Evening star., 1909-03-03
Movements of Troops.

Movements of Troops.
The first troops of the Maryland Ma
t!onal Guard to leave Baltimore to partici-
pate in the Inauguration will depart today.
when the 9Th Infantry, with about $50
men. under command Of Col G. Baker
ClotWorthy: Troop A, under Capt. c. Rog-
ers and the Naval Brigade. Commander F.
Fl. Wagner, will board trains OF the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad.
The 5th. according to orders issued. will
leave Mount Royal station at 40 clock
this afternoon. The regiment will assem-
BILE at the armory at o'clock and will
leave with as little delay as possible. The
march to the station will be by the short
est route.
On arrival here the 9TH will march d.
rectly to the quarters assigned it by act of
Congress-the courthouse, at AZ and D
streets. There the troops will bivOuac In
the corridors. Arrangements for mess will
be made by the commissary, Capt. E. B..
Du Val.
Ready for Any Emergency.
The regiment will be provided with the
olive-drab uniform. but the full dress uni
forms of officers and men will be carried
with the command. The men will carry
their gray uniforms in the blanket bags,
of which the 5th has large number. The
bags. which are now supplanteed by the
blanket rolls, are obsolete, but still having
a number of them, the 9th will find them
handy.
If the weather is fair tomorrow the 9Th
will wear it's full dress Of gray, with
black and white facings and trimmings.
and, with this distinctive uniform, will
create a break in the long line of blue
uniformed men. If 1t is cold or raining
overcoats will be worn.
Troop A will be intrusted with all the
horses to be used by the Maryland troops.
There will be four officers and forty-two
men in the troop who will ride in the
parade. The troopers will take care OF the
mounts of the governor and his staff and
those of the field and staff officers of the
regiments About 100 horses will be car
ried.
The troop will leave Camden station at
4 o. clock this afternoon. its train consist
ing mostly of horse cars. The animals will
De al the station ready for them and will
Ne loaded on the cars, men being detailed
to look after them.
On It's arrival here the troop will take
ITS horses and the extra mounts and pro-
ceed to it's quarters at the kendrick
House, Georgetown. large stable op-
posite the hotel will be used for the
horses.
Naval Brigade Aboard Ship.
The Naval Brigade. with about 225 Of
ficers and men. will leave at o'clock.
On arrival in this city the brigade will
march to the foot of eth street and board
the monitor Puritan, training ship of
the Naval Battalion, National Guard of
the District of Columbia, where it will
be quartered.
In the parade the brigade will march
as infantry and artillery. Four one
pound field pieces will be carried along.
This afternoon most Of the companies
Of the 1st Regiment Will arrive in Bal
timore, and will be Quar,ered at the ar
mories of the 4th and 9Th regiments un-
til time to leave in the morning.
The 4th InfantryA under the COM
mand of Col. Charles F. Macklin, will
leave Camden station at o'clock to-
morrow morning, the command assem-
bling at the armory at o'clock. The
regiment will retain its train as quar-
ters and will mobilize in the New York
avenue yard.
The 1st Regiment will also mobilize
in that yard, leaving Mount Itoyal sta
ton at o'clock. The LIST Separate Com
pany, colored will leave at the same
time from Camden station at am, as
will the 1st Company Of Maryland Goa st
Artillery.
Brig Gen. Lawrason Riggs. who will
command the Maryland troops in the pa
rade, will establish headquarters in the
New York avenue yard.