The Washington herald., 1915-08-19

a squad of five men and the auxiliary
launch of the u. S. S. Sylvia, so that
in case of any serious trouble COM
munication can be maintained with
Washington. The St. Johns makes nc
Monday trip and there is no telegraph
line from here. so that on Monday the
only communication with the Capital
is by single telephone line by a
roundabout route via Frederick.
Visiting Hours Announced.
Gen. Harvey is responsible for a
new order this year restricting the
hours during which visitors are per-
mitted in the camp. The hours ar.
from IL to l and from to 9.
The band concert last night attracted
a large number of Colonial Beach resi-
dents to the camp, the band rendering
an excellent program. After the con-
cert many of the guardsmen who had
obtained leave of absence went to the
dancing pavilion in town. Judged by
the way the girls nabbed the Washing
ton soldiers. they are extremely pop
ular with the fair sex.
The boys in camp this year are de-
clared to be the best who have at
tended an encampment in a number of
years. They are entering into the
spirit of the camp with an enthusia SIN
that is appreciated by the officers. and
already the results of the discipline of
camp life are evident
Maj F. B. Wheaton. a nephew of Maj.
Gen. Lloyd Wheaton. U. S. A. retired.
owns a spirited horse that gets pretty
frisky when the band commences to
play. so this morning while the band
was practicing he mounted his charge
and for half an hour rode him up and
down the field.
The good work done by the officers and
men who laid out the camp is becoming
more and more apparent every day The
site is perfect. situated, as it is, on high
gound adjacent to wooded country and
within a few blocks of the boardwalk
and a stones throw of the creek which
flows into Chesapeake Bay on the south
On Thursday of last week. four days
before the main body of suardsmen ar
rived. Capt Will II. Chase, Lieut. j.
r. Fehr. Quartermaster Sergt. w. S.
Hall. and Color Sergt. Francis Reynolds
came down with eleven men and sur
veyed the camp.
Movie Company on Hand.
A moving picture company of Wash
ington arrived yesterday afternoon and
today took pictures for two photo
plays, one farce and the other a mill
tary number. ]. A. Stewart, of the
Machine Gun Company. took a small
part.
Lieut.. Groninger. Fifth Cavalry. U.
S. A. instructor with the Machine Gun
Company of the Third Regiment. as
sisted by Corporal F. Duntley. Troop
X. Fifth Cavalry. had the boys out
early this morning and instructed them
in squad drill. nomenclature. and pack
ing on mules.
a party of guardsmen captured a
small American eagle. evidently a
fiedgeling. in the big storm of last
Monday, and adopted it as their mas
cot After keeping it until this after
noon they united it and set it free. The
bird rose to a great height and after
circling about, bore off down the river.
There have been only slight infrac-
tions of the rules since camp opened
but three men coming before the sum-
mary court presided over by Lieut.. Col.
Anton Stephan, one yesterday and
two today.
Col. Glendie B. Young, Third Infan-
try. addressed the officers who assem-
bile every day for instruction and dis
cussion, at the meeting yesterday aft
ernoon- He pointed out defects in the
formations at reveille, gave instruc-
tions for conserving the water sup
ply, and appointed a committee, con-
sisting of Capt. Brian. Capt. Brooks.
Capt. Beckstein. and Lieut.. Schlosser,
to arrange for military athletic meet
and field day to be held toward the
close of the encampment
Ordnance Sergt. J. S. Cornish. who is
enjoying his eighteenth encampment
as a member of the District Of Column
bia Guard, was greatly relieved today
when a one-pound gun from the U. S.
S. Sylvia arrived on the St. Johns.
Serst. Cornish has to fire a gun on GER
tain occasions, but owing to the nom
arrival of the three -pounder which was
to have been used, one of the Sylvia's
guns was requested by telegraph.