Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14
FLAG is RAISED ON POLE =
AS TROOPS GIVE SALUTE
For First Time in Five Years Cere-
mony Is Held at Headquarters.
START MADE EARLY TODAY
Three Train Loads Leave Washing
ton, Bearing First Separate Bat
talon and First and Second
Infantry.
From a STAFF Correspondent.


CAMP ORDWAY, Bolivar Heights.
W. Va. August 14.-The entire bril-
gade OF the National Guard of the Dis
trict Of Columbis went into camp short
ly before noon today. For the first time
I'm five years the ceremony OF raising the
flag in front of brigade headquarters was
observed. While the men in the regi-
ments were at work raising their tents a
bugle call from headquarters announced
to the entire brigade that the Stars and
Stripes were about to be lifted TO the tip
top of the great fiagpole that stands I'm
front Of the brigadier generals tent.
Every man I'm camp stood at attention
while a band played the national air, and
not a man in the brigade moved a finger
until the flag had reached the top. when
every hand was raised to the hat in
salute.
When the men rolled out of the trains
at Harpers Ferry they faced a long
hike of nearly two miles. over a hilly
road, before the camp site could be reach
ed. The old timers who have been to
camp before thought nothing Of the
march, but some of the raw recruits were
limping in their new government shoes
and were glad enough to throw aside
reached the spot picked out for their
tents.
The real work Of the camp of instruc-
ton will start tomorrow Today was
given over entirely to getting the canvas
In shape. T.. q.
Three Trains Carry Troops.
Three troop trains. carrying the District
oF lad
early this morning over the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad for Harpers Ferry. near
where at Bolivar Heights. the guardsmcn
will be encamped for the next two weeks.
The trains were run half an hour apart,
the first section leaving at 8 o'clock. This
section carried the LIST Separate Battalion
and the brigade headquarters staff. The
second section was occupied by the LIST
Infantry the I'd Infantry bringing up the
rear in the last section.
A little too early in the morning TO
suit 1.-The girl / left behind me, the
guardsmen who left on the first section
had to do without much of the usual
goodbye business. Not more than hall
dozen soldiers sweethearts were out 10
wave to the departing solder boys, ana
the ones who were enough in earnest to
get up in time to get out TO the baItltnore
and Ohio yards at New York and Florida
avenues northeast looked as If they dldn
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there; no event like the departure or
three whole trainloads of soldiers can
occur too early in the morning Tor MN.
especially when the soldiers are accom-
panied by a couple of bands.
Pullman Car Named "Cupid."
Whether by accident or design, the
railroad officials who saw to the maxi
ing up of the trains made an amusing
selection when choosing the Pullman IN
which the brigade headquarters stan
travelled to Bolivar Heights. The car,
which was at the end of a train of nine
coaches making up the first section OF
the train, bore, in big gold letters on
each side, the name Cupid
Owing to the absence of Gen. Harrles,
who is detained away on business, and
who will not reach camp for several
DAYS, Col. Ourand of the 1st Infantry is
the senior officer in command OF tho
District of Columbia brigade In tech
nical command at camp is Col. Garrafd
of the 18th United States Cavalry, sta
18th Cavalry and a battery Of the Sd
Field Artillery from Fort Myer are al
ready i'm camp at Bolivar Heights.
The 1st and I'd Infantry. in full march,
ing kit made the hike from the arfnory
to the railroad yards the regimental
bands at the heads of the columns. BY
the time the boys reached the trains the
morning had become warm that the
soldiers were getting first taste OF hot
weather campaigning, and the guards
men, burdened with blanket and tent
roll. knapsack. havers .ck, canteen and
rifle, were dripping with perspration.
Just before boarding the train one MEM
ber of the 1st Infantry, whose name
could not be learned, was slightly over
come by the heat and had to be helped
hna I'd hfa