Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-05

Through the efforts of Raleigh Smith
Of Battery B the Cosmos Theater will
entertain the members of this organi-
sation at the theater at one perform
ance Friday night.
First Sergt Rink of Battery is still
awaiting claimant for the crocheted
handbag lost in front of his tent some
days ago. There is nothing missing ex-
cept the powder. which Sergt Rink
SAYS he used Sergt. Rink also reports
that he has suit case belonging TO
Private Walter of the Signal Corps
Battery B held brier dismounted
drill this morning.
At noon today First Lieut.. John r.
Canderhoof and Secord Lieuts. Charles
L. Ladson and Gerald G. McGrath We're
sworn in as officers of Battery h. Lieut.
Vanderhoof was recently discharged
from the regular arply to accept a com
mission in Battery b. For the past two
years he has been the instructor of the
outfit. Both LieutS. Ladson and Nc
Grath have been in the battery for sew
eraf years. The commissioned person
mel of the battery is now complete
Private William Hennessy, Battery
BIS office boy. has been assigned the
duty of opening the ventilators in the
FIRST sergeant's tent every morning and
SAdSiHS tHt mes out
William Denhan. the motor speed
king of Battery b, has lost the cham
pionship for motor cycle riding in the
District. Maryland and Virginia. He
lost his title in a ride Yesterday at Rai
timore, and Lieut. Nanderhoof who ac-
companied him. said the defeat was Que
entirely to the ma chine and not to the
riding. penhams racing machine
failed to arrive in time for the race.
and he was compelled to take stock
motor.
Harry l. Anson Edward f. McKeown.
Hartley Shreve and Mortell Bran are
new men who have enlisted in Battery
Trumpeter Andrew T. Helwig of Bat
terry \ was assigned to accompany Gen
Harvey in seeing the troops off to the
front.
Barry X. Helwig. son of Trumpeter
Helwig of \ Battery. was in camp yes
terday He can blow all around his
father as well as othe~ trumpeters in
the battery in sounding the service
calls. All of the trumpeters concede
this.
Battery \ has four professional trum-
peters Andrew r. Helwig. Lewis Green:
Hodge Butter and Benjamin Motley. All
of them can play any kind OF muslcai
instrument
Though funds are low in Battery y,
giving TO the failure Of the men to get
their nav they went down in their
pockets and gave up what little they
had in order to have fireworks display
all their own last night
Cant James H. Washburn, First
Lieut. Benjamin n Rhees and second
Lieut.. Langdon Moore received their
. commissions today and were sworn m
Troop \ had a mounted drili yester-
day afternoon. Despite the fact that
many of them are new to horses they
did well.
THERE'S talk among the members of
Troop 4 of cavalry of going to the Con-
gress Heights range for twenty DAYS Of
target practice The cavalry course IT
is declared. takes longer than the IN
fantry. There is rifle practice as well
as pistol practice. both mounted and
dismounted.
Private J. b milford of Troop A is
the official librarian and historian OF
the troop. He has been assigned the
duty of assembling all of the news
paper clippings containing references
to the organization. as well as to make
up photograph album containing
photographs of every man in the com
mand.
Lieut.. Moore of Troop A came into
camp TODAY with an entirely new uni
form and took away some of the hon
ors held by First Sergt. Ray. who the
other day went into the city and
bought himself complete outfit. just
to show that he vast dependent on the
government for a uniform
Sergt. Knibishly reported in camp
this morning with spurs on. his COM
Sades say. They believe that he Slip
ped away to dance. because all cav
alrymen must wear spurs when they go
to dances
Privates Cugle and Williams of
Troop A have been voted the champion
can wake up at any hour of the night
with a good story. it's said by their
terminates.
Wagner Stoner tried t. slip by the
guard last night. hut Corp. Roth. a.
~ide-awake man-even in the night
caught him.
The ONO Glass Club will give an
I'm the Y. VI. G A tent. II will be I'M
der the direction of II. :. Omohundro.
First Sergt johnson Of the Signal
Company had his field desk placed on
the cars that il would be handy en-
route. Capt. Terry Will work his cleri
cal force all the way 70 the border.
First Sergt. Johnson took away with
him a bathing suit. His comrades were
wondering. when the train left. where
he was going to find water enough in
that section of the country TO battle in.
Sergt- Johnson says that the Signal