The Washington times., 1916-10-16
ID. G. GudrdSnlen Must
Live Up TO Prestige
Third Regiment, Touted as "Crack Organization"
Mistaken for Regulars During First Day at
Camp Wilson-May BE Relieved of
Routine Work.
By a Staff Correspondent.

shod and unkempt animals just on the
OF human beings. None OF the soldiers
envy Stephan Casassa, horseshoer for
the supply company. whose duty Il will
De TO supply footgear for all the wild
expert when It comes to hitting adorn-
ment Tor the pedal extremities of
equines and says he does not anticipate
any trouble with his job.
The District milffiamen have patron
ixed their shower baths most literally
since the FIRST day they reached camp.
ana Colonel Young has had to issue
orders to be sparing with the water
supply and for no man to take more
than two baths a day. Outside the bath
boards and tubs in which TO do their
laundry work, and each afternoon they
HE themselves there to spend an hour
or two In cleaning their uniforms or
other clothing.
Captain Chase Kept Busy.
Capt. Will II. Chase, Of the supply
company. says he thinks he IL regain
Ing his sanity after several days Of
nerve-racidng in furnishing every
little thing the n1ilitiamen needed to
establish camp. In addition to his mil
lion little worries over furnishing every
thing requested of him by everybody,
Of three valuable mules assigned 70 MIN
but which gnawed the rope which held
them to the picket line and ran away.
Captain Chase woke up half q DOZEN
supply company men. and for several
hours they chased the fugitive mules
all over Camp Wilson befor firing the
animals out and corralling them.
The musicians and other possessors
Of talent In the Third Regiment were
given a big hand by the members Of
~ NUGaAN.ss.. a
ments for the entertainment provided
at Y. NJ. c. A. No. .. The program Of
instrumental and vocal selections, mono
logues and dances was arranged by
Chaplain A. L, Smith. and was thor
of soldiers.
To Stage Entertainments.
Chaplain Smith has announced that
he will stage several entertainments
each week, selecting talent from all the
regiments in the Twelfth division, OF
which the District militia is a part,
and give every fellow a chance to get
Smith has proved as popular with :he
Ihanois. Kansas and Wisconsin soldiers
as with the District militiamen, and
that means considerable popularity.
Captain e. w. Fullam Is making
strenuous efforts to MI the headquar-
and Is drafting men from the various
companies for. this purpose. Some Of
the captains who have just enough
men to keep them at minimum strength
are anxious to keep all their men. and
hope Captain Fullam can get enough
recruits from Washington to complete
the personnel of his outfit. Now that
the District militiamen are actually at
San Antonio. and there Is no longer the
Captain Fuiiam believes some good
horsemen looking for a picturesque trip
to the greatest military camp in the
history OF the United States will he
drifting down this way from the Ma
tons Capital before long.
Tired q Digging Trenches.
The members Of Troop A. who have
been digging bitches and trenches for
almost a week. are pretty thoroughly
tired OF that kind Of labor. They had
been told that Texas 10 the Lords
Country" After a weeks digging in
black sumbo and white alkali, they
say Let Him have It, we don't want
After trenchinR their own tents. dig
cling q nine-foot deep ditch. construct
Ing an incinarator. and establishing q
picket line, the cavalrymen were re-
quired TO turn out in body and con-
struct a drainage system through their
tent occupied by Capt. Herbert Bryson.
medical officer detailed with the troop.
Following this they had to groom their
horses and perform other labors around
camp. These soldiers who organized
their troop In May are certainly
getting all the experience they were
looking for.
Privates Blum and Stone. neither OF
whom had ever shoed a horse in his
life, were assigned the task Of shoeing
the eighty-hve wild horses allotted To
the troopers. Some OF the horses have
given the horseshoers considerable
trouble and a lot of kicking and paw
ing. but both say they will put shoes
on all the animals or die in the attempt