Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-03

its organization, and they are making
excellent maps Of the country, accord
ing to those who have seen them. The
present maps of this section are obso-
lete and do not show all of the roads
and crossroads and the contours. 1t
is probable that the maps now being
made will be used officially in the flu
ture by the, regular troops at Fort
Myer.
Lieut.. Lanedon Moore of Troop A
left camp for the city early this morn
ing with s4oo. given him by the men
Battery B began to cook today in
the new portable field kitchen of the
seml-flreless cooker variety. 1t Will
be used the remainder of the time of
the organization in camp.
Battery A now has complete equip
ment for Il men. which will be issued
Immediately after muster. The har-
ness and guns of this organization are
in fine condition and the outfit can be
entrained within four hours. it is esti-
mated. Gen. Harvey has complimented
Capt. Nost on the men he has in his
organization.
Battery y considers itself lucky to
have man with the ability of Cook
shuetze. Shuetze also has some able
assistants. The cook has had nine
years of service in the Engineer Corps
as cook. and knows how to make
hotel bill of fare out of the army ra-
ton. The men complain of the scarcity
of. eggs.
Clerks Ellis and Lewis of Battery A
have held their own from the time of
opening camp by having all reports to
headquarters first, and in correct form.
Wallie Cousins. who was discharged
nine months ago from Battery A. after
10,
has answered the call to the colors. He
grew tired of the mere routine of mill
tia camps. but wants to get in early
on any scrap there might be brewing.
Guidon Heron of Battery A was the
first man in camp to be physically ex-
amined. His chest expansion of eight
inches is attributed to this fact
Battery A was on the field today go
ing through some foot movements. and
the men showed that they knew infan-
try movements as well as horse riding.
Up in the first sergeant's tent of Bat
terry A the men say that the new
shower baths have worked wonders in
Improving the appearance of the men
after they have worked all day in the
dust.
a special guard was placed around
the Arlington cemetery wall yesterday
over the grass and using it for picnic
ground
p T. Moran. president of the Cham
Der of Commerce: Capt James F.
Oyster. former president of the or
ganization: Thomas Grant. secretary,
and Charles ]. Columbus, secretary of
the Retail Merchants Association, were
visitors at the camp yesterday. They
called on Gen. Harvey and congratu-
lated him on the appearance of the
camp and of the mem berS of his COM
nland.
the camp of the LIST Separate Battalion,
there they visited its commanding Off
GER MIDI. ]. c. Walker. who in civil life
is supervising principal of the twelfth
schools. Capt. Oyster has known Maj
Walker for number of years, having
made his acquaintance while he was
president of the board of education.
Maj. Walker and also to Lieut.. Arthur
c. Newman, who in civil life is princi-
pal of the Cardoza Vocational School.
Members of the Field Hospital Corps
received their second injection of the
typhoid prophylactic yesterday and to-
day a number of them are under the
weather" as the result. The injection
was made on the back of the arm close
! up to the shoulder. whereas in the case
of the first injection it was on the part
of the arm where one usually is vac
cinated against smallpox.
Several members of the corps were
made so ill by the second injection that
they necessitated medical attention
All drills were dispensed with this
morning on account of the condition of
the men in this command, many of
them suffering from severe pains across
the chest and back.
There are seven motion picture ma
chine operators in the Sd Regiment
Edward Reese of NJ Company has been
selected to operate the motion picture
machine which H. NJ. Crandall has had
set up in the camp SO that he might
give the militiamen movie treat every
night. Carl Schmidt of NJ Company