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country The air WIS hraCingt a keen
wind was blowing and the atmosphere
vas clear and bright The race for pro
motion was begun ~ O'Clock and IN"
starting place WAS Fort Mv"r IN" army
os over in Virginia. near IN" Arlington
NATIONAL Cemetery. An hour or ~ hefnr"
he start the officers TO take part ~ III"
lpsi left the War Department on street
cars IN carriages or on horses Five army
depot wagons were provided for those
who cared TO GO to Fort Myer that way
The officers wore the attractive service
uniform OF olive drab with tan ruttees
and the close fitting olive drab visore!
cap Each was belted and had on sword
end revolver At Fort Myer the twenty
eight wearers Of Uncle Sans shoulder
straps were drawn up in from, oi the Ad-
ministration Building while noses were
counted. Then they pounted
There were horses OF all sorts, from po' q
ponies to Percherons-at least II looked
bat way-and some of them were friskv,
while others were tame and well behaved.
II took ten minutes for the riders To dress
IN" and then at the word of command
from Major General William y. puvall.
Assistant Chief Of the Army General Stan.
they started on Gen. Duvall was the
riding master and pacemaker
The olive clad officers rode in column
of twos They presented a very attractive
appearance. Seniority of rank determined
position in the line. with gray haired ColonelS
IN the lead and dark or fair haired young
Ma iors in the rear Some were fat and
some were thin. hut most of them were not
thin Nearly every horse. whether polo
pony or Percheron. had to carry consider
able weight. There was one young fellow
who weighed in the neighhorhood of il0
pounds, and another who was said to tip
the scales at nearly 200 But they were all
full Of grit and determination and feeling
fine, from the oldest Colonel to the youngest
Major This was the personnel of the elgi-
ihles for promotion whose horsemanship
was put to the test
Col. &. II. Whipple Of the Pay Depart
nent. Col. H. p. Mccain. Adjutant General;
Lieut. Col. G. Ruhlen. .Quartermaster; Lieut.
col s. s. Leach. Corps of Engineers; Lieut.
col J. B. Hickey. Adjutant General: Lieut.
CO.. +. W. VI. Jones. General STAFF; Lieut.
col 7 T.. Casey Corps Of Engineers; Lieut.
col +. W. Weaver. Coast Artillery; Lieut..
il. L. Rogers, Pay Department Lieut.
col A. Todd. General STAFF: Lieut. Col.
W L. Fisk Of Engineers; Major J. B. Porter,
Judge Advocate-Cenerars Department;
NajorI. W. Littell. Quartermsster's Depart
Ment; Major J. @. Gslbraith. Inspector
General: Major W. H. Hart Subsistence
Department; Major NJ. W. Ireland. Medical
Department; Major NJ. q. Zalinski. Quar-
t"rmaster's Department; Major r. Rus
sci. Signal Corps; Major I. II. Slavens
Quarermaster's Department Major g.
J.. Pickett, Pay Department; Major l.. NJ.
Brett. First Cavalry "a. q. of n. G.. ID. c.;
Major p. r. Strssb, Medical Department;
Major G. Montgomery. Ordnance Depart
ment; Major S. ID. Sturgis. General STAFF:
Major J. +. Hoffer. Ordnance Department;
Major J, 7. knight, Quartermaster's De-
parment; Major ID. =. Stanley. Quarter
masters Department. and Major s. Crosby.
Corps Of Engineers.
Behind the column came an army ambu-
lance. significant Of the fear on the part Of
the military powers that be that the stories
told Of the inability Of field officers TO ride
horseback was only too true In the ambu-
lance was a plentiful supply OF vaseline
witch hazel. cold cream. cushions, stretch
ers, splints. surgical bandsges and things
that stimulate. The six Hospital Corps men
Who rode in the ambulance grinned sig
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