The Washington herald., 1916-07-28

been honorably discharged to permit him
to accept a commission as second lieu
tenant in the Second Field Artillery of
the New York militia Rome is a former
regular. having served seven years in
Battery D, of the Third Field Artillery.
A friend OF Lieut.. George A. Bonnet.
OF Battery A, sent him large quantity
of writing paper. with a printed head
ing, Camp Ordway." and a correspond
ing number of envelopes. Lieut.. Bonnet
distributed the stationery among the
mounted troops as far as it would go.
The Supply Company now has a mess
tent all its own, and a kitchen presided
over by Cook John Wolefng. Heretofore
the teamsters have been eating with the
machine gun company. Wolehng is
tall, powerful plainsman from the border
country and has served as cook at many
mining camps in the copper fields.
jeremiah OHare is a crack teamster of
the Supply Company. He expects to en-
Joy breaking in the new mules that the
company has received.
Battery has cook force that is hard
to beat. The men get enough to eat
and Mess Sergt. John T Kelley sees that
nothing goes TO waste. He even preserves
the rind of a watermelon that the men
had at a feast, and the product was de-
licious, the men say William G. Cum
berland, I. Goldstein and W. H. Heck
are the cooks who sergt. Kelley is break
ing in.
After one Of Kelley's dinners an artil-
leryTnan was heard to say that he was
hungry and that they would not give
him seconds" One of Kelley's friends
heard him and told Kelley. The growler
vas taken into the mess tent, and made
to clean a heaped plate Of food. He
never complained again.
Some visitors have exclaimed. What a
cute little artillervman.' Barry Helwig.
l3, Boy Scout, and wearing a regulation
artillery uniform red hat cord and all, is
frequently seen in the street Of Battery A
with his father, Trumpeter A. P. Helwig.
Young Helwig can blow a bugle, too.
Peter Rockelli Hugh Robey and Ed
ward Downs. who have had the pleasure
of doing kitchen police together in Bat
terry B kitchen, were on guard together
the other night. They say the chances
of getting extra "eats" are better in the
kitchen than in the guard house.
Secretary A. l. Smith. of the Y. M c.
packed and be moved with the Third
Infantry. A compact regulation movie"
machine and electrical generator is part
of the outfit He intends betting power
from the rear wheel OF his auto to the
dynamo, If he is able to take the machine
to the border.
Every FIVE days Sergt Edward Roche's
work starts all over again. He is the man
who issues chow to the Third Infantry
In addition to the many enlisted men
in the batteries who have seen active
service in previous years, there is vet
eran horse, Bolton. No. 90, more COM
monty called "Old Major" No longer is
he the active charger that he was when
he pulled a big gun in Porto Rico during
the Spanish-American war. He is %
years old. and entered the service when
he was years old. Up to this year he
was in active service in Battery E, at
Fort Myer. but in January he was con-
demned and mustered into militia serv-
ice as a practice horse.
DR.. George J. Allen, who gave I'D a
Washington practice and enlisted as pri-
vate in the Third Infantry sanitary
troops, has been made a sergeant
sergt James F. Kelley, of the sani-
tary troops, has been made sergeant, first
class.
Private James F. Fitzpatrick has been
made sergeant in the sanitary troops
DR.. Lyle c. White, Medical Corps lieu
tenant, who is assigned to the mounted
troops, has established a model infrmary
at the end of the B Battery street Much
treatment, up to now given at the post
hospital. will be administered there.
Sergt. Guy Hopper, former regular
hospital steward is assisting DR.. White.
He obtained his sergeancy when he trans
ferred to the mounted troops from the
Third Infantry sanitary troops
Private George Wiles, of Battery B,
has been made second mechanic. There
are two more men needed in the Battery
B mechanical force. Charles Keefa "a
acting chief mechanic, and A. F. Bernau
is second mechanic.