The Washington herald., 1916-07-24
Notes Of Camp OrdWay

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ambition of every company at Camp Ord
way. Practice ceremonies are held by
| the guard company each day before 1t
undergoes formal inspection. prior to do
! ing its twenty-four-hour trick" In the
evening, after mess, when the band be-
gins to play, and the inspecting officer
scans closely the rifles and uniforms of
the line of soldiers, many pretty girls
and other visitors. as well as soldiers.
view the ceremony. 1t is then that the
District soldier wants to make his best
| appearance.
| \ dog went out on pass recently. and
when he failed to return a squad was not
sent out to find the deserter. Thomas
! Gaghan, of Company L, as result of
the recent order barring animals in camp,
applied for a pass out of camp for his
| dog and for him. It was round trip
ticket for Gaghan, but only one way for
doggie.
| Troop A has been furnishing large de-
tails for headquarters. and the cavalry
men have been doing large quantities of
the paper" work of the militia
A part Of the daily routine of the camp
Is a thorough medical inspection OF all
parts of the camp by Mai. o. W. Owen,
Medical Corps, L. S. A. and Capt. II. J.
| Bryson, of the regimental sanitary troops.
| Every kitchen, line of company tents,
and other detail about the camp is in
spected, and any insanitary conditions
are ordered remedied
More equipment and clothing Is being
| issued the men, and the nondescript
ranks of several weeks ago have assumed
| the appearance OF the regular army.
1 priV 70 c has kAa
ferred from the sanitary troors of the
! Third Infantry to those of the field artil-
lery.
| Company E, in command Of Capt. ].
| OeEmann, is in need of good ex-regulars
| for acncommissioned officers. Navy
Yard discharges, physical disability OF
many men. and releases on account OF
| the dependent relative order, have left
only the first sergeant. one duty sergeant,
| three corporals and two acting corporals.
|, Company H wants a ball game with
some other organization. Edward T.
Stephens is the captain of the team.
| There is a very popular young infantry
man in one of the companies. He hap
lending it out to his comrades who are in
need
| number of the cavalrymen. after the
| strenuous rides they have been taking,
want to know who put sandpaper on
| their saddles.
| L. E. Squires Is an acting corporal In
| Troop A. The other night he went on
| guard, and as the batteries did not fur
nish a sergeant, he was acting sergeant
| of the guard
First Sergt. S. H. Ray. of Troop A, has
been on a forty-eight hour pass The
men say that he has earned It,
Corp. ]. W. Thompson was in charge
of quarters in Troop A yesterday.
The contribution of the Quinn family
to the cause of preparedness is three
brothers. Lawrence, Joe and Bill, all in
the Third Infantry.
Corp. ]. w. Thompson can tell the time
in the dark. He performs this feat by
looking at the dial of his wrist watch. on
which the hands and figures are illumin-
| ated by radium.
When It was raining so hard the other
night, First Sergt H. E. Stewart of
| Battery A. who used to be a sailor.
awoke suddenly and put his foot out into
six inches of water that covered the floor
] of the tent.
| Man overheard" he shouted.
New, shiny leather leggings have been
| issued to the mounted troops. Some of
the men want them to look as though
| they had seen service. One trooper was
seen scraping off the shiny finish with a
razor blade and applying tan polish in
dustriously. The desired dull, worn fin
| ish was obtained.
Troop A, Cavalry. o. NJ D. c. will he
hosts at an informal smoker in camn
| Thursday night. Men who are consid-
ering Joining the District militia ar.
especially invited.