Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-01

Secretary Redfield of the Department Oh
f, Commerce will go to camp this afternoon
| at 3 o'clock to talk to those employees Oh
his department who are enlisted in the
guard, Brig. Gen. Harvey was informed
last night by George Johannes. disbursing
clerk of the department who went out
to camp to pay off the Department OF
! Commerce employees.
! Capt George F. Dudley chaplain OF the
/ Sd Infantry has applied for retirement.
He was anxious to go to the front with
| the troops. but his congregation Would
not give him indefinite leave OF absence;
There are a number of candidates to Ill
| the vacancy.
A large screen is being erected in the
| infantry section Of the camp. 1t Will De
| used for the purpose of giving military
| lectures to the officers and enlisted men.
| although the officers say they will attempt
| to have some feature films shown.
| The saddle equipment of the Signal
| Company is packed and ready to be
| loaded on the train now on the siding at
| Rosslyn. Should the horses come before
| the troop leaves camp the equipment may
have to be unpacked
The new mascot of the Signal Company
| is having battle fought over his name.
| He was first named Radio, then some of
| the troopers called him Wig Wag and
Otne1S want TO name MIN blSDce lncTe
was a compromise, and he is now named
| Radio Wig Wag Bisbee.
Troop of cavalry, otherwise known as
| the Million Dollar Troop" will not be
mustered in until the officers get their
| commissions. These are expected within
| a few days.
A big attraction in Cavalry street is
| the new quartet. The members are
Thomas Head. John Buckley, Kenneth
l fNtterta prh
The cavalry troop is famous in
| the camp for its aggregation of ath-
letes. II numbers among its men long
| distance runners. hurdlers, foot ball
players. Every morning the troop is
turned out by Capt. Washburn. given
| calisthenics and taken for half a mile
run. The distance will be extended
gradually until the men will get mile
run every morning before breakfast.
| The members of the cavalry troop were
put through an individual competitive
drill in the manual of arms yesterday.
| Slowly the men were put out until there
\ stood in line three. Charles J. McCleary,
Henry J. Dean and H. A. Newman. Try.
as the administers would they could
with first honors. The judges were
Lieuts. Rhees and Moore and Sergts.
! Ray and Bell
II
| more and more popular with his com
mand. One walking through Cavalry
| street hears nothing but praise for the
man who was lifted from the ranks of
the army Al the request of college bred
| men and begged to take the position
F, of leading them to the front, and pos
| sibly into battle. The men. without
| exception, say that they are getting
much valuable experience a result
| of the instruction given by Capt. Wash
burn.
The cavalry troop had its first in
| spection of its tents, equipment and
bedding this morning.
The recruits of the cavalry troop were
| taken out on the drill field yesterday
and given some hard drilling under
Sergt. Krentzlin. About three days I'M
| der his instruction, 1T is declared, they
will be ready for drill with the more
seasoned troops.
Members of the cavalry troop declare
that their horses have been ordered
from Front Royal. and that they will
| be here within a few days. This troop
| does not expect to leave the camp for
| at least three weeks.
of cavalry has swinging hatrack. 1t
! is made of the shelter tent pins, tied
together in square and swung from
the center post by ropes.
| Members of Troop declare that. due
to the kindness of their friends. they
are we'll supplied with dainties. They
have absolutely no complaint whatever
to make.
The cavalry troop has the cleanest
supply tent in camp. There's nothing
in ii. All the supplies the troop has are
on the backs of the men.
| The entire District cavalry troop was
present at the full pack inspection Of
| Troop C. I'd Cavalry. at Fort Myer, just
duty on the rifle range at Edsal. Va.
First sergt Ray is kept busy In the
evening giving passes to the men so
that they can go to the city. He doesn't
| have time to give himself one.
| Roodles, one Of the troops mascots. is
learning the cavalry drill. He follows
the men about the field and makes all
of the movements like veteran
| Corp A. c. Smith, who organized the
cavalry troop, has been transferred to
the coast artillery company.
Private Neil Settle of Troop A has
been detailed as wagner, and he is
able to handle a team like a veteran.
Battery A hopes to get its uniforms
ISOOn. corp. IlcTAoS says SAS
men now are travelling around with
the the 1915 spirit and the 1875 uniform.
| Battery now has III men.
Lieut.. Shilling has been busy for a
day making up the pay rolls for the Or
ganization.
Corp. Herzos thinks that the army
| is etingy with its housewife kits Only
one is allowed to every ten men. These
kits contain needle. thread. buttons.
| spare cloth for patching, etc.
Corp E. H. Hoffman has been kept
| hard at work during the past two days
putting up q number of extra tents
| for the men who have enlisted since
| the call to the cofors was issued.
] Corp L. S. Mohler, clerk of Battery