Evening star., 1916-08-12
NOTES OF THE CAMP.

gical supplies which are needed TO re-
plenish its stock on hand.
NOTES OF THE CAMP.
When the Field Hospital Company as
Poots, the Airedale mascot of the out
fit generally takes his position at the
feet of his owner. Mechanic McConh-
willie. He looks as if his presence is
absolutely necessary and doesn't like
it bit when some one runs him away.
Corporal Church OF the Signal Corps
says he has often read how mems lives
were saved in battle when bullets
struck Bible carried in their breast
so tb; put nehed paia un
TODAY. While watering some Aorses
THIS morning one Of the animals snap
ped at him, and his teeth came together
on copy Of the Signal Corps regu-
breast pocket of his olive-drab shirt.
Had 1t not been for the book Church
would have received a painful injury.
About o'clock this morning the men
sleeping in tent No. 2 at the Signal
Corps camp were rudely aroused when
some one yelled: There's horse under
my cot. Come help me drive him out.
talking in his sleep. He had been work
ing all day with the bunch of wild
horses that reached camp Saturday
evening, and had horses "on his mind"
veterinarian and is great lover of
horses. He likes to be with horses at
all times. and for this reason his tent
mates were not at all surprised at his
nightmare"
Corp Lawych is not the only man in
the Signal Corps camp who talks in
his sleep. Driver VOlkman also has
good record for performances of this
his terminates and the occupants of al
most all the tents in camp when he
shouted at the top Of his voice: Don't
let that woman fall down that hill"
The Signal Corps men say there is
some excuse for Corp. Lawych talking
about horses while in his sleep but
they are wondering what could have
prompted Volkman to protest against
letting some woman faii down mil
Serst SurIes and Private Healy of
the Field Hospital have been promised
the loan of two fine riding horses They
whom Surles has become acquainted,
and at present are on a ranch some dis
tance from here. The man has promised
to let them use the horses as long as
they desire.
Cook Bill Bright of the Signal Corps.
who has language all his own, calls
the new picket line the picnic line.
and persists in ealing the Kitchen de-
tail the Kitchen retail"
Privates Kortba and Klien OF the
Field Hospital captured rattlesnake
Sunday in the mountains to the east of
here. They skinned him, and now
kortba is curing the skin. He is well
versed in this art, having been Drepa-
rator at the Smithsonian Institution
f1,- hnfv rnl1 1ad infn
ice. The snake had four rattles and a
button.
Sergt. Cady of the Signal Corps has
received two enormous bandanna hand
kerchiefs from fellow employe in the
pension Office, Mark p Miller, a vet
eran of the civil and Mexican wars.
Men from the Field Hospital threw
fright" into some Of their comrades in
the Signal Corps the other afternoon
when they grabbed litter and made
dash for the railroad tracks near camp.
Naturally everyb body thought some one
had been injured.
Presently the Field Hospital men re-
turned bearing their top Sergt. Hart.
on the litter. Then every one knew
! that 1t was all Joke. for Hart ,is an
ablebodied citizen and doesn't need
to be carried around stretcher.
His camp mates explained that they
hated to see fat man climb hill and
had hurried to Harris side with the lit
ter to save him the exertion.
Sergt Hammond of the Signal Corps
received fve whole pounds of candy
the other day from some of his former
fellow workers in the army and navy
which came with the candy bore the
name of Henry B. Floyd, George Lau-
tenschlager, Edgar Y. Gilchrist. Edith
Quackenbush. John N. culbertson.
T. lofl II
Mary: Rice. Mary Brown. Louis c.
White, John A. Winner. NJ. f. Best,
Naomi Baker. Mary c. Philips and
James c. Bradley.
A large shipment of clothing. hats
and shoes reached the Signal Corps
camp Saturday and now all the men in
the company have a complete outfit.
J. r. Johnston. who has been the
clerk in charge of the exchange of the
Field Hospital since its establishment
about three weeks ago, has been made
mess sergeant of his company. Sergt.
Johnston is good provider, having
had considerable experience in running
summer hotels.
Capt Terry of the Signal Corps has
been notified that the railroad COM
pany will pay a claim for damage to
one Of the reel carts sustained while
en- route to this place. Sparks from
the engine of the train set fire to a
canvas covering on the cart and burned
up a set of harness and also damaged
the cart
Sergt. Reed and Corp. Ormes have
just received a large box of tobac eco
sent them by Motion Picture Machine
Operators Union, No. 224. of Washing
ton. of which both are members.
Capt William b. Hudson of Field
Hospital. MOL, O. NJ. ID. c.. now en-
camped at Warren. AriZ.. is anxious to
learn the name of the person who re-
Gently mailed him from Washington a
pa ckage containing two linen pillow
covers They were a mighty welcomed
gift. and DR. Hudson would like to ex
press his thanks to the donor. who
forgot to put his or her name on. the
package.