Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-20

lchers from the Maclay building helping
tain George C. Jack, OF the Governors
Troop, who was busy at the troop
armory, had nearly a score.
Round the recruiting quarters one
heard all kinds of tales to-day-stories
OF old and new enlisted men, now
and then an officer in civilian clothes
dropped in. And you realized that
the visitor was an officer when you
saw the inferior officers in civilian
clothes and enlisted men in uniform,
rise from their chairs and stand at at
tention when their superiors came in.
Finney on the Job
Lieutenant-Colonel Maurice e. Fin
ney, the Eighth's acting commander,
was a frequent caller at recruiting
headquarters and he kept himself con-
stantly in touch with the situation
and with Captains John T. Bretz and
Frank E. Ziegler and the lieutenants
OF these commands. And of all the
Guard there was no buster man than
Captain George c. Jack, of the cavalry
troop.
Colonel Finney and Captains Bretz
and Ziegler last evening conferred
with relation to the armory property
AFTER the troops have gone on to
Gretna. The books and papers and
other property will be turned over to
the eX-members of the Guard, the
CITY Grays Association, and left in
their charge. c. e. Nauss and others
VIII take over the property at the
armory this evening. ...
AT the recruiting stations they're
not bothering much about anything
but new recruits. Saturday morning,
Captain Ed. H. Schell, the regimentaI
quartermaster, will ltake a squad to
Mt. Gretna to see to it taht headquar-
RI !,
OF men to set up tents such as were
appointed at Guard encampments will
go on ahead.
We'll hardly do that this time"
said one of the officers to-day. We'll
get our orders to go into camp and
We'll put up our own tents and estab-
llsh the camp ourselves"
Might as Well BE Comfortable
Colonel Finney asked word of ad-
vice to-day as to what the officers
should take along in their kits. Such
personal effects as they use on the
regular encampments would be ad-
visable, Colonel Finney suggested
And he added significantly, IF we
hsould go further than Mt. Gretna it
will be very easy to ship home the
things that are superfluous. While
we are at Mt. Gretna we might as
well be as comfortable as we can be:
nobody knows how long that will
last"
The school of the soldier" in
Which 'v, the new recruits will be in
itiated, will be conducted by drill SER
geants and corporals. The rockies"
will be divided into squads and they'll
be shown no VITO stand, to turn. to
race and face about, how to handle
their feet and hands, and heads and
shoulders, how to step-and then how
to handle rifle
$50 VnU pa n Sna e,,ial
officers to-day, Just why we extend
such a welcome to old men who want
stoned men"
But this was to he a story of the
tales they tell at the recruiting of
hces. Here's one of them:
Among the huskier youths who
shouldered his way into the corridors
OF the armory was a well-set-up,
smooth-shaven youngster He was
over five feet tall, but his youthful
appearance attracted an old-timer's S
attention.
tured.
'T'nlist!'
How old are you?"
NOW, look here, mister, I'm pretty
close to six feet. and as husky as the
next Fellow. Played football and had
place on the track team"
you?" ~ are
And 1 can handle a gun alright
'em. and" VI
How OLD ARE your
Who? Me? Oh-why. ffteen,"
what l thought. Beat it. or III
tell your mother"
MOST OF the recruits however were
just turning twenty-one; a few had
10 go away to get parental consent
petore they signed up Some of the
latter haven't come back yet. ONLY
one in the opinion of one grinning
oil timer got cold feet That
coolness of the pedal extremities
seemed 10 develop as he was watching
iellow rookie undergoing a phvsi.
cal test at the hands of DIR. r. L. Per
klns. Company DIS acting surgeon.
The test, as DR.. Perkins mildly ex-
planned, was just little more severe
perhaps, than an examination for an
insurance policy"
AS They Were Born
The candidate for honors as re-
cruit in Uncle Sans service had to
peel off his clothing and for a few
exciting minutes he Is poked and
punched and otherwise tested to deter
nine II ne be physically able to stand
up unuer some of the strain that may
come beyond Americas lower horizons.
What DR.. Perkins did for Com
pany d, DIR. Samuel F. Hassler did for
Company ]. And on Thursday when
the company reports for duty Major
j. M. Peters, the regimental surgeon.
will be on the Job
Forty-five is the age limit for enlist
ment and up to date just one veteran