Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-14
N1EADE'S REMOUNT STATION
IS SCENE OF ENDLESS ACTIVITY
One of Most Important Departments at This
Cantonment, With It's Many Horses and
Mules, Rarely Inspected by Visitors.

with its corrals and stables covering
| q ground space of $50 acres, accom-
modating more than 1000 horses and
| 5000 mules,-the remount station, To-
Gated across the hills in the western
section Of. the cantonment. o place sell
dom visited by folks who come to
Camp Meade. is one of the most i'm.
portant departments Of the military
establishment here. ~. i
To handle an organization Of MOO
men whose duty 1t is to care for the
stock, to supervise a school for team
sters and a veterinary corps, requires
real man. but the commanding ofilcer
of the remount, Maj. p. F. Meade, nils
the bill. He enlisted in 1893. saw serv-
ice in the Spanish war and when he
was sent here ranked as captain. short
ly after his arrival. however. he be-
came major.
An interesting department. of the
remount is the wagon train, which
consists of sixty supply wagons, with
as many teamsterg who were recruited
in New York city. and ESQ mules. - -
Mules Follow White Horse.
The pack train, composed of forty
mules, creates a real sensation when
1t parades through the streets of the
camp The working theory Of the train
was explained in a simple manner by
horseR Well, a. mule will always fol-
low a white horse" The instructors
detailed to- this work have all seen
service on the border.
Many men are picked from. the Ma.
tional Army here to attend the school
M q q a
former requires course of two months,
at the completion Of which the student
is given the degree of M. D.-mule
driver. The graduate has learned how
to care for stubborn mules as well as
obedient mules. The r horseshoeing
school numbers seventy men selected
from various units Of the camp. The
Army depends upon the condition of the
horses. and consequently the eimpor-
lance of having the animals properly
shod Is seH-cvident. When an ex-
tremely frisky horse REQUIRES atten-
ton Sergt. Michael Quinn takes it in
hand. He stands six feet and one inch
in his stockings He is~ q cousin
of Jim Coffey. the New York pugilist
and is capable of handling any occasion
in matters of horsenfa nShip.
Where Work Is Real. -
Work! IneSe TelIOWS WORK seven
.days-out of seven, from reveille at 5:45-
in the morning until the last animal
is fed at night. And the remount de-
tachmcnt. which takes care Of all feed
ing, receiving and shipping, never does
finish Its days work. for 1t is never
known when trainload Of travel-worn
stock is going to arrive.
But the boys over here have their
good times in spite OF the isolated loca-
ton and hard work There is the Re-
mount Band which makes things live
ly In the barracks The band or orches-
ira Is composed of four pieces-violin.
piano. mandolin and banjo. First Class
Sergt. Edward Clinton. who saw serv-
ice In the Philippines and who is well
known as cross-country runner, .hav-
ing contested with Kolehmainen. is an
artist with the violin. With .O'Neil at
the plano. Gall and Sergt. Steinmetz
pulling melody from the mandolin and
banjo respectively. the mules in the
stables ..sit up and listen" Occasion
ally "Happy'' ONeil. who sang in
Keith's circuit, can be induced to give
an exhibition Of his vocal ability.