Evening star., 1917-04-04
MOVE INTO CAMP
AGAIN IS DELAYED
Third Infantry May Leave
Armory Tomorrow for
Fort Myer, Va.
MANY MORE MEN REPORT

The movement of the Sd Infantry.
lD. G. n c.. from its armory to Fort
Nyer. Va. was postponed again today.
but it is believed that everything will
be in readiness to make the change to-
morrow.
| Inability to get the camp site pre-
pared. by reason of a partial change in
location. was responsible for the delay.
Yesterday it was decided not to set
up the camp on exactly the same site
occupied last summer, but to provide
a greater distance between the COM
pany streets and utilize more ground
for the regiment
This necessitated changes in the water
| pipe lines supplying the camp. With the
| new arrangement each company Will have
its independent street and two companies
Will not occupy one street as was done
| last summer.
| II is proposed to start the wagons car
rying the regiments impedimenta away
from the armory early tomorrow morning
and the troops will follow about two hours
| later. 1t is hoped to have all the men
away from the armory by noon.
T69 Men Have Reported.
Members of the Sd Infantry who have
obtained employment out of this city
| are responding to the call into service
in manner that is very satisfying to
Col Glendie B. Young, regimental COM
mander Monday morning 440 men re-
ported to the armory, and yesterday the
| total count was 610. This morning the
number had increased to 769, and it is
| believed that within two or three days
| more at least 90 per cent of the total
strength of the regiment will have re-
ported.
| a large detail of men was kept hard
at work on the camp site at Fort Myer
| today building frames for the cook
tents All the cook tents will be in
closed with wire netting and will be
| fly proof.
Family Men Get Discharges.
| The announcement by the War De-
partment that men in the National
Guard having dependent families would
be given their discharge was the chief
topic of conversation at the l. street
armory today. Company commanders
| said that q number of the men prob
| ably will take advantage of this offer.
| Col. Young also said he felt there
are some men in the regiment who
should stay at home to care for their
families They have no source of in
| come with the exception of the small
army pay. Their families were in great
want during the time they were away
| in the border campaign, and, with the
| advancing cost of living they will be
| in even worse plight at this time.
No orders concerning the discharge of
men having dependent families have
| yet been received by Col. Young. it
| was stated. Two men already have
made application for discharge on this
ground, and, not having any orders,
Col. Young has merely forwarded them
| to the War Department without COM
! ment or recommendation.
| Six New Recruits.
| The regiment has received six new re-
cruits since yesterday. The following
men were examined and enlisted last
night: Carl II. Baesgen, who has been
assigned to the band: George Taratina,
Harry ]. McGiven. Bernard C. Frye. Leroy
| w. Childs, assigned to supply company.
and William G. Benton. assigned to +
Company.
! Men are needed for the sanitary de-
| tachment of the regiment. Maj. Charles
| R. Luce. chief medical officer, said to-
day. The authorized strength of this de-
| tachment has been increased from twen-
\ ty-four to thirty-three. and recruits who
| have had hospital experience either in
civil or military life are wanted.
! A druggist also is wanted. BY reason
of the nature of the work of the men
| in the sanitary detachment mer who
have had at least a high school educa-
| tior are wanted.
| Lieut.. Col. Anton Stephan was busy
1 today making preparations to open a
regimental exchange at Fort Myer as
soon as the command establishes itself
there. He has ordered the lumber
| necessary to frame in the exchange
tent and also supplies of foods.
Plan to Aid Guardsmen's Families.
| A meeting of the Woman's Relief
| Association of the District National
Guard. composed of the wives of off,
GERS, is meeting this afternoon at the
home of Mrs. William E. Harvey wife
of Brig. Gen. Harvey. 1744 Lamont
street northwest. to discuss plans for
aiding the dependent families of mem
bers of the District guard who have
been called into active service. This
organization was instrumental in help
. ing many such families last summer
when the guard was called into federal
|. service. 1t is proposed to cooperate
with the Red Cross Society in the
movement to aid the dependents. as it
is believed better results can be OBJ