Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-01
GUARDSMEN START
FOR CAMP TODAY
Two Special Trains Leave Ar
cade with Signal Corps, Cav
airy and Infantry

Two special trains, carrying a signal
corps, q troop of cavalry, detach-
ment of hospital corps and eleven COM
panies of infantry of the national
guardsmen of the state of California,
will leave the Southern Pacific Arcade
station this afternoon for the encamp-
ment at AtaScadero.
The first section, composed OF four
teen cars, will bear Gen. Robert Wan
kows1i and his brigade staff, composed
of Mai. Ray /. Follmer, adjutant gen.
eral of the First brigade; Major Ford,
subsistence officer; Maj. G. e. Heber,
uuartermaster officer. The regimental
staff will be composed of Col. w. 9.
Schrieber, Capt. E. w. Peckham, ad-
jutant; Capt. Frank c. Prescott, sub
sistence officer, and Capt. A. B. Austin,
quartermaster officer
The Los Angeles companies going In
this section are: Company A, signal
corps, commanded by Capt. H. T.
Bathey; troop D, cavalry, commanded
by Capt. James Gum: detachment or
hospital corps under Maj. c. W. Deck
er, surgeon; company A, Infantry
commanded by Capt. Warren ]. Hold
en-; company B, infantry, commanded
by Capt. Harry B. Light; company c,
infantry, commanded by Capt August
C. F.. Dee; company +, infantry, COM
manded by Capt. F. r. McReynolds.
In this section special cars will care
for the transportation Of the cavalry
horses. This train leaves the station
at $3.50 p. m.
Section will be made up as follows:
Company D, infantry, of Pomona, COM
manded by Capt. H. L. Duffy; company
G. infantry, of Redlands, commanded
by Capt. c. w. Lehr; company H, In
fantry, of Long Beach, commanded by
Capt. A. D. Broden; company l, IN
fantry Of Pasadena, commanded by
Capt. Charles F. Hutchins; company
K, infantry, of San Bernardino; COM
pany L, infantry, of Santa Ana, COM
manded by Capt. Nathan A. Ulm, and
company NJ, infantry, of Riverside,
commanded by Capt. P. J. Bollinger;
This train, made up of eight cars, VIII
leave the station at 3:45.
Members of the Los Angeles COM
panies will meet at the armory, Eighth
and Spring streets, In the morning, and
will help in getting off to the station
the large equipment that will be taken
along.
At lunch time each company, in
charge of its respective commander
will dine at downtown cafes before
marching to the station. It is the
plan to have all the companies at the
station by o'clock or shortly after.
The outside companies will arrive at
the station on the incoming morning
trains, After lunch these companies
will be assigned to their sections in the
second section.
Upon arrival at Atascadero an officer
Of the regular army will assign quar-
ters and the driving of tent stakes Will
commence Immediately.
According to the plans Of the routine
duties and the maneuvers at the camp
there is q busy time, as wei las
pleasant outing, in store for the militia
men. Reveille will be sounded at $50
in the morning and the assembly notes
will follow shortly after, at 5:45. Mess
call will be at o'clock, while fatigue
call. which announces time for the gem
eraI cleaning up of the quarters, VIII
be sounded at 6:45
At 8 a. m. the bugler will sound the
notes Of drill call, and for two hours
the troops have to march and counter
march, after which they are given an
hour for cleaning up for lunchs, at IL
O'Clock At 1 o'clock drill call will bring
the men into line again, and for an
other two hours they heed the COM
mands Of their officers.
Guard mount will be sounded at $500
D, m, and an hour later the bugle
notes of retreat will make music on
the air. Mess will come at $3.50. AS
the camp fires glow brightly at 1o:45
the call to quarters will send each man
to his blanket, while fifteen minutes
later the beautiful notes of taps viii
command the snuffing of the candle.
Besides these routine drills and regu-
lations governing an army encamp-
ment there will be many feature exer-