Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-11
GUARDS HUSTLlNG
Active Search for Recruits for Regi.
ment of Volunteers.
SEVERAL COMPANIES ABOUT READY
They VIII Be Mustered Into Service
This Evening.
NEAR-SIG HTED A Pr LICAN Mt

The armory of the District of Columbia
National Guard. over the Center market.
has been scene of active operations since
an early hour this morning. The officers
and men who will make up the District vol
unteer regiment have been rushing back
and forth. getting everything in readiness
to be mastered into the service of the
United States. Those companies which
have not the full complement of men are
taking in recruits as fast they be
gotten. 1t is said the officers take any man
who can pass the physical examination.
There appears to be great rivalry between
the company commanders as to which shall!
get the ranks filed first.
Company F. Capt Otto G. Simonson In
command. is the only one that has been
mustered i'm. This company was sworn in
yesterday afternoon and remained in quar-
tiers at the armory last night. The men
will probably go into camp on the lawn n
front of the market building this afternoon.
The Emmett Guard. Company 4 of the
volunteer regiment. under Capt. Harry
Walsh. lacks but four of having it's full
complement. Capt. Walsh expects to get
the balance this afternoon, and his COM
Tany Will then he mustered into the serr-
ice of the United States. The Morton
CoNctS. NCit4Pdhy II VI lflt volunteer TeS1-
ment, Capt. William s. Hodges in charge
needs but two men. These will be secured
during the afternoon. and this company
VIII be mustered in tonight Company b.
Capt. William H. 7. King. needs eight men
TO fill out its quota. Every effort is being
made to get the recruits, so that this COM
pany. too. can be mustered in tonight
Progress of Examinations.
he
has been going on all day and a large num-
Der of the men nave been under inspection
This examination is very rigid one No
one Is admitted 10 the room with them ex-
cept the officers of the company to which
they belong To an outsider this exarnina-
ton appears to be amusing. The men are
made 10 hop about twenty yards first on
one leg and then on the other. They are
then made 70 stand erect, then bend over
until the tips of the fingers touch the floor
while the spinal cord is examined Having
passed up to this point. the recruit is then
given an examination as to his eyesight
lie IS made To stand in front of a large
card having lines prined on it in different
size type He is supposed TO read the bot
tom lines without the aid of glasses
A good story is told OF one recruit who
was particularly anxious to enlist, but
account Of a defect in vision He got some
OF the men To write down for him the last
few lines on the card. These ne me1noriz-
ed thoroughly, When it came time for him
10 go in he went through the first part of
the examination spIendidly. Dr. Weaver
i4ad been Informed that this man was very
hear-slghted- He put the recruit in front
Of the card and told him to read the bot
tom line.
This the candidate did, to til, great
amazement Of the doctor. Not being salts
red, however, he told the recruit to read
the next lire to the bottom one This the
recruit: did without trouble, repeating It as
he mad memorized it. The doctor was ner.
picked He thought he had been 1nisin-
formed about the man under examination
Iut decided ne would give him one more
teS', SO he ordered him 10 read tn, Top line,
but here mas where the recruit slipped I'D
He had not m emorized the top line and al
Trough the letters were six inches nigh he
could not make out word. He failed to
pass.
Col. Forwood In Charge
The physical examination is bein, con-
Quoted by Col Forwood of The United States
army. assisted by Assistant Surgeons Pyles
ard Weaver of the National Guard
In the qIartermaster's department every
thing Is being got in readiness TO go into
camp as soon as thu order comes from the
Secretary OF War. Tents have been tied up
and cooking utensils made ready
Gen. HLrries expects to have the entire
Regiment mustered INTO the service of the
United States by Saturday night.
The Georgetown Company.
Captain LOCKER is recruiting Company H
OF the volunteer regiment to go from the
District of Columbia. number of young
men from Georgetown are in this company.
and the class of men selected by the cap
tain and passed by the surgeon is excep-
tiCnallE good. the command sizing up far
above the average. The captain would be
gratihed very much to secure at once a
large number Of his friends and acquaint-
ances III Georgetown. His office is located
az room 70. Center market armory.
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