Evening star., 1925-06-02
COOLIDGE TO SEE
DRILL BY CADETS
Will Attend Finals of Compe.
tition at Stadium Late
Today.

Under the scorChinS rays of a Sum-
mer's sun, the Washington High
School cadets began the second and
final lap OF the annual school military
ClaSsic-the company competitive drill.
The climax will come about 8 o'clock
this afternoon with the selection of the
prize company and the presentation of
the awards.
Seven of the thirteen companies par
ticipating in the second days events
went through the prescribed maneuvres
I this forenoon as the intense heat
threatened to stifie the cadets in their
heavy and tight fitting blue uniforms.
The final of the IS companies COM
prisinS the brigade will drill this aft
ernoon before crowd that is expected
to fill the capacious Griffith Stadium.
Coolidge to Attend.
President Coolidge again assured
school authorities today that he would
be at the stadium at O'Clock to re-
view the cadet brigade at the con.
clusion of the drill. Lieut.. Col Wal
lace NJ. Craigie, u. S. A, professor
Washington high schools. has planned
a special ceremony in honor of the
President who established precedent
last week by reviewing the cadets of
the 24th Regiment at the close of
their annual competitive drill. Com
pany r of Central High School. win
ner of the 1924 drill, will form
guard of honor around the presiden-
tial box during the review.
Company B of Eastern High School,
commanded by Capt. Irving j. Raley,
opened the final days drill program
this morning at SIS o'clock. and, ac-
cording to critics in the stands, gave
a creditable exhibition. Capt. f. r.
Hutchinson, comma nding E;astern's
Company G, next took his company
on the field.
Others i'm Drill Today.
Other companies which drilled this
morning are h of Western, COM
manded by Capt. Duncan Clark; II
of Western, in command of Capt,
James Douglass: Company NJ of
Western, captained by Millard Lewis
and Company G. of the Hine Junior
High School, commanded by Capt.
Robert Clifford.
Westerns Company X also re-
ceived commendation from the mil
itary observers on the sidelines for
its exhibition, especially for its eX-
ecution of the extended order move,
ments. Several other compa MES have
given outstanding drills, according to
these experts, and probably will get
high averages in the ratings which
will determine the winners. Among
them are c of Central, Fl of McKin-
ley and II of Western.
A competition to determine the best
drilled non-commissioned officer in the
brigade marked the opening of the
afternoon program at 1870 o'clock.
Six corporals and sergeants competed
in this event for the distinguished
non-commissioned officers gold medal.
They were Sergts. Merilat Moses OF
Company ID of Central; Robert Gray,
Company G. of Central; Alpheus Wal
ter, Company B of Eastern, and John
Henry, Company l. of Western, and
Corpls. Chester Smith, Company G of
Mckinley, and John NJ. Waters, Com
pany l. of Business.
Company A Opens Final.
After this competition Company A
of Mckinley, commanded by Capt.
Robert L. Sayles, marched into the
stadium and opened the final drill pro-
gram. Following this company at
half-hour intervals will be Company
F of Central. in command of Capt.
l.. p. Arliss; Company L of Western,
comma nded by Capt. David Aud;
Company X of the Langley Junior
High School, commanded by Capt.
Ronald e. Smith; Company T. of Busl-
ness, in command of Capt ]. F. Eng
lish, and Company c of Eastern, com
manded by Capt. n. y. Clark.
Immediately following Company C's
exhibition. the entire brigade will
form and pass in review before Presi-
dent Coolidge. The winning COM
panies will then be announced. the
prizes awarded. and the brigade will
pass in review for the second time be-
fore Maj. Gen. Robert H. Allen, chief
of infantry of the Army. Gen. Allen
also will present the coveted prize
flag to the winning company and pin
the diamond-studded Allison Nailor
medal on the tunic of its commander.
Col. Craigie and Stephen f. Kramer.
first assistant superintendent of
schools. who has supervision over the
Cadet Corps, have arranged to give a
more ceremoniouS touch to the pre-
sentation of the ribbons to the per-
sonnel of the winning companies than
in former years. A dozen of the most
attractive girls in each of the schools
representing the victorious companies
will pin the ribbons on the uniforms
of the cadets when the companies are
summoned before Gen. Allen. Hereto
fore the ribbons have been given to
the company commander and pinned
on after the ceremonies by the cadets
themselves.