The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-06-30

L. Z. Murphy, sykezf=Ile. and Harry
Smith. Inlon Bridge. enlisted Ia III
Fourth Regiment
Private Obar iiefr i not counting
cash II present. he i counting how
manF aaYa be has been u camp.
Musicians wimert and Earhart do
their zhare Of blowing. They are
the huElera.
Private ". Frank Thomas and Cor.
pornl Ieaae s Myers. received their
discharges and returned home yester-
day.
Captain Weigie. Corporal Englar
and Private Reese haFe left town.
They returned for % recruits, got
II. and closed shop 80 many OF the
recruits thai applied for birth In
the Company were wrong aome where
and could not get By Dr. Fltzhugh.
Cur friend James d. Mitchell. has
been made Official pres photographer
for the Baltimore American during
his Etay n Mexico. We congratulate
Brother Mitchell. and sIah him the
best of luck while he i taking a pho
tograph Of the "'greaHerH.
The neH recruits to Company Il
are William T. Boone. Samuel Mann.
Aaron : Fisher. NefIn {. Long.
EwaId :. Walters, Jesze Slick. II.
Hurley nerwager. Wm. = Roberts.
William Z. stoner. Roswell q. High.
oliver hex and Joseph y. Bentz.
Many rumors we're circulated this
week about what happened or what
was % happen 10 number OF mem=
bers of our Company and band. None
were lfne. and the parties that start
such reports should Be made swallow
some oI IheIr rotten stun that comes
through that sewer under their noses.
Three of the most disappointed
members IN Company i arc Charles
s. Seboure. Albert FaTFer and John
p. Manning. who failed - pass the
physical examination after they had
taken The oath. These men are all
eturdY and are among the best Of the
company. but on account of one's eye
and The others teeth. they were re-
fused. Tie men tried every way pos
sible u % with their company. and
one cried because he could not go.
Members of the First Regiment
HcurTied about on Vinegar Hill Sun
day morning getting everything In
trim Tor the reception Of visitors. One
OF the first TO reach camp was the
Rev. EDGAR 7. Read. oT the Metho-
dist Protestant Church. IhIa city. He
went - see the Westminster boys By
appointment. and to conduct services
for them On top of Vinegar Hill, near
he Isl - ~ he AL Aas
The resi- Of the camp Joined In the
services. the First having no chaplain
OF ila own. The band played and
Rev. Read preached On the doctrine
OF patriotism and spiritual prepared
ness. He said that the man who led
a clean lie could meet death conf
IDENTIFY nd that such man was
worth having as soldier.
All the members Of Company Il
received heir first dose n serum on
afternoon. IN u days they
Will get similar shot. Two Of the
company tainted before the serum
was Injected into their arms.
General Warffeld said that the re-
fusal oI some men to Lake the new
oath has not deprived Maryland of a
single man IN this emergency. Every
one qualified in other uays will be
mustered IN and everything Of urgent
Importance at this moment. could be
done i there had never been any new
oath. TIE new oath l. 10 embarrass-
ment = this time. for II men who
do not Iake 1t will be mustered In
anyway. This is only : matter OF
confusion . the public. IHI III enlist
ed men are bound b The old oath
and Tins are at the command OF the
President Iur amy kind Il service 1t
home n abroad.