Evening star., 1921-08-21
DC. BOYS IN CAMP
NOSED OUT IN DRILL
Meet First Defeat as Sd Bat.
talon Gets Into Second
Place.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP MEAnE. Nd.

special D1Spatch 10 Inc STAR.
CAMP MEADE. Nd, August 20
Washington students in camp here
met their first defeat today when
they were nosed out for first place
by Company 1 in the second OF
series of intefcompany competitive
drills The Sd Battalion, to which
the Washington boys are attached,
is now in second place. with the lst
points. However, a National Capital
boy, John L. Dewitt. jr.. won first
place in the contest of rife and am
munition nomenclature. This con-
test. as well as that of squad move
tion, was for boys who have. had
previous military experience. De-
witt is former District high school
boy and studied one year at Culver
Military Academy.
Edward A. Proctor was leader OF
the Washington squad which con9
tested for honors. Other members OF
the squad, which is in the first pla-
| toon Of Company NJ. hre Edward s.
Morgan, H. c. Cross. H. c. Gardiner.
Dewitt c. Hamberger. William H.
Barkman and Austin r. DECK.
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won second place in manual of arms.
! This contest was for boys with no
1
The Washington, company sfi!l
maintains a big lead in the competi-
! ton for the most sanitary equipment
| and the most perfectly polieed bar
racks.
Twenty D. C. rockies faced the
their third shot Of typhoid vaccine.
All other members of the company
have been shot" three times. and
will not be Handicapped In drills and
work on the rife range by sore arms.
The Sd Battalion base ball team
was defeated this afternoon by a
team from the 1st Battalion 1O-6.
Privates Proctor, Smith and French
of Company M played with the Sd
The Rev. ]. B. Axton,- chaplain-in-
chief of the U. S. A., will be the
principal speaker at religious ser
vices to be held tomorrow morning
by the morale office. Camp Chaplains
Convoy. Rixley and Pollard also will
conduct religious services.
Military Ball Friday.
The service club and hostess house
are two of the principal meeting
places for the students during spare
time The students owe much to
Miss Henrietta A. Gurley. senior
sistant hostess, and Miss Eva M. Nell
son for the good times had at these
Friday night the civilians grand
military ball will be held in the camp
A farewell supper will be given
officers and non-coms by the Wash
ington students in the company mess
hall on the night of August 20. The
|.students may invite relatives or
friends.
have been forced to leave camp. Rob
ert DAILY, formerly Of Central High
school, has left for Indianapolis,
where he will be connected with the
federal land Office. Harmon Shorty"
charged from camp this morning to
return to school.
0AceEs' CaRp.
Not more than a score Of officers
attending the r. O. T. c. school here
remained in camp this afternoon.
Those interested in aviation new to
Langley Field, Va, this morning,
where they were entertained At din
ner. They will remain until Monday
morning, while officers interested IN
infantry, artillery and other orancnss
Of the service will spend the week
Lieut.. Col. w. H. Waldron Of the
general stan will deliver q lecture
On "Approach, March and Deploy-
ment" Monday morning at IL O'Clock
in liberty hut. In the afternoon Col
J. L. De witt, also Of the general
stan, win lecture on supply" Of
dcera will also receive ;tnstruction In
the narticular branch OF military SER
vice in which they are interested.