Evening star., 1916-06-26

the best Of trim at ali times. He requires
them to run at least half mile every
before breakfast. and then he
takes them out on the field for calis<
thenics.
Sergt. Maurice McGrath OF B Battery
has been detailed to bring into camp
those men who failed to answer the hrse
cali. He has as his assistants Privates
Williams and Ingversen.
There is an opportunity for a numbep
OF good men to become non-comlniSSioneo
officers of Battery b. Capt Wilson 10
holding open a number of the vacancieA
until all of the recruits have been obj
tained. Not until the battery leaves to4
the border will the positions be flied.
An appointment as non-commissione6
officer is something to looked forward
to. They get higher pay and many mora
privileges than the private soldier gets,
apply Immediately for assignment to this
battery,.where they will have chance OF
getting these choice appointments If they
take proper Interest in the work.
The officers and men OF the Signal
Corps company expect to go to GalS
weston, Tex, shortly after they are
mustered in as volunteers. They exc
pect to go there to be formed into .
battalion with a signal company from
some other state.
Girls who visited the members Of
Troop A yesterday wore the cavalry
color, yellow. Around their hats the
men wear yellow bands to designate
the arm of the service to which they
belong. The girls had on yellow sweat>
ers.
Gen. Harvey's request for a regula1
field artillery instructor cann6t be.
filled, according to a message received
last night from the headquarters OF
the Eastern Department. at GovernorS
Island
Draft has been made on the depot
Quartermaster at Fort Myer today for
all uniforms and equipment that can
be had with which to outfit the 1sS
Separate Battalion, SO that they can
be started for the border by 2 o clock
tomorrow. in conformity with the orr
ders teiephoned to Gen. Harvey lass
night by Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood.
commander of the Department Of the
East.
Companies I and K. commanded by
Capt. Clarence L. Adams and Lieut,i
Frank E. Sharpless. respectively. left
the camp at o'clock yesterday after
Heights, where two days OF tarse4
practice had been planned for them.
The first moving picture show In tho
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night. II the movable electric lfghg
plant Is installed in time. There will
be some form of entertainment anyA
way.
Quartermaster Sergeant Of Company
NJ George L. Dietz and Regimental
Color Sergt. c. w Moore of the Sd
Infantry were ordered to the armory
yesterday to assist Lieut. william A.
Duvall in inspecting. and preparing
equipment in the storehouse with,
which to outfit the men in camp.
Two express cars from the Philadel~
phia depot reached the station az
Rosslyn yesterday morning consigned
to the mastering officer at the camp
A detail was sent to unload the cars
at once, and a storage shed at Fort
Myer was placed at the disposal of the
officer in which to place the cargoes.
One car was unloaded yesterday. This
contained only tentage.
Col w. o. Owens, U. s. A.. medical
inspector for Camp Ordway. who will
have charge of the physical examina-
ton OF the men, was recently restored
to the active list after having been
He is brother of the United states
senator from Oklahoma
Government employees who are meme
bers of the District National Guard
are to hold a conference with disc,
bursting officers for the government deli
partments at brigade headquarters to<'
day. II
Capt. Sylvester II. Epps. of CompanN
B, 1st Separate Battalion. who was mesS;
senger for the Secretary of War, was.
called to the post hospital yesterday
Of his company who is seriously i'll Of
fever.
A corduroy bridge leading into tho
brigade headquarters as a means Of
getting through the mud yesterday
Arrangements had been made foA
transporting the Signal Corps and batSj
teries of field artillery on Friday oveG
and Ohio. and thence down
to Tennessee, so that they probably1
would continue to Galveston. CLOSET
students of the Mexican situation and
are to be five columns, one at Douglassa
another at Columbus and the third at Ell
Paso or Brownsville. "A
A transport f1otilla probably will leave
ers and perhaps battleships. and a part
Of this outfit will be dropped OF a
Tampico, making the fourth columnS
The balance is expected to continue on.
practically the same line as was fol-
lowed by Gen. Scott in 1s47 when he
went into Mexico City.
John Stepp a clerk in the office Of tho
chief signal officer OF the War Departs5
nent, is expected to be commissioned to
organize a company, which will include
he sixty-eight men left behind by the
Signal Corps as a nucleus. This new
would be trained especially in
wireless, and while the War Department.
has reported that 1t Is unable to supply
wireless equipment at this time. there is
IN outfit at the armory which could bo
lsed for instruction purposes II Is pro<i
,osed that with such a company, WELL
rained recruits could be available to MI
n the company that is to be sent to ths
,order.
The Signal Corps is receiving sixty-six
,orses from the Front Royal remouHt
tation. The animals are expected to
each camp this afternoon.
1t Is expected that Maj. John c. whitA
lker, Capt. Spencer Bliss and Capt. q,
levils. Quartermaster Corrs will be mus
cred into the service and placed on tho
taft Of Maj j. c. Castner, adjutant gem
raj Of the District of Columbia mtliua,s
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