The Washington herald., 1916-06-30
MILITIA MUSTER
NEARLY FINISHED
All Units Except Cavalry and
Two Artillery Batteries
Have Qualified.

All members of the District National
Guard now are mustered into the Fed
eral service, with the exception of the
cavalry and two batteries OF field artil.
lery. These units probably will be mus
tered today.
The arrival yesterday at Rosslyn, Va,
of three carloads of shoes and clothing
raised hopes for the quick departure OF
the troops for the border. The day of
departure is still uncertain. Capt. Horace
P. Hobbs, mastering officer. said the first
unit will not be ready to move before to-
morrow night. He expressed doubt as to
whether the unit would be entirely ready
until Sunday. This unit will consist of
the First Separate Battalion, and possibly
the Signal Corps Company and Field Hos
pital Company.
Distribution of shoes and clothing is
the only barrier in the way OF the de-
distributing this equipment to the First
Separate Battalion will commence early
this morning. IislllG
/ Infan antrymen Examined.
The task of examining members Of the
Third Regiment of Infantry was com
menced yesterday at Fort Myer, Va,
twelve companies-A and B-were exam
ined. Hopes of the infantrymen leavins
on Sunday have been abandoned.
It Is understood that many are being
physically disqualified. Reports of the
| surgeons have not been compiled. but it
was unoficially announced that twenty
members of Company A failed to pass.
An order reached camp yesterday aft
ernoon instructing officers to take finger
prints of all mustered men. Finger prints
OF the men in Companies A and B were
a Nd 9ret
Battalion was started.
Companies L and NJ. which at the Con-
gress Heights Rife Range hurriedly re-
turned to camp yesterday morning and
were mustered Company LIS muster
ing strength was seventy-nine, with five
additional men in camp. Company NJ
mustered seventy-three men, with one
additional man In camp. Company K was
mustered with siXty-fve. In the after
noon the supply company. composed of
thirty-one men, was mustered. Later
the headquarters company and the band,
totaling fifty-seven men, took the oath.
The regimental staff then was mus
tered. the ceremony taking place in front
| of regimental headquarters. Those who
took the oath were Col. Glendie B. Young.
commanding; Lieut.. Anton B. Stephan,
Capt Edward Fullam, 6djutant; Capt.
Ralph Alderman, inspector of small arms
and practice; Mai. Wallach A. McCath-
ran, First Lieut.. George Monaga adtu-
tant; Mai. ]. S. Hodgson, First Lieut..
c. E. Smithson, adjutant; Mai. Alexa n
der Summers, and First Lieut.. Charles
D. Sniffen, adjutant
Hospital Corp. Mustered.
Late in the afternoon the regimental
inflrmary and the Field Hospital Com
pany were mustered. The regimental in
firmary has about twenty-four men. The
Field Hospital Company has Approximate
ly sixty. Orders have been issued for
the cavalry troop and the two batteries
of field artillery to be ready either this
morning or afternoon.
Officers were delighted upon opening
the last two of the three cars sent to
Roselyn to fnd large supplies of shoes
and clothing. The hrst car contained
only shoes. Invoices have not yet been
taken.
Company c, Third Infantry will be the
first company to report this morning for
physical examination. The other COM
panies will follow in alphabetical order.
1t is unlikely that more than three or
four companies, at the most. will be eX-
amined today. Guardsmen who fail to
pass the physical examination are to be
given honorable discharges.