Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-05

tired Major Townsend, formerly CHIEF
Of ordnance, District of Columbia Militia
are visiting General Harries at head
quarters today.
Care Of Camp Horses.
The care Of the camp horses Is a work OF
some magnitude this year. There are kept
in the corral IS horses, of which 20 are rid
den by officers Of the guard. This is about
40 more than there were in the corral at
Leesburg last year. The corral is located
near the entrance to the camp Enclosure, and
is long, low shed of wood about IS feet
long, open on both sides, groop OF SIX
or seven tents and a large galvanized Iron
tank holding about 1000 gallons of water
supplied from spring nearby This water
Is used exclusively for the watering Of the
horses at the corral The feeding Of the
animals requires large amount of feed.
They are given the regular army horse ra-
ton, which consists of IL pounds Of oats
and IA pounds of hay each day. The corral
Is In charge of First Lieut.. George A. Won
Dachenhausen, quartermaster of the 9Th
Battalion, who is detailed specially for this
duty
He has the assistance of nine hostlers,
and the horses under their care are kept
in the best possible condition. None of the
mounts has been sick or injured. Besides
the feed for the officers horses, that for
the animals of the LIST Battery, Field Ar
tHlery, also comes from the corral mere
are sixty horses in the battery, and fortu-
nately for the corral 1t has nothing to do
with their care except to furnish the food
The men of the battery groom their horses
themselves, having a special shed In which
they are kept.
Speaking Of horses, one of the most beau
tiful and touching sights imaginable was
witnessed late yesterday afternoon just In
the rear of headquarters. A most efficient
and popular army officer, on duty hele by
Department detail instructor.
Capt. Mervin c. Buckley of the artillery
corps Capt Buckley is thoroughly lmbued
with the cavalry and artillery idea that the
care OF his horse is one of the most import
ant duties that falls to the lot Of a soldier.
The officer in question has here, what
he declares. Is a thoroughbred. He rode
the animal across country to camp from the
plains way off in Fauquier county, Va. He
thinks an awful lot of that horse, but real
~. what he did yesterday was just little
bit too far-fetched. in the opinion of one
or two staff officers who are f1ippantly in
clined. for any use. Capt. Buckley was dis
covered all by himself very busily engaged
with needle and thread completely incasilg
his beloved steed with mosquito netting.
He said he was doing it to keep off the flies.
But the most amusing feature of the
whole performance was the fact that within
half an hour after his arduous labor was
ended the mosquito netting had to be re-
moved In order that the artillery officer
could ride his horse on dress parade. But
Capt Buckley Is a soldier with a sweet
disposition, and 1t is absolutely impossible
to ruff1e his temper. An amiable smile is
the only response he makes to the causttc
comments that have to do with the placing
of that mosquito netting about the horse.
The brigade band concert program to be
rendered at headquarters this evening at
o'clock is as follows:
l. March, The Yankee Girl. Lampe
2 Selection, Chilean Dance" ....... Missud