Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-22
Camp Meade Notes.

Camp Meade Notes.
All the rockies from the District OF CO.
lumbia, who are quartered In BIB sec
ton, barracks 20 and %. were kept
busy yesterday receiving their first Wis.
the precautionary quarantine estabhsheo
for all newcomers to the camp.
These soldiers Of two weeks standing
have practically all received uniforms
and are ready to be transferred to perma-
nent units. There will be transfers by
wholesale. beginning today.
The first batch Of transfers from the
9th Company. Depot Bigade, to which the
washington selectives were temporarily
assigned for organisation and quarantine
purposes, was announced this morning.
II included nine men, one Of whom was
Private Robert L. Leach, formerly Of the
Washington police department. They
and viii be stationed at the base hospital
The eight other men were Prtvates Roy
H Anderson, Charles 2. Traynor, Floyd
G, Suthard, John Bove, Howard A. Nor
ton, Hart NJ. Dymond. John F. Hueter
and Thomas P. Roysten.
OF the new seiectives, Privates Dyer
and Ebert have the distinction Of having
the largest feet in the entire company.
Both men wear No. I'M size shoes, ana
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the barracks at once 1t fairly shakes.
1t was several days before the supply
sergeant could scare up an issue hat SUI
ficiently large to cover the mighty dome
of Private Alexander Vassilon Of the 9th
Company He wears No. s size hat.
Ground has been broken on q site near
the base hospital for the largest and most
Attractive reereation center y the can
house and In addition to serving as a
recreation center for physicians. nurses
and soldiers at the hospital It will
be @ fhome" for the conNa)escents
lup space In the hospital and not strong
enough to be sent back to duty in their
companies.
sergt. Walter Moore who has charge
Of Company AS contingent of horses
and mules. has been awarded Ger
tificate Of graduation from the d.
vision School for Stable sergeants.
Supply sergt. William Walker and
Company Mechanic Hagermann of
Company A have completed the course
in rife mechanics at the Division School
Private Samuel Furr has resigned as
barber for Company A. Several new
|men are being tried out for the job,
and quite few of the machine gun
ners, who have doubts as to the skill
OF tne66 noVices, arc Aodfuih8 70 AnaSo
themselves. The price of haircut
in the Army ia only Is cents, while a
shave may be had for a dime.
ship series Company G is still in the
lead with Btwo games won and none
lost. Company D, with one game won
and one lost. ranks second. while B
Company. with one game won and two
! lost. stands third. Company "A, with a
! lost, ranks fourth
The p battalion bait n boxing s tournamsn rent
medals will be given to the winners of
the bouts in each weight and class
| Private Arthur RICHTER is the latest
mule" casualty, The animal kicked
and badly cut private Fighters hand.
! Lest the good people of Washington
should think that the 9Th Company is
composed wholly of giants. it is neces-
sary. In the interest OF accuracy. to
bers the tiniest National Army soldier
yet summoned to the colors. He is Pri-
vate Catalina Peregrino of Washington
and Iloilo, P. l., who stands just four
but 100 pounds. Private Peregrino in
civil life was in the employ Of Brig.
Gen. William S. Graves in Washington
He accompanied that officer on his re-
turn TO Inc united States from the FA1l-
ippines.
Evidence that Camp Meade was a big
camp and battlefield long before the
outbreak of war with Germany was
discovered today by Mai. w. A. Wild
rick Of headquarters stan, who, in look
ing over grenade field, found Indian
arrowheads and tomahawks side by
side with fragments of modern gre
nades used in practice fights by the
students of the division infantry school
The finding of these relics of the red
skins served to emphasize that hand
thrown weapons, even in these days of
rifles which shoot a mile or more, are
not out of date. One arrow or toma-
hawk, II accurately aimed, however,
could account for but one soldier, while
a new American grenade II properly
thrown can kill from ten to q score Of
men.
Private Cornell Harrell Of Conapany
B, District Battalion. has been trans
ferred to the heavy tank service and
directed to proceed to Gettysburg, pa.
where he will report to the command
ing officer for duty.
Announcement was made this morn
ing of the appointment of First Lieut.
Ernest W. Hogg OF the Veterinary
Corps, National Army, as the division
veterinarian. He will assume his new
duties at once.
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