Evening star., 1916-06-27

George F. Dudley, pastor of St. Steph-
ems Episcopal Church, Mount Pleasant,
| which parish he organized twenty-six
years ago. His parishioners decline to
| allow him an indefinite leave of alb
sence to go with the National Guard.
| The guard far from agrees with the
Judgment of Capt. Dudley's parish
toner's
The chaplain has been in the guard
for twenty-five years. He went to Cuba
during the Spanish war. He is son
of Gen. w. w. Dudley. who was com
missioner of pensions about 1885. He
has been regular attendant al all the
National Guard encampments and the
guardsmen all want him to go with
them.
Capt. Dudley is a graduate of oxford
and for time was assistant in St. An
drews. Then he started the little church
in Mt. Pleasant which is now st. Ste
phen's.
Conveniences of camp life are being
shown in the company streets these
days. One agent is demonstrating a
folding typewriter. Another mas a
portable bathtub and wash basin. 9th
er such handy articles as alcohol
stoves. folding toilet cases, etc, are
meeting with ready sale.
Gen. Villa" and Gen. Carranza"
have been guests Of Company G dur
ing the encampment. Gen. Villa is a
small mongrel terrier who is restrained
by being tied to one of the tents with
rope larger than himself Gen. car
rama" is a large hound of naughty
mein which feels the confidence SHOWN
him in having only shoelace between
himself and the freedom of the camp.
| The big tent in brigade headquarters
street was closely guarded last night.
There were double sentries on watch
! all night and it is under constant sur
veillance day and night This tent con
~
which was brought into camp late yes
terday. A new sentry post, NO ~, was
esta blished for guarding this ammuni-
| tion.
| Recruits still continue to come into
camp. Company I. for instance. got six
yesterday, and one of the battery COM
panies got five.
Harry A. Ourand, son of Brig. Gen.
Charles H Ourand. retired, former COM
mander of the 1st Infantry, is private IN
Company G, under Capt. T. f. Fawcett.
| Moving pictures-free-for the exclusive
benefit of the men in camp are being ar
ranged for by the Women's Relief Asso-
citation of the National Guard, organized
by Mrs. William f. Harvey. CrandalIs
has offered to furnish the films and take
charge of showing the pictures Gen.
Harvey has given his hearty approval to
the idea and the pictures will be shown
Just as soon electric connections can
| be provided.
| R. H. Wood. a Spanish war veteran.
who was the only non commissioned
officer on the platform with Gen. Lee at
| the time of the review in Jacksonville in
September, '9S, had a jolly visit with
| friends in camp last evening. This re-
view was at the time the United States
was trying to negotiate what is now
known as the treaty of Paris.
|
| yesterday. The fve-day ratfons were
distributed to each cook at the twenty
seven kitchens. Then came. the hurry
up orders for the entire outfit to be
ready to move by o'clock today. The
Quartermaster Corps was right on the
| job and went around taking back the
rations. But their prompt action was
useless. for a couple of hours later the
entire plans for muster were changed.
! Then the rations were redistributed.
| It is reported around the camp that
the Pennsylvania railroad is keeping
sufficient cars in the vicinity of Wash
ton to be able to move the District
Guardsmen on short notice
Non-com officers of the infantry
guardsmen are carrying the very latest
thing in wire cutting plyers. These are
| furnished to meet the exigencies of
modern warfare. cutting wire entangle-
ments charged with electric currents.
They are insulated to stand 5000
voltage.
Some Washington timer has
chance to make a lot of good friends in
Camp Ordway without much expense.
lTrumpeter Sergeant Henry Loveless.
stationed at the headquarters of the Sd
Infantry. wishes he had a big tin meg
aphone into which he could blow the
various calls. With such accommoda-
tion he could make his calls carry two
miles farther. The new small trum-
pets are of short range for such a large
camp Such megaphones as he would
like to have are now in use at army
posts. Washington .arracks and such
places. The mouth of the megaphone
should be about four inches.
| Company muster rolls was the order
of day. This was to give brigade head
| quarters, and through them the muster
! ing officer and the headquarters of the
| Department of the East latest informa-
| tion a to the strength of enlistment so
| as to see when the units can be mus
! tered in.
| Chaplain George F. Dudley performed
| the first real camp wedding yesterday.
| Sergt. Frederick b. Dewey, jr, got
| leave long enough to arrange for the
| life enlistment of Miss Pearl NJ Da vid-
! son. The National Guard sky pilot"
| approved the enlistment papers Sergt.
| Dewey's "buddies" in Z Company con-
Quoted lively celebration of the we'd
| ding last night. Miss Daisy b Rawley
was bridesmaid. The wedding had been
| planned for some time, but the an
| nouncement that the Sd Infantry Is
soon to leave for the border caused the
young couple to hasten their plans
! The camp authorities are not worry
! ing over the possibility of 300 men
| from the navy yard being recalled from
| camp. This would deplete the units
and discouraged attempt to bring them
! up to minimum war strength. The
| camp authorities depending upon