Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-04
AROUND THE TENTS Of
DISTRICTS SOLDIERS

IN sections made necessary by the sd-
dition Of a large number of recruits.
has been announced by Capt. George G..
Wilson, commanding the organization.
As follows:
First section-Sergt. Hebrew. Corp.
Ladson. Corp. Mccarthy. Corp. Mohler.
Privates Adams. Cagnetti, Chamberlain.
Every Cox. Dement,. Ernest Greer.
Hooh. Keen. Myers. Rockelli. Thomp-
son, Well. Wells. e. Williams. Bowman.
Buckler. W. e. Brown. King. Perkins.
Cook Holroyd.
Second section-serst. g. g. McGrath.
Yates Adoiph. Tsimakes. Ball. BENEFITS.
Bernau, Bonaveries. H. W. Brown, Dem
ham. Fowler. Cation. Hasan, Henkle-
sen. Ingysrsen. Johns. Knott, Lee. g.
M Msss.si H.e SSn Cook K.ll.y m0'FlA'''
weldon. Corp. o'Donnell. Privates
Poore hsdaon; n.m. DoTns;
ner. Knell. Raymond Powell. William
Scott, stinett. Maurice Brotsky. Marion
B1otsay B. Smith mic Drain Drain
S' Fourth A seetionMserst. Iaafer. Corp.
P Psnsha'' cs G9oR csi nd coTdsii ".
Cumberland. Dinger. Fry. Goldstein.
Heck, Hennessy. Murphy. MCCOY.
sor. Zimson. McKenna, Ramsdefl. Vim
cent Machinist McGregor.
Fifth section-Sergt. Casserly. Corp.
Power. Corp. J. Powers. Privates Rob-
Ellsworth Cox. c. Greer. Heines. Miller.
conroy, Cullen, Norris. McKeon. Pres
nell. WEIGH. HASKELL. Chief Mechanic
sixth seetion-serst. Thorne. Pri-
Yates Acton. Cassell. Colberg. Fill,
Green. CARRIERS, Hegue. Harrison. Horn.
Saunders. Spencer. Streeter. R. K
Smith. Webster. West. Willis.
Lieut.. Russell MacLennan Of the Sig
nal Corps Company will go with that
command. His papers were held up
temporarily following his physical ex-
| ter Reed Hospital. He is ordered to
proceed with his command by special
direction OF the Secretary Of War.
There was a fire in Lieut.. MacLen-
mans tent yesterday. 1t burned up a
belt. part Of q blanket and some other
equipment. 1t is believed to have
started from a lighted cigarette care
lessly thrown into the tent.
Members of the I'd Battalion. Sd In
fantry. were taken out this morning
on an eleven-mile hike: They went in
the direction Of Ballston, Va Tho men
are being hardened up for a possible
campaign in Mexico.
Company G, Sd Infantry, lost nine
men on physical examination and nine
| were ordered discharged on account of
being employees Of the Washington navy
yard.
Carranza. dog mascot of Company G,
| Is dead. The men are looking for an
| other mascot to take his place. Mys-
terry surrounds the death of this ami
NAL.
Company had a Mutt and JefY. Both
went out following the doctors exam
the other was not physically strong
| enough.
There was rabbit race near the
couple of enlisted men, after a hard
chase all over the camp. caught him in
the big ditch near headquarters.
fantry. was making plans to 90 to
Shady Side. Md, when the call to the
colors came. BY direction, he has
changed his health resort from the
Maryland place to one In Arizona with
greater elevation.
Members Of Company G, Sd Infan-
try. say that II they do not get to
Mexico soon they will be fighting
among themselves.
Company G boasts of having the only
man in camp who sleeps with one eye
open.
had half holiday yesterday. The men
are SO used to hard work that they
didn't appreciate the holiday. They
hauled sod and stones to the company
of them obtained flowers and made
beds for them.
The rocks were whitewashed and
were used in making signs on the
ground to designate the tents. The
men in each tent We'd with one another
to make the ground around their tents
the very best. One tent had LIST Ser
geants Tent: another had the crossed
field guns. the insignia of the battery.
in whitewashed rocks; another tent,
called the Devils Dem" had its name
neatly made on the plot Of ground out
side. After the work was completed
Brig. Gen. Harvey and Maj. Harry
Coope. adjutant general. rode through
the street and complimented the men.
Troop A was taken out yesterday aft
ernoon. by Capt. Washburn and put
through a shelter tent drill. In the roll
is one shelter half. one blanket, five
shelter tent pins. one folding tent pole,
one suit of underwear, socks and toilet
necessities.
Trumpeter Jones of Troop A. cavalry,
was out in the hills yesterday after
noon practicing.
Sergt. Krentzlin of Troop A was drill
ing the awkward squad today.
Corp. Chief Clerk Harris IL busy max
ing out Troop A pay rolls.
Sergt Ray Of Troop A, who was in
disposed following tho second shot" of
| typhoid prophylactic, has returned to
duty.
| Members OF the cavalry troop say
that visitors may now distinguish First
Sergt. Ray. because he Is the best uni
| formed man In camp. He went to the
city yesterday and purchased q whole
| new uniform OUTFIT He said he was
tired of waiting for the government to
| do it.
| Sergt. Krentxlin has completed plans
for the dance of Troop A, cavalry, to be
| given in the administration building at
Fort Myer. 1t will be the flaal social
event before the troop leaves for the
border.
The details for today from Troop A
are: Guard. Sergt Krentflin and Pri-
Yates Morganstone. Murphy and Bar
| rett; bridge guard. H. 4. Brown and
| Ia ldwfn. Kitchen nolice JoSeph p An.