Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-23
NATIONAL GUARD CAMP NOTES.

| Maj. Harry Coope is the adjutant gem
| eral of the camp, Maj. Joseph C. Cast
ner. L. s A, who has been on duty
with the local militia as adjutant gen
| eral now having other duties at the
| War Department. although he has not
| been officially relieved from the guard.
+, In addition to his militia duties, Maj
| Cashier is chief of staff of the eighth
| militia division. which comprises the
| regiments of the District of Colum bia,
New Jersey. Delaware, Maryland, Vir
! ginia and West Virginia, and as such
he has direct charge of the mobiliZa
| ton of all these forces. This work is
taking the greater part of his time at
| the War Department, although he
avails himself of every opportunity to
come over and view the men who were
under him before the guard was called
into the service of the United States.
A strict rule to pass man that APP
pears to be under twenty-one Years of
age until he brings proof of his age,
and. if under twenty-one. only when he
| files his parents consent in regular
! form. is to be followed by Capt. Horace
P. Hobbs. the United States infantry
/ inspector-instructor, who is to muster
| the District National Guard into the
| regular army. Capt Hobbs explained
| avoid complaints and appeals from the
| folks at home when the guardsmen go
| to duty on the border. He figures that
\ the best way to avoid this is to take
| only the fit men and those who are
| ready to serve.
Troop A, the new cavalry organiZa-
ton that has been without regular Of
ficers. is composed almost exclusively
| of college and university men. Many
| of the men in the troop have taken one
degree and some of them have three
George Washington University has con-
tributed the most alumni to its per-
sonnet, with Georgetown second. There
are representatives from every frater-
nifty house in the capital This troop
had many visitors yesterday.
! Orders have gone through for fitting
out Troop A with remounts, and prob
ably after tomorrow they will be given
plenty of work on the drill field under
their new regular officers. 1t is un-
derstood that this troop is to be drilled
hard for several weeks under the best
regular army instructor obtainabIe.
then they are to be closely inspected
and reviewed by regular cavalry ex-
perts and II found satisfactory for field
Troop A will be at full war strength
| when it has 100 men. 1t now carries
ninety-three and there is a list of more
| than fifty applicants. One member of
the troop resigned an important posi-
| ton in Florida and has reported for
service. Several have left their jobs in
New York and Philadelphia One unf-
versity man has wired from San Fran
cisco that If he can get A place in the
troop he will come on and pay all his
| trip expenses. While there are two
\ men In the troop who NAV on the med
! ical inspection be found slightly under
stature or weight. the troop whole
| is well set up and the members have
passed rigid physical examinations.
Most OF them are trained athletes.
| Promotions in Battery A have gone
| into effect. as follows: Sergt Charles f.
| Veitenthal. to be first sergeant: O. NJ.
Serst. Edward l.. May, as supply SER
| geants Corp. John II. Smith. to be mess
| sergeant: Corp. Herman 4, Stewart to
be sergeant: Chief Mechanician Willis
/ 5 Bryant to be sergeant; Corp. Wilbur
| ]. Doty. to be sergeant: Private John Il.
Broadus. to be corporal; Private Wal
ter d. Webb. to be corporal; Private
| Joseph c. Padgett, to be corporal .
Mechanician Harry d. Beers. to be chief
| mechanician: Private Charles Ellis to
be corporal and assigned battery
| clerk
| Two hardworling men on the first
| day of the camp were First Sergt. &. f.
Neitenthal and Charles W. Ellis. clerk,
| who are in charge of the Battery A ad
ministration tent They were busy all
! day with the clerical work of their unit,
| and were among the first to get their
desk work in shape.
| Capt oliver c. Terry. commanding of
fcer of the Signal Corps company, re-
| marked last night as he was crawling
| under his blankets early that he was
| tired out, but that one of the unex-
pected but gratifying experiences of
his first day in camp was that every
| time he turned around some one was
reporting for duty This remark was
! prompted by the receipt of TELEGRAM
from Philadelphia that valuable man
| would reach the camp for service this
| morning. He showed up early today.
The men on duty in the mobilization
camp at Radio are getting plenty to
| eat and the sort of food that is good
for them under present field conditions
and I'm preparation for the service they
are likely to be ordered to perform.
| Fond wives and mothers and sweet
hearts started early yesterday bring
ing boxes Of cake and all sorts Of fruit