Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
talented members brought out musical
| instruments Friday night and gave a con-

talented members brought out musical
| instruments Friday night and gave a con-
cert.
James Hart Wilson, son Of William B.
Wilson, Secretary Of Labor, has ap-
piled for enlistment in Troop A, cav
airy.
Troop A. District Cavalry. will play
Troop B, I'd Regular Cavalry. a base
ball game this morning on the diamond
| on the parade ground just outside of the
cavalry camp.
Allen Miller, described as the small
est man In point Of size in Troop A., re-
ceived a letter Friday in which was in
closed miniature uniform.
Private W. O. Robinson of Troop A
has been granted furlough for a week
| culture to complete some investiga-
tons on which he was engaged at the
time the call to the colors came.
The very bad place in the road be-
Highway bridge has been repaired by
the members of the LIST Separate Bat
talon. These men voluntarily went out
OF the camp yesterday with picks shovels,
rakes and other road implements. haul
ed stone. cracked it and placed 1t in
the deep mud holes which have caused
trouble for motorists many times It
was inspected after the work was done,
and was declared to have been an ex-
cellent piece of road-repair work
There was a water famine in camp
Friday. The men were prevented
from taking shower baths because the
water supply was SO low at the post
that the shower lines had to be cut of.
M~s r
Harris, troop clerk of the cavalry or
ganization. was a visitor in the cavalry.
camp Friday.
Members of Battery B want to know
who me" is. Under this signature sew
battery. Another one. entitled Leave"
to be sung to the tune of Marching
Through Georgia." was received yester-
day. 1t follows:
Marching up from Radio.
In the mud and rain;
A pass down in my pocket
For the leven thirty train.
Could anything be 1oilier
Than Just this sweet refrain:
We're going back to the city!''
CHORUS:
Hurrah: Hurrah! Wen have a glorious time
Hurrah! Hurrah! Well spend our very last dime.
Il grapefruit were three cents apiece
We couldn't buy the rind
The men say that they appreciate the
contributions, but would like to know
who the author Is.
Sergt. Charles W. Moore. better
known as Top" Moore. the veteran
color sergeant of the Sd Infantry, was
discharged yesterday by reason Of the ex-
sixty-one years Of age. TOP" went i'm
mediately to the recruiting officer, and
took out new papers. He has been in
the National Guard for twenty seven
tration. he was first lieutenant, but
resigned to return to his position as
color sergeant. He holds all of the
medals for Workmanship that can be
awarded and even now can make some
of the younger members of the guard
sit up and take notice when they are
on the firing line. His discharge pa
pers read: Character, excellent; serv-
ice. honest and faithful.
When Mrs Wellner of Fort Myer
came into camp Friday night looking
Of names Of recruits for the day Capt
Bliss was reluctant to show 1t to her.
He had had considerable experience
with women who wanted to see the list,
and when they discovered the names Of
those dear to them began efforts to get
them out.
He told her he didn't believe the list
was available.
But Mrs. wellner said she wanted to
see II her brother had enlisted. She
said she had been urging him for sew
eral weeks to join the militia and was
anxious to know whether he had done
SO. She was handed the list There in
the list Of those added to Battery B
was the name Frederick c. Croft
Mrs. Wellner then left the camp. say
Ing she was SO happy that her brother
had Joined the colors.
omoers in the camp are scratching
their heads When the fly traps were
distributed they were told that stale
beer was the best bait, but, lacking
that, tainted meat would do. Now, this
is United States camp and there are
no intoxicating liquors on the grounds,
therefore none can be left over to get
stale.
And tainted meat! The officers have
been trying to down stories that tainted
meat IL being served to the soldiers,
and therefore they couldn't very we'll
put It out in the open where people
could see 1t. So they have put fresh
meat In them.