Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21

ments of the guard will be full of ac-
tivity making preparations for the trip
to the seashore, where. in between drills
and maneuvers, the guardsmen will have
a chance to enjoy fine surf bathing and
can visit well known summer resort
of the south, Virginia Beach.
Officers of the local National Guard
believe that this encampment of the local
militia will be one of the most success
full in the history of the guard. very
large attendance is expected, and. with
something like Virginia Beach or a dive
into surf to look forward to. 1t is the
belief that lots of valuable training will
be received by the guardsmen, for they
will work harder
In the militia encampments most of
| the drills are held in the morning, leav-
ing the afternoon and evening for the
guardsmen to enjoy themselves. OF
course. one or two nights during the
encampments the men may be taken on
practice marches. when they will sleeu
| In their dog tents, but even then they
can De rocked to sleep by the roar OF
| the ocean waves.
The camp selected by the board of of-
f1cers composed of Lieut.. Col. A. l.. Par
merter. =. S. A., adjutant geenral, Dis
| trict of Columbia Militia; Lieut. Col. l..
n. Relcneiderfer. Medical Corps. N. G.
D. c; Maj. Alfred P. Robbins, quarter
| master. n. g. d. c.; Maj. c. Fred Cook.
adjutant generals department. N. g. d
| q. and Capt. e, NJ. Nevils. quarterrnaster.
n. G. D. c., is the property of the state
OF virginia, and is the camp grounds
used annually for the encampments of
the National Guard of Virginia 1t is
800 acres in extent. and is one Of the
| most beautiful bits of land in that sec
ton.
There is a great deal on the grounds
| which viii be of use to the local National
| Guardsmen when they reach there.
| There are a large number of transport
| wagons and field equipment of the Signal
| Corps. which have been offered to the
| local National Guardsmen for their use
| the field wagons and Signal Corps equip
| ment from Washington. Besides, there is
woodland on the place. from which the
| guardsmen can cut wood for their fires.
There Is also rifle range right on the
| camp site.
| The seashore is half a mile distant
from the camp grounds, although Vir-
| GINA Beach proper is little more than
| a mile distant, with electric cars every
few minutes from the camp grounds.
| the fresh water lake on the grounds Is
| suitable for boating. and the fishing in
| it is declared to be excellent, furnishing
a fine opportunity for the guardsmen
who profess to be expert anglers.
| X
| According to the present plan laid out
Gen. Harries' headquarters will be locat-
| ed near the fresh water lake and close
under the shadow of the tall trees which
surround it. The company tents will be
| laid off in a line looking toward Virginia
| Beach in the distance. the LIST Separate
Battalion being in the distant end of the
camp ground.
The quartermaster's department imme
diately will begin the preparation for tn,
transportation of the guardsmen to thu
beach. together with their property. Thu
medical department will have its fielt
hospital and medical equipment to ge
together-in fact, every department will
be busy from now on preparing for thu
embarkation August !, which happens t
fall on Saturday
tentative draft of the course of in
struction to be followed at VirSini;
Beach now is being mapped out, and viii
prevail 1t is probable that the entir
course will have been completed within
the next two or three weeks, and omcer
of the guard can make preparations L
carry out the orders in this regard
| When the board sent to look over tn
| Virginia camp sites reported In favor o
the Virginia Beach site. 1t took Gen. Har
ries but a few hours to place his staml
of approval on his staff officers report
While part of Company X. I'd Infantry
marched to the Center Market armor
last Wednesday evening to take the ty
phoid prophylactic. the other part. whicl
was composed Of men with little expert
ence was drilled by each private in turn
AL Of the young drillmasters, 1t is de