Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-05
SUN WORSH|PERS
IN GUARD CAMP
Extremely Chilly Weather
Starts Guardsmen From
Tents Early Today.
FIRST NIGHTS SLEEP
DISTURBED BY COLD
Brigade Parade Yesterday Reviewed
by Brig. Gen. Harries and Staff.
Today's Drills.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dlspatch 10 The Star
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. August D.
1t was freezing lot of soldier boys
who turned out at 5:25 this morning to
the call of the bugler blowing reveilIe,
and those stiff joints from yesterday
fairly cracked with pain at the boys
were put through the morning dose. of
calisthenics. But after nice hot morn
ing meal and little more work about
the tents many of them were fairly well
limbered up for the days work of drills.
There were number of "sun wor-
shippers in camp this morning, and long
before the sun appeared over the noun
tain tops these lovers of old Sol were
out of their tents, where sleep had re-
fused to visit last night on account of
the cold. These thin-skinned early ris-
ers. forced out of bed by the cold. began
chanting in preparation for the sun and
awoke others more fortunate enough to
be able to withstand the cold.
AS the last notes from the reveille
sounded at headquarters echoed away
over the mountain sides it was taken
up at the regimental headquarters, the
distance of approximately six city blocks
across the great field from headquar-
ters
Then the rumpled-haired, squint-eyed
SOiuicT OOyS turned out ana except IOr
the stiff joints were wide awake after
they had dashed on their faces goodly
portion of the cold river water.
Long before the day is over the SOL
settled themselves right down for the
hard work of the ten-day period, and
the days are just full of drills. Long
before washington was awake the pro-
tectOrS of the District now camped in
the West Virginia mountains were drill
ing and training to. do credit to Uncle
Sam should 1t be found necessary to
them from an enemy.
March About the Field.
While the men were drilling and
marching about .he field learning the
proper foot movements as well as the
movements in squads the sounds of the
01sle calls came echoing across the
fields. The musicians were practicing the
service calls For one hour, from 7:3O to
$3.50, the boys marched about the field
while the corpOrals and sergeants each
took eight men-a Squad-and taught
them the movements.
Then, like magic, the pigmylike figures
for such they appear at the great distance
from Observation-Disclosures through the
company streets and just as swiftly as If
eavy gale had blown them away.
Promptly at $50 the rattle of mrsketrv
and the swishing sound of objects NOV
ing through the grass could be heard.
Taught to Handle Firing Pieces.
The men were then taken on the field,
and for one-half hour, under the bright
rays of the sun, which tried with all
Its force to counteract, but in vain,
the mountain breezes of Bolivar Heights,
were taught the correct way to handle
the firing pieces. The men appeared
on the great parade ground at IL
o'clock with their shelter tents ana
blanket rolls on their shoulders
They pitched them about the field and
another tented city grew up in a re-
markably short while. Ten came the in
struction in first aid and the wounds of
Washington's soldiers were dressed by
the veterans, while the recruits look
ed on. But when the mess call came
after all of these drills there was q
healthy looking set of boys who lined up
at the mess tents.
Some were turning dark. while others
took on beautiful lobster red. And
then they had base ball game to settle
that dinner. And it was some game, too,
and a good recI cation from the routine
of the morning.
at learning the war game. The company
officers were instructed in company form
ing in advance guard.
Brigade Parade Grand Review.
The brigade parade of yesterday was
turned into one grand review of the Ma
tional Guard of the District OF Columbia
with Brig. Gen. George II. Harries, COM
manding the District of Columbia militia,
and his staff as the reviewing officers.
From the time the strong-lunged bugler
stepped proudly to the front Of the head
quarters tent and sounded the first call
for parade until the last trooper disap-
peared into his tent everything went
about with a military precision which
did credit to the training of the officers
and men composing the District National
Guard. And while Gen. Harries, in a
speech to the officers just outside Of his
made an excellent showing, he pointed
out to them that there was more for all
OF them to learn
lie told them that with this in mind
there would be much work to be crowded
INTO little time, and declared that the
present encampment would be one Of
work with very little time for pleasure
and social duties
When the assembly came fifteen min
utes after the first call the band an
peared In the far distance from the
vlclnlty or the regimental quarters. fol-
lowed by the 1st Infantry, and then the
"a infantry. the lst Separate Battalion
and the Hospital Corps detachment.
When all We're lined up, forming one
solid mass of soldiery, expanding across
the large field, Brig Gen. Harries and
his stan started from the Headquarters
tent and marched diagonally across the
held, taking station in the front and
center OF the brigade. while the whole
iorInatior came to present arms.
The men were then marched forward
aDout n1ty PAGES. the front rank stop
ping on a line with the fagstaff at
brigade headquarters
With the whole brigade standing at
attention and with lines so STRAIGHT as
to make IT appear that chalk line
front, the field artillery doomed forth
salute. simultaneously the flag start
ed downward. while the band played
''The Star Spangled Banner"
Fifteen Minutes in Passing.
Gen. Harries then marched 70 the nm
per end of the formation with his star