Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-04
SOuC|TS PENSION 1
BUSINESS |Ns3D
Some Guardsmen ThrowAWay
Capital Attorneys Cards;
Others File EN- Away. Z
WHAT SOLDIERS ARE DOING
BY J. CROSBY MCCARTHY,
Stan Correspondent.

BY J. CROSBY MCCARTHY,
stan Correspondent.
CAMP WILSON. District Nationsl
Guard. San Antonio. Tex. October 81
An enterprising pension attorney Of
Washington has sent one Of his bust
ness cards to every non-com and OF.
ficer in the Sd Regiment. It is taken. to
mean that IL any Of the District sol
diers believe they have incurred in
juries while in the federal service
which would entitle them to q pension
he will be pleased to handle their case
for them. The majority Of the reci-
pients Of the cards threw them away.
but story is being circulated that
some Of them tuckedthe cards away
'for further reference"
Instructs Illinois Buglers..
sergt. Loveless. in charge of. the ID
Regiments Drum and Bugle CORPS.
spends part of his time these days Civ
ing instructions to the bugIers OF the
4th Illinois Regiment. The work OF
the District Drum and Buele Corps has
attracted lots of attention in camp, and
the organization Is the recipient Of
many compliments. The Illinois SOL
diers have no instructor in bugling.
tunity to receive instructions. from
Sergt. Loveless. who 10 an old hand 1t
the game.
Camp L. Inspected.
The Sd Regiment camp was inspected
| sanitary inspector Of the 18th Proyi-
sfonal Division. He made the rounds
of the camp In company with MAJ.
Charles R. Luce. chief medical oilioer
Of the Sd Regiment. and upon the COM
pletion Of the tour gave the District
soldiers camp an excellent bill Of
health" The I'D Regiment also has been
| complimented by other medical officers
| for its good sanitation.
| Changes In Personnel.
Changes in the personnel Of the I'd
Regiment have been announced by Col
Young as follows:
| Promotions-Corp. Francis NJ Weldon,
Company K. to sergeant; Private
Joseph F. Fitzgerald. Company d. to
corporal: Private William J. Murphy.
| Company II. to corporal: Corp. Charles
Private Harold r. Stephenson. Com
| pany L, to corporal.
Transfers Fxivates william II.
Thorne. Company B, Charles A. Swami.
pany A. and Edward r. Altman, Com
pany NJ. to Supply Company as wagon
ers: Wagner Patrick J.. Wrenn. Sup
ply Company, to Company B; Sergt.
Company F as duty sergeant: Private
Hobson H. Lucas. Company F, to Ma.
chine Gun Company.
Has Box Full Of Reptiles. -
Collecting horned toads and lizards 10
the hobby these days Of First Lieut..
Francis D. Gibbs Of the Sanitary Troop
He has a box full Of them in his tent
and each day he entertains his fel-
low officers at the regimental mess
with the latest news concerning his
| menagerie. The other day he tied 4
string around the neck Of one Of hts
pet lizards and then attached II to the
| soap dish on the washstand in front
of the tent of First Lieut. David W.
Tastet, also of the Sanitary Troop The
| washstand" consists of a dry goods
box set up on legs. Lieut.. Gibbs then
| hurried over to the mess hall and told
the officers who had assembled there in
| readiness for supper to be served Just
what he had done
"rll bet Tastet just jumps clean out
| of his skin when he sees that lizard"
said the lieutenant. you know he 10
a mighty scarry fellow. Stick around
and see what he has to say when he
comes up for mess"
DR.. Tastet Arrives. =
About fifteen minutes later DR.. Tastet
arrived at the mess hall He took his
seat at the long mess table with his
usual serene and sedate manner DR..
Gibbs and the officers he had put wise"
to the joke he had played on his fellow
| 'medico" were ready for a storm to
| burst at any moment. Finally DIR. Tas-
tet spoke up.
| II am much obliged for that lizard
you presented me, Gibbs. l have always
wanted to see one at close range, but
never took the trouble to catch one my
self. Waiter. you may bring me some
soup"
A disappointed look spread over the
face of DIR. Gibbs. The officers he had
put wise" greeted him on all sides
with sickly grins.
This Is Jam Story.
Sergt. Walter Rathborn of Company
L-received a package containing twelve
glasses of jam the other day from a
friend living in New York. It came
here by express and not single ono
of the1 glasses was broken during the
long journey.
THE luck sure is with me-" said the
sergeant as he removed the wrapping3
from the package. He had visions OF
bread and jam for dessert every day for
month at least. He stacked the
glasses up on a box in his tent and adj
mired them. Then he notified some OF
his particular pals in his company OF
his good luck and promised to %dAvvy:
with them.
The sergeant was called from his tent
"a few minutes later and he left his
cherished jam there unguarded.- When
he returned he was horror struck, His
pretty little pyramid of glasses had
toppled over and a mass of broken glass
and a mixture of about six different
kinds of jam greeted him. His company
mates say that tears came to his eyes.
With his big regulation spoon the
sergeant dug into the mass and after
considerable effort located one glass
that had not been broken in the crash
He washed 1t off with all the tender.
ness and care he could command and
then hid it where he felt sure none OF
his tent mates would find It, Each day
he eats about spoonful of the cherish
ed jam and now he Is wondering just
how long 1t win last him.
BOX FOR LEPER EARLY.