Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

main body of National 1udiu u ehe
District of Columbia troops at New fork
and Florida avenues, beginning at
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The week was busy one at mead
quarters in The Star building, the force
issuing the orders for various details
and attending to thousand and one
other things which must be looked after
in connection with an encampment.
There was a constant stream Of officers
into headquarters all during the week
inouiring about various matters per-
tanning to the camp.
Details have been at camp during the
past week making arrangements Tor the
arrival of the main body, the baggage
by this time must be located on the
camp grounds, the headquarters stan
Of clerks left last night and viii! have
all Of today and tomorrow morning TO
prepare the Office for the arrival OF
the officers, the mounted section OF the
Signal Corps left at o'clock this morn
ing, carrying with them the horses
which will be used by the other mounted
With the last details completed and
everything ready for the grand entrain-
ment tomorrow, both Ofncers ana men
are looking forward to one Of the most
had.
enlistment campaigns have been going
| on for several weeks, and the earnest
efforts of many of the company COM
manders to recruit their companies up
| to within the requisite number have been
rewarded Even these campaigns have
now closed.
Promptly at o'clock tomorrow morn
| ing the first train will pull out of the
freight yards of the Baltimore and Ohio
| railroad.
| hour later, and the third will leave at
| O'Clock BY 12 o'clock tomorrow all OF
| the soldier boys. 1t is expected, vii! be
| on the camp grounds, and there will be
| the camp for the maneuvering during
the encampment.
X X x*
The old Corcoran Cadets-Company E,
| LIST Infantry-one of the distinctive or
CARNATIONS of the local National Guard,
| is beginning to assume its old-time form.
New material has been enlisted and ev-
| erybody within the command is working
| to bring the company up to Its old-time
standard.
rejuvenate this we'll known organization,
| it is declared, that old-timers who might
visit the assembly rooms Of the .organiza-
| ton Thursday nights would be reminded
Of the days years ago when the cadets
were at their best.
The officers of the company give credit
| for the success of the company to the
new non-commissioned officers. Follow
ing are names OF those VINO were elected
active members and enlisted since July 1:
Earl Sanderson, Charles b. Humphrey.
Gail T. Judd, Edward Kaiser, Thomas S.
Nutwell, Frank Klopfer, Charles Lang
ley, L. ]. ODea, Aloysius O'Neil. John
w. Fraser, James E. Hunt, John A. Mil
Ter, J.. A. Fletcher, III. r. Ide and A. r.
Belts. Refreshments: Louis Sheers, j.
e. Morgan, each having served six years
| In the company - - : -
u. -
members of the Corcoran Cadets last
Thursday night. There were examinations
for commissions and examinations for
nOn-commissioned officers First Sergt.
ond lieutenant, 1st Infantry; Sergts. A. e.
Farquhar, ]. A. Giovannoni and D. F.
Alsop for commissions, and Corps. King,
Sheers and Morgan for promotion to SER
geants.
x X X X
There is one person in Company e just
at this time of the year whose popular
ity is unquestiOned. He is Q. M. Sergt.
Giovannoni, and it is for him to issue nice
new uniforms and equipment for the
members Of the command.
Officers Of the Corcoran Cadets declare
| that Musician Farquhar is so pleased
with some new signal flags which he has
received, that he wig-wags them In his
sleep. Preparations to prevent it at camp
are being made by members of the COM
pany, it was declared.
X X X
The loss of Lieut.. Meyer by Company
e, by reason Of his promotion to be a
captain. is felt by the company, it was
declared. This officer had been mem
Der OF the company thirty years, half of
which he had been an officer Both the
officers and enlisted men wished him sue
cess in his new duties.
X X X
Some fine scores were made on the
rife range recently by the five-man rifle
team representing Company K, LIST In
fantry, commanded by Capt. Edwin w.
Fullam. Shooting at 500 yards this team
came out with a score of 238 out of a
possible $50, incidentally taking the lead
in the company team competition, which
was held by Company K. ID Infantry.
with score of 231.
The record scores Of Company X of
the LIST Infantry were:
Corporal ]. Ralph Fehr. ................4 40
Private FRANK J. kahrS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40
Lieut. Inomhs brOwn. 4S
Sergt. Edgar ID. Gerber. Observation-Disclosures. At
oerst. Soocpn 0chEiSeI. .................... 10