The Washington times., 1915-08-16
GUARD REACHES CAMP
AT COLONIAL BEACH
Thirteen Hundred Washington.
ians to Sleep Under Canvas
Tonight.

CAMP oRDwAY. COLONIAL BEACH.
Aug. 1s.-Thirteen hundred members OF
the District Of Columbia National Guard
Will sleep under canvas here tonight.
Yesterday they were loyal professional
men, clerks. mechanics. and. In fact.
men Of every walk Of life but now
each one Is a soldier clad in military
kahli. and Is intent upon learning well
military problems during the next two
weeks.
A census Of the camr this afternoon
showed that 1870 men were here.
From tho. steamer st. Johns. they
debarked shortly after noon today. 81
officers and S45 men Of the Third In
fantry; II officers and 2J5 men Of the
First Separate Battalian, the colored
contingent: / officer and 81 men from the
signal company, and officers and nine
teen men rroin the Sanitary detachment,
making a total on the steamer Of 81 Of
ticers and l.l76 men.
Awaiting the main body at the camp
were four officers and seventeen men OF
the Third Infantry, one officer and six
teen men from the First Separate Bat
talon. and two officers and ten men
from the Signal Corps
The first Of a series Of lectures deal
Ing with military problems viii be de-
Hobbs. Of the regular army.
The text, which will deal with mat
ters pertaining to the proper conduct
Of the camp. will be delivered in the
Colonial Beach school house
Aside from making camp the guards
men have no duties today.
Inc soldiers. several ''mar correspon-
dents'' representing local newspapers.
three PHOTOGRAPHERS. and and a -. Il lines ne
steamer shortly after o'clock this
morning.
There were also taken aboard sew
eral horses, 5000 rounds Of ammuni-
and bags containing foodstuffs for the
thirteen days encampment of the LIS
trict guardsnen.
Whether folks down about the
wharves are habitual early risers Is
not known to The Times representa-
everybody appeared to be UP early this
morning.
When the first squad Of soldiers ar
rived at the wharf. about o'clock.
there was a respectable gathering Of
early risers to watch the hustling re-
cruits. Then other soldiers came and
other civilian bystanders began to
throng the sidewalks until the conges-
ton finally caused policemen to clear
sufficient space to permit the march
ing troops to keep In step as they
swung onto the wharf.
Just few "sweethearts" were on
hand to say goodby to favorite soldier
boys and here and there the wife OF
n departing officer or private was seen
to have arisen early to accompany her
husband to the boat.
The separate battalion Of colored
troops was last to reach the wharf. AS
they stepped briskly into view. the col
ored bystanders lost interest In the
white soldiers. and quickly surrounded
the darker skinned infantrymen. They
were admired by the small boy and the
duskv belle until the whistle sounded.
The four divisions which went into
camp at Colonial Beach TODAY are un-
Ger command OF Brig. Gen. William e.
iIarvey and his staff OF twelve officers.
The District soldiers went away with
dash Of pep" and evidently each
one Is looking forward to the outing.
although thsrell be plenty Of hard work
in learning to be a soldier.
The Rev. George Fiske Dudley. rec
tor Of St. Stephens Church. who Is
chaplain OF the guard. accompanied
the soldiers to the beach. He will
live in camp and will hold services
Sunday.