Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-06-03
WESTERN |SF|RST
IN COMPANY DRILL
Also Wins Third and Fourth
Places in High School
Championship Event.

by Capt. David Aud, took first prize
in the championship event, while
Companies NJ and II of the same
school finished third and fourth,
respectively. Central High Schools
Company G, in command of Capt. T..
II. Russell, won the second place
honors. Company E of Central, COM
manded by Capt. w. c. Butler, jr..
also received honorable mention" by
finishing fifth.
The closeness of the percentages
given the prize companies by the
Judges showed the keenneSS of the
competition. The winner was only
103 per cent ahead. of the Central
company which finished fifth. Rat
ings given the five companies follow:
Company L. 93.41; Company G. $3.50;
Company NJ, 92.65; Company H, 92.5,
and Company E, 92.3S.
The winning company was one of
the last to go through the prescribed
maneuvers before the judges. 1t
entered the stadium at 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon as the stands were
filling rapidly. and it's exhibition was
viewed by approximately 10000 per
sons, a majority of whom were school
children and fond parents of the
cadets.
Coolidge Hears Result.
President Coolidge had just con-
cluded reviewing the cadets when the
entire brigade of % companies formed
in company front in the stadium, to
await the verdict of the judges. A
hush crept over the capaciouS sta
dunn The situation was tense as
Lieut.. Gel. Wallace NJ. .Craigie, U. S.
A, professor of military science ana
tactics in the Washington high
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Johnson to order Westerns Company
F front and center to receive the
first award. Col. Johnson relayed his
orders to the brigade adjutant, j. w.
Mauchly With a sharp about-face,
Mai Mauchly turned and marched to
the center of the brigade, and stood
motionless for minute. The Central
companies were to the right OF him,
the Mckinley and Business in the
on the left.
Which way will he turn? was the
question that passed through the
quiet throng The silence became
more intense. Quickly, Maj. Mauchly
made a right oblique, and headed for
the Sd Regiment, composed of East
ern and Western companies, as a
bedlam of cheers broke over the
stands facing first base in the ball
Eastern and Western supporters. The
Eastern cheers soon died as the major
stopped in front of the Western bat
talon and gave the order which
brought the victorious company to
the front for its awards.
CongratuIates Cadets.
Mai. Gen. Robert H. Allen, chief
of Infantry of the Army, congratulate
ed Capt. Aud, and told the cadets
under him that Ito win a competition
is an honor" To the commander, his
face beaming with smiles, Gen. Allen
handed the diamond-studded Allison
Nailor medal, a replica of which will
be presented to him by the Washing
ton Chamber of Commerce as his
permanent property. The coveted
prize flag, the symbol of military SUI
premacy, was placed in the barrel of
the gun of Sergt. Frasier of Com
pany l.. Gen. Allen also gave to Capt.
Aud a sheaf of red ribbons. sufficient
for every member of his triumphant
company.
Company G of Central was next
summoned to face Gen. Allen for the
second award. From the Central sec
ton in the gradstand came a vocifer-
Gus yell, but not as vigorous as last
year when this schools Company F,
under command of Capt. T. NJ. Pelz-
man, won the drill. One by one the
other companies finishing in third,
fourth and fifth places were brought
before Gen. Allen to receive congratu-
fations. Blue ribbons were given to
the second-place company and white
ribbons to Company NJ of Western.
which finished third. Companies H of
Western and Z of Central received
honorable mention"
Suppers were given the cadets at
all of the high schools last night, but
the greatest celebration was at West
ern. Late into the night the revelry
the opening of school today with a
special assembly, and teachers and
students paid tribute to Capt. Aud
and the members of his victorious
company as well as to the other COM
panies which brought military honors
to Western.
Although left completely out of the
running, the celebrations at Eastern.
Business and Mckinley were marked
with spirit. superintendent of Schools
Frank w. Ballou visited each and
congratulated the cadets on the ad-
vances made in the past year.
Second Victory in Three Years.
The victory for Western yesterday
was its second in three years. In 1922
this schools Company F, comma nded
then by Capt. w. w. Shea, captured
the military classic for Western.
The roster of the winning company
follow: Capt. Aud, First Lieut.. Glen
Herbert, Second Lieut.. Arthur Kim
ball. Sergeants-J. Henry, G. Watson,
F. Shields, M. Frasier, j. SchofeId.
Corporals-A. Bird, F. Avery, w.
Mitchell, r. Kirchmyer, E. Chace, l..
Stowell. Privates-J. Bailey. E. Bin
coe, w. Burton, r. Garden, j. CLANCY,
F. Cook, M. Cox, S. Detwiler, r. Davis,
E. EdlowitZ. A. FELTON,, c. Gleason, F.
Haberman, r. Haywood, c. Houghton,
T. Jones, c. Jumper, w. Kendall, c.
Kendrick, e. Kumpe, ]. Magruder. F.
May, A Murphy. w. Philips, A Pike,
r. Pugh, r. Reside, J. Richardson, J.
Sanderson. n. Schrieber, D. Shea, E.
Smith, n. Smoot, N. Souri,, r. Sterling,
A. Stevens, r. Stowell, w. Sweeney,
s. Tehaan, j. Tillotson, J. Webb
The competition to determine the
most distinguished non-commissioned
officer in the brigade was won by Sergt.
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