The Washington times., 1924-06-02
SCHOOL CADETS
IN ANNUAL
DRILL
Companies Begin Competitive
Exhibition in American
League Park

The greatest annual event in high
school life In Washington--the COM
petstive drill-got under way in the
American League Baseball Park to.
day. Several thousand students
cheered the cadets as they went
through the movements prescribed
for each company on the field.
Seven companies took the field in
the morning, five others following
this afternoon.
The drill closes tomorrow with
thirteen companies on the program.
Presentation of the much sought
Allison Nailor medal will follow
brigade formation of the cadets.
When Captain L. Craven, com.
handing more than SO cadets in
Company L, Western High School,
gave the order forward, march, -
the drill got under way at 8:1S
o'clock. Companies A, d, r, B., C.
and H Of the third regiment fol-
lowed at intervals of one-haH hour.
This afternoon Companies A, C, d,
M and B of the second regiment
took the field.
Tomorrow morning companies H,
ID, c, A, B, G and z of the first
regiment will drill. In the after.
noon Company HI. second regiment:
l.. second regiment; K, third regi.
ment; e, second regiment; F, first
regiment, and e, third regiment.
The last company goes on the field
at AIS p. m.
Judges in Drill.
Judges in the drill this year are
Major Ralph w. Kingman, infantry:
Major Jesse c. Drain, infantry, and
Major John H. Hester, infantry, all
OF the United States army.
Immediately after the drill to.
morrow, cadets will return to their
schools where a supper will be
served. Programs including music
and speeches are planned.
More than $4,000 are expected to
be present to watch the wind.up of
the drill tomorrow.
First honors last year were taken
by Company D, Of Eastern. com.
manded by Captain L, H. Cheek.
In the thirty-seven years the exhi.
bition has been held, Central has
won thirteen times, Technical nine.
Eastern eight, Western four and
Business twice.
Officers OF Brigade.
Staff officers of the Washington
High School Cadet Corps Brigade
are: Colonel Lester Baird, of Nc.
kinley, commander Of the brigade;
Major j. D. Garner, Mckinley
ad1utant; Major H. A. Hampton,
Mckinley, quartermaster; Sergeant
Major r. O'F1alloran, Mckinley.
sergeant major; Sergeant r. Sim.
mons, Mckinley, quartermaster
sergeant; Sergeant r. Larcombe.
Bushes, color sergeant, and Sergeant
A. King. business. color sergeant.
Lieutenant Colonel F. w. Sammis.
of Central, commands the first reg.
iment, with Captain L. l.. DAILY, Of
Central, adJutant: Captain e. M.
Woolf, of entral, quartefmastcr.
and Sergeant w. Holden, of Cen.
trail, sergeant major.
LieutenRpt Colonel Charles M.
Ireland, Of Mckinley, commands the
second regiment, with Captain IT.
M. Zones, Of Business. adjutant:
Captain j. A. Italiano, Of Mckinley
quartermaster; r. N. Barker, OF
Mckinley, sergeant major, and
Sergeant w. A. Betikofer, Of Bust
ness, quartermaster.
Lieutenant Colonel c. M. Hisle.
Of Eastern, commands the third
regiment, with Captain A. b. Bon.
durant. Eastern, adjutant; Captain
W. Fl. Lady, Eastern, quarter.
master; II. r. McCaffery, Eastern,
sergeant major, and ID. A. Rosen.
field, Of Eastern, quartermaster SER
geant.
The battalion staff OF the first
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