The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-26
Pitching Tents Will Be Only
Work Required of
Men.
CAPTAIN SCHAFER
TO BOSS COOKING
Regulars Will Be in Camp With
Guard-ColoneI Coffin Glad
10 Have Men.

lnpatiently fastening and unfaSten-
ing baggage Of belt buckles, or something
else equally unimportant. practically
lne whole enlisted strength Of the Dis
trict National Guard spent the evening
yesterday making ready 20 leave for
us outdoor drlH
This morning they VIII leave Wash
ington Loo strong, for the river forts.
the annual encampment. and most AZ
poTant OF al, a good time.
promptly at O'Clock this morning.
the bUgle viii sound assembly. and pre-
cisely an hour later, on the minute ac-
cordlng 10 the solemn assurances OF TIE
oIhcers. the steamer Jane 3Iosely VII
pull out from the wharf Al the foot
OF o street, full 20 oyerhowing with
rnilitiamen- The AIoseIy win TRANSPORT
al the troops. except the First Battery
Field Artillery, which viii 20 70 Fort
Hunt via the Alexandra pike
Equipment Now at Forts.
All tentage and other equipment Is. Al
ready at the forts. and il VILE probably
require but a few hours 10 pitch camp
Capt Emil c. Schafer, QUartermaster
OF the Second Regiment, who was So
popular al Fort Washington last sum
-ner, when the Second Regiment put IN
a week there. IS already ST that post.
with all his equipment, except the per-
sonaI luggage Of the men Al day yes
terday he vas busy with his kitchen
that last year was the Mecca for al
those afflicted with an appetite IN
duced BY the fine air and exercise. Cap
tain ScLafer claimed that ne had the
best chez for miles around. aad By
unanimous vote OF a! those who par
took OF the savory cooking. his claim
was declared just. but modest
Word has come from me forts that
everything IS IN readiness for the re-
CeptiOn OF the uiIJiameu, and they
Will be made az home Immediately
-Four hundred and nifty regulars have
oeen IN camp since wednesday. receiv-
ing annual drill They VIII NOT break
camp until the week following that Of
the return OF the militia
Today viii be a day Of resi- Tor reg
ulars and militia alike after the Wis
irors are gotten under canvas
Glad To Have Militlamen-
CoIn=@l Coma yesterday expressed
grs.tihcatioa at the decision OF the War
Department and General Harries. rhac
brought the District men 70 The forts
He believes that the practical ins-ruc-
.tol the men viii receive win be much
more beneficial than the usual field
exer Uses
Colonel CoHin IS going into the ma
neJvers TINS year with the same en-
thussasm he displayed last year. ard
he expressed the belief that If the men
entered into the maneUvers with the in
terest and enthusiasm displayed by the
Second Regiment the present encaup-
ment viii be even more gratifying and
successful
Most Of the theoretical attacks on the
forts. BY land and by sea. will be
over by 80 each night, except those
during me latter half OF the second
week, when the enemy viii be given
! carte blanche 70 attack at any time
There will be no duties assigned 20
General Harries and the members OF the
general stan, because If they were de-
tailed 70 active duty they would out
rank Colonel Coffin They viii, how
ever, be on special duty
Takes Horses Down
/ Sergt. Cliff Lanham and Sergt r. R.
Burrows left at s o'clock yesterday
morning by road for Fort Washington
with the mounts OF the star Can't
Z Penrose Smith, who has atteudeS every
camp for many years. found Il inpos-
sible 10 go this time
The guardsmen viii receive their pre-
! liminary instruction tomorrow The re-
serves at the guns will inspect the
: guns, emplacements and position finding
stations, 70 give them an elementary
I idea OF coast defense fOrtihcations
Meanwhile the supports in the rear OF
| the various batteries. viii do quart duty
and general reconnaissance work 20 give
them an idea OF the lay OF the land and
/ the emplaCements-
! This initial instruction viii be gradual
l Iy developed until its practical efecr is
! brought out in the theoretical battles
most OF which VIII take place nexr