Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-20

BY regulars will be taken care of through
Col. Garrards headquarters.
a mooted question concerning the
American flag has been settled. Army
regulations provide that only one Amer
lean flag shall be flown at any post. In
Camp Ordway n flag flies at brigade
headquarters, and another one flies in
front OF the field hospital. After some
discussion and after delving into the
regulations. IL was found that hospital
can fly a 1ag-or rather must fly a flag
because the field hospital may be In time
OF war FIVE miles from headquarters and
il no flag is flying ii would be an indi-
cation that the place had been captured.
As the field hospital at Camp Ordway
has not been captured. the flag is flying.
Service Medal Due.
Col Ourand. LIST Infantry. and now in
command Of the brigade. may be pre-
sented with his twenty-five-year service
medal in camp, He has been in the
National Guard twenty-five years and is
number one on the rolls, However.
he has a longer service than that would
Indicate. for he enlisted in the Old Co
!umbia Cadets in August. 1879, and later
that organization went into the Washing
ton Light Infantry. Capt. Eugene Ed
wards follows Col Ourand as number
two in the National Guard having
twenty-fv years Of service also
Sunday was BARRIERS day and WASH DAY
N the battery camp. \ barber chair was
set up in the street and one Of the men
welded scissors and razor. another start
ed a laundry OF his own.
The star feature Of the battery 5 Sunday.
however. was the appearance Of l.ieuts
Shilling and Bonnet in white uniforms.
Battery F, I'd Field Artillery. command
ed by Capt. Fred Austin has been order
ed to Tobyhanna. near Scranton. "a. Tor
target practice and will leave immediate
Ia tnr1t t-
battery which thrills Washing tonians
VINO see it at stake driving on the tan
bark al Fort Myer. 1t Is one of the best
in the army-soIne officers here give it the
ranking position in excellence. Twenty
cars will be required TO transport 1T.
Capt. Austin has a great dog with him,
a Scotch collie named Peter Pan. He is
a pure army dog and knows army ways
as well as a veteran first sergeant. Capt.
Austin believes that Peter Pan is the
only dog in the world which will look at
the object at which any one is pointing:
Point at an object he explained, and
instead OF looking at the object the dog
will look at your finger. but Peter Pan
never bothers with the finger
The dog is a commissioned officer in
spirit He will have little or nothing to
do with an enlisted man.
Separate Battalion Complimented.
Regulars in camp. both officers and en-
listed men. have complmented the 1st
Separate Battalion on it's camp and on
the appearance of its four companies in
dress parade. Mai. James +. Walker,
who. until his recent promotion, was cap
tain of b Company, took his battalion out
for his first dress parade last Saturday
1t was faultless exhibit He will have
dress parade again August II and -.
This battalion was pretty nearly the
prize exhibit when the crowds visited
camp Sunday. Pure white tent pegs and
refuse cans and absolutely soldierly tents
and clean company streets elected praise
from all sides. The sanitation of the
camp is in charge of DR.. Albert Ridgeley.
surgeon. Burning of refuse and keeping
disease germs down to minimum is his
special duty.
The appearance of the guard was COM
plmented Sunday also. Capt Richard
son being officer of the day. He had little
trouble handling the big crowd.
Benjamin Washington, representing the
18th street u NJ. c. A. has in operation
a Y. Nj. G. A. tent. where reading matter
and writing paper are in demand.
Company of the LIST Separate Bat
talon won game of ball from Com
pany Sunday afternoon by score of IA
TO T.
Rookie in the Tolls.
Maj Al Robbins. quartermaster gen
eral. was sitting in front Of his tent
upon headquarters hill'' last night
calmly viewing the landscape and
thinking of the time when he was
gay young artillery officer. Up the
gentle slope leading to his tent march
ed a fine young soldier. whose brand
new clothes maj ked him for a raw
rookie. Further evidence of his rookie
dom was indicated by the awkward
manner of his salute.
rs this Maj. Robbins, sir?" he asked.
Yes. What can | do for you?'
WHY, sir. the first sergeant of A
Company. Cd Infantry. sent me over
Ten yards of firing line, eh?" asked
Maj. Robbins.
Yes sir
Well, you tell your first sergeant to
send me requisition for it.
Salute the rookie. exit down hill. Away
marched In half an hour. in the ga.h-
ering gloom. the rookie presented him
self Business OF salute. Business of an
swering by Maj Robbins. Rookie hands
major a letter. which the major read by
his lantern light. 1t was this:
Maj. Yuknow: Please give the bearer
ten yards of firing line and forty rounds
OF saber ammunition.
Mai. Robbins never smiled. He told the
rookie TO tell the first sergeant to send
over a detail OF strong men TO get the
stuff. The detail. far, has not
riye1
All Are Easy Marks.
It's marvellous the way the rockies will
fall into the way of those time-worn
camp jokes. They send new men for
tent wrenches' they have them chasing
over to the regulars for ridge pole for
a conical tent and for dozens of other
absolutely impossible implements
N2 ne has in,