Evening star., 1916-10-23
D. c. COLORED TROOPS
Being MUSTERED OUT
First Separate Battalion Leaving
q. S. Service This Afternoon After
Four Months in Field.

After little more tlran four months
in the field, all except couple of weeks
of it in the federal service, the 1st Sepa-
rate Battalion of Infantry. the District
colored troops, this afternoon is being
mustered out by Maj. March r. Stewart.
L. S A. the inspector instructor of the
National Guard of the District of CO.
lumbia. The mustering-oUt ceremony
and the paying off of the men is taking
place at the armory of the colored
troops. at 18th ard L streets northwest
The tents at Camp Ordway, Fort Myer
Va. occupied by these troops for the
last week, or since their arrival in
Washington from Naco. Ariz.. where
they were stations d guarding the wa
ter WORKS. winch are right on the bound
airy line between Mexico and the Unit
ed States. were dropped this morning.
The tentage was rolled up and the
other equipment packed. Wagon trains
were loaded and the property sent to
the armory for storage until the annual
encampment next year. unless conai-
tons should require the Pr sident to
call the militia out before that time.
Glad to Resume Civil Life.
bit, are again anxious to resume their
civilian status. There was much en-
thusiasm about the work of breaking
camp today, and there was little need on
the part of the officers and non commits
stoned officers to urge the men to their
tasks. The bitches around the tents had
to be covered. the holes dug for the in
cinerators had to be filled and the camp
otherwise restored to the condition in
which the troops found it when they
came.
At O'Clock the 1st Separate. COM
manded by Maj. James E Walker, left
the camp in heavy marching order. The
troops followed the military road to the
Highway bridge, around the tidal basin
Pennsylvania avenue, east to 18th and
New York avenue. east on the latter to
18th street and north to the arnory at
18th and u streets.
Mobilization Camp Ends.
When the troops left Camp Ordway
it was the first time since June 81 that
troops had not been in tents there. 1t
marked the end of this District mob
flization camp. When all of the other
organizations left, there was a detach-
ment of recruits and casuals in camp
the-e-men who were not sent to the
border. So since the troops were called
into the field there have been tents on
the ground continuously.
When other District organiza tions re-
turn from the border, they will be sent
to their armories to be Guartered until
mustered out, according to present plans
Troops Reach Salisbury, N. C.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
SALISBURY, n. c., aboard District
Field Hospital train, bound for Wash
ington, October 90. 1905 pm-The
special train of nine cars with the
Field Hospital, No. 1. N. G. d. c., bound
for Washington to be mustered out of
the federal service, arrived here short
ly after noon today, and stopped for a
few minutes. Officers and men are in
the best of health and good spirits
All are anxious to get into Washington
Those aboard figure that it will be IL
o'clock tonight when they reach Ross
lyn.
The organization is making plans to
sleep on the cars tonight and to de-
train early tomorrow morning and
march to the armory.
The train left Atlanta, Ga, at 10
o'clock last night. r.- --~-