The Washington herald., 1915-08-28
Work and Play Keep Militia
Busy in Colonial Beach Camp
BY NAT T. WORLEY.
Staff Correspondent of The Herald.


brigade officers mess, is one of the best
cooks who ever fiipped a pan cake. He
has been in the business for fourteen
years and turns out the dandiest corn
mullins that ever melted in a man 5
mouth. Brown is king of the kitchen
and has a fiuency of speech when riled
that would make a Kentucky colonel
back-water. The way he cusses his
help around when things don't go right
is a caution.
One of the recruits who evidently join
ed the guard recently so that he could
get a two weeks vacation was hazed
the other evening in Company F. street
and was later sent home as being un-
fitted for military life
1t is an unwritten law in camp that
every one shall battle each day and this
particular youngster was adverse to
partake of the wholesome ablutions re-
quired by this law. Accordingly a cor
porars guard of volunteers was appoint
ed to give him bath and al an oppor-
tune moment when the officers were abb
sent the ceremony was performed. The
youngster was arrayed in a bathing suit.
marched TO one of the shower baths,
which are inelosed in shaCks at remote
parts of the camp. and was thoroughly
soaped and scrubbed. AT first he resist
ed. but mouthfuI of soap soon had a
soothing effect and he was given wash
which will do him for months. thoroughly
dried. and escorted back to his tent.
The next morning he asked to be sent
home and the request was needed.
Capt. Frank Lockhead. of Company A,
is one OF the finest fellows in the world,
but he is like a full-blooded race horse
when he gets his blood up he is fiery
little fellow. There is a rule that each
man must carry all the food he does not
eat. watermelon rind, etc, over TO the
garbage bucket at the end of the COM
pany street and deposit it there, after
which he must wash his plate, cup knife
and fork and put same away. In this
way no man is forced to clean up after
another and the work is done so quickly
and thoroughly that it is over in a few
minutes.
The other evening three watermelon
rinds were left sitting on the table and
when all had departed the cook duly re-
ported this fact to Capt. Lockhead, as
he is required to do. Capt. Lockhead as
sembled his company and asked the
three guilty men to own up. No one
stepped forward and the captains face
commenced to get red. After a short
lecture to his men. he told them that if
the three guilty parties did not come
forward at once the whole company
would be confined to the company street
all evening and no passes issued. There
upon an awful howl arose and a search
was made for the guilty ones. The boys
assembled at the table in the positions
in which they had been at supper and
the inquiry narrowed down to five men.
n Inc of yNan To nnly ylp.,
quietly and confessed he was one of tie
guilty ones. but the other two, not be-
ing men enough to come forward and
admit their guilt. the whole company
was confined in camp that night
Mai. F. b. Wheaton. who has just COM
pleted his map of the surrounding cOun-
try. was ably assisted in gathering his
data by Lieuts. W. B. White, c. NJ.
Reich, H. + Rees and E. H. Gerber.
r. Z. Backendross. who is I'm charge of
the barber shop in camp. is continually
playing jokes on his assistant, Dominick