Evening star., 1916-08-07
Camp Is ''Struck" and Equip
ment Is Being Rapidly
Placed Aboard Train.
TO LEAVE ROSSLYN, VA,
AT s O'CLOCK TONIGHT
Mum Der Of Friends and Relatives of
Men on Hand to Bid
Farewell.


camp shortly after noon for the entrain-
ing Of the troops late this afternoon. All
morning the officers and men Of this or
ganization worked hard getting the tent
age rolled up, packing little odds and ends
which could not be loaded yesterday, and
filling up the trenches around the tents
SO this; the camp ground could be left as
clean rs when the troops arrived.
Transport wagons were travelling back
and forth all morning, between camp and
the train on the siding Rosslyn. taking
the equipment which the men used until
the last moment.
The heavy rain of last night having
thoroughly soaked the canvas. it was
necessary to leave it up longer so that it
could be thoroughly dried before it was
rolled At o'clock all tents were
Struck and the work of tying them up
began.
Friends Visit Camp.
Visitors began coming into the camp
early this morning, and remained during
the afternoon. After the noon hour every
car toward the camp brought its quota of
friends and relatives of the guardsmen,
all anxious to bid goodbye to the men.
After all of the work was over Capt.
George g. Wilson. commanding Battery
3. allowed the men the run of the
camp, so that they could chat with
their friends. No men were allowed
out on pass. and there will he no oDp""-
tunity for any of them to miss the
train
Brig. Gen. William L. Harvey is
scheduled to view the troops as they
are lined up in what was formerly
| battery park" of the departing or
ganiZation, and probably will make
short address to the troops as he did
to the others when they left camp sew
! eral weeks ago. He will accompany
the troops to the train.
Negro Troops Ready.
There was little prepa ration to be
| done in the camp of the recruits of
the 1st Separate Battalion. 1913 of whom
will be taken on this train. No tentage
or other equipment will be taken. and
all that will be necessary is for these
troops to load their infantry packs on
their backs and start for the train.
| The troops will leave Camp Ordway
about 80 o'clock. and the train will
pull out about O'Clock. AS soon as
the troops arrive at Rosslyn they will
be ASST gned places on the cars and
their relatives and friends will be given
an opportunity to talk to them through
the car windows until the train pulls
out
Further ground for the belief that
Troop 4, cavalry. VIII very soon leave
ior the border was given this morning
when Capt. Horace p Hobbs. L. S mus
terlnS officer. teleg.a phed to the East
ern Department to expedite the equip
ment for this organization. Requisi-
tions for il have been file for some
time. This organization. being new.
will have to be completely outftted
The saddles have arrived, but there is
other horse equipment needed. AS soon
as this arrives, it will be issued imme-
diately. and the organization will be
ready to leave, as it is not only well
above its minimum strength, but is
within few men OF it's maximum.
Return From Rife Range
The troops returned from the rifle
range at Congress Heights yesterday
after five-day tour of duty. A very
good showing was made by the men,
many Of whom have never handled
, service rife before. The official record
filed with Gen. Harvey this morning
shows that the troop qualified fol-
lows: Expert rihemen, one officer and
two enlisted men: sharpshooters, one
officer and six enlisted men; marksmen,
twenty six enlisted men. Only twenty
one members OF Ine troop 10
qualify in target practice.
The infantry organizations were
taken out on the road toward Alexan-
dria this morning for combat prob
lem. using blank ammunition. The 3rd
Battalion, Maj Summers, commanding,
was the defensive force, and was at
tackled by the 1st and I'd battalions of
infantry, under command of Maj. Nc
Cathran.
There were many visitors in camp
Yesterday, many more than have been
coming out on Sundays. They were
probably attracted by the fact that
more troops would depart for the bor-
| der, and most of them concentrated in
! the vicinity of the Battery B camp.
! There was d heavy rain in the late
| afternoon. which turned the camp into
"a sea Of mud and drove some of the
! visitors nome.
I Howard Banks. private secretary to
| Secretary Daniels. delivered an address
to the men IN the y. NJ c. a. tent last
| night