Evening star., 1916-06-19

Many seek Co G0l1SL.
Early today young men besieged the
4 street armory and the recruiting
station seeking to enlist IN the guard
All OF those who applied at the recruit
ing station were sent immediately to
ne L street armory. were several Of
fieers Of the Medical Corps threw OF
Sheir uniforms and went to work ex-
omining the recruits. From the num-
bers that came In. ofIscers expressed the
opinion that there would be little trou-
BILE in reaching the war strength.
Both oficers and men seem to be
eager to get into the active service
bat there was feeling among some Of
the stan onicers today that in view OF
the fact that the guard did not have
fa11 brigade, the STAN might be left at
Fort Myer while the Individual organf-
zations were mustered with troops OF
other states There was a general feel
iug. however, that the line officers,
those officers actually in command of
troops, will get into actual service with
the commands they have been drilling
The National Guard here has what
the War Department designated as a
proyisional .brigade-that is, a brigade
organized of different units in order to
whether this provisional designation
viii be maintained when the local
troops get into service no one at this
time seems to know.
List Of the Commands.
The provisional brigade here consists
Of one regiment of infantry, one sepa-
rate battalion of infantry. one signal
corps company. one company of coast
artillery. one field hospital. two bat
tertes OF field artillery, one machine
gun company. The signal corps COM
mander. Capt. q. c. Terry. had been
working on plans for the organization
Of Q signal corps battalion. and now
has more men than he can take away
with him unless the War Department
Immediately authorizes the organiza-
tfon Of this unit. He now has 128 men,
and II takes 163 to make the battalion.
by o'clock this evening, he said, he
would have tho full force. provided the
war Department issued the necessary
Special appeal is being made by the
Signal Corps Officers to telegraph oper-
ators. both wire and wireless. in order
nobilization point of this company.
which some time ago was designated
~ Fort Thomas. Kentucky. was this
morning changed to Fort Myer.
The movement Of troops to Fort
tomorrow morning. and by 2 o'clock IL
80 expected to have the entire brigade
unler canvas. Supper will be the first
enc recently used by the Militia cav
airy Of the District Of Columbia. Mary
land, Pennsylvania. New Jersey and
OeiAWare, and is located between the
navy's radio station and the Arlington
cemetery wall. II is about the length
q Q city block from the car line. so
that while the young soldiers are not
drilifng they will be easily accessible
: 70 their friends.
Making Ready for the Troops.
Mai. Francis B. wheaton. inspector
general. and Capt. e. NJ Nevils. quar-
termaster department. were ordered to
the camp site shortly after noon for ex-
animation Of the camp site and make
plans for the reception of the troops
tomorrow. Mai Alfred p. Robins
chief of the Quartermaster Corps. has
the tents and eQuipage already for the
food and other supplies have beer
made by Mai. John C. whitaker. com.
rsissary ofYicer. with the officers Al
FORT Myer. All such supplies will com<
AithouRh the naval militia is not at
fscted by the mobilization order. a por
fiou OF II was ordered out early today
aboard its training ship. the U. s.
sylvia. Under Commander r. B. Brum
nat. the Sylvia was ordered to proceed
a full speed TO Colonial Beach. Va.
and there load camp equipment which
camped there last summer. This con
sIstg of water tanks. piping and camI
iGmbsr The Sylvia IL expected bacl
ssrly this evening. and immediatel,