The Washington herald., 1916-08-06
Notes Of Camp 0rdway
By WATSON DAVIS.


in tactical sense all the Virginia villages
near Camp Ordway without harm, but
when they tackle a hornets nest there
are casualties Company NJ in one Of the
morning sham battles found this out.
They were marching through brush when
the deployment without commands was
started. Angry hornets stirred up by an
advance guard were attacking. The
wounded were: Lieut. Walter B. White,
severely stung. Private John Prendable,
needed hospital treatment for swollen
face; Private Sebastiano Caminittia
Nearly every other member OF the COM
nand suffered minor injury.
vfla. Mexican bandit, has been turn
ing up at unexpected places, SO has
Wills. dog mascot Of Company H Sew
eral weeks ago he was taken by his mas
ter. Private Arthur Tetlow. to Bethesda,
Nd. under orders that riddsd the camp
of dogs. Villa returned the other day.
tired and travelworn. and resumed his
place in the life OF the company street.
With visions Of two stripes on their
plain sleeves Privates Wise and oliver.
Of Company z, recruits, executed COM
mands given out by an examining board
for corporal warrants, consisting of
sergts. J. r. Jones, W. D. Smith, R. A.
Burke After two or three hours of hot
drill and exercises they were finally
sworn in by Sergt. Frank z. Hodge. The
report OF the examination was given them
in a box, securely wrapped, and the two
hopeful pr1vates were sent to the cap
tain There they learned that the tests
they had been going through were unof-
hcial, and for the sole benefit Of the old
er members of the company who had
watched the drill expectantly.
Private Steve Cassasa has decided to
drive q mule in the Supply Company,
rather than carry a rife In Company E,
and has been transferred.
Simpson Luther, as captain Of the base
ball team of Company H, is looking for
a game. Company H players are: Mace,
Clark. Ahem, Tetlow, Darby. Ferguson,
Ruppel wedderburn. and Conlon
Artihcer orrie Maxwell, OF Company NJ,
can make biscuits and often helps the
cook. He learned how TO cook while he
was in the navy.
Corporal Joseph Mccoy and Privates
Temple Biggs and William Cropp have
brought twelve recruits in in three days,
and had them all accepted They have
been factor in putting eighty-three men
In Company N.
Joe Jeanette and Jack Johnson. two lit
tie colored boys, donned gloves and gave
a boxing exhibition in Company E street
They were weighed In on the 25-pound
scales Of the supply sergeant, and used
the big boxing gloves that one of the
men had. Sergt Abraham Fox, of Com
pany z. was referee.
First Sergt. Ernest Bernard, of Com
pany D, is thoroughly patriotic, He
writes the bulletin board notices with
red and blue pencils on white paper,
The navy is In control Of the cook de-
partment of Company E. The mess SER
geant is "Steveadore" Burke and the
cooks are Butts Driscoll, "Sidewheeler''
Curtain, and Timber" Burke.
Capt Frank Lockhead. who was for
merly a Y. NJ. e. A. wrestling instruc-
tor, will teach his men how TO wrestle
Three more mounted medical corps
men are wanted to complete the detach-
ment Of sanitary troops that will accom-
pany Battery B to the border Lieut.
Lyle c. White and Sergt. Guy C. Hop
per have already been Joined by Norman
A. Streeks, Albert W. Cross, and Charles
H. Haynes. recruits. -...----. ------ .---- 1
Corporal Mortelle Bian, OF Battery B,
mad charge Of packing the harness Of the
guns into canvas bags ready for ship
ment.
George MacGregor and Russell Knot, of
Battery b, have purchased a washing ma
chlne TO take along with the battery on
It's trip to the border. and are ready to
undertake any washing contract
Color Serst. Francis T. Reynold, of the
Third Infantry. has been discharged from,
the post hospital, after a successfuI
operation which confined him to bed for
twenty-five days.
In an exciting two-round bout in Com
pany K street Thursday night, CORPORAL
"eaden defeated Private George Loving
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