Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-21

another corps. These men are being
held on the reserve list, although they
did not go to Fort Myer this morning.
Three telegraphers enlisted yester-
day and two this morning, the latter
two being Harry L. Berry of the Post
Office Department and E. w. Louck.
who gave up his job in the dispatching
Office in the local Jersey yards of the
Pennsylvania railroad. where he had
been employed a month, to "go a-sol-
dfering." There were not enough uni
forms to go around, SO many of the
camp in citizens clothes
Batteries A and B of the District Ar
tillery, under command of Capt. Louis
c. Vogt and Capt. George G. Wilson,
capped this morning by lack of horses,
but this was Strengthened out by hir-
ing enough animals to convey the bat
teries over. 1t Is understood that about
fifty horses are on their way from the
army remount station at Front Royal,
Va. to Fort Myer for the use of the
batteries.
Prospective Officers.
1t was given out by officers of Bat
terry this morning, in regard to the
three new officers likely to be commits
stoned for Battery B. that Sergt G. H.
McGrath. Corporal Edward T. Comegys
and Corporal Charles L. Ladson would
in all probability be the men who
would be commissioned as second lieu
tenants as soon as things were under
way at Fort Myer.
Battery B has recruited about thirty
men. and Battery A about fifty men,
1t was stated. The old rule is being
followed at the LIST street armory, in
all enlistmentS of taking the mans
statement before two witnesses that
twenty-one. that his parents or guar
dian are willing that he should enlist.
II the recruit is found to have sworn
falsely In these respects he will be
dealt with later at Fort Myer. The
officers in charge were strong in their
declaration that children are not
wanted" and are even more anxious
than parents, II that Is possible. that
youngsters, carried away by the en-
thusiasm of the moment. be not al
required age.
Troop A of cavalry. the college
troop" composed of men who are grad
yates of colleges or universities. was
another organization to form at the
armory this morning for the trip to
Fort Myer. The troop of eighty men.
not mounted. was led by Capt Arthur
c. Smith. The men will be mounted at
the camp. This troop contains about
fifteen graduates of the George Wash
ington University, and about the same
number of Georgetown University
graduates, with other college men from
all over the country, who are living
and working in Washington.
Khaki Plays No Favorites.
All the soldiers at the armory today.
however, looked strangely alike. whether
or not they were college men or men who
perhaps had never even been to school.
Khaki plays no favorites. and levels a
great many distinctions. it would SEEM
A fraternity pin would look out Of place
on a soldiers uniform and a college
diploma would offer little protection from
enemy bullets. truly.
A fine spirit prevailed before the march
of the troops. There were a few disgrun-
tied ones. some of whom staggered in
story-book fashion, and seemingly found
fault with everybody and everything, but
such men were only noticeable because
Of their rarity. Practically all the men
were in a gay mood, and youth predomi-
mated. It seemed to many observers that
the great majority Of the guardsmen were
surely not over twenty three or twenty
four years old. and many. indeed. seemed
not much over eighteen. II looks went
for anything.
Bustle at Fort Myer.
Out 1t the camping grounds al Fort