The Washington herald., 1916-08-01
Notes Of Camp Ordway
By WATSON DAVIS.


way, according to Capt. H. J. Bryson
the medical officer, who, with Col. o. w.
Owen, U. S. A, inspects the camp each
day for sanitary deficiencies. The ghosts
are mosquitoes, that breed In the hol-
lows, and the damp grass. and they
haunt the soldiers each night. As the
camp authorities have no authority to
take preventative measures, except on the
camp site, the insects continue to breed.
After the camp site had been cleared
Of all underbrush. the sanitary troops
used "Larvecide" onthe sluggish streams
that serve as mosquito breeding places.
The preparation is a mixture of caustic
potash. resin, phenoL cresol, mixed with
an equal quantity of oil to make it float
on the water. This mixture kills the
eggs Of the mosquito.
Joseph o. Manson, who ran away 20
fight in the civil war when he was Is,
who was captain and leader Of crack
drill teams of the National Rifles, and
afterwards saw service in the Spanish
American war, visited Col. Glendie B.
Young Sunday evening. He has a son.
Philip r., In Company L, of the Third
Infantry. and a younger son accompanied
Capt. Manson, dressed in a regulation
Boy Scout uniform. He sad he was
going to enlist when he was old enough.
Lieut. Alfred G. Schmidt, of Camp D,
Sergt. Brunt. Corp. Henry Wood and
Privates Prather and Pierce made up the
'gunman' squad that investigated the
shooting near Syfax. Sunday morning.
There has been a little discussion in
the band over the kind Of instrument
that William Mccartney plays. His fel-
low bandsmen say that they are E-fat
cymbals, and he says that they are
cymbals. no more, no less. Anyway, he
plays them.
Paul Hart. member Of the band. often
acts as clerk in the Y. NJ. c. A. tent
when Chaplain Smith is busy doing other
things. He"i is also a ragtime drummer,
and arnuses the crowd of soldiers In the
tent at night when there is no other at
traction.
Brgler Lee A. Berlinsky, Of Company
NJ, served his first turn at guard duty,
and blew all the calls successfully.
Trumpter-Sergt Henry Loveless, of the
headquarters company, has plans for an
unofficial fife, drum and bugle corps
which will make more noise than the
band even though 1t does not quite re-
place it at parades and ceremonies at
the camp. All the buglers, and the Irish
band. of the Machine Gun Company,
will joinsthe corps, If the plans Of Love-
less are successful
Private Charles Swami. of Company NJ,
and Young Bowden, Of Battery A, will
box Thursday night at o'clock, in Com
pany NJ street. Both are welter-weights
and three rounds worth.seeing are prom
ised.
Company L has lost twenty-three men
since the call OF mobilization, and still
has seventY-six men, one of the largest
companies in the regiment. J. P. Sayer
is the top" sergeant of this company
Private Walter C. Rathbone has been
made a sergeant in Company L. Rath-
bone was a colonel of the Washington
High School Cadets during his school
days, and is now trying for a commits
sion as second lieutenant.
Private Harry NJ. sponable is clerk Of
Company L and has been praised for
his paper work by the inspectors.
Mechanic ]. W. Pizzarelle, of Company
A, is a 145-pound boxer. and Is aching
for a fight. He wants 1t plainly under
stood that gloves must be used, how
ever.
Corporal ]. R johnson has been made
a sergeant in Company C.
First Sergeant James Kelly and Sergt.
Lawrence Quinn, Of Company c, are TAX
ing the examination for second lieuten-
ant.
The Machine Gun Company will send
a detail of musicians to entertain the
soldiers in the 2 NJ. C. A. tent tonight.
Tony Rosetta. H. D. Smith, and c. T.
Smith will be prominent performers.
First Cook Julian Holland, of Com.
pany E, has been called back to the
Navy Yard and c. Driscoll has been ap-
pointed to I'LL the vacancy.