Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-06
Pretty Girls of Memphis
PLAY Havoc With Hearts
of the Men of Battery A
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HoLDENvILLE. Okla. aboard Bat
terry A special, enroute to Ell Paso,
October s-with memories of the
glorious time they had In Memphis
Tenn, where they were met by pretty
girls with boxes of homemade candy.
and where they were permitted to
take a swim in the Y. M. c. A. pool,
the boys of Battery A. en- route to Ell
Paso, Tex, where they will go into
camp. are enthusia site about southern
hospitality. They say that at Mem
phis they found the prettiest girls of
any place they have been, except, of
course, Washington. The girls met
them at the train. and gave them a
royal welcome. Then the men went
to the Y NJ. C. A. headquarters for q
brief rest and swim. and the girls. OF
course, were at the train again to give
them a send-off that they will remem-
Der for some time.
The men are all well and are max
ing the best of their confinement to
the cars. Brief stops are made along
the line, however, to give them time
to stretch. They take short walks in
the country surrounding the stations,
and they usually get back to the train
in plenty of time. for they know what
it means to miss It. Only two absen-
Privates Motley and Raymond H. Ball
missed the train In Memphis. and have
not yet caught up with their command
1t is expected that they will overtake
the train at some point this side OF El
Paso Probably all they will get for not
being on time will be little extra
duty.
Maxim Silencer on Close Harmony.
sergt. Moffett, Corp. Muldrow and
Privates Teller and Lloyd attempted
last night to get up little interesting
game of old maid to while. away the
time until taps sounded, but the songs
of Privates Decatur and sansone kept
them from concentrating on the same.
80 the game was broken up in the
attempt to put a Maxim silencer on the
Stable sergt Todd is due for good
long rest in nice bed when ne gets
to camp. As stable sergeant he had
to give up his right to nice berth
in a steam-heated tourist sleeper for
cot in a box car with the battery
horses. He finds 1t quite chilly. as the
strong breeze .. BLOWS cs 1hfous" Inc SiA'
While the troops In general nave
plenty of time for play on the Trip;
acme have to miss the beautiiui
scenery of the county TO sn wopk onarn
tsrmaster sergt. Campbell is kept
hmsv making out the individual cloth
,ns sims for the men to draw their
winter clothing. This - no SINAI small } Sss
Corp. J. E. :, Ls mak;n ea' out the record
cards for the para-typhoid innocu ha !.
t1nn Every man in the battery mas
rsca,ved a Shot Of this preventive
medicine. and Lewis Is mak nat ,s ous
the cards 30 tnat mon VIII INV
Ton serRt. Herman e. Stewart mas
hip ,ssk on his hands at the stopping
places keeping nearly 100 men nea.
enough to him 80 ., .naI T ne Of them got
out OF his sight in Memphis, but they
Iii have to pay. Stewart has tight
~n.d down" a little on the others al
they say tn tho az aFm ne men is of the
hsst and Capt. L. c. vogt. command
tr9 ia more than pleased with TIE
eennar in which the members OF MS
command have conducted themselves az
The various stops which are mace.
Exercising the Horses at Stops.
,,.u. shilling, with a detail Of bat
..rvme,,, has tho duty Of seeing that
the horses are watered and exercised
=, the stops made for this purpose.
when the stops are made the horses
ara unloaded and are ridden about the
country surrounding the station. The
man on this detail like 1t. for 1t gives
them a better chance to See the coun-
try.
Mohr has sought diversion in the way
Of riding in the cab with the engine
men. He Is learning all he can about
the locomotives. and his brother Of
fcers believe that he may qualify az
the time the border Is reached.
Lieut.. Bonnet couldn't get ~ far a
the engine. SO he contents himself by
balancing. on tho swaying box cars.
serving the scenery along the way.
The boys on the train regret the In
ABILITY OF Lieut. Noyee to acCompSny