Evening star., 1918-07-24
PREFERS RANKS TO
ARMY COMMISSION
Howard Doyle, Senate En-
pIoye, Is Second Man to
Leave Capitol for Service.

CAMP MEADE. Nd. July 24.-The
second man to come from the Capitol
IN Washington is here. The first was
Representative Royal c. johnson.
who was commissioned as second
lieutenant after taking the course at
the officers training school. The sec
ond man is Howard Doyle. a secretary
to Senator ]. Hamilton Lewis.
'I came down here to carry gun
a while." said Doyle, who has not had
his number called yet. Doyle came
near getting into the service as
commissioned officer in the inspector
generals department. Almost all the
papers were made out when Doyle
came down here to be a rookie" first.
Doyle II what Is known as a casual.
not having been sent with any large
contingent, and is in the I'd Company
of the i5ith Depot Brigade.
Old Circus Men in Services.
First Sergt. William A. Heatley. an
old veteran of Mexican border service,
knows how to handle all kinds HIS
trusty aid is Sergt. James George,
who was a bareback rider in CIRCUS
before he put on olive drab: Joe
Reilly is another man who drifted
from tn e circus into the cavalry.
William Finely and Fred Corey, two
other sergeants of this outfit. were
they went into the Army. This casuai
outfit has five other non-commtssion-
ed officers from No. board in Phila-
delphia.
mander, is a Haverford College man
and is called the lighting Quaker"
Conservation Work Supported.
Capt. Harry M. Rupp's work of con-
servation is meeting with the hearth
est kind of support from division
headquarters. A big warehouse is NIL
ed with the clothing and shoes taken
Off IN a hurry by the men or units
now overseas. Many OF these snoes
will be worn again after being re-
paired.
A new system of handling meats
will simplify the old system of con-
servation of fats. Fats were formerly
collected from the kitchens and han
Now these fats, when in overabun-
dance. will be cut from the meat be-
fore 1t leaves the refrigeration plant.
The central meat-cutting plant will
resemble some enormous butcher shop.
Washington Men Instruct.
Washington men are among those
who have the difficult task of train
ing the new casuals. Among them
are Corp. Arthur w. McGary. who
was IA the provost marshal generals
office; Ssrgt- Bugler George r. Still
son, Francis A. Carroll Corp. John G.
OBrien who was in the mail depart
ment of the war trade board: Corp.
Walter Kingsbury, who was in the
bureau of markets of the Agricultu-
cal Department.: Richard N. Montgom-
ey and Corp. Ralph L. Welty.
The officers school for the medical
supply depot has received Nelson B.
O'Neal, hospital sergeant, from the
surgeon generals office, and William
H. Galletly. Of the army medical
School
The life in camp is certain to be
lively from now on The New Yorkers
include many actors and entertainers.
William Lapadura, who was life
guard and also did acrobatic stunts at
the Hippodrome, is marching around
is anxious to assist in opening a
swimming pool for the soldiers of the
camp. The suggestion was turned
down by the previous division staff.
but now that the weather Is hot 1t Is
receiving serious consideration.
George Tsontarides, who was born in
Constantinople, is among the Hippo
drome contingent. Others are Allal,
Hamedy and Ambark.
Albert Davis, formerly Of Company
F, 315th Infantry, was found guilty
of desertion and sentenced to seven
years at hard labor.