Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-12
Four Companies Mustered Into Uncle
Sans Service.
TO CAMP ON VIRGINIA SOIL
Remaining Companies of Regiment
Still Short of Men.
HUSTLING FOR RECRUITS

lowing companies had been mustered into
the LIST Regiment. District Of Columbia
Volunteers: Company F, Capt Otto F.
Simondson; Company (Emmet Guards),
Capt Harry Walsh; Company B, Capt w.
T. H King; Company G CMorton Cadets,
Capt F. S Hodgscn-
These companies are now in the service
Of the United States. They are all quar-
tered in the armory of the National Guard,
over the Center Market
Tonorrow morning at o'clock these four
companies, Under command of Maj. Urell.
will leave the Pennsylvania depot for Falls
Church, where they will go into camp at
the point recently selected for the mobiliza-
ton of the volunteer army. Maj. Urell will
be mustered in this afternoon for this pur-
pose.
1t the intention of General Harries
to have the troops go into camp on a gov
ernment reservation within the limits of
the District, but permission could not be
secured for this purpose AS fast as the
other companies are mustered in, they will
be sent to the camp at Falls Church.
VIII Receive Equipments.
The companies will be properly equipped
for field service tonight and early tomor-
row morning. Those men that are not
equipped will be filled out in camp. Com
pany is already equipped for the field.
When this company was mustered in it
was in heavy marching order and ready to
move at a moments notice.
The other companies made up largely
Of recruits, and they are not even fully
provided with uniforms, to say nothing of
guns and The other necessary parapher-
MALTA. knapsacks haversacks and canteens.
Blankets have not yet been furnished
to the men
BusiIy Recruiting.
In the meantime recruiting in those COM
panies that short the necessary number
of men Is going on. The armory has been
the same scene of busy activity that has
been the case every day this week. Off
GERS and men have been rushing back AMI
forth ali day trying to get recruits. Since
early morning the examining surgeons have
been kept busy inspecting those men desir-
ing TO enlist.
More than fifty per cent of the men ex-
amined have failed to pass.
1t is said at the armory today that the
examination has been even more rigid than
heretofore. Out of patches of ten and
twenty men only two and three were able
TO pass the ordeal successfully
The Morton Cadets have been waiting
for muster since 10 o'clock this morning
arnory last night there were eIghty-fve
men who promised TO appear for muster
this morning. This morning, however sew
eral of the men failed to show up and the
company was five shy. All day the officers
haG been hustling for recruits, but it was
not until 3 O'Clock that the last man was
secured.
The Mortons were then mustered into
the LIST Regiment OF Volunteers, being the
fourth company to be sworn in.
Company About Ready
1t is mere than probable that Company
L. Capt George W. England, will be mus
tered in late this afternoon or tonight.
This company at 230 o'clock only needed
nve Hen TO have the necessary number,
ana the officers and members of the COM
pany are working hard to get this number
The balance of the companies which will
go to make up the regiment need from
fifteen to twenty men each in order TO
complete their ranks.
1t Is estimated this afternoon that one
hundred men will have to be secured TO
make up the regiment. Some of the COM
panies have established recruiting stations
in Georgetown, Anacostia and Bladens-
burg one company will open up a re-
crulting station in Alexandria tomorrow
where it is expected some men will be
occurred
The physical examinations, as stated,
have been very rigid today. 1t was a no
ticeable fact that number OF the members
of tn guard who have been rated as ath-
letes, who have been prominent members
CT the foot ball, base ball and basket ball
teams. who have scored successes
as boxers and wrsstlsrs have been I'M
able to pass examination by the surgeons,
while others who looked as if a strong gust
OF wind would blow them away have gone
through with flying colors.
Rivalry Between Companies,
There has been great rivalry between the
various officers and men that will compose
the regiment in the matter of securing re-
cruits
outside or each company quarters is a
large sign stating that recruits are wanted
while the bridge is lined with those on the
lookout Tor any poor civilian who turns up
anc looks even the slightest bit anxious 1,
50 10 he front He is grabbed and hustIe,,
about, first one side and then the other
Until ne finally succeeds in impressinS upon
MS captcrs that he is only looking for \
trend He is quickly released with dis
gust.