The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-14
TROOPS MOVE TODAY
District Guard Will Camp at
Harper'S Ferry.
SUPPLIES NOW IN PLACE
Quartermaster's and COmmissary
Departments ship stores and Food
Carry NIiIitiamen-Rendezv at
New York and Florida Avenues.

All the stores. subsistence. and other
Columbia National Guard are at Camp
OrdWay. at HarDers Ferry. and every
thing is in readiness for the reception Of
the miiitiamen.
The quartermaster' and commissary
departments left Washington on the $40
train over the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road yesterday afternoon. and by dusk
were on the camp site.
Yesterdays train was IN charge Of Capt.
l2d4ert Cook. QuaTtermaster, and Lieut..
Perry commissary officer, First Regi-
ment; Capt Schafer, quartermaster. and
Lieut.. Whitaker. commissary officer, Sec
ond Regiment. and Lieut.. w. 3. Evans
quartermaster OF the First Separate Bat
talon.
The third and last section OF the quar-
termaster's and commissary departments
viii leave with the first Of the guardsmen
this morning, in charge of Lieut.. Duvall,
superintendent Of the armory. This
division viii carry all the leftover items
forgotten or overlooked by the others
.He~N-SAAN%A - eAA n A4EtAAA AtAA AEl0 ME4E OkNt
much later yesterday than is usual the
day before camp. II has been the usual
practice TO close at noon on the Satur-
day preceding the departure but there
was such a rush incident 10 this years
camp that those in charge at headqUar-
'ers found it impossible yesterday to get
cway and attend 10 their respective COM
de
many requests for commissions, or such
q number Of officers sent to camp.
1t was stated yesterday afternoon that
tAerc were fully twenty applications for
commissions from "noncoms," and that
about eighteen Of these had been made
cut to insure a sufciency of commits
cioned officers in the lower grades.
VIII Rendezvous To-day.
In full khaki uniforms, campaign hats.
full equipment of arms and field equip
nent, Washington's volunteer soldiers viii
march to the rendezvous at the intersec-
lion Of New York and Florida avenues in
three divisions to-day TO embark for
iIarpersa Ferry and TWO weeks of camp
life. replete with drill and instruction.
md the duties of the man in the regular
army
A train in three sections viii be await
ing them this morning. To avoid con-
fusion explicit instructions regarding each
movement have been issued, and the com
handing officer of each regiment has
designated a quarteTmaster, who will label
The coaches for his respective command
The quartermasters viii inspect each car
% see that everything is as it should be-
and win see that each company is en-
trained in accordance with instructions
Detailed arrangements have been made
for the debarkation al Harpers Ferry.
Immediately after the train comes 10 n
stop, the section quartermaster viii super
wise the unloading Of baggage and horses.
md when each command leaves the train.
VIII see 10 1t that nothing IS left behind
The only division which viii go over
and is the light artillery, of seventy men,
which viii leave this morning at the same
line the infantry departs by train.
There Will be a number of special drills
and maneUveTs during the stay at tho
camp. and while no official announce
ment has been made TO that effect. it is
5aid there will be one or more sham bat
les. Blank cartridges have been for
WaTded 10 the camp. and IL is said these
sill be distributed, several rounds to d
man. soon after the tents are pitched.
Second to Leave in Week.
The Second Regiment will leave at the
end Of the first week to participate in the
joint maneuvers with the Naval Bat
talon and the regular artillery, at Forts
Washington and Hunt
Several problems will be worked out IN
counter land and SEA attacks by an enemy
coming up the river.
The regular order Of the day while in
camp is as follows: Reveille, 5:15 a. H.;
mess call, 6 a. m; sick call, $50 a. m:
fatigue. $50 a. m; recall from fatigue
1880 a. m; first call for drill. 7:4j a. m;
drill assembly, a. m; recall from drill.
Il a. m; mess call, J. noon; guard mount
for the First Regiment, 1I5 p. m; guard
mount for the Second Regiment. 1:45 D.
m; guard mount for the First Separate
Battalion, 215 p. m; parade, first caH.
p. m; assembly. SIS p m: to colors. $50
p. m; supper. fifteen minutes after re-
turning from parade; call to quarters, 10
p. m; taps. l0:l5 p. m.