The Washington herald., 1913-08-04
GUARD
LEAVES TODAY
Main Body Of Troops Enhain
This Morning for Trip to
Camp Ordway.
SIGNAL CORPS DEPARTS
Capt Tssy's. Command Ce.pIstes
Mere Thal Hall the March b
Destination.
SIGNAL CORPS DEPARTS

Preceding the main body of troops By
day, and wearied by their long day,
march over the dusty MARYLAND roads In
the broilinG sun. the members Of tn,
Signal Corps of the District Nationa
Guard welcomed the order to pitch tents
given lust before sunset after they had
completed more than half Of their LONG
hike to Bolivar Heights. near Harper.
Ferry. where the annual encampment OF
the District guardsmen will be held. The
men were ready to turn in long before
taps" was sounded.
The Signal Corps. under the command
Of Capt Oliver C. Terry, started on their
cross country march early yesterday
morning. and before sundown had COM
pleted the biggest part Of their Journey.
An early start will be made this morn
Ing on the last leg of their journey. and
when the main body Of the District
suardsmen arrive at Camp ordwsy at
noon today.
Everything is in readiness for the de-
parture this morning of the main body
Of the District National Guard. The first
section will entrain at Florida and New
York Avenues Northeast early this MORN
Ing. They are scheduled to leave prompt
iy at o'clock. The first section will
carry the brigade commander, the ON
GERS Of the stan departments, the post
noncommissioned officers, the FIRST sepa-
rate battalion. and the dismounted sec
ton Of the Signal Corps
The second section, leaving half an
hour after the first section, will carry
the officers and men OF the first regiment
and the third section, leaving at o'clock,
Will carry the second regiment.
Over 1,aoo Troops Participate.
All told there will be more than 100
District guardsmen to participate in the
army maneuvers this year.
Everything Is in readiness at Camp
ordway for the reception Of the District
suardsmen, but there will be plenty of
work for the brevet soldiers. for II il
no easy task to put a camp accommodate
ing 100 men in military order. Camp
ovens have been installed. and the big
water filter is in working order. Every
precaution has been taken to safeguard
the health of the District guardsmen.
On arrival at the camp today the first
task that confroRts the District guards
men Is pitching their tents and general
cleanup work. The District boys will
see little OF actual war maneuvers until
the middle OF the week. when everything
will be in full swing. It Is expected that
by the time the order to break camp is
given. a week from Wednesday. that all
will have had their I'LL of war" and
will be content to see the dove of peace.
The rules against leaving camp this
year will be stricter than ever before,
and any enlisted man viola ting the regu-
!ations will be subject to court-martial
and deprived of the joys of pay day.
which will follow the big battle between
the Red and Blue armies.
Officer. Who Attend.
Officers who will attend the encamp-
ment are:
General stafr-Lieutenant coloneIs,
Luther Fl. Reichelderfer and A. l. Par
nerter: majors. Edward II. Neumeyer,
A. P. Robbins. William s. Hodges, Fred
9. Cook. Francis B. Wheaton, Boyd
Taylor, Leroy W. Heron. and Thomas
J. King: captains, Edwin II. Neumeyer,
IT,. William w. Cookson. Edwin N. |
Sevils, Frank w. Holt. Oliver c. Terry. |
Thomas r. Clark. Thomas F. McAnally, |
md Ralph Alderman; first lieutenants, |
s. wormley. Albert Ridgeley. |
Tohn Doyle Carmody, William B. Hud-
ION. Harry C. Caldwell, Richard Powers, |
5eorge NJ. Lands, Clarence NJ. Dollman. |
eugene T. stephenson, Douglas S. Bliss,
md Joseph B. Began
First Separate Battalion-Major, James |
:. Walker: captains. Harry D. Rich |
Irds, Samuel A. Ward, and Sylvester H. |
Ipps: first lieutenants, Joseph H. John |
,on, Lewis II. Patterson, Thomas E. |
ones. and John Z. Smith; second lieu- |
enants. U. r. Brown, Benjamin d. |
Boyd. r. A. Jackson, West A. Hamilton. |
First Northumberland. Charles II.
)urand: lieutenant colonel. G. B. Young:
majors. ]. F. Hodgson. Wallach A. Nc
cathran, and George L. TAFT: captains,
:. Z. Edwards. w. r. McCathran. \
rharles l.. Brockway, ]. W. Oehman,
Alvin d. Halfway, William A. Pennoyer.
". ]. Bowman. John E Moore, Frank
.ockhead. f. W. Fullam. T. E. Faw-
,ett Hugh Stevenson (chaplain). W. H.
,hase, Charles A. Meyers, Conrad
and w. c. O'Neal; first
ieutenants. A. r. McGonegal, J. H.
;charf, Thomas Brown. George A. Mona
,on, Lawrence W. Hazard, Lionel L.
Johnston. William B. Wall, and Lem
el II. Windsor: second lieutenants, Ev-
rett s. Beall, Arnold C. Otto. Frank a.
James b. Jones, and
Iarsh A. Bodenhamer.
Second Regiment-Iolonel, William z.
lieutenant colonel, Anton Ste
han; majors. Alexander Summers.
b. Walker. and Clarence V.
aver; captains, George F. Dudley (chap-
ain), Edward H. Brian. Theodore p.
leap, John E. Brooks, J. c. Whitaker.
robert B. johnson. John c. Rooney,
'larence N. Walker. William H. Beck
tein, Lucien B. Ernest. Harry c. Wei
Lob ri
)avis, Clarence L. Adams, Herbert c.
and Claud Burlingame; first
eutenants, Luis A. Clausel, William w.
'aughn, Harry W. Klotz, H. c. Calm,
rank B. Schlosser. Joseph z. Eldridge.
'. Brown. l.. r. Lord, Robert Wanne-
,ann. and Charles NJ. Hammond; sec
nd lieutenants, George Z. Tolson, Harry
. Burton, Albert c. Adams. Dudley B.
Toward, Jesse c. Sweeney, Francis
Iartin, Frank c. Hall. d. Dickerson,
haries G. Sniffin. Julian s. OlifY, Joseph