Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-09
GUARD NOTES.

Maj. Foster, Medical Corps. \. q. u. g.,
discovered yesterday, while discussing the
presentation of a twenty -five-year service
medal to Mai Neumeyer, that also ne
was entitled to one, as he had been IN
the service twenty-five years IN July
last. The discovery was made at mess
time, and the officers of the 1st Infantry
determined then and there that they
would make an especial effort to get the
medal for Maj Foster in time to have 1t
presented to him on the field Sunday.
Mike Drew is at it again. He insists
upon writing pieces about the guard for
the newspapers. just because ne mas
such a growth of hair and has worked In
the army so long he fancies he is a poet.
This is his latest offense in camp:
You can talk of your charge of the Light
Brigade,
You can brag of the dash that Pickett
made,
Feel pride in the work Of Stuart and
Custer,
Praise others who long ago answered
last muster.
But had you been here on the field today
And seen the d. G.. Guard in battle array,
Your heart would have stirred with the
chances they took
For the instructors insisted on following
the book.
Eddie" Roach, who deals out the
eats" from the commissary tent in the
1st Regiment, is getting lots of good
rest out of this camp. He. with sew.
eral Of his Ts comrades NJ 5ourneyed over TO-
were ready to make tracks for home
they could not find any one with a car
riage who would take them. Oh, yes.
theX were wiling t to pay but very nn,
as the bugler was sounding reveille at
5:2o am
,,.I> t.
of his life executing Gen. Harries' order
to clear the camp of boys. He has had
such a hard job finding them that he
has been forced to apply for an extension
of time in which to carry out the order.
He couldn't even catch them at mess
time.
But when one Of the bands was prac-
ticing on the mountain slope Cornish
crept through the bushes in true Indian
fashion and caught four of them hiding
among the bandsmen.
Cornish so far has found six lads, who
will be compelled to make tracks for
Harpers Ferry. there to take the train
for Washington.
The Hospital Corps is getting in some
fine work in drilling, but it isn't likely
the members will have much to do in
the way of taking care of real casualties
in camp.
There are several veterinary students
in the outfit.
Lieut.. Col. A. L. Parmerter. adjutant
general District of Columbia Militia, mo-
tored over to Winchester yesterday to
pay his respects to the commander OF
the regular cavalry camp there. Maj.
William S. Hodges, judge advocate gen.
eral, ". G. D. c., accompanied Col. Par
merter.
Harpers Ferry Is very progressive so
far as business getting is concerned. 1t
has produced something similar to the
"capper" who sits in the seeing Wash
ington'' automobiles until enough passen-
gers are secured for trip. The Har-
pers Ferry production is young lady
who sits around place where ice cream
is sold. She is willing to talk to any of
the fellows who come around, but when
they have purchased one plate of ice
cream she is ready to desert.
There were eight chairs around one
table last night, and the young lady
gradually moved around the table. BY
the time she had made the complete cir
cult eight different male individuals had
purchased one plate of ice cream each.
The girl was making her second round
when the observer left.