Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-09
Names Of the Guests.

The names on the invitation list includes
those OF Lieut.. Col. William II. Coffin.
Mrs. Coffin. Mrs. Mansfield. Capt. VIII
liam r. Doores, Capt. Philip s. Colder
man, Mrs Golderman, Miss Grace Perry,
Capt. George F. Connolly. Mrs. Connolly.
Capt. John L. Roberts. jr.. Mrs. Roberts,
Miss Jenkins, Capt. Samuel ]. Morris of
the Medical Corps. First Lieut.. John P.
Terrell, Mrs. Terrell, First Lieut.. Philip
Mathews. First Lieut.. Horace F. Spurgin,
Miss Spurgin. Mrs. Spurgin, Second Lieut..
Lecocq. Capt. and Mrs. E. N. Macon.
Mrs. Bailey, Miss Falls. Miss Glover.
MAJ. Oscar 1. Straub. Coast Artillery
Corps; Capt. Jacob NJ. Coward. Coast Ar
tillery Corps; Capt. c. E. n. Howard.
paymaster; First Lieut.. Laurence c.
Crawford, Coast Artillery Corps; First
Lieut.. Claude E. Brigham. Coast Artillery
Corps; rirst Lieut.. Malcolm P. Andruss.
Coast Artillery Corps; First Lieut.. Adolph
Langhorst, Coast Artillery Corps; First
First Lieut.. John w. McKie. Coast Ar
tillery Corps, First Lieut.. Curtis G. Rore-
beck, Coast Artillery Corps; First Lieut..
Marcellus H. Thompson. Coast Artillery
Corps: rirst Lieut. Lucian D. Both. Coast
Artillery Corps: Capt. William Mitchell.
Duke. 23d Infantry; First Lieut., Emory
J. Pike, 18th Cavalry; Second Lieut.. Ed
win Gunner. 9th Infantry: Second Lieut..
Torrey Maghee, oath Infantry: Maj. Hen
Lieut.. Hugh s. Brown. Coast Artillery
Corps; First Lieut.. Harry K. Rutherford.
Coast Artillery Corps; First Lieut.. John
B. Rose, Coast Artillery Corps; Capt.
Seaborn G. Chiles, 18th Infantry; First
Lieut.. Morris e. Locke. 1st Field Artil-
lery; First Lieut.. William E. MacKinlay.
18th Cavalry: Second Lieut., Loren G.
Grieves. oath Infantry. and Second Lieut..
Clark +. Chandler. 10th Cavalry.
Maj George Henderson. sugeon general.
the adjutant general setting forth that
during the camp period he made a daily
inspection of the sanitary conditions of
the military camps at Fort Washington
and Fort Hunt. Va. A strict sanitary
discipline was enforced In all of the
we'll located as relates to drainage and
healthful environments. The regulation
tent space was observed In all OF the
camps and the tents and company streets
were well ditched. The water supply is
from artesian wells and is of great purity
and in sufficient quantity to supply all
the camps. The troops occupying the
camps were subsisted by company mess.
The kitchens and cooking utensils were
scrupulously sanitary and the food well
cooked and wholesome.
aside from the disposition Of waste
Maj. Henderson says, Il have no recon-
mendations to make. as l have found an
ideal sanitary condition In all of the
without mention of the valuable as
sistance rendered me in my daily inspec-
tons by Capt. S. J. Morris of the medical
department OF the army and Lieut. w. J..
Hart. Medical Reserve Corps OF the
United States.''
Maj John Biddle. Corps Of Engineers.
United States Army. formerly engineer
Commissioner of the District of Columbia,
today sent the following telegram to
Gen. Harries In response to message Of
greetings:
Thanks for remembrance. Good luck
to the brigade. Wish l were with YOU"
Experiment Proves Gratifying.
The exercises just ended were novelty
for the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia in that they differed
materially from anything attempted in the
past. The Star correspondent this evening
asked the commanding general for his
views on the subject.
"A very gratifying experiment" said
Gen. Harries. land one which promises to
result in a fine local organization of coast
artillery. We have had ample opportunity
to determine the relative efficiency and en-
thusiasm Of officers in the handling OF
big guns and the mechanism by which the
guns are made effective, SO we shall now
have NO difficulty in securing a capable
battalion of coast artillery as soon as we
have congressional consent therefor. 1t is
probable that only small percentage of
that battalion will be transferred from
our mobile troops because the younger
and more adventurous soldiers will always
stick to infantry and cavalry. but the
more mature men (often burdened with
heavy responsibilities of family and bust
ness) will tend naturally to duty in forti-
fications especially IL those fortincations
are near home.