The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-05
Cruel Maker Bungled
Girl Rookie Uniforms
Didn't Make EN- Fit, and Horrors, Skirts Won't
Hang Properly-But Lady Soldiers Are Learn
ing How to Drill.
BY JEAN ELIOT.

mover did see. 1t was highly amusing TO
see the seriousness with which Miss
Frances Moore welded a broom in
swearing out her tent. while her neigh
boz. Mrs. William A. Slater, IT., leaned
against tent post feverishly polishing
a tan leather shoe which looked suspi-
ciouslS large for her small foot.
I'd just love to show my husband
that ! can clean my own Shoes 1 heard
her remark.
One girl was taken suddenly with a
desire to practice her semaphore drill.
II appeared quite shocking at firh. Ana
wherever there was table handy, a
little group of two or three could be
seen tapping away with pencils at the
Morse code, which is proving so absorb
ing.
i've got A. Il. and c at my finger
ends now" said pretty little person.
one OF the officers of the days guard.
"ond ! don't feel that the rest is quite
so hopeless"
Ban Put on Boxes.
Did you ever go TO a boarding school
where "boxeg" were not allowed? And
| did you over have a package filled with
candy. nice plummy cakes-and maybe
n turkey-conhscated? II you did you'll
sympathize with the students at the
National Service School. There's n
strict rule Against receiving presents of
things to eat. against having food In
the sleeping tents. indeed the regula-
! lions read: Eat no food except that
furnished by the camp"
discipline Is according to the degree, OF
the offense." Hasn't that a horrid
! sound.
Consequently candy. cakes. and inter
esting boxes are pling UP In the office
and the question of what to do with
the conf Gated goodies Is becoming
| quite momentous.
In the sick bay ! spied a tin box
house a cake; but although the doctors
/ in charge protested that they were not
bound by camp regulations, they also
| confessed that they would not be cruel
| enough to haunt sweets in the face OF
GIRLS who could not have them. The
| box proved to contain a cap.
Commandant Poe, her adJutant gen.
eral. Mrs. Wilson, and her corps OF
| officers are strict dfsciplinarians. but
so far they have only been called upon
| for an occasional reprimand for care
| lessness In tidying the tents or some
similar small ofrensc.
No Call for Court Martial.
There has been no call for the court
martial which IL to try major oftenses
and as for "dishonorable discharge
which Is to punish absence from camI
after taps or any kindred ,heinous of
tense, 1t Is not even dreamed OF in tn,
camp philosophy
Day students? Yes, OF course. there
are day students-some 800 OF them
and many OF them personages. Blu
for them the resident student has only
scorn. They arrive in the mornings
about 9 o'clock and take their training
In Red Cross work, and many OF then
have elected the signal course, will
the rest: hut they cant even lunch
with the regular rockies. They ar,
! dependent upon the restaurant booti
which n local caterer has set up ovel
the way: and they are only allowed II
the company streets and the sleepinl
tents between and q o'clock, lik,
common or garden variety. visitors.
Quite the most amusing thing to Sc,
Is the utter gravity with which tn
men of the Marine Corps. who are de
He'd to the camp, men of many years
service. take orders from Officers" o
three days experience.
The morning visit from Major A'Hern
the official inspector who Is general,
accompanied by a fine Scotch collie, 4
very much of a ceremony.
AS he goes down the line the recruit
strengthen up In true military fashion
and II must be admitted that there ar
still a few affecting the debutant
SLOUGH who need to.
oh. yes, the uniforms may have peck
cts. but the rockies still patronize tn
first national bank.