The Washington herald., 1916-04-09

the District OF Columbia, where the camp
will be located. will do sentry duty at
night.
But the resident rockies" will be re-
quired to do guard and inspection duty
in the daytime. Officers of the day will
be in direct charge Of the school and
camp. Experts will coach them in the
drafting Of regulations which must be
oheyed with military promptness.
Here is the program Of the day al ths
ladies military camp:
$50 a. m.-Reveille
: TO 7:3O a. m.-Military calisthenics
I:3 o a. m.-Breakfast
$50 a. m. to u m.-Clssses
u m-Dinner.
to p. m.-Lectures and confererre
sessions
to 6 p, m.-Recreation and town
leave.
to 6:15 p. m.-Retrest-
6:l5 p. m.-Supper.
Q p. m.-Roll cali.
10 p. m.-Taps
Lady soldiers out OF camp after .
O'Clock at night will be required TO hive
special passes from he
officers OF the day. Al 20
o'clock lights will have
to go out, with quiet en-
These women will go
10 war in a suitcase" For
everything is to be very,
cry military, and experts say a soldier
cannot be efficient if he-or she-has to
carry lot Of excess baggage Therefore.
no supeTfuOUs gear will be permitted in
camp. Personal baggasa will be limited
20 handbag and suitC5-e. VaIuables
"a, no. he taken into camp and the
"
.Or any losses
Il will he the simple life for the ladv
'.rr0kies" WHO camp out on the ten
act" tract al Chevy ChaSs The cround
has heen i-nated for no u-o of the
Woman's Section Of the N.vy L&cua nv
Senator Francis NeUlaHdS. of Nevada.
l. is accessible TO the street car lines and
also within easy reach OF Washington hv
automobile. The property is improved
with sewage water and lighting. and ali
that is necessary is for the tents to be
pitched
Army tents have heon requisitioped
for the use of the resident pupils II
will be up to each rookie" TO do her
share in taking care OF the tent she oc-
cupies. They will he inspected daily
and everybody knows what happens to
the soldier whose quarters are not in
shipshape order.
The guard house? Well. so far moth
ing has been said about establishing a
guard house at the camp.
Some of the European countries NAV
be ahead of the United States in military
matters. War correspondents have sent
over some thrilling stories about patri-
otto women in the warning countries who
actually went out with the soldier. and
did their share of the fighting. But the
United States is ahead, at least in train
ing women for war that might come.
This will be the first school OF its kind
in the world, and it is hoped il will in
spire the founding Of other schools where
women may fit themselves for the mart
they must play in the national service OF
good citizenship and patriotism To this
end delegates will be sent from the Diff
ferent states to make a study OF the
camp.
Conferences viii be held during the
afternoon hours and the delegates will
have access to lectures which will he
given the rockies" by noted men and
women. These lectures will be on topics
of national defense, food conservation
American history and the Americaniza-
ton Of foreign-born people Only regu-
larly enrolled students will be allowed to
attend the classes to be held during the
mornings, but each afternoon deleRates
from the various states and the general
public will be admitted to the confer
ences and lectures.