The Washington herald., 1916-08-16

]. Allen, Of the reginental Sanitary
Troops at Bisbee when the regimen
gets there. Mary Elizabeth says tha
she certainly is glad that daddy I.
going to let her go to the border with
him, even though she won't be able tc
ride on the same train with him.
| Lieut. William J. Bacon, Of Company
G. has shirt that has detachable
sleeves. At the elbow the sleeves are at.
tached by buttons. and IN very hot
weather the lower half of the sleeves
are worn hanging on his tent
The chilly nights at the camp have
made the sentrtes look IKE the out
posts of an Indian encampment. The
| sentries have wrapped themselves in
| olive-drab army blankets and have
walked post without shivering.
Private Melvin Childs, Of Battery A,
has been limping around the camp on
| crutches. The other day while on a
horseback ride, his steed shied at a
piece Of paper IN the road, and in the
mix-up he was kicked In the right leg by
| the horse that his companion was nd
ing. Childs is not badly injured. and
will soon recover.
Private II. L. Smith, Of Battery A.
was not continually winking at his COM
rades. as many thought. the other day.
He was stung Just under the eye by a
bee, while he was trying to wrest a
big, ripe plum from the bee, and the
bee didn't approve of it.
Private Roy Beasley, of Company G,
Is willing to wrestle any militiaman his
weight. He weighs about 100 pounds, he
says.
Private Phillip Talbert, Of Battery A,
who has been on sick leave in the city
for two weeks is back at camp. He
says that camp life. even with its many
hardships, is better than being sick.
Every little while the men Of Battery
A are principals in an exciting. but
harmless. runaway. Private z. J. Black
had his horse start out and run for
about two miles before Private Paul
Pirrone finally stopped him.
Jesse H. Wilson, jr, a lawyer Of this
city, is a recent recruit to Troop A
r NJ Cathcart who has been as
sistant chief cook and bottle washe,
for Troop A for several weeks is con-
graduating himself on being relieved
Simon Allen, former regular trooper of
Troop D, has enlisted and been as
signed to kitchen detail Capt Wash
burn praised Cathcart for his loyalty to
the kitchen, and the men say that his
cooking has been just as good ana
better than that they got at home.
Father Leo Gull celebrated Assumption
for the Catholic militiamen at o'clock
mass in the chapel at Fort Myer yes
terday morning. Mass was also said for
James Spaulding, the victim Of the ac-
cidental shooting on Sunday.
Due to the efforts Of Private Wade
P. Lane, of Company H. seven prominent
music dealers of Washington have made
liberal gifts of needles and records for
the company's phonograph.
Charles z. Robinson, a civil engineer
in the valuation department Of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad stationed at Phil
adelphia, has enlisted in Troop A.
Because the troop did not entrain on
Monday as expected, Private Mark
Ingle lost a two pound box Of candy
to Private ]. B. Mulford on a bet.
Bridge guard instead of being a bore
to the cavalrymen is now one of the
most desired details. When a trooper is
seen carefully dressed in his best olive
drab, he is asked If he is on bridge
guard. Stationed at the Virginia end of
Aqueduct Bridge. the sentry has
chance to see all the pretty girls that
enter Virginia over that route. The
names of those who most desire bridge
guard are not mentioned as it might
cause embarrassment
Former Sergt. L. L. Krentzlin, of
Troop A, has sent out notices calling a
meeting of former members of the troop
in order to form a Troop A Veteran AS
ISOLATION.