Evening star., 1911-08-08
GUARD CAMP PLANS
Brigade Goes to Frederick,
Nd, Friday, August 18.
RETURNS HOME AUGUST 27
Officers Will Have Three Days Pre-
liminary Schooling at
Fort Myer, Va.
RETURNS HOME AUGUST 27

Circulars containing complete details
covering the movement of the various or
ganizations of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia to Fort Myer and to
Camp Ordway, near Frederick, Md, will
be issued from brigade headquarters to-
day. The program for each day at camp
is also outlined. showing that there will
be plenty of military work to keep the
men busy while under canvas. For the
officers camp for the three days at Fort
Myer nine wagons will be required for
baggage and equipment. Wagon and
train transportation for Camp Ordway
will be more complicated task, but
everything has been arranged SO that
glance at the circulars viii show exactly
what is necessary.
The first section of the special train
for Frederick is ordered to leave from
the intersection of New York and Florida
avenues at 1:3O O'Clock am, Friday, Au-
gust Is. 1t will consist of two coaches,
two stock cars and eight baggage cars.
1t will carry two battalion quartermasters
or other officers acting as such from each
regiment, one officer from the 1st Sepa
rate BattalioQ, one officer from the Am
bulance Company, the post non-commis-
stoned staff and all mounted orderlies.
baggage detail. forty-four horses and
impedimenta for the entire brigade. Capt.
Edward NJ. Nevils of the quarterma sters
department has been designated quarter
master for the first section
Train for Headquarters.
Brigade headquarters and the Ist Sep
arate Battalion, the dismounted troops Of
the Signal Corps Company and the am
bulance companies will go en- the second
section, at O'Clock am, and will
ride in a train of nine coaches, one of
which will be Pullman car for the
commanding general and staff and officers
Of the staff department. Lieut.. Benjamin
d. Boyd, quartermaster of the 1st Sepa-
rate Battalion, is to be quartermaster CT
this section.
The third section. departing at $50
o clock Am, will be in charge of Capt
William r. McCathran. auartermaster
OF the ist Infantry. and will carry nine
coaches with troops and stock car for
twenty-five horses. Capt. Harry c. Wei
rich, quartermaster of the I'd Infantry,
will be quartermaster for the fourth sec
tion. which will depart at . o'clock. and
will be composed of ten coaches for
troops and a stock car for twenty-five
horses
Friday. August Is, the first day in
the field. will be given over to the
making of camp. Parade that after
| noon has been assigned to the 1st
Separate Battalion. Drills. non-com-
tHIsSioHeu oiceTS Scnoei ana OmcefS
school and parade by the I'd Infantry
| Is the schedule for the second day.
The entire brigade will parade Sun
day afternoon, when visitors to camp
are expected. Gen. HarrieS will in
spect camp Sunday morning.
Begins Full Weeks Work.
Drills and school will take up most
of Monday. August 81. including ex-
| tended order, attack and advance
| guard work. The parade that day
will be by the 1st Infantry Regimen
| tai drills and an advance guard prob
lem. without contact. will be the work
for Tuesday. August %. Non-commis-
stoned officers will have regular school
| instruction. Parade by the 1st Sepa-
rate Battalion will close the day.
| Advance guard work and outpos
| work by battalions, patrolling and non
commissioned officers school, instruc-
tion in the use of the first aid packe
and the I'd Infantry's parade is TIL,
schedule for Wednesday. August %.
| Advance guard work and outpost
| work by regiments will be the morn
! ing work for Thursday. August "a; a
| lecture on personal hygiene and a parad,
by the LIST Infantry will be the work fo
| the afternoon f%
| Friday. August 20, will be devoted
| entirely to maneuver. Saturday Au-
| gust 26. will be given over to advance
| guard and outpost work by the resi
| ments and n parade by the LIST Sepa
rate Battalion. and Sunday. August 81
the last note of the general" sounded
by the camp buglers. will see the can
4 vas collapse in a heap. and the guards
! men VIII depart for Washington.