Evening star., 1921-08-07
LEAVE G|VEN:B0YS
AT TRAINING | CAMP
Passes Issued to Washington
Embyro EoIdjers= 10 Visit
Homes.
spec;ui Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP MEADE. Md, August g.
One hundred Washington boys at
tending the military training school
at Camp Meade will enjoy the COM
forts of home and mothers tomorrow
for the first time since the school
opened last Monday.
Clothes and shoe brushes were
W .elded today in harmonious sym. :.
phony as the students 'primped up
to. visit their relatives and sweet
boy a4siring to visit home by the
company comma nder. Capt. Goe. He
considered ii highly complimentary
tn not a single boy had to be re :
fused a pass because of demert
marks.
Clean Records Given.
Following the frs. general inspec-
ton yesterday morning by battalion
Commander Maj. Hartigan. the fol-
lowing washington boys were given
clean record for the neatest and
best equipment, Including hunks and
rifles: D. e. Riardon. j. c. Sorenson.
F. c. Connor. j. 4. Robey. T. {. Howe.
Charles Stern and F. B. Filley. THESE
boys are members of the second
platoon. which Is in charge of Lieut..
Kelly.
Sore arms. due to recent typhoid
inoculations, still continue to incapac-
itste many of the rockies for active
military drills. 1t s expected. how
ever. that every boy will be able to
take his place in the ranks Monday
morning
The Company NJ base ball team.
which played its first game with Com
pany L late yesterday afternoon, was
players of Company NJ were unable
to participate owing to swollen arms.
Those who played exceptionally good
ball were: r. s. French. former mem
Der of the Western High School team.
who has been chosen captain; P. c:
pitcher. and E. A. Proctor. left fielder.
Promotions Made.
Beginning Monday morning. a
strenuous program Of field drills will
be inaugurated and boys will be kept
actively engaged from $3.50 in the
morning until $40 pm. The entire
afternoon, however. Of each day will
be devoted exclusively to athletics.
The following boys have received
first platoon of company NJ: Right
guide. Acting Se-gt Andrew Frey,
621 23d street northwest: left guide.
Acting Sergt. Thomas A. BabbinetOn.
Il X street northeast: Acting Corp.
Paul J. O'Donnell. 1243 Sd street
northwest Leisn BarDeT. l33s fdrk
road: Howard Cross. 1922 Sth street
northwest: Austin Beck. 80 Elm
street. Takoma Park: Harold c.
Gardiner. SO r street northwest: Ed
ward Proctor, 1929 10th street north
west. These boys were chosen for
their ability to handle other boys and
are being instructed by Sergt. McDon-
aid.
Camp Notes.
The camp tennis courts are being
put into condition for use by net en-
thusia SITS who are attending the train
ing camp.
The harmony quartet. consisting
of Francis Leverone. kaZoo: C. N
Darnell. banjo o-ukulele: f. H. Thiele.
guitar; and H. H. Lurton, mandolin
ba njo. help to while away the even
ing hours in camp.
The sixth section of the second
platoon is the smallest squad in Com
pany NJ. but this does not hinder
them from having four men on the
base hall team. The diminutive men,
bers of the squad are E. H. Sherry OF
Western High School. squad leader;
F. C. Kline. w. H. Hunter. p: c. Con-
Herman strachan Of Kitzmiller, Md
E. H. Sherry showed such pro-
ficiency in military tactics that he
was made squad leader the second
day in camp. He is very popular
with other members of the company.
Thomas A. Babbington of Tech
High School. who served overseas
with Company X, 115th Infantry, 29th
Division. was agreeably surprised
yesterday by a visit from his bunk y
in France, Raymond Hart. Of Balti-
more.
That training in a Washing ton
High School cadet corps will not in
sure you honors in the Army is well
illustrated by the case Of Ernest
Barkman. captain Of the winning cadet
team of Eastern High School in 1916.
Who is q file closer in the first platoon.
Barkman also was 4 sergeant in France.