The Washington times., 1917-04-16
GIRL ROCKIES RISE
WITH THE CHICKENS
ReVeiIIe Awakens Two Hundred
and Fifty Fair Patriots
at 6s3oA. M.
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Echoing along the crags and prom
otories OF the upper Potomac the first
reveiIle of the second encampment of
the National Service School sounded
just after dawn-the really horrible
hour OF 6:30-and $50 girl and woman
campers who have dedicated three
weeks to their nation arose.
They did not arise eagerly, Some
OF them were drowsyeyed as they
scrambled out of their tents and out
on the parade ground to take their
first calisthenics of the season.
Thus began a long day which will
include the ceremonies attendant to
the formal opening of the camp at
o'clock this afternoon. Because these
exercises include the raising Sof the
flag over the camp, the flag was not
raised over camp this morning.
In the exercises the Secretaries of
War and Navy or representatives sent
by them are expected to participate.
others who will attend will be Mrs.
George Dewey, Mrs. Hugh L. Scott,
wife of Major General Scott; Mrs.
George Barnett, wife of Major Gen
eral Barnett, u. S. NJ. c., and Mrs.
Frank F. Fletcher.
Discipline Soon Manifest.
BY o'clock last night the camp
had been transformed into a thorough
Iy military affair. The discipline which
will rule the women volunteers for
the next twenty days, made itself
manifest.
The partings as the girls and women
marched into their camp were reminis-
cent of the farewell given a regiment
departing for war Fathers and moth
ers and sisters and brothers embraced
the volunteers for the last time. None
Of them was permitted to enter the
sacred precincts Of the company streets
and this applied especially to fathers
and brothers.
Another evidence of the incoming
discipline was the order that no
"swagger sticks be kept in camp.
Several dashing young soldierettes
had been given these short canes, 80
popular in the British army, by ad-
mirers. Some of them were expensive
trinkets.
Nine-tenths of the women in camp
were in uniform by o'clock. Fully
q quarter of them "hilced" from
Georgetown to the camp grounds.
Lieutenant Had No Cot.
OF course a certain amount of con-
fusion attended the process of set
thing down for the first night One
of the first lieutenants, on arriving
at her tent, found that all she lack
ed was a cot on which 70 sleep. She
sent out a hurry call for the first
sergeant, and the first sergeant went
forth into the stilly night armed
with a rowing commission to get q
cot somewhere and somehow.
The sergeant, after the manner of
regular army sergeants, called on a
couple of privates to aid in the
was found, and the three bore IL
back triumphantly to the tent OF the
lieutenant who ESQ the story goes)
was by that time near to tears.
Little GIRL Gives Aid.
Another OF the aides was little
Miss Evelyn Lynch, aged six, who
lives not far from the camp. Several
boys of the Junior Defense League
tried to point out to her that the
Junior Defense League is a strictly
stag organization, but this did not
bother Evelyn. She stayed around,
and when anyone showed UP with a
suit case she put two fingers on the
side of IT and trotted along besidst
them until they had reached their
destination.
She had the spirit OF determination
that makes heroes. E. Who
knows? Some day she may be q
major general
Here is the routine program OF the
campers for today and the days
thereafter:
Reveille. military cahsthenics. first call, as
ssmbly, recall. Breakfast, FIRST call. assem-
bly, and mess, police call inspection, sick
call, company inspection. Saturday-Drili, first
call, assembly, recall: classes, $50 a. to
11:So .. m. Dinner. first call, assembly and
mess, classes lectures- Monday, Wednesday,
FridAy-Recreation, visitors recall, retreat,
hrst call, assembly. supper. immediately after
retreat study hour and evening voluntary
drill Entertainments, including illustrated
lectures, debates, music. etc. Tattoo, taps.
How many men can go through a
day like that?