Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-21
who have not yet attained their full
growth.
Absentees Are Reporting.

Absentees Are Reporting.
Corp. Victor Dessez, who was with a
circus at Brockton. Mass, has telegraph
ed to his former commanding officer ask
ing il there is a place for him in the
ranks. A return dispatch was sent tell
ing him to come back and again enlist
in the guard.
who was working at the du Pont
powder works in New Jersey, came
into the city early this morning. after
having read that a call had been issued
armory and obtained his uniform be-
fore he went home to see his relatives.
Referring to the telegram sent to
navy yards and stations yesterday by
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt of the
navy directing that employees Of the
mechanical end laboring forces of. the
navy yards who are in the militia ap-
ply for a release from military duties
under the recent army reorganization
act, Maj Harry Coope. ad1utant gen.
said that all men in the guard will
have to report at Fort Myer for duty.
If they are not wanted when they
arrive there they will be released and
that the guard had ample authority
to keep them there IL needed, no mat
ter what their employment.
There are a number of young men in
the guard between the ages OF eighteen
and twenty-one years. All of these
were yesterday instructed to bring with
them today the written consent of their
parents for their service in the army.
Those not armed with such a certificate
will be rejected at the regular muster
at the mobilization camp without fur
Their ado.
Reflections Anticipated.
1t is expected that there will be a
number Of reflections at the Fort Myer
post. for various reasons, and a vigor-
Gus recruiting campaign will be pushed
to fill up the ranks. The guard now is
recruited UP to within about so per cent
approximately 2,100 men in its ranks
in all branches of the service.
Battalion Sergt Mai. Marvin Rowland
has been promoted to sergeant major,
Sd Infantry, taking the place Of Lieut..
Tydings, promoted. Private Van Week
Of Company H has been appointed bat
talon sergeant major.
Capt. VIII II. Chase, who only recent
ly organized his supply company of the
Sd Infantry. before the call was issued
for the mobilization, had sent a letter
to Col. Young asking for assignment of
quarters for his men in the L street
armory. His communication was re-
turned today with the Endorsement that
quarters had been assigned him at the
concentration camp at Fort Myer.
First Street Armory a Busy Place.
the busiest and liveliest places in town
this morning. when members of the
Signal Corps. field hospital, Batteries
and B of the field artillery and
Troop A of the District cavalry as
sembled preparatory to marching to
18th street and New York avenue for
the hike" to Fort Myer.
Everybody, from seasoned men who
saw duty in the Spanish American war
to the latest recruit minus uniform,
was in the best of spirits, and a great
spirit of "comraderie" pervaded the
cruiting was steadily going on all
morning. in addition to the active
work of getting the soldiers in readi-
ness for the preliminary march to the
rendezvous at 18th street and New
York avenue.
Sandwiches and coffee were served
all the men at the armory at II
o'clock. 1t was an impromptu sort of
will, and the big cans of steaming
coffee and piles of sandwiches soon
disappeared.
Crowds watched the armory all morn
ing. and there was quite gallery when
the troops assembled about noon and
began to march. Under the leadership
of Capt. w. B. Hudson. who saw duty
in the war with Spain as a member of
the regular army. the field hospital as
sembled its full outfit, fifty men, the
maximum of this service being nifty
eight men. Maj. Fales and Capt.
Charles w. Bowker Of the field hospital
left at an early hour this morning for
Fort Myer.; to be ON hand when their
company arrived.
Signal Company, go Strong.
The Signal Corps. commanded by Capt.
oliver C. Terry. assembled sixty mon
in uniform. and had their wire carts
with them. Seventy-nve men 10 the
limit of this command. which 10 one of
the crack signal companies Of the
lcountry's militia. The Signal Corps did
q land ONCE" business yesterday and
this morning in recruiting. practically