The Washington herald., 1908-08-06
NOTES OF THE GUARDSMEN.

NO4Eo UF 4aE w hhOSAAGNs
Daniel B. Miller. ST, OF Washington.
was a visitor in camp yesterday, as the
guest Of his son. D. B. Miller. IT.. who is
second lieutenant OF Company l. First
Regiment
Chaplain George F. Dudley. OF the Sec
ond Regiment. who left camp hurriedly
Sunday evening on a summons TO Boston.
returned to-day. after two and a half
days hard travelling. The chaplain was
glad 70 get hack. but was depressed at
the decided refusal OF Bishop Brent 70
accept his call 10 the diocese Of Washing
ton. Chaplain Dudley was one Of the
Bishops ardent supporters.
Miss Martha Krumke. accompanied
by her mother. Mrs. Sophie Krumke.
was a visitor yesterday They enjoyed
luncheon on the enplaceneuts back Of
Battery Neiss. and left on the late after
noon boat
Orders have been received from the
War Department that all tentace and
camp impedImenta must be removed from
the reservations at Forts Washington and
Hunt BY sunday Consequently. every
barge Daniel K. Jackson before the men
leave sunday morning This necesslJaJed
some changes in the plans Of Capt
Schafer and Lieut.. NeUmeyer- Capt
Scbafer had a conference with Lieut. Ter
r=n. the post adjutant. this afternoon.
Col UrelI viii be IN command Of the
District militia. while e is en- route from
Washington 70 the forts. He VIII assume
command as senior officer when the Ma
tionaI Guard troops are mustered out
and paid. Saturday afternoon
Capt Howard. detailed 10 the Artillery
District Of the Potomac for the maneuver
period. has the money Tor paying all the
men slowed IN the post safe. The men
viii muster for pay Saturday afternoon
The regulars VII probably De paid 81
the same time
While out OF hike" with the two com
pauies OF the supports. which he IS in
structlag. lieut. Emery Pike. of the Flf-
teenth Cavalry. found the silver dollar
which legend and history tells our famous
George threw across the Potomac II you
don't believe this ask Lieut. Pike and he
viii show you
When he came back 20 camp today. he
told the groups around the instructor 8
camp OF his find They Immediately fired
a dozen questions III YOU don't be
lieve H." he exclaimed Indignantly. III
show you The Potomac
With this Lieut. Gunner offered a re-
m0nsrranCe ar a report that Lieut. Pike
had used Cus>-wor1s by way Of refer
7 ence to some OF the members og the First
I Separate Battalion one OF whom had
stepped on one Of his spurs. while another
+ had stolen his theoretical cavalry horse
/ in last nights engagement
I Lieut. Duke replied that he had merely
called them blackgUards-
sergt- Harrison Painter. Of Company K.
/ Second Regiment Ieft camp for Wash
/ ington this morning, upon receipt OF
/ news OF the death Of his grandmother
I yesterday SersL Painter was given a
[ furlough-
! Companies I and K. Second Regiment.
stationed al Battery Emery, are the two
! most popular companies in camp with the
I regulars. They are working the battery
! under instruction OF the I43d Company.
/ Regular Coast Artillery. and the three
! companies are warmly attached TO one
/ another. The Gtardsmen are popular
with the regulars. and vice versa. and
I they share everything in common
I In the parlance Of the regulars. the
/ miIftiamen can certainly deliver the goods
/ in the ranre-f1ding station and al the
/ guns As swift and accurate plotters
they are second only 10 the crack battle
/ command detail from the Second Req
menJ and the regulars with them have
I had little or nothing 10 do the last week
I For several days the regulars have not
I been near the guns or the range-fndlng
[ tower, leaving the mIIitsamen entirely 10
I themselves to do all the complicated work
/ OF handling The battery
/ The range detail. which will operate the
| Instruments In this station during the
warfare Of the next few days. is as fol-
[ lows Sergt- Dent. Company K, observer.
1 Sergt- Reich. Company X reader. Corp
] Street. Company I, plotter; Private Mar
Z tin, Company I. first assistant plotter
/ Private Richardson. Company I. second
assistant plotter; Private Lee, Company
I K range board operator; Private Dolby.
+ Company X. detection board operator.
I and Corp ColvIn. Company X. FIRE COM
mander's phone
! Commissary sergt Shields. Of the Sec
+ ond Regiment, has won praise from Col
Coffin and the other regular officers in
| the battle commanders station for his
/ excellent work as an observer He is as
Z proficient as any Of the regulars. and
( has made a wonderful record
I Companies I aud X. stationed with the
/ 143d Regular Company a. Battery Emory
( have been having frequent athletic con-
/ tests Last night the two militia COM
panies had tug Of war. and Company I
I won in two minutes. and they were so
enthusiastic they took on the regulars.
( The seasoned men were evidently a little
I too strong. however. and they won in
I one minute and three seconds They were
declared The champions Of the camp
I This afternoon Companies and K had
Z a baseball game Company I was again
I the winner. beating Company K 10 to ..