Evening star., 1912-08-26

II. Ourand. now commanding the lst IN
fantry who was a soldier In 10. In tne
Columbia Cadets. and who came INTO she
National Guard in August twehty-nve
years ago. He Is number one In all the
brigade and known throughout It's Iength
and breadth as the senior. Gen Harrles
pinned this badge OF gold and blue upon
his breast first of all in the sight OF every
soldier In the brigade. Then came Lieut..
Col. Anton stephan, I'd Infantry. He en-
listed in the Ordway Cadets In the o.d
days and came into the guard July %
1887, re-enlisted July %. 1880; was lieu-
tenant by October "a. 1891 an ad1utan'
Of the old 4th Battalion February :, 1S92
was made q major September ~ 1893
and has been a lieutenant colonel since
September 80, 1910 .
cant C. Eugene Edwards. captain of
F.. Company, 1st Infantry. was twenty
Nve-vaar medal man, and stands next to
Col Ourand in point OF Nauonai uuaIu
service He is the captain or the Cor-
cOran Cadets. known To Washihetoniana
of twenty-five years ago as one OF the
best organizations that ever recrui'eu q
rookie. ,-or
Cant Edwards was captain or the Coi
coran Cadets thirty years ago ana tue
whole crack organization came INTO .l.e
guard on the night of June =. ioo'.
wards was commissioned captain IN the
National Guard two days later. ana mas
stuck 10 Company + ever slnce, reiusiIs
promotion time and time again. ne couiu
have been a major as many times as ne
has cartridges in his revolver belt, but
bc wanted 10 command company, the
same company he brought into the
guard His first lieutenant. Charles a.
Movers. another Corcoran Cadet veteran.
was presented with one OF the soiu
medals yesterday. lie entered Tue su s,Su7
with the cadet company June u. 1881.
and will not listen to any proposition 10
take a higher rank. Two more veterans
to receive this signal honor from ,ne
hands OF the brigadier general yesterday
afternoon at dress parade were MAJ Eu
+. Webster. retired: and Sergt. john III.
Wells of the 1st Separate Battalion.
Visitors Luggage Searched.
The visitors of yesterday are talking
or the odd thing that happened to them
when they reached the gate to camp
ordway. Gen. Harries made up his MIND
10 stop the bootlegging of liquor INTO
camp. Therefore he put four OF the pest
officers in his brigade on guard, with
sufficient detail Of privates to run uo"n
the contraband tirewater, II attelnp'
should be made to smuggle a supply III
side The officers he selected were capt.
Frank Iockhead. Capt. Lucien B. Earn
est. Capt Boeckstein and Capt r.. W.
F'ulam They were told TO report 10
Mai Wallach McCarthen. field omceT oi
the day for the morning tour ana 70
for the twenty-four hours beginning AT
guard mount in the afternoon.
The orders were not to allow any one
10 come into the National Guard camp VINO
carried liquor of any sort. Visltors 10 .ne
regulars tents were not to be questioned
Consequently few gallons of whisky
and beer were taken out of perfectly IN
nocent looking lunch baskets ana depos,
tied in the guard tent, TO be destroyed
later
LAST night the Signal Corps Company
and the National Guard battery furnished
"A mounted patrol to stalk the roads 10
camp and spot any attempt TO smussle IN
beer Almost 1.3O bottles OF the contra
band was confiscated hy The patrols early
in the morning of Sunday and Will De
disposed OF according to Gen. Harrles OF
ders farmhouse near the camp. WITH
in pistol shot of brigade headquarters, IS
said TO be loaded with beer. 1t was re-
ported to Gen Harries that the owner
had imported one carload of beer which
he proposed to sell exclusively to soldiers.
albeit this is dry neighborhood ana SELL
ing beer Is a lawless operation. The con-
sequence is that Gen. Harries placed
guard right at the flag-draped booth.
where this person is supposed to be walt
ing for a, chance to sell his beer. The SEN
try will promptly confiscate or smash any
package of spirits which is offered Tor
sale to soldier.
Gen. Harries Explains.
Gen. Harries was severely criticised Tor
his drastic order. and The Stars corre-
spondent at this camp asked him Tor
statement. This is what he said:
II am entirely within my rights Being
in command in this camp, can keep out
all visitors IL l want to, but do not want
to do so. Therefore / say to the visitors,
You may come in on our terms. Inc
officers do not have to search the iunch
baskets and suit cases forcibly. They may
simply say to these people that II they
do not want to open their packages they
may stay outside.
THAT is a perfectly legal thing. 1t is
not done very often. / have not had to do
II before The reason for the action is
that this is dry community, and In
such places there Is always terrific Ell,
fort to bootleg contraband whisky and
beer l have determined to stop It, l am
under oath to have these men on their
feet when they ought to be on their feet
Some kind friend brings to one of these
men a quart of whisky, and he faints on
dress parade. Then there is howl that
Johnny is overworked. underfed and
treated like a dog. l want to take these
men back to town more nearly soldiers
than they were before, in better physical
condition: and because / am commander
at this camp / can make its laws. The
same people who complain because visit
ors are held up at the gate are the ones
drunkenness were allowed TO prevail here
IL is against the law to bring liquor into
this reservation"
The men had fine dinner yesterday
The 800 chickens issued by the commissary
were relished in every company mess In
camp. The menu arranged by Maj Neu-
meyer for the guidance of company cooks
in preparing dinner was as follows:
Chicken and rice soup. chicken pie and
stew, corn on the cob creamed carrots
peaches, snaps, butter, coffee. bread.
Rifle Teams Going to Seagirt.
Orders are out for the sending Of the
company rife teams to Seagirt August
-. The teams are as follows:
Company b. 1st Infantry-Capt. F.
I.ockhead. Second Lieut.. A. G. Otto. First
Sergt. +. r. McFayden. Sergt. +. f. Rob
erts, Sergt. Il. Turner, Sergt. NJ. Boden
hamer and Private r. CIouser.
Company X. LIST Infantry-Capt. E. W
Fullam. First Lieut.. Thomas Brown
Yer. Corp. j. r. Fehr, Private z. II
Agramonte. Musician +. III. Gerber.
Company c. I'd Infantry-Capt. r. B
johnson, First Lieut.. ii. w Klotz, Sergt
A. r KlotZ. Corp. B. S. F1ather, Corp
%. ID. knight. Corp. w. III. French anG
Private +. l.. MacComb
Company G, I'd Infantry-First Lieut.
G. L. Adams. Sergt. A. J. Correll. Sergt
John Molyneaux. Corp J. ii. Mcintyre
Corp. A A. wautz. Corp. c. Miller ant
Private G.. r. Joynes.
Company Il, I'd Infantry-Capt. L. b
Ernest. Second Lieut. c. NJ. Reich, Sec
ond Lieut.. +. NJ. Martin. Private F. f
Narney. Private p. D. Lowell Private A
l. Bernard and Private II. F. Richard