Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-24
GETTING READY
TO BREAK CAMP
Guardsmen to Leave Bolivar
Heights Sunday Morning.
NO review ON White LOT
Col. Urell Officially Reports Arrival
at River Forts.
STUDY OF TACTICS THE ORDER
Artillerymen Regret They Are De-
prived of March Across Country.
Adopt Mascot.
STUDY OF TACTICS THE ORDEI

| Special From Staff Correspondent.
| CAMP ORDWAY, BOLIVAR HEIGHTS,
! w Va, July 2l.--The beginning of the end
| of the most important and valuable en-
| campment in the history of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia Is draw
| ing to a close. Only nalf week remains
| go today arrangements were made for the
| return movement Of the troops to Wash
| ington next Sunday morning. The first
section of the special train will depart from
Harpers Ferry at o'clock, carrying the
| LIST Battery, Field Artillery. The section
will consist Of five fiat cars for guns and
caissons Of the battery, Hotchkiss guns,
| the battery wagon, the Signal Corps wagon
and the ambulance. three stock cars for the
battery horses, and two passenger coaches.
The second section, to depart from Har-
pers Ferry at 8 o'clock, will have aboard
the LIST Separate Battalion, civilian employees
and officers servants, and all horses except
those belonging to the battery. The section
will be made up of two stock cars, one bag
gage and five passenger coaches.
the 1st Regiment the band, Corps of Field
Music, the Signal Corps and the Ambulance
Corps will travel on the third section. sched-
| uled to depart from Harpers Ferry at 9:3O
o'clock, and including one baggage car and
ten passenger coaches.
Camp will be broken early Sunday MORN
ing and the troops Will march to Harpers
Ferry. 1t has been the custom heretofore
not to break camp until afternoon, but that
was due to the fact that review was
given on the White Lot the afternoon of
the day of the return from camp. AS the
return will be made Sunday this year the
review Is to be omitted, and the troops will
proceed direct to the several armories after
leaving the railroad trains.
Busy With the Books"
The guardsmen in camp here were busly
engaged this morning from 8 o'clock until
II 80 o'clock studying the normal attack by
battalion and by regiment. The camp was
thoroughly policed at 1870 o'clock this aft
ernoon and at o'clock the officers assem-
bled for instruction. The schools for nom
commissioned officers were in session from
1:8O o'olock until 2:9O o'clock.
Parade this afternoon will be by all the
troops In camp, regulars and guardsmen,
and the ceremony is expected to attract a
large throng Of visitors. The next and final
big ceremony Is set for Saturday afternoon
The camp occupied by the I'd Regiment
last week has been struck and the tents
folded. tied and carried away: The removal
of the tentage Is another indication that
the end Of the outing is In sight.
BY request of the citizens Of Harpers
Ferry and Bolivar, the brigade band has
been directed to give concert tomorrow
evning on the band stand near the arch Of
welcome, Harpers Ferry
Lieut. Hollifeld, surgeon, Sd Battalion, as
medical officer OF the day. reports that the
general sanitary condition of the camp is
very satisfactory. The company streets
and parade grounds. he says, have been
carefully policed. the tents well kept, and
aired and summed all day. The guard quar-
ters are in good condition. as are the
kitchens and kitchen utensils. The water
supply continues satisfactory. The food
supplied is satisfactory In quality, guam
tity and variety. The stables are in good
asndltion:
Col. Urell's Official Report.
Official report has been made to head
quarters here by Col. Urell Of the arrival
Of his portion Of the I'd Regiment at Fort
Washington the Goth instant The journey
from Camp Ordway, he says was without
casualty or disagreeable incident The
water in the coolers on the train was soon
exhausted after the embarkation of the
troops at Harpers Ferry, but the supply
was replenished at Brunswick and no seri-
Gus hardship or inconvenience was suffered
by any Of the troops en- route.
Upon the arrival of the troops in Wash
ington, Col. Urell explains. they were quick
ly disembarked and formed on C street,
right resting on Sd street marching thence
down Sd street to E street southwest to
Sth street southwest. and from there to
the boat. where they were embarked and