Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-04
CO. H OF WESTERN
WINS CADET DRILL
Central Captures Second and
Third Places With Com.
panieS c and A.

Western High Schools Company H,
commanded by Cadet Capt. Elbridge
Church, captured the be-ribboned and
tattered silk nag of victory in the an
nual company competitive drills of the
Washington High School Cadet Corps
late yesterday at Grifnth Stadium.
Company H triumphed over the other
units which took the field in the two
day drills with an average of e6.6, a
rating that was 2.3 units over the sec
ond-place winning company.
Central took the rest of the honors
with its Company c, under Cadet Capt.
Henry w. Gibbs, in second place, and
its Company A, under Cadet Capt. How
ard C. Turner, coming through in third
place. Company C's average was 94.3
and Company A turned in a 90.
The traditional drama which has
characterized the competitive drills for
more than 40 years was markedly pres
ent in the review and announcement
IL 900 boys and girls and their parents
and friends sat in tense silence as they
saw Lieut.. Col. Wallace M. Craigie, u.
s. A., professor Of military science and
tactics In the schools, step before the
line of cadet staff officers who headed
their ~ companies, standing at rigid
attention. Cadet Col. Jack Stearns
brought his flashing saber to salute
and received the name Of the f1rst-
place company.
Adjutant PauSes.
Col. .Stearns did an about face, noti-
fed his adjutant and the drama was
on. The adjutant advanced toward the
phalanx OF cadet companies and stood
rigid. An indefinite period passed. Cen
trail High Schools companies were to
his left, Westerns were to his right
Eastern and Business also were to the
right of Central. The breathless audi
ence had their positions fixed in their
minds. Suddenly the adjutant turned
to the right. It was a Western COM
pany! Pandemonium broke in the
Western section of the grandstand
Westerns cadets swayed in feverish
expectancy. The adjutant faced the
companies and waited again. At last
another turn of his body and he stopped
before Company H. Capt. Church stood
his ground while his men behind him
broke In jubilant glee. Discipline was
restored, however, and the happy West
erners marched up to get the flag their
school had not held since 1927.
DR., Luther Reichelderfer, chairman
of the Board of District Commissioners,
who was the first colonel of Washing
toms cadets, stepped forward with the
Allison Naylor medal In his hands. He
pinned the $4,000 diamond-studded
trophy on the grinning Capt. Church's
blouse and congratulated the victor.
Western students went crazy as they
watched the sight.
Then silence. The procedure was re-
peated as Company c and Company A
~ Central were picked, and as each ad-
yanced to the reviewing line to collect
the colored silk ribbons designating
their place In the competition.
Capt Church's officers were First
Lieut.. Gilbert Rodier and Second Lieut..
Bliss Evans. The officers Of Company
C. second-place winners, included First
Lieut.. Lawrence v. Julihn and Second
Lieut.. Maurice H. Lanman. The third
place company officers, Company A, in
Guided First Lieut.. Eugene c. Critten-
den and Second Lieut.. John r. L.
Beane.
Sergt. Hoffman Wins.
After the three companies had re-
turned to their places in the review,
Sergt. Sidney HOFFMAN of Company G,
Eastern High School, advanced to re-
ceiye from Commissioner Reichelderter
the DISTINGUISHED on-commissloned
officer medal which he had earned
earlier in the afternoon. Sergt. Hoff-
man won the rating of best non-com-
missioned officer in the brigade IN COM
petition with four other sergeants in a
manual of arms drill before the same
Judges who selected the winning COM
panies. The others were Stephen Hol-
derness of Western High School, Frank
Hand Of Central TI1gh School, Jacob
Silverman Of BusincS High School, and