Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-03
War Department Not to Mus
ter in Guardsmen With De-
pendent Families.
D. c. CAMP is NOT READY

men in these circumstances shall be
out. and department com
have been so instructed.
Inability to get the camp site ready
for occupancy today prevented the Sd
Infantry. N. g. D. c., from moving from
the l. street armory to Fort Myer. Va,
In compliance with orders from the
Eastern Department. A detail OF 10
men was at work today preparing the
camp site for the tents. and 1t is
planned to move the regiment tomor-
row. The remainder of the regiment
Is being held at the armory. but COM
pany commanders are liberal in the is
suance of passes to those who wish to
arrange their business affairs and to
attend to other matters.
Transportation Provided.
Capt Will H. Chase, supply officer of
the regiment, has arranged to get the
necessary transportation to make the
cort wagon will be allowed each COM
pany. This will not be sufficient to
transport all the impedimenta, but will
carry the essential articles of equip
ment. The regiment probab bly, Will
march out X street to Pennsylvania
avenue, and thence across the AQueduct
bridge.
The regiment is to camp on the same
site it occupied last summer when
called into active service for border
duty. An effort was made to get site
near the north end OF the parade ground.
but the Fort Myer authorities decided
otherwise. 1t is understood the COM
pany streets will be arranged different
ly from last summer.
Construction of cook tents for the
companies was under way today and it
is hoped to have everything in fairly
complete shape by the time the regi-
ment arrives tomorrow. The water sys-
tenn, which was installed last June, is
still in service, and it will not be nee
essary to dig drainage bitches and
build roadways Those constructed last
summer will serve again.
1t was announced today that Maj.
Merch B. Stewart. u. s. A., is to be in
charge of mastering the regiment into
Capt. Albert T. Rich. U. S. A. who has
been making the annual federal inspec-
ton of the regiment Capt. Rich has
yet to inspect the field and staff Of
fcers. head quarters company, supply
company. Company and the machine
gun company.
Exemption of Government Employees
The order of the War Department au-
thorizing the discharge Of members of the
national Guard who are government en-
ployes. the loss of whose service would
seriously hamper the offices in which they
are employed. was an important topic Of
conversation at the regimental arnaory to-
day. Some members of the regiment felt
that by reason of their employment their
discharge from military service would be
asked for, but they were not numerous
1t was pointed out that at the time OF the
call last summer all members of the regi-
ment whose services were needed by the
government were discharged at that time
and that the order will not seriously af-
feet the organization on the occasion Of
this call.
Several instances were mentioned Of
members of the regiment who were
able to serve with the guard last
summer. but who recently have taken
where they are employed which prob
ably will necessitate their discharge at
this time.
Two Resign Civil Positions.
Two officers of the regiment who felt
that their civil employment might pre-
vent them from serving with the regi-
ment today resigned their positions in
ward H. Brian, commanding Company
NJ, and First Lieut.. George A. Monagon,
acting regimental adjutant. Both of
them are employed in the government
printing ONCE, WneTe tney mold ex-
ecutive positions. Both are expert
enced soldiers, and now that a call for
active service has been made are anx-
ious to serve the colors. Capt. Brian
has been a company commander since
1900 and Lieut.. Monagon received his
present commission in 1911.
A recruiting office has been opened
on the first floor of the armory to the
right of the entrance. Here Lieut. Rob-
ert S, Boyd is in charge. and assisting
him is a detail consisting of Sergts.
Ahern. Company H; Spengler. Company
X, and Goldsmith. Company b. and
Corps. Holmes, Company D; Wright,
Company C, and Newman, Company b.
Six recruits were enlisted yesterday
and five applicants were rejected be-
cause they failed to pass the physica.
test. The men enlisted are Louis ].
Mandis, 314 9th street northeast; Oliver
Allen, who gave his address as Wash
ington. D. C; William J. Harrington,
1f0s 1 street northwest: Charles E
Lusby. Washington, D. c.; Harry Quit
man. Washington, d. c., and William
H Robey, Anacostia.
By noon today applications for enlist
ment had been received from about a
dozen men, but Lieut.. Boyd was of the
belief that there would be a big rush
this afternoon. Physical examinations
of applicants are made between the
hours of and o'clock in the after
noon and Z and 9 o'clock in the evening
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