Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
YOUNG CLARK GETS
COMPANY COMMAND
Speakers Son, Reserve OFF,
Ger Student, to Be Cap
tain This Week.
PAY DAY DUE TOMORROW

|: Bennett c. Clark, parliamentarian of
I Champ Clark, is to have his opportunity
|. this week to show his ability as an
|. officer by assuming command of the
: third company OF. infantry at the Fort
|, Myer training camp. He will lead a
Il command as captain for the first time
! in the regimental review Just bofere
|. retreat is sounded at Sis tomorrow aft
|; ernoon. Because Bennett Clark is very
, popular in Washington the number of
!, Spectators at the afternoon drill to-
!, morrow afternoon probably will be the
, largest that has yet turned out.
Speaker Clark and other leaders in
|, Congress will - there.
/ On Wednesday it is expected Capt
Clark will lead his company on
!; twelve-mile hike to the rife range.
. They will march with 'Iong packs"
/ containing shelter tents. but there are
!. regular tents and cots awaiting the
men for their overnight stay at the
!, Ssnge. The second company is to leave
at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
! Capt. Bilbrey on Real Duty.
Capt Joseph H. Bilbrey of the Fen
DALI building. Washington, 3 in COM
mand this week of the seconS company,
infantry. relieving Maj. Richard Stock
ton, commandant of the Bordentown
IN. j. Military Institute. Capt. Bilbrey
has already received his commission
as a reserve officer. He will have as
his first lieutenant. Capt. Randolph E.
| B. Mckinney and as second lieutenant
|. Lieut.. Earlbert E. Barnes. 1882 10th
street. Washington. both of whom are
already commissioned as reserve Of
fcers.
The troop of cavalry. which is dis
mounted six days out Of the week. had
its third mounted drill yesterday after
noon from 2:3o to $50 with a large
crowd of spectators. This was the
. only one of the thirteen tactical units
in camp. The rest were enjoying a
holiday. Capt Sidney Haight. who
: was adjutant when the camp opened
and who is now regular army officer
instructor for the troop of cavalry. was
enthusiastic over the showing of his
boys.
A fine spirit of comradeship has de-
veloped between Capt Haight and the
men in the troop and one Of their most
priced possessions Is a cavalry guidon
he presented to them. The candidates
for commissions in the troop and Capt.
Haight all sacrifice their day of on Sat
urday to take this mounted drill be-
cause it is the only day they can Dor
row horses from the regulars stationed
at the post.
Steve" Early on Special Detail.
Stephen Early, formerly a reporter
for the Associated Press in Washing
tOii, Is q IilcIHOcE Ok Tic tTOOp anu mas |
been on special detail ever since Capt
Haight opened headquarters at the |
camp as asutant. particularly easing |
the way Tor newspaper men. As a !
member of the National Press Club he |
knows them all.
AS this is a holiday at the camp the |
only units there to receive visitors this |
afternoon will be the three batteries of |
artillery is to be given this evening in |
the riding hall by Mai. Rees, a military
expert with the British commission. AS |
Maj. Rees' speciality is aviation. he will |
advise the field artillery particularly of
the training they must take to shelter
their position and operations from be-
ing detected by air scouts.
The LIST Battery of Field Artillery
Will be under command this week of
Capt G. w. Henderson of Richmond.
Shelton Pitney. 1853 street. Wash
sngton. Is top" sergeant. This Is the
camp Unit to which District Com
Mr.. Newman has returned to the camp |
after furlough owing to the serious ILL |
pess of his wife. This unit has lost |
only two members on account Of disa- !
bility since its organization.
Mounted Drill for Artillery.
The field artillery this week will have
mounted drill with horses, the three |
batteries alternating. On other days
the on batteries will have gun park |
anu signaling OrliiS, ana practical |
work as scouts and agents. The after |
noon conferences will be devoted to |
map reading, sketching and the manual |
Of court-martial. winding up with a |
physical drill from AIS to 1870, before !
the regimental review.
Frank NJ Mitchell of Norfolk, Va, |
will be student officer commanding the |
I'd Battery.
Capt r. c. Blanton of Alexandria.
Va. who is already commissioned as a |
reserve officer. will be in command of
the 5th Company of Infantry this week
: Richard Oulahan. IT., 1903 I street
northwest, Washington. is a member of
Capt. Koehler's strong arm squad" for
the 5th Company and has made a fine
record at camp. His squad Is one of
the best at the bayonet runs, one of
the most trying tests the candidates
for commissions have been put through.
We're to be paid or tomorrow" is
the glad news that spread about the
camp yesterday The men had signed
the payroll Last week. but owing to
some of the top" sergeants being un-
familiar with the paper work" the
. pay rolls were not in proper shaps I'd