Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-25
NINE GUARD UNITS
FROM THE D. Of c.
MOBILIZE TODAY
To Spend Two Weeks in Camp
Here Before Starting for
Cantonment. 3.
A TENTED CITY ERECTED
TO HOUSE FIGHTING MEN
Patterson Tract Pronounced Ideal
Camping Place, and Everything
Is Spick and Span.

Nine units Of the National Guard Of
the District Of Columbia-Troops A, B,
= and D Of cavalry, Batteries A and B
OF Field Artillery, Company B Of the
Signal Corps, the 1st Field Hospitai
Company and the sanitary detachment
of the field artillery-are now in eamn
on the Patterson tract, north Of Florida
avenue, at the head of 4th and 5tb streets
northeast.
There are $50 officers and men in th,.
camp. with Capt. Louis c. vogt of Rat.
terry "A, Field Artillery. as the senior
llne omcer commanding the camp until
MAJ. Leroy w. Heron, commanding the
lst Squadron of Cavalry. receives his
Snissapn sor mhsap from the War Department
Ior which he has been recommended
oy Brig. Gen. William E. Harvey. COM
manoer OF the National Guard Of the
District Of Columbia Gen. Harvey has
not Deen called into service and so his
stan has no official standing at the
new mobilization camp. Maj. Louis g.
Wilson, who had charge of the con.
struction OF the camp and who was ex.
pected TO be camp quartermaster. will
snereIore, not officiate until orders
nave been received.
mastering Officer on Hand
Maj A. G. Thompson. Coast Artillery
Corps, U. S. A, the senior musterfnr
officer. was at the camp earlv tbfs
morning with staff, Including a can.
TAIN ana nrst lieutenant of 1nfantrv
artillery,
The first day will be devoted to
nut
property to make the men comfortahie
Tor their two weeks stay. The officiaI
muster and physical examination is de-
layed until the papers Of the several
approved by the mastering officer
There will be one mastering officer for
the Held artillery, two for the cavalry
and one for the field hospital and signal
company. Maj. Thompson said today
that he expects to get them all mus
tered into the federal service in two
days.
All the organisations were in camp
early; In fact. most of C Troop of Cav
airy stayed in camp all night Each OF
the other units had a guard for its
property in camp all night The nrst
unit to march into camp this morning
was Troop Of Cavalry. which arrived
seen service on the Mexican border, and
which has its own mounts, obtained at
that time. made a more spectacular en-
try, riding in behind its service-stained
guidon at about 10:15 o'clock, when
gathered, who gave cheers and ap-
plause.
Camp in Fine Shape.
The District troops found the camp
in fine shape, with tents mostly all up
and sanitary arrangements carefully
attended to. The new Camp Ordway,
named for the first general command.
ut No ri hySo
is considered an ideal location and
thoroughly adapted in every respect for
a mobilization camp. 1t is expected
that the War Department will continue
trict troops have been forwarded to
the cantonment at Admission, Ala, after
their two weeks in camp here.
The camp has eight organization
each with eight showers. i've latrines.
nine screened-in kitchens. nine tncin.
orators and an abundant supply of ex-
cellent water. There are watering
troughs for the horses.
There is an average of thirteen
pyramidal tents for each organization
except Troop c of cavalry. which 10
using wall tents on account OF the
storage tent, carefully screened. from
which all supplies will be issued.
Lieut. Homer NJ. Mohr of Battery A
is acting commissary officer and the
first meal in the camp was dinner to.
day, with the mess call sounded
promptly. All of. the men brought good
appetites with them and were well sat.
isf1ed with the menu.
Telephone Service Installed.
Within an hour after the camp was
occupied it was equipped with city
telephone service, with stations in the
headquarters and two telephone booths
in the quartermaster's section. A hos
pital tent was also put up. although
there were no patients for it. A guard
tent was put up about II o'clock be-
cause there were two prisoners.
Besides Maj. Heron, commanding tho
squadron of cavalry, the other cavalry
officers awaiting commissions for which
are:
To be adjutant with rank of first
lieutenant, w. E. Boughton.
Troop A-captain. James H. Wash
burn; first lieutenant, Gregory J. Kess-
nick; second lieutenant. John D. Rob-
Troop B-captain. John W. Thompson:
first lieutenant. Dudley Brown; second
Troop CICaptain. Langdon Moore:
first lieutenant. Murray A. Cobb; Sec
ond lieutenant. Don Long.
Troop D-Captain. L. L. Krentzlin:
first lieutenant. F: NJ. Strawn; second
lieutenant, Harry kayS-
The large crowd which had gathered
to witness the District men open camp
was dispersed by the heavy shower
This reminded many of the experience
of the District guard more than a year
ago. when it went into camp at Fort
Myer In that case a severe storm hit
the camp before the men could put
up their tents, and the large crowd
which assembled to see them was thor
oughly drenched, as there was no pro-
lection except the wall Of Arlington
national cemetery.
Coincidently with the District guard
going into camp. the state militia has
been called out in a number Of other
states including Maine, New Hamp- Z
shire. Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut. New Jersey. Dela-
ware. Maryland, Virginia, North and
south Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois.
Montana, Wyoming. Idaho. Washing
.on and oregon.