The Washington herald., 1914-08-01

life guards VIII watch over the militia
men while swimming.
Regulars Are Here.
The Twenty-ninth Infantry Of regulars
made camp this afternoon and will re-
main here to ma1esver with the guards
men.
One company of tho First Separate
Battalion and Hospital Corps could not
board the Dreamland with safety, so
they had 10 remain behind TO come down
tomorrow. Steamboat oficials, expecting
the guardsmen would becoInej hungry be-
fore they got TO Norfolk. provided sand
wiches at 5 cents each and gave good
coffee with them.
The boys viii wake refreshed tomor-
row and plunge into real camp life. which
will be relieved by many little trips to
the amusements hereabouts.
The Dreamland, with the entire per
sonnel of the militia aboard. slipped
away from the dock at Chesapeake Beach
this morning at O'Clock The First
Separate Battalion. Signal Corps and
Field Hospital Corps which arrived there
early this morning quickly Joined their
comrades OF the First and Second Regi-
ments and embarked.
Slept on Ground.
The eItlsen-soldiery had its first taste
Of army life when Il slept on the ground
at the Maryland resort last night wait
Ing for the morning and the sailing Of
the Dreamland. About dawn bugler
sounded the reveille over the sleeping
camp and the militia men tore themselves
away from Morpheus and began TO cook
breakfast on campfires which dotted the
site OF the temporary camp.
Tents had been pitched on the old race
track at Chesapeake Beach. and while
there was considerable sleeping done be-
fore morning, the guardsmen waged a
terrific battle with the mosquitoes
Those Of the guardsmen who left Wash
ington on early trains this morning got
little sleep last night as they were occu-
pied until train time with the work of
preparing thefr camp outfits and getting
things in readiness.
Assigned the Regiments.
Mai. Alfred P. Robbins. quartermsster
Of the Guard, had charge Of the work Of
assigning each regiment to its own por-
ton OF the Dreamland.
Col Charles H ourand, commanding
the First Infantry, acting under orders
issued by Gen. Harries, was IN active
command Of the movement OF the troops.
Gen. Harries himself left on the Norfolk
steamer for the camp at Virginia Beach
last night
The work of embarking aboard the
Dreamland was accomplished without
confusion, although the men worked with
feverish haste, as an early start was
necessary in order to enable the Dream
land to reach Norfolk in due time.
Coffee was served at the Chesapeake
Beach Casino at s o'clock, and despite
the early hour Of the embarkation there
was a big crowd Of relatives and friends
on hand TO wave good-by to the guards
men. Many OF these relatives had re-
msined at the resort all night and were
on hand bright and early when the re-
yeille call was sounded shortly after
o'clock.
Trip Was Uneventful.
The trip down the bay was uneventful
the weather was fine. There
were few aboard inclined to seasickness,
the bay being like a sheet OF glass under
the summer sun. /
Ducheon and supper was served on the
boat and every time there was q call to
The dining-room the rush Of recruits
nearly amounted to q near panic. The
soldier boys say II will be one OF the
greatest encampments in the history Of
the local guard.