Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-26

Saturdays and sundays by the nacnine
gun company. There are two sections
to the company, and four mules are re-
quired for each section. The animals
when not carrying around the heavy
machine gun pack equipment VIII De
used in hauling the quartermasteI
and will be used for various purposes
on the Congress Heights rifle range,
including the pulling of grass cut
ter.
Business Men to Train.
Gen. Harvey, who is making an at
tempt to interest the business men OF
Washington in the work of the Ma
tional Guard, and who has been sue
cessful in having committees from the
commercial bodies of the District to
visit the camp, is going to- give some
little attention during the coming year
to the matter of having company
made up of business men OF Washing
ton to attend the next annual encamp-
ment of the National Guard of the DIS
trict of Columbia. The plans. although
not worked out in detail, will generally
follow those perfected at the business
mems camp, Plattsburg, n y
The cost would be nominal. according
to Cen, Harvey. All the business men
would have to pay for would be uni
form, transportation and subsistence.
He estimated that each man could De
eral declared that it was very desira-
BILE to have $50 men enrolled. ~hlch
would make up a company at war
strength 1t would give him great
pleasure, he said. to participate IN sncn
a movement, and he would aid it in
every way possible. The committee OF
business men, members of the Board of
Trade, who visited the camp several
days ago under the leadership OF Ooeii
Smith, chairman Of the pubic order
thusiastic over the proposition. Mr.
Smith and the other members OF the
delegation discussed the plans with
Gen. Harvey.
Incident to the-breaking OF camp are
a number of parties being rendered the
officers The mystic. exclusive and
limited order of the IS. Fl" rendered a
banquet the other night to number
of officers of the camp. 1t may De saio
right here that the members OF TINS
mystic order, the letters of which mean
nothing except to them- are Capt. E. NJ.
Neyils and Capt Spencer Bliss or the
Quartermaster Corps. Capt. win II.
Chase, regimental commlssary OF the
Cd Infantry. and Capt. oliver Z. Terry,
Commanding the Signal Corps Company.
List Of the Guests.
me guests DIT tiiiS poAsASeAcA AS~>F
ton or banquet-it has been called
both-were Maj. Harry coope, adJutan'
general: Mail c. Whitaker, Quarter
master. Corps; Maj: Waliach A. NC
Cathran, commanding the. I'd Battalion
Sd Infantry, and his adjutant, Lieut.
Monagon. - -
The menu consisted of chicken salad
sardines, cheese, crackers and, punch The
grounds were decorated in ra'weird fashion
with dummy soldiers and other objects
posea to have the four. IS H's" give a
similar entertainment each year.
This is declared to be the first .encamp-
ment in twenty-five years which NAL
Jnce who is a member of the medical
CORPS, is one of the most popular officers
of the National Guard, and all OF the
officers miss his genial compa nlonship
Mai. Luce is in California. 1t.
The Signal Corpc Company went through
its annual inspection yesterday under al
officer from the War Department, who
was sent here expressly to make the in
spection
k Summary Of Events.
The results of the events reid at the
camp Tuesday were as follows:
| 1o0-yard dash-First prize, Sd, j.. v Kelley
|
many F. Time. o.Is.
Equipment sscend n,tze ps,:s Tunstali
| Company K; third prize, ST. L. NJ. Whip
p prtzs ulF,sss sn' G. eBrien and Vail. Com
s; ~ 'h ssu Ps1zs Time ens sno
2e0.ynrd dasl-Firs, prize. S.. E. Bland, Com
G. Sc second ts;ra pr Dn.e 81 g. csm
e pany b Il Time esa Gas p IS. - 800
yard dash-First prize; 50, G. B: Rose
%ss.Z '5 4i@. Df!iss, &, :; Watson s"isl'
F. Ess Gsse srSef Ms P.1s s%
4, Freeman: no second or third prizes In n
s tsd@ e. China Z. peSlsn and T Feather
stone: third. COMPANY, K, f slsttery. T. Muir
ray: 4 Hughes and 5. J.: Hila aI1e 90 Com
s MeGSy w. |. 4 smith H.: Reed. T. TiizseIald
II G. Cleveland and C. A gair s!orr Time n q Z
f fesseq P I Ricts. J. Mceeney slatteEy
Yuie race mo prizes)- First r. s. Madigap
second. L. Rowe. aud third. "; = G,ddings
While the big battle was going or
gave a touch of realism to the wal
Imaneuver. by pumping and banging
away with ball cartridges at little tar.
gets set up on an unfrequented part Of
This command. new as it lis being
only about three weeks old, has done
excellent work during it's. short period
in camp. 1t is. commanded by Capt
Herbert B. Earnshaw. regimental. com
missary officer. In the few days it ha:
been in camp the men have been
trained into their positions. both III
rar 9sob af tsS te mere trauins o.
linen. 1T, had eight balky- mules to In