The Washington times., 1910-07-31
TROOPS UP EARLY
TO BREAK CAMP


GETTYSBURG. Pa, July SL-Their 1
faces tanned by mountain sun and
breezes and with muscles hard as nails
from the strenuous work OF the last two
weeks Of camp lie and playing at war.
1ZZ officers and more than Loo enlisted
men of the District National Guard
were routed out Of their cots and
struck tents at o O'Clock this morning
Il viii be yhe last ;ime they viii have
their sluubers startled BY the clear call
OF reveiIIe, JluI next years enCamp-
menL
. on every SIDE there was hustle and
ordinary hun ~ Kits and Fa--aEe of
the men aua officers. respectively, had
been ATTENDED TO Saturday night before I
they we're lu1led 20 their last nights re-
pose in Gett~ sburg, for. perhaps many
years by he sounding OF taps.
The militiamen both officers and
men, had made many friends among
The officers and men Of the Twenty
ninth Infantry. T. s A, and the
Third Battery OF Field Artillery. I
which also broke camp today. and
hurried E0od-by calls, as tents were
rolled into the regulation bundles,
were exchanged across the lines that
separated the different organizations
Good Feeling Shown
Evidence OF tEe cxcen -ional good feel
Ing euEeHdered between regulars and
militia was the good viii with which
sore Of the former skipped across TO
aid some citizen soldier who happened
to nave a few more thumbs than some
OF his more Gezterous comrades al
arms.
There was little or no delay at any
point Promptly on time the washing
ton artis erists. who were scheduled TO
get away first. were at -he camp siding.
ready 10 euIraiI by . o'clock
Ofncers and enlisted men OF brigade
headquarters and the First Separate
Battalion were ready by the appointed
time rS $50 and pulled out at shat hour.
The First Infantry, under Colonel
Ou-and. and the Second. under Colonel
Simms, kept up the record set by those
who went ahead Of them and pulled
away fI7Gm Gettysburg at 3 O'Clock and
1-s1. respectively.
Soldiers Are Paid
one Of the features Of the morning
was the payment OF the District troop
ers- Major Boyd Taylor, who had been
working on the rolls for several days.
had everything IN readiness the night
before, and record time was made in
raging or everyone, including the
camps little army of citizen retainers
OF cooks and walters who had been en-
gagged personally BY brigade and resi-
mental headquarters STATS
The troops went back 10 Washing
tou over the route by which they had
cume-via HasersJown.
IL was planned 10 march to the re-
suecti-e aTmorieS, where the men are
&C. Bee gEslauleG and receive formal
announcement prepared by brigade
-.elCtl ELr->. according TO custom,
tlaC until some time IN October com
l-1uy- battalion and reELmental eXer-
cIses OF ali kinds VIII be suspended
Glad To Return
Everyone was glad TO be of for
home. As one expressed it,
We've had the best encampmeut
set We had TO work hard, but at
times we could do as we pleas ed 7,
.o- one, am mighty glad TO start back
Id coming next year, but I've had
enough for this time. 90 want to
see That dear f street and look down
FguusylVaGla avenue
And that was typical Of the express
si0ns Of sentiment by every one Even
General HarrieS and mem hers OF his
staff had faraway looks in their eyes
IS Jle trains pulled out
General Harries spoke for all the Of
hCers IN saying that he was more
than sa tisfied with the excellent show
mo his command had made in every
department.
Wotherspoon Pleased
Especially were officers and men
=ratifed BY the high tribute paid
.hem by General Wotherspoon, who
was in charge Of the camp. He con
graduated the District men heartily
on their work both In camp and in
the field In conveying his cOmpIi-
ments 10 General Harries, General
.Notherspoon said that the two regi-
.uents OF infantry. the First Separate
re- ttaliOn, and battery Of field artil-
cry had impressed him as being Tar
superior To many and second 10 no
brigade Of militia with which ne has
While there viii be apparently little
doing at toe armCrieS where the diff
frreut ORGANIZATIONS are established
October brigade headquarters wlu be
busy for a week or longer
Officers To Be Busy.
Major Neumeyer, qUartermaster. will
zoe bus checking up his accounts
with Captain and Regimental Quar-
teTmaster Duncan Richmond, of the
First. and Captain and QuartermasteT
Barry l. Burton, of the Second Major
'ovd Taylor. brigade payINa ster. also
VIII have much work to do to get his
reports into shape before he submits
them for final acceptance by the War
Department
Other members Of regimental stats
viii have their hands fun checking Up
company property. and captains and
TEA jOrS. il is understood. viii imme-
diately set to work along lines Sug-
Eested BY General Harries in getting
enlistments to bring the brigade up
TO its fun strength Of 1900 men
devote
time toward 9erfeCtinC plans for the
rev company Of engineers which he
SAYS he viii take to camp with the
Guard next wear 1t is posi- bic ne viii
/ announce his plans within a few days
OLD FEUD IS REOPENED.
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