Evening star., 1914-08-01
CHILLY NIGHT PUT
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Go to Work With Vim TODAY,
However, Getting Camp
Ready for Maneuvers.
LOOK FORWARD TO DIP
IN SEA THIS AFTERNOON
Trip Down Bay on Steamer From
Chesapeake Beach Uneventful.
No Hitch in Plans.
Special From a stafr Correspondent.

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
VIRGINIA BEACH. Va. August l.
After a chilly night under the canvas. the
District soldier boys arose to the bugle's
sound Of reveille early this morning, were
given their first breakfast in the perma.
nent camp and set to work getting ready
for the program Of instruction which will
start Monday.
With a bright sun shining over the
camp ground and fine breeze blowing
the soldier boys pitched right into their
work SO they could take a swim in the
ocean this afternoon. and then have Sun
day of for a visit to the Virginia Beach
resort
The last Of the troops came into camp
last night. Company A Of the 1st Separate
Battalion. and seventeen others. who
came all the way from Washington by
train via Richmond, Va. These were the
er Dreamland was allowed to carry. Com
pany A did not leave its armory, but the
other seventeen had to be sent back from
Chesapeake Beach. They arrived only q
short time behind the troops which came
by steamer.
Trip Down Bay Uneventful.
The trip down the Chesapeake bay was
uneventful. Although heavy clouds hung
over the steamer all the way down, there
was no heavy weather. When nearing
the capes the steamer took on little
roll. but none of the soldiers became sea-
sick. According to many of them they
enjoyed the trip.
Some of the regular soldiers who made
the voyage on the Dreamand declared
this morning they had seen many move,
ments of troops, but the movement OF
of the National Guard Of the District to
Virginia Beach had been better handled
than any they had ever seen. Ihere was
not a hitch anywhere, and the move
ment went along in an orderly manner
with no delays whatever on the steamer
or on the trains to Virginia Beach.
Col. w. E. Wilder. in command OF the
5th Cavalry. and commandant OF the
post at Fort Myer, Va. arrived In camp
early this morning. and immeoia.ely
went into conference with Brig. Cen.
George III. Harries, commanding the Dis
trict Of Columbia militia, REGARDING the
liam of instruction for the District
militia
Greeted by Crowd at Norfolk.
large crowd turned out in Norfolk
to see the guardsmen when they
marched from the dock. where they
were disembarked from the steamer
Dreamland, to the station of the Nor
folk and Southern railroad. over wnicn
line they were carried to the beach.
The camp has the aspect of the real
thing in military operations. ana "
needs only the actual maneuvertng and
the smell of little sunpo~uer 10
make it seem as If the European situ-
alton had been brought close to home.
Tented City Quickly Rises.
Almost like magic the big tented city
which will protect the members OF the
National Guard. Of the District OF
Columbia for their ten-day encampment
at this seashore resort arose yester-
day, and by the time the citizen soldiers
arrived in the camp ground. shortly
before o'clock, all of the tents were
carefully arranged The soldier boys.
after their long. tiresome Journey down
the Chesapeake bay aboard the steamer
Dreamland, were eager to answer
"taps'' when they resounded last night
across the parade ground.
The advance details which were sent
TO the camp grounds last Tuesday had
done their work well under the dfrec-
auartermaster. All day yesterday Capt.
Neyils was kept busy getting the last
Of the equipment sent in from Norfolk
and seeing that it was placed in posi-
tion on the camp grounds.
As Capt. Nevils stood outside Of the
brigade headquarters tent last night
Rlancing eastward over the camp
srounds toward the ocean. he was fuii
Of praise for the seEice that had been