The Washington times., 1916-06-19
Gen. Harvey and Staff
Plan for Mobilization
of the District Militia

Council of the brigade commander
and stan and field officers OF the Third
Infantry and commanding officers OF
separate units met at national guard
headquarters at IL o'clock this morning.
A meeting OF company and separate
organization commanders was held
at o'clock this afternoon for anal
instruction at rational guard head.
quarters.
The mastering In Of the national
guard to the United States SER
vice will begin this evening at ma
tional guari armory. Major Joseph c.
Castner. L. 8. A. adjutant general Of
the District militia. mastering officer.
This Is the schedule of the mobiliza-
ton OF u.e national guard OF the Dis
trict fo- today. Unless orders are is
eued to the contrary from the War De-
psrtment, following the conference or
Brig Gen. William f. Harvey, with
Secretary Baker and Major General
scott this morning. the program all
The 200 troops OF the District will be
ready within twenty-four hours to take
| the field. The sole cause for delay
at the present time lies In the inability
to announce lust where the horses tos
mounted organizations are u come
from.
Gathering Food.
Major John f. Whitaker. of the quar-
| termaster's corps. who Is In charge OF
the subsistence supplies under the d.
rection of Major Alfred p. Robbins
senior officer of the quartermaster' 8
corps, started work last night TO gather
supplies OF food for the troops.
The details of the mobilization of the
District guardsmen have been worked
out to the letter. There has been no de-
| lay in notifying the men and the mer
have had their individual field sequip'
ment for several months.
| The plans for the camp at Arlington
were drawn UP under the direction OF
engineer Officer OF the militia, and a
present inspector general OF the nationa
| guard.
and the site surveyed and placed II
readiness. Since then several organiza
lions OF the regular army have beer
camped on the site.
The camp will be located just below
the drill held and along the line o
GERS OF the District guard have all beer
Instructed as to the site and as to thu
location of their respective units camps
on the site. They will go to 1t directl!
the war department gives the WOTu.
The quartermaster's corps, under tn
direction of Major Alfred +. Robbins
has complete equipment for the brigad
In the shape of tentage, packed an
on wagons ready for transportation a
soon as the horses are attached to tn
wagons. There are seventy wagons Il
the District national guard wagon train
!. all OF the newest models for army trans
portation.
All Reported Ready.
At the conference OF the members @
the stan departments with Brigade
General Harvey at national guard head
quarters last night. reports were mad
J from the heads of every departmer
that everything was in readiness fo
, the moving OF the troops to camp, a
sool as the War Department woul
designate where the horses were to
obtained,
Major Luther II. Reichelderfer.
charge OF the medical corps, reporte
that his department had prepared fC
the examination OF the men and of III
recruits today. Major Reichelderfe
will be in personal charge OF the med
J cal department today, and will deta
officers to be on duty at the recruitin
station on Pennsylvania avenue, nea
: Twelfth street. to examine men
A special recruiting station will he G
! tabllshed at the armory building today
noon. The station will be under II
charge OF Col. Glendie b. Young. con