The Washington herald., 1916-09-05
Notes of Camp 0rdWay
BY WATSON DAVIS,

There was an officers party at the
American League Park the other day.
Col. Glendie B. Young. Lieut.. Col. Anton
Stephan. Maj. Wallach McCathran and
Chaplain A. L. Smith decided to see the
Nationals win once more before they
went TO the border. 1t is rumored, and
this rumor has fairly good source that
the officers while wearing the United
States army uniform ate peanuts and
drank pop" and then cheered the home
team.
This is another pet story. This one is
told by Capt. A. r. McGonegal, past
commander-in-chief of the First Separate
Battalion detachment There is black
cat that knows mess call as we'll as the
colored soldiers do. When Il hears the
bugle sound at meal time, II runs in
front Of the mess shack door and waits.
And its waiting usually brings 1t some
dainty leftover morseI.
A number of enlisted men and the Third
Infantry Band entertained at the last
night Of the lawn fete given by the
Women's Relief Association. The band,
under the direction Of Kari Schaefer.
played accomplishments with as much
skill as an orchestra, and Band Leader
Schaefer and his son played a clarinet
duet, Corp. Creverling. of Company NJ,
sang, and Sergt. Thilo Atkinson, of Com
pany D, told stories. Senior Don Jose
Antoine Rosetti, champion buck and wing
fdancer of the regiment, performed.
Chaplain A. L. Smith managed the
militiamen performers.
Battery A is still talking about that
roast chicken dinner it had on Sunday.
The men were served with all the things
that go with roast chicken-corn on cob,
mashed potatoes, and other things Sec
ton two got a special treat Charles
Child, father of Private Melville Child,
brought the section dessert of ice cream
and cake.
In Sunday baseball at Camp Ordway
Company L won a double-header. The
first game was with the First Separate
Battalion detachment, with Mccoy pitch
ing for the winners. Then Company L
played the regimentai sanitary troops,
winning. to 4 Capt. Beckstein, of Com
pany L. played on the team and at a
critical point in the game made a hit
and got run. Lieut.. Gibbs played with
the sanitary troops. Private Needham.
OF Company H. was umpire and In order
to influence him, the doctors threatened
to treat him roughly If he ever reported
sick.
The change from the Organized Militia
of the District Of Columbia to the Ma
tional Guard of the District Of Columbia,
after the name of the District troops
had undergone a reverse change upon the
mastering in of the organization, has
destroyed some headed paper, rubber
stamps, and stencils, in addition to neces-
stating a change in the lettering on tents
from 20. NJ. D. c." to IN. G. D. c.
A consignment Of new dry cell lanterns
has been received by Capt. E. W. Fullam.
adjutant of the Third Infantry, for the
officers of the regiment. An order for the
handy little electric lanterns was made
up by the officers, and now at night cleo
trio light beams can be seen at all parts
of the camp. Some officers have rugged
up tiny electric lights for their tents, run
by dry cells, and this gives the tent homes
nearly all the comforts Of city houses.
! Upon saddled mules the men of the
Supply Company attempted to practice
for their "joust" that will be a prominen t
feature of the field day games next Sat-
urday. Three scaffolds which hold rings
that are to be speared by the mule-riding
knights, have been erected near Radio
station, and loyal band of riders, con-
sisting of Regimental Supply sergts.
Frank Connolly, Edward Roche, and A.
z. Wilson, First Sergt. BENZ. Streeks and
Stable Sergt. Charles Mcdonald, ventured
forth. But the mules did not believe in
the game. Not ring was approached.
Instead every man at some time during
the merry-go-round practice was gently
dropped to the ground by his mule. Streeka
had to 60 to the hospital to have some
skin on his arm repaired.