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

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One Of the first duties performed by
members of Battery B yesterday, fol-
lowing muster. was to change the D. c.
on the mound in front of the company
street to @. g.
When Charley Greer of B Battery
to discard the D. c. insignia which the
District men have been wearing on
the collars Of their blouses. He came
to the top sergeant and asked for a
U. S. insignia.
Members OF Troop A, cavalry, slept
better last night than they have dur
ing any night in camp. Immediately
after muster nice new cots were is
sued to them, The members of this
the ground since they have been in
camp.
sergt George Arthur Bell of Troop A,
Savadrs, was accidentally kicked by a
morse during drill yesterday. He is
confined to quarters, but is not seri-
ously hurt. His knee was injured
sergt. Coolidge was one of the BUSH
est men in Cavalry street yesterday
he had charge Of issuing the hundred
or more cots which were given the
troopers Immediately after muster.
Trooper J. W. R. Chamberlain is on
SICK leave, due to reaction FROM admin
istration of the typhoid prophylaxis.
William F. GUIDE, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, accompanied by
his daughter; Messrs George w. Hess,
superintendent of the National Botanic
Garden, and George Spier were visit
ITS to Gen Harvey and Lieut.. Col. An
ton Stephan, and were accompanied
about the camp by Maj. Harry Coope,
adJutant general.
tentative arrangements have been
made for hop" to be given in the
administration building at Fort Myer
Wednesday night jointly by the militia
and regular officers in camp and at the
post Arrangements are being made
by Maj. John C. Whitaker, quartermas-
ter, of the militia, and Lieut.. Strong
Battery B was suffering with sore
arms this: morning. The members
yesterday This is their second injec-
ton.
Corp. James E. Taylor of Company E,
Sd Infantry, has been transferred to
Battery B.
Immediately after muster yesterday
Battery B clerks started an inventory
OF the property 1T has in camp.
this morning.
Sergt. Laufer has been placed in
charge of recruits of B Battery.
Several men in Battery A were not
mustered yesterday because they were
not eighteen years old. They will be
discharged without honor on account
of fraudulent enlistment.
Battery was the first of the artil-
lery organizations mustered. The Off
GERS are trying to figure out whether
that makes it senior to Battery A,
which in National Guard history is the
senior battery
Corp. Mohler of B Battery will not
sleep on the ground any more. He fell
heir to a cot made of packing boxes
thrown aside yesterday by one of the
commissioned officers. Mol1ler reports
that the cot is all right. except that
one Stat is missing, and he fell partly
through last night.
Sergt. Morris McGrath of Battery
was sent to the city mounted to do
the Paul Revere stunt through Wash
ington, sounding the call to arms to
the members of this organization who
were out. They had to be back in camp
for muster yesterday afternoon.
Some one brings Capt. George G.
Wilson of B Battery big red apple
every morning as present. One of his
lieutenants, Moorhead, eats it.
Top Sergt Rink of B Battery an
nounces that his organization Is in
need of a couple of good buglers.
The Y NJ c. A tent was packed to
the flaps during the entertainment of
the ONO Glass Club of the Brightwood
NJ. f. Church. 1t was staged under
the direction of H. S. Omohundro. pres
ident of the organization. "Griffo,' real
name unknown, advertised as the man
of many noises" initiated almost every
thing imaginable. E. Lawrence Phillips,
well known to big league base ball
fans, gave a monologue, and the Ma
tional City Quartet, lead by Glenn
Dorsey. entertained for few minutes.
There also was some talent from among
the enlisted personnel of the camp, in
GLIDING quartet from Company D.
buck and wing dancing. ETC.
Office Boy Hennessy of B Battery re-
ports that he has been promoted to
stenographer and private secretary to
the top sergeant.
Chief Mechanic Benner is making him
self useful around Battery's quarters
making cots for the men out of pack
ing boxes and supports for the mos
quito bars
Daniel Herzog, who went to Baltimore
yesterday to get ]. E. Allen of A Bat
terry, who was made a prsonier by the
Baltimore police for being absent with
out leave, now is being looked for him
self The prisoner was returned to
camp last night by a Maryland con-
stable 1t seems that when the Balti-
more police arrested the man, they un-
derstood he was wanted at Camp Har-
rinston, the mobilization center of the
Maryland militia. They sent him there,
but the Laurel authorities brought him
to Washington. Herzog is still looking
for the man and efforts are being made
by Battery officers to inform him that
the man now is in camp.
Due to the hard work and long hours
put in by Corp. George H. Harris of
Troop A, Cavalry. the paper work is
rapidly being brought up to date. Corp.
Harris has had no leave since he has
been In camp, but when the mastering
is complete he probably will be given
plenty of time by Capt. Washburn to
visit in the city in recognition Of the
hard d,ty which he has been perform