The Washington herald., 1916-08-02
Notes Of Camp OrdWay
By WATSON DAVIS.

There is a bandsman OF the Third In
fantry who is only IA years old. but he
turns out for all ceremonies. He is Karl
Schaefer, jr.. son of the leader of the
band. In the parade of the regiment on
the White Lot, he played as we'll on his
clarinet as any regularly enlisted man.
He took the hot hike from Camp Ordway
among the prostrated
Battery A spent large part OF Monday
listening to Capt. L. c. Vogt and the lieu
tenants read the 1874 articles of war to
them. The artillerymen are now thor
loughly stirred at the many offenses that
are severely punishable in the army. and
II is expected that the guard house will
be empty for at least a week.
Capt. E. II. Earnshaw. Of the Machine
Gun Company. reports that none of his
men fell out in the White Lot parade
The long hike the company took to the
Congress Heights rife range and back
hardened the men, he says.
Lieut. Harry Shilling and Quartermas-
ter Sergt. Campbell have inspected Bat
terry A harness and have declared 1t ready
for service.
Many pictures Of different organizations
have been taken in the past few days
Troop A has its picture on exhibition in
front of the tent occupied by Quarter
master Sergt. Ernest Coolige.
When the Third Infantry marched
across the Highway Bridge to Washing
ton Monday. Col. Glendie B. Young had
to make the men walk slower. as his
attention was called to the sign Speed
Limit, Twelve Miles an Hour"
Company G has a yefl that is used on
the hike. Capt. Tom Fawcett acts as
cheer leader. 1t runs:
One. two. three.
Who are we?
We are the boys Of Company G,
We are rough, we are tough.
When we hike We never get enough.
Hooray. hooray. hooray.
There was rush to the shower baths
when the troops reached camp after the
White Lot review. Col Glendie B. Young
allowed the men to use them. although
they are usually closed ate o'clock. Every
man was soaked with perspiration from
the long hike. Many were undecided
whether to eat first or make q dash for
cool water.
Serst G. l. Bernard and Private
Scagnelli, of Battery A. were principals
in wrestling bout in the battery street
last night.
Private H. D. Smith and Corporal ].
s. McCurdy, of the Machine Gun Com
pany. are spending their time saving
up eighteen cords of wood. They have
about five of 1T completed.
Capt. c. L Adams, of Company I. has
made the highest record of any member
Of the militia who has shot on the Con-
gress Heights range since the militia
has been called out. He made 29s out
of a possible $50. A score of 30 qualities
for expert.
Company I qualified seven experts,
eight sharpshooters. twenty-three marks
men and ten first class, when 1t was on
the rifle range recently.
Lieut.. Charles B. Hamilton. Of Com
pany A, is always counted on when the
officers plan any little entertainment, as
poems Is nearly unlimited. When march
ing with the men. too, he makes them
forget their aching feet and backs with
songs and cheers.
sergt. Milo Atchison. Of Company D,
is a sharpshooter with the 22-caliber
rifle, and some night he is going to show
the audience In the Y. NJ. c. A tent
all the stunts of the stage sharpshooter.
Sergt. L. Quinn, of Company c, is
giving instruction In semaphore signaling
to the non-commissioned officers and a
few prtvates each day at 4 o'clock The
privates receiving the instruction are
Privates Schultz, Utterback. Sertson,
H. NJ. King, Hosmer, Fleming, Meyer,
Hammond.
Company NJ has been hustling for re-
cruits. Private William Cropp brought in
three recently and Corporal Edward Nc
Coy and Private Temple Biggs in at
tempting to outdo him. took nine men
up to the recruiting officer.
For one-half hour without rest Sam
G. Hamilton and Phillip Garsey. boxed
and even at the end of that time. there
was no decision. Exhaustion on the part
Of both men stopped the match, Both
are clerks in Maj Coope's ofice.