Evening star., 1914-07-26

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week in preparation for the movement to
Virginia Beach. Va. near Norfolk. where
the District citizen soldiers will hold their
annual encampment. The final orders for
the camp were issued, the detailed pro-
gram of instruction was prepared, and the
quartermaster issued orders for the en-
trainment of the troops on the electric
cars at 5:30 o'clock next Friday mornii Z
on New York avenue between 18th and
18th streets. After boarding the electric
cars the soldiers win 20 to Chesapeake
Junction, where they will take the steam
trains for Chesapeake Beach, and thence
by steamer down the bay to Norfolk
then taking train again direct for the
camp grounds.
try. commanded by Col. William l.. Har-
vey, will be given q chance TO look over
Chesapeake Beach Thursday night. Cot
Harvey had the necessary orders issued
for his regiment To entrain Thursday
night at 7:45 O'Clock, at 18th street and
New York avenue. arriving at Chesapeake
Beach by $50 and pitching shelter tents
for the night. They will embark aboard
the steamer Dreamlaud early FRIDAY
morning, and will be comfortable by the
time the main body of troops arrive
The movement of the I'd Regiment the
night before the main body viii relieve
somewhat the congestion early Friday
morning. The I'd Regiment men have
been ordered to put enough food in their
htversacks for breakfast at the beach
Friday morning. This VIII give them a
real taste of army life in the field, cook
ing their breakfasts over open Tires in
the morning.
Col. Harvey declared yesterday that he
expected to carry a large body OF soldiers
to camp. and believed that each of his
companies would comply VITA tho War
minimum which each command must have
in order to draw federal pay.
With the arrangements for the move
ment of the troops complete, the advance
guard to go to Norfolk to look after the
transfer of the baggage also was ar
ranged. and this detail Will leave Tues
day night next by comfnerciaI steamer.
The camp equipment and officers baggage
was loaded yesterday at the Naval Bat
talon dock at the foot of Water and .
streets southwest, and the barge left last
night for Norfolk No property will be
taken with the troops except the shelter
tents. which the soldiers carry on their
backs and any baggage which was not
at the dock in time will have to be ship
ped by commercial steamer.
With this important detail attended to
the officers in charge of the movement
can rest on their oars and luol, after any
necessary details in connection with the
actual movement of the troops.
The following order for the movement
of troops and the transportation of bag
gage was issued during the week by Mai.
Alfred +. Robbins, Quartermaster, " c.
D. c.:
Troops will entrain on street cars on
New York avenue between 11th and 18th
streets northwest at $50 am, July II,
1914, in the following order: Firs, Sep
arate Battalion, 1St Infantry, Signal
Corps Company and Field Hospital. The
formation will be in line on south side
of car track with right of line resting at
11th street. The entrainins will be made
as nearly simultaneous as is possible and
in the shortest possible time
"All camp equipage and officers bag
gage will be transferred from barge to
railroad cars at Norfolk Va, on the
site early the morning of July 30
Transfer Of property at Norfolk
Will be performed by hired labor. The
following details from organizations
for experimenting and guarding the
property Saturday, July e5. Will be
Brigade headquarters, one non-com
missioned officer and four privateS; LIST
infantry. one officer, one non-commiS
stoned officer and six privates: I'd In
fantry. one officer, one commits
stoned officer and six privates; 1st Sep
commissioned officer and four privates;
Signal Corps Company, one non-com-
missioned officer and two privates: Field
Hospital, one non-commissioned officer
and two privates.
The unloading of all of property
from cars at camp site viii be per-
formed by details from organizations
as follows: Brigade headquarters. one
ofncer. three non-cOmni niSsioned officers
and six privates; LIST Infantry. two Off
GERS. two non on-commissioned officers and
eight privates: I'd Infantry, two officers
two non-commiSSioned officers and eight