Evening star., 1916-06-27
NATIONAL GUARD CAMP NOTES.

III NAllONAL OOAl
The first pay day for the troops OF
,the National Guard of the District will
be June 80. Those troops who are in
Camp Ordway on that date will be paid
there. while those who have moved will
receive their pay on the border.
There is no better example of pa.
triotism and self crif1ce in behalf OF
patriotism than that in the case OF
James D. Eggleston. a private in the
a member of the third division of the
Naval Battalion, was transferred to the
infantry in order to take the examlna-
tion for appointment from the National
States Military Academy at West Point
He passed high in the recent exami-
nations given at Washington barracks,
and in all probability would get one
|of the appointments. He said, how
lever, that if there was any possibility
of the District guard seeing actual
service in Mexico or even on the bor-
Ider he would waive his right to one
of the appointments.
| Secretary Baker and Maj. Gen. Hugh
l.. Scott, chief of the general staff. came
to camp for the purpose of ascertain
ing first hand how the troops were
progressing and when they would be
ready to answer Gen. Funston's call.
| Mai John c. Whitaker and Capts.
Spencer Bliss and E M. Nevils of the
, Quartermaster Corps were mustered
into the United States service yester-
day They took their physical exami-
nations last night. These officers now
iare directly under the orders of the
headquarters of the Department of the
| East.
| Members of the guard have now set
tied down to real war drills. Companies
were assembled yesterday and put
through skirmish drills and trained to
answer signals given by the whistle
and motions of the arm rather than by
calling out the command. The men
also are being taught to use their bay
onets to advantage in the event they
| get in close quarters with Mexican
troops.
AS two officers of the Medical Corps of
| the National Guard of the District Of
| Columbia were turned down upon their
| physical examina ton. following muster
| yesterday, there is opportunity for the
appointment of surgeons of the District to
| this corps to go to the front with the
District troops.
Maj Warren D. Fales. commanding the
field hospital, was one of the officers who
failed to pass the physical examination.
, as did also Capt. Eugene T. Stephenson
The failure of these officers to pass will
make vacancies which will have to be
filed as there is shortage among the
commissioned personnel in the corps
There are other vacancies in addition to
these.
Ivy Pelzman has passed the examina-
ton for appointment to the Medical Corps
and has been recommended for appoint
ment. 1t is expected that other appoint
ments will be made before this organiza
ton goes to the border.
of Battery B have been announced by
Capt. George G. Wilson, commanding:
First Sergeant William E. Rink.
First section-Sergt. Hebrew (chief of
section); Corp. Ladson, Privates Ezra
Cox Hooff. Mccarthy. Cagnetti. Wells. E.
Greer, Adams, Dement,, II. Cation, Well
Keen. Myers, Rockelly, Thompson, E.
Williams. Chamberlain, L. Mohler Hol-
royd, cook.
Second section-sergt. Gerald McGrath
(chief of section), Corp. Comegys. Priv
ates Robert Williams, Ingverson. Johns,
Adolph, J. Brown, Ball, Berneau. Fowler
E. Cation. Knott, A. J. Scott, Young.
Bonaveries. Bennett. Denham, Lewis
Conner. mechanic; Kelly, cook.
Third section-Sergt Hall (chief of sec
tim; Corp. Weldon. Privates Stuart.
Poor. Madden, Bateman, Downs, A.
Brown, Bolts. Fogarty. Gamse, Haven
ner: ken. Keefe. machanic; R. Powell,
William Scott stinett. Brotsky, R. F.
Smith
Fourth section-Sergt. Laufer. chief of
section; Corp. Denekas, Corp Ryan,
Privates Seger, Hennessy. w. Brown,
Chiids. Cumberland, Cordell. Frye, Gold
Wallace. Windsor. Murphy Carroll.
Dinger, Zmson and mechanic, McGresor.
Fifth section-Sergt. Casserly. chief
of section; Corp; James Power Pri-
Yates Brown. Robson. Clark. LIE Dane.
Tarmon. Johnson. Ellsworth Cox, c..
Greer, Helms, Miller. Pritchard. Starch.
Walters. Wright, Conroy, Cullen and
mechanic Beners
Sixth section-Sergt Thorne, chief of
section: Corp. John Powers, Privates
E. Mohler. Cassell. Fill. Harrison.
Hogue. Robey, Streeter, Webster, West,
Horn. r: X. SmitA. Green, Mcmahon
and Naylor.
Unattached Stable sergt. Morris Nc
Grath, Q. NJ. Sergt Giacchetti and Mess
Sergt. Taylor.
Irving c. Solomon of Mclean. Va. is
the frst recruit to the regimental band
The first officers of the National
Guard to go into federal service were
those in the field hospital and the
regimental infrmary of the Sd In
fantry. These officers were mustered
in to assist Col. w. o. Owen Medical
Corps. L. S. A. and Lieuts A 3. Hooe
and Richard L. Cook, Medical Reserve
Corps. in the physical examination Of
the troops after they are mustered
The District medical officers are Ma H.
Luther II. Reichelderfer. chief surgeon;
field hospital. Maj. w. D. Fales, Capt
Charles r. Bowker. Capt. William q.
Hudson; Capt Clarence DoIlman and
Lieut.. Joseph Began
Reeimental Infrmary-Mai Charles
r. Luce, Capt. Herbert Bryson, Lieut.
David ". Tastet and Lieut.. Henry F.
Sawtelle.
| First Separate Battalion Infirmary-
Capt. Albert Ridgley.
| Officers and men of the Sd Infantry
may have their foot ailments treated
today free Of charge Lieut.. Col.
Anton Stephan said today he had re-
| ceived a request from DR.. F.. c. Rice
of Washin gton to round up all who
have foot trouble. and that the chirop-
| odist would come out this afternoon with
| as many assistants as necessary to at
| tend to the troops.
Officers OF the inspector generals de-
partment of the regular army are making
a personal inspection of the personnel and
| equipment of the entire District National
| Guard by order of the Secretary of War
| at the request Of Maj Gen. Leonard
| Wood. commandant of the Department