Evening star., 1914-07-11
D. c. GUARD TO CAMP
At VIRGINIA BEACH
Selection Made Today, After
Opening Of Bids for
Transportation.

The National Guard of the District of
Columbia will go into camp this year at
Virginia Beach, Va.
This was finally settled today at head
quarters of the District of Columbia
transportation involved were opened The
camp will be officially known as Joint
camp of instruction with Company E,
18th United States Infantry.
The period of the encampment will be
from Saturday. August l, to Monday. Au-
gust 10. but in order to take advantage
of transportation facilities the brigade,
with the exception of the 1st Battery
Field Artillery and the Naval Battalion,
will leave Washington early Friday
morning, July 81. by rail to Chesapeake
Beach. Md. where the guard will board
the steamer Dreamland for Norfolk, Va.
The 1st Battery, Field Artillery. will
go to the field artillery camp of instruc-
ton at Tobyhanna. Pa. The Naval Bat
talon is now on d cruise on board the
battleship Rhode Island, bound for Ber-
muda.
Train Direct to Camp.
On arrival at Norfolk on the steamer
Dreamland the other commands of the
side the tracks of the Norfolk and South
ern railway and be transported to the
camp site. about mile south of the Vir-
ginia Beach summer resort proper A
railroad spur runs directly to the camp
grounds so that there will be no march
ing to get there.
The start is to be made from Chesa-
peake Beach about $40 O'Clock am,
which, the steamboat company guaran-
vii al
tional Guard to get to the camp site and
get the canvas up before dark The
guard will have all day Saturday to com
plete the making of camp and Sunday
work. The program OF instruction Will
be started Monday morning. August 3
The baggage, camp impedimenta and
horses. accompanied by Sufficient details
will go directly from Washington by
steamer. in advance of the movement of
the troops. and be on the ground when
the brigade arrives. this being necessary
because of the expected arrival of the
troops so late in the day.
The return trip to Washington VIII be
made in the same manner as the one
going to Virginia Beach. The steamer
Dreamland has capacity of 2.dn men,
although it is not expected that the va
riouS commands of the brigade will num-
Der more than 800 at the outside limit
when they depart.
Col. Wilder to Command.
The United States Army regulations
provide that the command Of a joint
camp of instruction shall be vested in
the senior regular army officer present,
Col Wilmer E. Wilder. 9TH United States
Cavalry. commandant at Fort Myer. has
been detailed, with a number of staff
officers to the camp Of Instruction.. and
will be in command at Virginia Beach.
The other United States Army officers.
in addition to those of Company E..
29th United States Infantry. who have
been detailed to the camp, and who
will serve as instructors, are:
Mai. John w. Heavey, with the 1st
Battalion 1st Infantry: Maj. Isaac c.
Jenks. with the 1st Battalion. I'd In
fantry Maj. Edward A. Shuttleworth.
with the 1st Separate Battalion. in
fantry: Capt. Arthur M. Shipp. with the
I'd Battalion, I'd Infantry; Capt.
BENJAMIN R. Wade, with the Sd Bat
talon, I'd Infantry; Capt. Frederick B.
Downing. with the Signal Corps Com
many: First Lieut.. Deas Archer, with
thhe ID Battalion. 1st Infantry and First
Lieut.. Jason NJ. Walling, with the Sd
Battalion, 1st Infantry.
The decision that the National Guard
of the District of Columbia should
camp this year at Virginia Beach was
reached after the consideration of bids
for transportation, called for in the
regular way. 1t is the climax of an
unusual situation, during which a