The Washington herald., 1915-08-25
GUARD VIRGINIA
FROM INVASION
District Militiamen, by Rear
Guard Action Successfully
Delay Attack.
$4,000 BLANKS" FIRED
Company M Wins Point Trophy in
$4,000 BLANKS" FIRED
Company M Wins Point Trophy in
Annual Field Day and Ath-
letic Meet.

Camp Ordway. Colonial Beach. Va,
Aug. 24-The invasion of Virginia by
the landing force OF the Blue Brigade
under command of Lieut.. Col Anton
Stephan was delaped several hours
this morning by a rear guard action
hy Red troops under command of Maj.
T. Y. Walker. about one mile from
Colonial Beach
Maj. Walker took up a position on
high ground and two companies Of
his command threw up shallow
trenches. with two companies in sup
port. The trenches We're well sodded
and no target was offered the enemy
until il was within a few hundred
yards.
The Machine Gun Company did not
take part in the tactical maneuvers.
hut went instead 10 White Point for
target practice. II had been under
stood that if the target practice was
completed in time. the Machine Gun
Company would join one or other Of
the fighting forces
Thirteen thousand rounds of blank
ammunition went up in smoke. each
man being furnished ten rounds this
morning before marching out to the
field
The maneuver was very success
full" said Capt. H P. Hobbs. military
instructor and one of the umpires of
todays maneuver. The men did very
good work and entered into the action
with spirit and enthusiasm
Defes<e n Success.
Asked If ne thought the rear guard
action was a success. Capt. Hobbs re-
piled in the affirmative and pointed out
that the invading force had been de-
layed for three or more hours.
Mai ]. c. Castner. I. s. A. who is
heN to instruct the guardsmen. praised
the work Of both sides
Col. Stephan succeeded in turning Mai !
Walkers flank. but was delayed by the
rear guard of the Reds long enough to
make their defense of the position sue
cess
The FIRST Separate Battalion again |
popped into the limelisht this morning |
and was highly praised by the umpires i
for the manner in which it conducted |
its part of the maneuver.
The officers who We're umrircs today |
Were Mai. J. c. Castncr. L. : A; Cant /
II. P Hobbs, /. ). A. and Gen. Will |
lam Harvey and staT.
A maneUver will be held each morning
Of this week except Saturday. when the !
guard will embark for Washington at
6 m. assembling at the White Lot
on its return and going through an ex-
hihition drill.
Instructions for th' signing and Coru-
pleting of pay rolls We're issued this
morning and the time of guard mount
ing was changed from II 90 "A. m 10 l |
Z. m. in order not To conflict with the
maneuverS the remainder of the week.
Mrs. Cahi.l Bryan. of the Breakers
entertained about 200 guests at an enter
tainment and hop in compliment TO thu
commissioned officers OF the National
Guard at the hotel last night.
Mrs. Bryan was assisted by Mrs. Victor
Esch, Mrs. Findley, Mrs. Stolpp Mrs. |
Gibson. Mrs. Murray, Miss Marie Muir
ray Miss Loretta Hall. Miss Violet Nc
Gruder. Miss Olga Forsberg. Mrs ,
Huestis, and Mrs. George Forsberg n
Among the officers present were Capt
Nocht. Capt Zca Mai House. Capt
Louis Wilson. Capt. John E Brooks, |
Capt 9. Earl S+nithson Capt. George l..
Tair. Capt. Herbert J. RrySon and Capt
F. Heap.
The officers will give their annual en-