The Washington herald., 1915-08-19
Guardsmen Are Chill y in Camp,
But Display Pep in Drill
Committee of Washington Business Men Visits Encampment
Requests for Extra Blankets Are Numerous Have
Good Appetites and Appreciate the Fine Cooking
BY 4 STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

BY 4 STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
Camp Ordway. Colonial Beach, Va.
Aug. 1S.-Reports from the Weather
Bureau failed to record anything of
hurricane or blizzard anywhere in this
section yesterday, but the 1900 sun
burned and weather-beaten soldiers 81
the District of Columbia National
Guard were of the unanimous opinion
last night that some kind of flare
back occurred in this vicinity. About
dark the temperature took sudden
drop, and a strong wind swept down
from the north, chilling everybody to
the bone.
When the bugle call announced re-
yeille this morning many blue noses
appeared from between tent Flaps. ana
the settinG-up exercises were entered
into with pep"
After a hearty breakfast the boys
marched out at o'clock for their sec
ond days instruction on the drill neld.
In the forenoon they were given IN
struction in squad and company Tor
nation, while the afternoon was de-
voted to company instruction, with
battalion parade by the Second Bat
TALON. Third Infantry. just before sup
per in the evening.
Great Improvement was noticed over
Yesterdays showing in the drill line
the men as a whole looking more ike
real soldiers and moving with greater
precision.
business Men Visitors.
A committee consisting of Lieut.. Col.
Anton Stephan, Maj. Alfred p. Robins
Mai. T. V. Walker. Maj. Harry Coope'
and Mai Castner, together with Frankk X
w. walcott and Joseph Dierken, OF
the Town Council of Colonial Beach.
met the delegation of members OF the
Retail Merchants Association VINO ar
rived here on the st. Johns TINS aiter,
noon, and, headed by the National
Guard band. escorted them 10 the Camp
in automobiles.
Ross p. Andrews. president OF the
association expressed himself as being
well pleased with the camp and spoke
highly of the good work done by poth
officers and men.
The marty was entertained at dinner
by Gen. William Harvey after whicn
the Washington business men Witnessed
the battalion parade and were SHOWN
over the camp.
The delegation from Washington
consisted of Ross P. Andrews, Rlchard
l. Lamb Jerome Strasburger, NJ. A.
Jeese. Isaac Cans, Joseph jacob, John
W. Blakelock. and Charles ]. Columbus
This afternoon the new automatic pis-
tolls were issued to all officers OF infantry.
The camp presented a fine appearance
this morning. not single plt Oh paper
and not even n burnt match being In
evidence, so thorough is the police work.
Meals Are Appreciated.
No better indication that the cooking
;s pood is needed than the way the SOL
.diers rally around the chuck tents
when the mess call is sounded. Today
breakfast consisted Of Boston baked
beans. jelly cake. bread and butter and
coffee, while yesterday morning the boys
had beef stew, dumplings, bread and but
ter and coffee. For dinner there were dis
tributed bacon and eggs. French fried po-
tatoes, bread and butter and coffee,
while supper consisted of cornbeef hash.
blackberry jam. iced tea and bread and
butter. The brigade headquarters mess
is being looked after by Maj. T. V.
Walker, and he is being praised on every
side for the manner in which it Is being
handled.
The second dose of vaccine was ad-
ministered to 800 guardsmen today and
another will be given next week. The
soldier boys are not compelled to take
the prophylactic treatment, consequently
only 300 of the 1900 men were treated be-
fore they left Washington. Three doses
are given.
Private Tanning. Of the Signal Corps.
came near being crushed beneath his
horse this morning when the animal
stumbled and fell while the corps was
drilling. Fortunately. as the horse
slid over on its right side Tanning
rolled to safety.
After the cold weather of last night
which continued somewhat throughout
the day Quartermaster Sergeant B. P.
Shields was besieged with requests for
extra blankets and several hundred
were distributed during the day.
Lieut.. P. V. Thompson, of the Dis
trict Naval Battalion. is on hand with