Evening star., 1909-08-22
WELLMAN TRIP IS OFF LkUDS DISTRICT MEN
Goes Thrty-TWo Miles To- Gen. Wood Paws Marked Trs-
ward Pole: Returns Again. ute to Harries' Brigade.
GUIDE ROPE Is BROKEN PRAISE DULY APPRECIATED
After That Whole Big Gas Bag Washington
Bursts viewed by Gov. Draper
ALL OVER FOR ANOTHER YEAR WIN ESTEEM OF BOSTON
Only Fragments Will Even
Were Saved nandSu
the Wreck Arriving
Gen. Wood Paws Marked Tr;c-
ute to Harries' Brigade.
PRAISE DULY APPRECIATED
Washington Guardsmen to Be Re-
viewed by Gov. Draper.
WIN THE ESTEEM OF BOSTON
Will Sail for Home Monday Even
ing on Mcclellan and Sumner.
Arriving Thursday.
pecial From STAFF Correspondent.

Special From STAFF Correspondent
BOSTON. Mass, August ~, Iaoa
Before starting for home on the gov
ernment transports Monday evening the
National Guard of the District of Colum-
bia Will be reviewed BY Gov. Draper or
Massachusetts. Wearing their red hat
bands as their insignia as members Of the
1st Brigade of the victorious Red army.
the District troops, in column Of com
panies, will march past the governor.
opposite the statehouse at 10 O'Clock.
Orders have been issued on board both
the Mcclellan and Sumner for the guards
men to hold themselves In readiness Ia
form into line at 1870. After the parade
and review are over the troops will return
TO the transports ard sail out Of Boston
harbor at ; o'clock Monday afternoon.
Az everything Is already loaded on board.
there is no reason why the departure OF
the guardsmcn should be delayed min
ute.
The trip home will take three nights
and two days, and the troops have made
an arrangements to arrive in Washington
early Thursday morning. The transports
VIII go right up to Washington and land
probably at the Washington barracks ana
lighthouse docks.
zen. WOODS Tribute.
Gen. Wood paid a marked tribute to the
District troops today just before he left
Boston on the Harvard for Governors Is
land. The general, who commands the
Department of the East, had charge of
the entire war game here and acted as
chief umpire. Before leaving today he
said to Gen. Harries and other officers %
the District that he wished to congrat
10 bvsdr~
in which the District guardsmen per
formed the difficult tasks assigned I"
/ them during the maneuvers. He noticed
particularly the Willingness Of the men t.
do all in their power TO add to the success
of the maneuvers and the seriousness
with which they went about their work.
He said that he was already laying his
plans for the maneuvers of next year and
| hoped that he would he able to include
| the District troops among the forces To
be employed. The District officers say
| that Gen. Wood is recognized I'm army
circles as a strict disciplinarian. and they
are therefore much gratified at his en-
thusiastic praise of the District troops.
The guardsmen are now comfortabl!
uuartered aboard the two transports. al
though most of them are out on oass
visiting Boston and vicinity. The orders
for the maneiiverS greatly restricted the
men In the amount of personal equip
ment they We're permitted to take into the
field. but khaki coats and extra trousers
were placed in boxes on board the trans
ports, and have been issued to the men.
So that although they have been in the
field for more than q week they nave
now /: fresh uniform for their sojourn
in Boston. All the officers and men have
on .heir Sunday khaki Officers who
in the field wore merely the olive drab
shirt and khaki trousers are now to bc
seen in the hotel corridors of Boston in
immaculate olive drab or khaki uniforms.
and the men are equally spruced up.
District Guardsmen Popular.
Several persons remarked today that
the District guardsmen captured not only
the town OF Boston. but the inhabitants
as well. especially the Boston girls. Many
of the District officers and men have
been seen walking through the streets
with a young lady on each arm but
! there is a general understanding that n"
names are to be mentioned III order 70
avoid any complications after the men
return home.
The people OF Boston are doing all they
can to give the men good time The
newspapers here are commenting upon
the excellent conduct OF the District
troops although or two paragraph
writer's have mentioned the fact that
some Of the men seemed very thirsty
after their weeks campaign III the dry
counties OF Bristol and Plymouth. The
Red and the Blue troops are seen every
where together. the Blues acting as
hosts TO their "captors The peopl"
here are anxious 70 get souvenirs from
the District troops, and many of the
men have lost their ID. c.s.' cross
guns cross-cannons and other insignia
Of the company or other organization Ia
which they belong. Most OF the members
of the District brigade have also collect
ed souvenirs from the Massachusetts
troops and some enterprisine manufac-
turerS are already selling watch fobs.
medals and other souvenirs OF the war
maneuverS OF 1901
The attitude Of the people here toward
the District troops is illustrated by the
fact that in many cases even the car con-
ductors refuse To take car fare from tlle
men. saying they would carry them any
where for nothing. The only thing that
worries the troops here is the crooked
streets. which make il difficult for tic
men TO find their way To and from their
hotel, as they call the transports.
Close Quarters on Transports.
The transports are almost oyercrowded,
but the men have managed to make them
selves comfortable In all parts OF the
ship The enlisted men sleep in canvas
hunks stretched on iron rods. arranged in
tiers three deep: in liammocks. slung one
above the other and In army cots. several
hundred Of which have been supplied II
those who were unable 10 find other az
commodationS. Many OF the men have
placed their cots the decks and Will
sleep all the tim. In the open air, wrap
ped in q warm army blanket. The health
Of the men is excellent, and the large
medical and hospital corps from the Dis
trict. which had charge Of the division
hospital of the Red army. has practi-
cally nothing TO do The troops from the
other states have not been as fortunate
as those from the District. as numerous
cases of sickness and accident have been
reported from them.
Gen. Harries still limps just . little
from the accident when his horse fell OH
him. and a few of the infantry who have
badly blistered feet from the long hikes
still walk rather gingerly, but a. the
men look sunburned, hale and hearty
The officers are quartered in staterooms
on the transports, and few OF the h.She
non-commissioned officers have been able
to get rooms, but the quarters of the Off
GERS. like those of the men, are We'll
crowded and every available bunk is occu-
pied. The officers mess In the saloon and
most of the men on deck, using their
camp mess kits and tin cups. Capt. Neu-
meyer is commissary officer Of the Me-
Clellan, and the staff and other cHicers
on that transport have already compii-
mented him many times Oh the excellent
service he has arranged. The officers
mess of the LIST and I'd Infantry is n
charge of the quartermastcrs of those
regiments and is also regarded as most
delightful change after the rather monot-
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