Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-28
President Wilson Inspects Lo-
cal SoIdiery Returned From
Two Weeks in Camp.
TRIP UP THE POTOMAC
NOT AN AGREEABLE ONE
Men Have to Depend on Their
Ponchos for Protection Against
Driving Storm.

| President Wilson this afternoon stood
| on the White House ellipse in a driv-
| ing rain and watched the National
Guard of the District of Columbia,
| which had been in camp for two weeks
! at Colonial Beach, Va, pass in review.
| In addition to the forces which return
| ed to Washington at noon today aboard
| the Steamer st. Johns there were added
] the Field Hospital and Battery A.
Field Artillery, both of which have had
litheir annual tour of duty at Toby
hanna, Pa, and the Naval Militia, which
! several weeks ago had it's annual cruise
| aboard the battleship kearsarge
| The ellipse was not wide enough to
| permit Gen. Harvey to martial his
| forces in one long line of company
| front, and it was necessary to form the
| troops in masses of battalions and
separate organizations On the right of
! the line was the new Sd Infantry Band,
| and the other commands to the left
were the Sd Infantry, the Machine Gun
| Company, 1st Separate Battalion, Field
Hospital. Naval Militia. Battery A.
Field Artillery, mounted, and the Signal
Corps Company, mounted.
Marched to White Lot.
| When the troops arrived at the dock
| today horses were waiting for the
! mounted officers and the Signal Corps
| company. 1t was but few minutes
| after the troops had left the steamer
st. Johns before they started the march
| to the White House review grounds
| They went along Water street to Sth
| street southwest north to D street.
| thence to 11th street TO the Smithsonian n
grounds to 18th street, to Pennsylvania
| avenue westward to the point of re-
\ view.
| After the troops had passed before
| the eyes of the President the column
proceeded out of the grounds to 18th
| street, north to Pennsylvania avenue,
(, east to New York avenue. At 18th
street the brigade parade ended. The
Sd Infantry proceeded out New York
| avenue, taking the south side of the
! Public Library, to its armory at 5th
| and l. streets. The 1st Separate Bat
| talon went north on 18th street to
| It's armory at 18th and U streets while
| the Signal Corps Company proceeded to
its quarters at 1st and Indiana ave-
nue.. The Battery, Field Hospital and
Naval Militia also left the parade at
this point. proceeding to their respec-
tive armories.
Disembarked in Rain.
After coming up the river in driv-
ing rain, the troops became more
| cheerful when the rain stopped and
the skies frightened as they neared
| Washington
However, just as the troops landed
another downpour of rain set in, which
continued until after the review.
| President Wilson saw pass before
| him a we'll trained brigade of men. the
majority of whom had just returned
today from twelve days of hard prac-
t1ce learning the war game from the
bottom up and ending with the actual
operations In theoretical battles. They
| had with them the heavy marching
| equipment, made heavier by the rain
which had soaked through during the
| embarkation and debarkation at Wash
ington. They carried the equipment
| which they would take should 1t be
| necessary to call them into the service
Of the United States.
Not Pleasant Voyage.
| The troops made good use of their
ponchos during the trip up the river.
The First Separate Battalion was quar-
tered on the hurricane deck. and the
only protection from the rain, which
came down in almost cloudburst guam
titles. We're the ponchos. The rain beat
In on the decks during the greater
part of the voyage
| The troops carried ashore with them
$4,000, which had been paid them by
| Capt. Louis c. Wilson on the trip up,
but they will not have a chance to
| spend 1t until late this afternoon, fol-
lowing the parade on the White House
| ellipse.
| Despite the bad weather there was a
| large crowd at the dock, made up Of
relatives and friends of the guards
men. But there was no chance to
greet friends, for the troops formed
Immediately for the march to the
| White Lot.
| The men were Jared out of the little
maps they were taking on the steamer
| when the vessel rached a point about
twenty miles below Washington. There
was an explosion, followed by shrieks
! from the soldiers, who did not realize
! that the steamer was passing Indian
| Head. One of the big guns was being
tested and the shell went splashing
| down the river far astern of the st.
| Johns