf Of
Tech High School. The coveted prize
nag VIII then be awarded to the vic
torlous company and the diamond
studded Allison Naylor medal pinned
lowing, ribbons will be pinned on the
uniforms of the personnel of the
companies taking second and third
honors. A brigade review will end
the ceremonies. Brig. Gen. william
Lassiter of the general staff of the
Army, Superintendent of Schools
Frank w. Ballou and Assistant
Superintendent Kramer will be the
official reviewing officers.
Tech Companies Favored
Judges will be Col. Frank c. Rowell.
Lieut.. Col. William H. waldron and
Maj. William H. Simpson. all of the
Regular Army. These officers also
previous competitions this year of the
cadet brigade.
Lieut.. Col. Wallace NJ. Craieie.
United States Army. professor of
military science and tactics in the
high schools. predicted today that the
competition in the drill this year
would be keener than ever before
All twenty-siX companies, he said,
are keyed to the highest pitch for the
event, and the selection of the VIC
torious unit probably will be difficult
for the judges.
Because of their victories this year
in the regimental and battalion COM
petitive drills the Tech cadets are
believed to have an edge on the COM
pany contest. Officers of the Tech
companies, however, have admonished
their men of the fruits of overcon-
fidence.
Schedule of Drills.
Companies which will. drill to-
morrow and the time of their ap-
Company G of Central. $3.50 am: f
of Central. 9 am; D of Central
$50 am; E of Central, 10 am; B Of
Central, 1890 am; A of Central, IL
am; l. of Western, pm; A of
Business. 2:30 p.m.; d of Eastern.
pm; of Business. $3.50 pm; F
of Eastern, 4 PM; K of Western
4:3o pm, and G of Eastern. 5 pm.
Companies to drill Tuesday and the
time of their appearance follow:
Company d of Tech, $50 am; H
of Tech. 9 am; l. of Columbia Junior
High School, $50 am; c of Tech, 10
am; E of Tech, 1890 am; A of Tech,
II am; B of Tech, 1880 am; II of
Western, PM; F of Tech, 2:30 p.m.;
l of Business, p. M; c of Central.
$3.50 pm; M of Columbia Junior High
School. pm. and C of Eastern,
4:30 pm.