Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-08-05
NOW IN CAMP AT BOLIVAR
District Guardsmen Pitch Tents In
Picturesque Spot.
SIGHT IS AN INSPIRING ONE
Regulars From Fort Meyer March
to Camp The Program of Wednes-
day and Thursday.

day and Thursday.
The brigade of the National Gaurd
Of the District OF Columbia, number
ing about /, 200, went into camp at
Camp Ordway, near Bolivar Wednes-
dav. There is also q detachment Of
troops from Fort Mver, Va consist
ing of Troop T Thirteenth Cavalry,
United States army and the Third
Battery Of Field artillery, United
States armv The regulars departed
from Fort Myer last Sunday morning
and marched to camp. Col John Bid
die, United Safes army, engineer CON-
missioner of the District of Columbia,
and Capt Andrew Parker, aid-de-
camp, District of Columbia Militia.
accompanied the cavalrymep over the
road. The regulars were thoroughly
at home when the guardsmen reached
the site of the camp.
about two mills from the railroad
station in Harpers Ferry on high
ground, commanding beautif
Wow of the Potomac River through a
picturesque gap in the mountains, and
on spot which was the scene of
bloody strife during the civil war
between the armies of the North and
of the South, business. and profess
sioral men, clerks and merchants
from the capital city Of the reunited
nation, wearing the gaIb adopted for
military forces of tue United State.
are there to play the soldiers part in
real earnest. The sight is an inspir-
lug one.
Old Glory was flung to the breeze
soo0 after the first detachment of
troops halted at the scene of their
temporary home. The brigade and
the CORPS of field music marched to
the flagstaff and the bit of bunting
was slowly hauled sloft to the tones
of 1.-THE Star-Spangleo Banner,
every body within hearing standing at
attention. The ceremony was i'm
pressive.
The site of the camp is the same as
was used last August By the brigade.
Additional ground however, has
been acquired. An engine, pumr,
ppes and tanks have been provided,
so that the guardsmen and the regu-
lars this year have bountiful supply
of water for bathing. pumped from
the Shenandoah river at convenient
points The water from the wells
will be used exclusively for drinking
and cooking purposes.
Lieu tenant Colonel Lloyd M. Bret.
adjntant general, District of Column
bia, militia, will act as instructor
during the camp period. Capt.
Francis j Rooster second cavalry.
aud First Lieutenant j. Fl. Grifiths,
Twenty seventh infantry, the officers
OF the army detailed by the war de-
partment for duty at the CAMP, have
been assigned 10 duty as assistant in
sructors. Captain Koester was in
command of one of the two troops of
cavalry that participated in the en-
campment of the guard last wear.
Lieutenant Griffiths was formerly a
District National Guardsman He
Was an officer of the First District of
Columbia Infantry, United States
Volunteers. during the war with
Spain and thereafter served as an Off
Ger of volunteers in the Philippines
Later he was commissioned as first
lieutenant in the REGULAR establish.
ment
The program Wednes lay included q
dress para 1e nv the Second Regiment,
tt p. M, and at s O'Clock lecture
In ths lecture tent at brigade head.
quarters by Major Henderson on
Camp Sanitation"
Thursday drilling in close order
in the school Of the eompany. the bat
talon and the regiment for one hour
each occupied atte ntion from 8 to II
O'Clock. The entire command at 80
O'CLOCK Wednesday turned ont for .
general poll. ing of the. camp. f ON
to 4 O'Clock the officers of the First
REGIMENT assembled at the headauar-
tiers OF their respective regiments, and
those of the First separate battalion
at the headquarters of that oJganiza-
ton, for instructions in such military
suriectses are pertinent to the camp
work field exercises, for discussion
ef the completed exercises and far con-
sid.ration of those about to occnr.