Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-22

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the one member of the guard longest in
service. There is no officer man in
the District National Guard who en-
tered when he did. That was in 1887
practically thirty years ago. He en-
tered as a private. and has risen steadi-
ly through all grades of the service.
The first guard last night was by
Capt. John f. Brooks of B Company. Sd
| Infantry. He found the work strenu-
Gus, owing to the mucky condition of
the camp after the rain. with several
| large creeks to be forded and many
water holes, into which he stepped un-
expectedly in the darkness. The men
were very quiet last night, and no dis
| orders were reported.
| Families and friends Of the guards
men need not expect them home even
| for a brief visit soon Leaves are not
| to be granted except in urgent cases,
and then only by the regimental COM
mander.
| Visitors are not permitted in the camp
until 1915 pm. The camp will be open
to visitors all day Sunday. and by that
time 1t will be in fine. shape for in
spection by the mothers, wives, sisters
and sweethearts.
| One of the principal things that was
given early attention today was the
building of incinerators. All of the
| camp garbage is to be destroyed on
the grounds. The field hospital was the
| first to get its incinerator working.
About dozen mothers attacked camp
early today. They discovered that their
baby boys had enlisted without their
knowledge. Individually they made
their way through the sloppy roads
about the camp hunting for their sons,
and to the tents of the commanding Off
! GERS, insisting that these boys be at
invariable reply was that they need not
worry. The boys are all in good con-
dition, under careful medical inspection
| and adequate hospital service. AS soon
as the general muster is held, all boys
\ under twenty-oDe years of age will be
| required to produce the written con-
sent of their parents. else they will be
sent home. No boy under eighteen will
be allowed to remain in the camp.
NOT a man sick in the house was
| the re .jort at the field hospital today.
| This little encampment of twenty tents
| is prepared to take care of any sick
, ness or accident that may occur. In
| proof of this there is a stack of more
| than dozen crutches on hand in case
| of need. The field hospital is in charge
| of Maj. w. d. Fales. Not one man has
| yet visited these tents with any COM
| plant whatever.
| A group of the rawest recruits in
| camp have already given service with
| the field hospital that merits special
mention. In civilian clothing these
| youths marched over from the capital,
| arriving just as the storm broke. In
numbered by their civilian clothing and
| with no prospect of an carly change
until supplies could be drawn from the
! quartermaster's store at Fort Myer,
| they worked right through the rain.
, putting up tents, etc, without muir
muir. They are CHEEKY and happy today.
| They marched to camp in charge of a
| non commissioned officer. Corp. II. c.
| George. This group was one of those
| that won special comment and an en-
| couragfng smile from the President as
| they passed the White House. They in
| clude John A. Burke. David X. Nc
| Convilie. DR.. Frank Harmon. J. Paul
Lynch, Walter Lund, DIR. A. b. Nc
Weigh. James J. McHaney. William T.
! II. Mangum, Frank o. Sexton and
| George S. Spillman. Bugler Stephen F.
| Tillman reported late to the field hos
pital last evening in full field equip
| ment.
/ One of the interesting early-morning
| pictures at the brigade headquarters
was Brig. Gen. Harvey and his staff
| eating their breakfast of scram bled
| eggs and bacon on top of a large dry
| goods box.
While every one in Washington felt
the cold last night. they did not feel
| ii as much as the guardsmen. 1t was
decidedly chilly in camp after the rain.
| and the soldier boys were glad to get
wrapped up in their blankets. Many
of them had been told about how the
, Arlington wireless towers would be
| constantly rafting and disturb their
| slumber, but all of them reported today
that they had slept soundly.
| recruit drill company was organized
! this morning. All of the uninstructed
| recruits were mustered into provisional
| compa MES under Instructor Sergt. Wal
| colt H Simmons.
( 1t was a disappointment to find that
! the Fort Myer bakery would be unable
| to provide the National Guard camp
| with bread. But the guardsmen were
equal TO the occasion. and four bakers
| were soon drawn from the Sd Infantry
and sent TO the Fort Myer bakery for
duty. These are E. Gittridge of Com
pany. Paul A. Hart of G Company. Will
| liam Bierman of Company and John
l.. Cochran of Company.
Sergt John Gottlieb, with seven
| years military service, is orderly for
Brig. Gen. Harvey. the camp com
mandant. Sergt. Gottlieb was in the
Philippine campaign and against
hostile Moros, under Gen. Pershing
VINO is lea0lnR tue punitive
in Mexico. He also saw service in Mex
leo for a year and half in 1918, and
part OF that time was orderly for Gen
Hugh l.. Scott now chief Of stan Of the
army.
All during last night Capt. Wilson
frequently arose from his cot and went
around showing the recruits little kinks
here and there which would help them
to keep warm, and LITTLE things that
would make their army life more CON-
Portable.
The Signal Corps is going to get all
the practice practicable. and while
planted out here In these Virginia hills
IL is going to steal the press dispatches
from the big Arlington towers, in the
shadow of which 1t Is camping. Mas
ter Signal Electrician W. p. Lansford
is setting us a field wireless station
and a regular newspaper will be pub
lished there.
Arlington every night sends out
press dispatches with the important
news events to all of the ships Of the
navy.