Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-05
COLORED CADETS
| HOLD COMPETITION
Companies From Three
Schools Competing in
Griffith Stadium.

Cadets of the Dunbar, Armstrong and
the Cardozo High Schools were drilling
their best at Griffith Stadium today ir
competition for the distinction of best
company" and the edification of their
classmates who are cheering them to
perfection from the grandstands.
Launched at 9 O'Clock this morning
by Company I of Armstrong, under
command of Cadet Capt. William Stark
the days program will be ended with a
brigade review and award of prizes to
the victors at Sis O'Clock this after
noon. Col. Benjamin o. Davis United
States Cavalry, will review the young
troopers and present the medals and
ribbons to the winners.
With Col. Davis in the reviewing line
are expected to be the Board of Educa-
ton. Garnet C. Wilkinson, first as
sistant superintendent in charge of
colored schools, and other school
officials.
AS the cadets drilled today note of
realism is created by the firing of
blank cartridges against the advancing
companies as they execute their attack
movement in the extended order ma
neuvers. The rifles are fired by a
squad of National Guardsmen, under
command of Capt. Arthur c. Newman,
District of Columbia National Guard,
who also is professor of military science
and tactics in the schools of divisions
1913.
Swales Heads Co. ].
Besides Company of Armstrong. the
first lieutenant of which is Robert
Swales and the second lieutenant of
which is Elmore Motion, other COM
panies to take the field this morning
were: Company D, Armstrong High
School, Capt. Alonzo Turner, First
Lieut. Horace Lloyd and Second Lieut..
Robert Marshall; Company L, Arm
strong High School, Capt Jerome l..
Vass, First Lieut. Roland Grayson and
Second Lieut.. William Carson; Com
pany K, CardoZo High School, Capt.
Ellsworth Dyson, First Lieut.. Leon
Robinson and Second Lieut.. James Ell
lis; Company E, Dunbar High School,
Capt William Brooks, First Lieut..
Thornton McKenney and Second
Lieut.. Perry Davidson; Company G.
Armstrong High School, Capt. Wendell
Cooper. First Lieut.. William Bailey and
Second Lieut.. James Johnson, and
Company A, Dunbar High School, Capt
Charles Shumate, First Lieut.. George
Donald and Second Lieut.. John
Hawkins.
The companies to drill after the
luncheon recess were Company F, Dun
bar High School, Capt. Leon Downing.
First Lieut.. Richard Cook and Second
Lieut. Wilton Hines; Company H, Dun
bar, Capt. William Wormley First Lieut.
Oliver Franklin and Second Lieut..
Edward Lucas: Company NJ, Armstrong,
Capt Alfred jackson, First Lieut.. VIII
bur Wallace and Second Lieut.. Rudolph
Whitney: Company B, Dunbar, Capt.
Harry Fisher, First Lieut.. George
sPetross and Second Lieut.. Bernard
Washington. and Company C, Arm
strong, Capt. Bernard Coleman, First
Lieut.. Chauncey Grimes and Second
Lieut.. Hayward Fur.
Mai. Gilbert Judge.
The judges were Maj Howard c. Gil
bert of the 372d Infantry, National
Guard, Columbus, Ohio; Capt. Oscar
Randall, 9th Infantry, Illinois National
Guard, and Capt. Chauncey Hooper of
the 369th Infantry New York National
Guard. The captain of the winning
company will receive a diamond stud
ded gold medal, while his lieutenants
will be presented with gold medals.
Each member of the winning company
will receive blue silk ribbon. The Of
flcerS of the second-place-w winning COM
pany will receive silver medals and
their men white silk ribbons, while the
third-place officers will get bronze med
ais and their men red ribbons.
The final phase of the drill will in
clude a silent exhibition drill by six
squads of picked non-commissioned Of
dcers, who will maneuver without verbal
orders.