The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-23

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Maj. Harry ,Coope. adjutant general of
the brigade. sent a provo guard to
patrol the boardwalk. But one arrest
was made, however. one soldier having
celebrated too much to walk without
difficulty.
Mayor W. P. BilIingsIy. Of Colonial
Beach. praised the excellent behavior
Of the guardsmen this morning. declar-
ing that not a single complaint had
been called to his attention and that
he was surprised and pleased at the
fine showing made by the soldiers.
The largest crowd that has ever Wis
tied Colonial Beach at one time. &C
cording to the local merchants, is here
today. The St. Johns brought down
1,600 last night and 1900 more this
afternoon. about two-thirds Of these
being members Of Kallipolis Grotto.
master Masons. This morning and
again in the afternoon the Grotto pa
raded along the boardwalk with its
excellent band and two mascots.
Boxing Match Called on.
The six-round boxing match which
was to take place last night at Men,
ches' between Kid Egan and Young
Thomas of Ardmore. was called off
shortly before s o'clock last night be-
cause of the refusal of the authorities
~ dilo" tic " pc
The machine gun company will prac-
tice tomorrow. the heavy rain of Sat-
urday causing a postponement of the
target practice scheduled for yesterday
morning.
Capt T E. Fawcett, of Company u,
in charge of the guard last night, ex-
perienced very little trouble. only about
twenty arrests being made for overstay-
ing leave.
Few hospital cases were recorded when
the sick call sounded this morning. only
twenty-one presenting themselves for
treatment. Capt. H. J. Bryson, in charge
of the hospital, reported improvement
in the case of William Pizzanelli, pri-
vate in Company A, who has been con-
fined to the infirmary for the past
week with high fever. while Watson
w. Salkeld. private Of Company F. was
returned to his company quarters col-
| siderably improved, leaving but two men
who are confined TO the hospital. They
are Wilbur Peirson. private of Company
L, who is suffering with acute indi-
gestion, and Frank O'Neil, private of
Company c, who has a slight fever due
to the innoculation with typhoid vac
cine several days ago.
A large number of officers arrived in
camp this morning to spend Sunday,
including Capt Cookson, assistant in
structor of small arms practice and an
expert rifleman, who Is guest of Capt
Brooks; Lieut.. Wilmarth Brown. former
~ of Co. K, who is visiting his old COM
pany: Col. Richard D. Simms. retired
who is guest of Gen. William Harvey;
Lieut. E. F. Collier. of the student camp
of instruction, Plattsburg. n. Y, who
is a guest at headquarters. and Lieut..
Col G. Fred Cook. retired. who accom-
ran:ed Maj. Gen. Harries and is a guest
At headquarters. In addition the United
States torpedo boat Barney brought
down Commander Joseph Dempf: Lieut.
e NJ. SInithson. and Ensign c. S.
O'COnnor this morning.
Visitors in Camp.
Visiting in camp today were Mrs. John
{. Whitaker and Mrs. E. Marden. Mrs. J..
5. Cornish and daughter. and Mrs. r. NJ.
MacLennan. wife of Lieut. MacLennan.
of the Signal Corps and president of the
Society for the Protection of the Dignity
and Honor of the Uniform OF the United
States. Mrs. MacLennan will be in camp
for the rest of the week.
DR.. Joseph E. Ho':ge. contractor for the
horses being used in the present encamp-
ment and former sergeant Of the Sig
nal Corps, has provided the best mounts
furnished for number of years. accord
ing to Lieut.. r. NJ. MacLennan. The
horses have been more easily whipped
into shape than any sent to camps in the
past five years and compare favorably
with those of the regular cavalry
The orderlies to Maj Gen. Harries are
Corp. Orem D. Hadley. a nephew of for
mer Gov. Hadley. of Missouri. and Pri-
vate George T. Montgomery, both of the
Signal Corps.
Sergt. H. a. Cady, of the Signal Corps,
who annually distinguishes himself as a
fisherman. recently caught enough to en-
terrain all the noncommissioned officers
of the Signal Corps at special fish din
ner.