The Washington times., 1916-08-05
PAYDAYHER|E TODAY 10
BRINGING JOY TO.
DISTRICT SOLDIERS
Major French Kept Busy4Most
, of Day Disbursinu Militia.
mems Salaries. 81

Joy reigned supreme in the District
militia mobilization camp today, for
the long-expected. much h-heralded
ghost persmbulated through the
camp for several hours. leaving q
Major w. p. French. depot quarter
master ras Fort Myer. accompanied
by Quartermaster Sergt. James Hahn
and Civilian Clerk william Boiand.
were kept busy the greater part OF
the afternoon disbusring money to
the soldiers. The paymasters seated
themselves at a table, In the Y. M.
G. A. tent. and the companies were
past them to receive their nionSy.
The paymasters had large stacks OF
'sfconbacks and yellowbacks. and a
GatSbelful OF gold and silver coin.
ooidlcrs for; their July services; All
ment and tins Headquarters company
and Troop A were paid OFF today.
The two batteries. Of artillery. the
machine gun company, and sanitary
troop. as we'll as, the 115 recruits In
the First Separate Battalion, were
paid several days ago.
Paymasters Cheered.
TIE paymasters were given three
rousing cheers. and business was
conducted with the utmost dispatch.
because OF the sold 'ers' eagerness to
ret their long awaited money.
Members OF battery b. First Field Ar
tillery. which ID under orders to entrain
for Bispee Monday afternoon, were
today informed by Captain Hobbs thai
a slight change bad been made In th'
route because of foods In, the South
The now route will take the artillery
men to Lynchburg Bristol, Hartman
Junction. Nashville. Santa Rosa. an<
thence to Bisbee:
The artilierymen were busy tods'
loading their guns and equipment oI
f,at cars at Rossiyn. Va. Captgini WI
son, comma nding the battery, saio ~
expected to complete all OF the heav.
work by tonight or early tomorrow: an
ba tterymen will break camp early Mon
day morning and Load load nnem cT 'en's ans
Troop A Of the First separate Cav
airy. which has been on the rfnc rang
at Congress Heights for: hve days. re
turned to camp today In time TO D
paid off. .'"
Accident Marks Inspection.
The usual Saturday inspection wa
| made in the Third Regiment by Lieut.
! Col Anton Stephan. The militiamel
, we're also taken to the Fort Myer drh
field and put through close orde
ma peuvers for an hour. -
l. While On the driil Aeld the miiitiamsl
witnessed an accident in which tw
members Of Troop b wore badly In
| jured In the midst Of dashinY sabe
| charge the horses ridden by the tw
| troopers collided ana fell 70 the ground
| throwing their riders heavily.
|. One Of the soldiers was cut about tn
arm by his saber. while the other wa
by his horse. Both men were taken I
| the hospital ut Fort Myer where II wa
reported neither. was seriously hurt.
Speech by Daniels Secretary.
Howard Bank. private secretary !
Secretary of the Navy panielsy vi
make an address to the militiamen
the Y. VI. C. A. tent tomorrow, nigh
Lieut.. A. L. Smith. chaplain Of tn
Third Regiment, and Charles B. Bel
assistant secretary Of the Y M. c.
tent. have arranged a special musica
program for the evening. '...'
Religious services will be conducte
| in the Y. NJ. c. A. tent tomorrow morn
ing by Chaplain Smith. The camp WI
be thrown open to visitors all day "a
morrow. Mothers. wives, sisters, an
| sweethearts of the mtlitiamen can re
main until taps sound at 1870.