The Washington times., 1916-07-07
Last Units, Batteries A and B
and Troop A. Mustered In BY
{" Captain Hobbs.
MEN MAC. GOOD SHOWING
Mounted Organizations Almost
Twice as Large as Any Of
Infantry Companies.

First Separate Cavalry. having taken
the oath Of allegiance yesterday after
Capt. Horace p. Hobbs. mastering
officer for the militia. breathed a sigh
Of relief when he swore In Battery A.
the last command. Captain Hobbs has
had big task on his hands superin-
rolls in .r nf for o. men enc and do
Ing his own part Of the job. all In two
weeks. He said today he was glad the
task was completed. and was grained
over the class OF men In the militia;
Captain Hobbs announced today that
recruits who join the militia from now
or will not have to be mustered In.
Ihey will be enlisted by recruiting OF,
fcers empowered by Mai. Gen. Leonard
mands already mustered in without
Ceremony.
Make Fine Appearance.
The three mounted organizations Of
the militia made a fine appearance at
muster yesterday. Their size was In
strong contrast with that Of the small
Both OF the batteries were almost
twice as large as the biggest company
mustered by the companies In the Third
Infantry. This fact occasioned COM
life than mounted soldiers.
me artillerists and cavalrymen are
big. strapping fellows. and practically
al OF them look like they are made Of
thc "sternest and strongest stun"
All Of them are strictly business when
Il comes to doing the duties of q SOL
dier. and each Of the captains Is proud
Batter wa. the first command
was composed of five officers and 1856
y: Wilson. First Lieut.. R GIwoo s1't ).
Moorehead. First Lieut.. John L. Van
Grath. and Second Lieut.. c. z. Ladson
Ihe command has one first sergeant.
enc stable sergeant. one supply SER
sesnt; one mess sergeant. nye. ser
fhanic. three mechanics, two cooks,
Two trumpeters. and lie other enlisted
Battery B is made up largely of
although, there are also a number OF
command. The 1 medlesir I detac n emf
sonsisttng OF six men and command
sre3 hs Nth ii Wits + w w.' 9ss
eral Villa" the artillerymen's little
black dog mascot. :
Ninety-three Men in Troop A.
Troop A Of the cavalry was next
mustered"in with ninety-three men
and three officers. Capt. ]. II. Wash
burn, First Lieut.. Benjamin r. Rhees
and Second Lieut.. Langdon Moore
Inc troop presented the requisite
iOMr,o or sergeants: corporals and
Captain HobSs es spf fSss 70 T tse
ialrymen and artillerymen that he was
sswearins them in "for the unexpired
time OF your present enlistment. This
muster does not mean a new enlist.
ment nor does IL add q single day &c
i fhS time for which you originally en-
In the cases Of some of the artillery.
men their enlistments have only few
Wesfs or W months to run before eex.
G SaNac i Is different. however. fol
troop was not organized until then.
Officers. Captain Vogt said some OF
bis men had come from Trenton, N. J..
Wilmington. Del. New York city and
battery when 1t was ordered out.
Four Men Not Mustered.
He said he had four men who were
not mustered In yesterday because they
arc on recruiting duty and special de-
tails In Washington.
Among the batterymen were one
first sergeant, one stable sergeant, one
mess sergeant. one supply sergeant, six
sergeants, eleven corporals. three
cooks. one chief mechanic, one mechanic
and two musicians.
Following the administering of the
oath by Captain Hobbs, a little speech
was made by Captain Vogt. He said
This should be a red letter day in the
lives OF you men and II certainly Ia
service of the United States and let lei
US all act like good soldiers"
The officers OF Battery A mustered
in We're: Capt. l. C. Vogt; First Lieut.
g. A. Bonnet; First Lieut. H. z. shii-
ling; see ,e Lieut.. Il: N: Mchr and
Like Battery B, Captain Vogt's COM
mand Is made UP OF rugged. close built
seasoned soldiers who love the thrill OF
dashing artillery maneuvers and are
expert horsemen as we'll.
The artillerymen's camp is some
distance from the infantrymen's tents
and the two camps are separated by
the tracks OF the Washington Virgins
Railway which runs through Fort
Myer.
Camp Kept Neat.
The mounted men have fixed them
selves up in style and keep their CAM
as neat as a new pin.
Little squares and oblongs of white
washed stones are to be found on the
streets Of the batteries. On the stonei
arc printed the names Of famous hotell
In Washington. while on others ART
inscriptions Of God Bless Our Home.
and Let Us Live In Peace"
In front of several OF the tents II
to be found the insignia Of the batterte,
worked out with whitewashed stones
and army rank of the occupants of tho
canvas houses.