The Washington times., 1916-05-16
FAIR STATE ROCKIES
BEGIN CAMP COURSE
Scores Arrive and Register De-
spite DrizzIe - Hold-0ver
veterans" Promoted.

Today's drizzle did not prevent score
after score Of ''rooSies' from. almost
every state in the Union registering
out at the National Service School
camp for the second course.
In feathers and silks and satins--
and some few furs-they came bur-
dened with hand luggage and blank
cts, TO be rushed through the routine
of registration and assignment TO
tents: from which they emerged
kha<i-clad and happy to take up the
camp routine.
walked little knots of "old stagers'
girls who have held over" from
the frst course, and who have been
given the task of initiating the fair
recruite into the mysteries of camp
life.
that arrived today were sixty girls from
Baltimore and twenty from Savannah.
Ten girls are expected tonight or to-
morrow from California.
The Savannah contingent II under the
the social leaders Of tho South. They
are taking the course In order 10 ht
them se Ives to conduct similar camp
near Savannah. Mrs. r. p: Davidson.
of Chicago. wife OF Colonel Dnvldson.
superintendent OF the Northwestern Ma
val Academy. arrived in camp today on
a similar mission.
Camp authorities TODAY arrounced
that the Chevy Chase camp iden has
found SO great f,vor thronThout the
arranged ~ San Franclsro San Diego.
Boston. PhiIr rdeiphia. baltimore. So-
vannah and Tuxedo Park. N. v.
Opening Exercises at 5 P. M.
The opening exercises for the second
two weeks course were held this after
noon at o'clock. The recruits were
addressed by Col. Robert M. Thomp-
son. OF the Navy League.
Among the young women who were
present during the first course and who
arS remaining for the second are Miss
Nina Gather and Mlss Phyllis Cleve-
l.nd. OF Baltimore: Mrs. Charles Belk-
ces Moore. Miss Eudora Glover. daugh-
ter Of Rear Admiral Glover; Miss M.
NJ. Wiley. OF Pittsburgh; Miss Alberta
tcters. OF Englewood. n. j.
Many of these young women today
received promotions In the light OF
Miss Gather. OF Baltimore. was
made inspector and quartermaster,
vice Mrs. Henry b. Joy, OF Detroit.
who left the camp today. Miss Water
pany and Miss Cleveland, OF Balti-
more, was given command OF the
First Battalion with the rank OF
major.
Field and staff Officers.
The field and staff officers of the
camp for the next two weeks include
Commandant-Miss Elizabeth Ellicott
Poe.
Honorary commandants-Mrs. George
Dewey. Mrs. Hugh L. Scott. Mrs.
George Barnett.
Honorary aide-Mrs. Gibson Fahne-
stock.
Adjutant-Mrs. vylla Poe Wilson.
Inspector and quartermaster-Miss
Aides-Mrs. Genevieve- Clark Thorn.
son. Miss Eudora Glover. Miss Mary w
Baker. Miss Helen Joy. Miss Alberts
Peters. Miss Francise Williams. and
Miss Natalie 8. Lincoln.
Majors-Miss Phyllis Cleveland anC
Miss Dorothy Potter.
Company A-Captain. Mary Clark
first sergeant. Miss Catherine Crane
second sergeant. Miss Nancy Barton
serge ant. Miss Lockwood.
Company B-Captain, Miss Emily
Waterman; first lieutenant. Miss Mar,
garet Dadmun; first sergeant. Miss
Miriam Hubbard: second sergeant. Mrs
Charles Won Weise; sergeant. Miss Al
berta Peters.
Company C-Captain. Miss Georgis
schofield; first lieutenant. Miss Eliza
beth Jencks; first sergeant Miss Jose
phine Foster; second sergeant, Mis-,
Mary Martha Wiley; sergeant, Mis-
Sylvia Holt.
Company D-Captain, Mrs. Charles
Belknap: first lieutenant. Miss Clara c
Davidson first sergeant, Miss Francis
McIver: second sergeant, Miss Miriam
Scars; sergeant. Miss Lydia Taber.