Evening star., 1917-04-02
FORT MYER CAMP
FOR Sd INF FANTRY
District Regiment May Form
Part of a Brigade to Be
Stationed There.

The Sd Infantry. N. G. D. c., which has
been called into active service for police
protection duties. probably will march to
Fort Myer. Va, about noon tomorrow and
go into camp on or near the site it occu-
pied at the time of the mobilization for
Mexican border service last June.
The orders from the Eastern Depart
ment to the regiment specify that the
command shall proceed to the fort forth
with, but it was stated today by Col.
Glendie B. Young. commanding. that the
regiment will not be able to move until
tomorrow.
1t will take until that time to make
ARRANGEMENTS for the transportation
of equipment, it was explained. The
regiment is without horses. having
none of it's animals back from San
Antonio. Tex. as did the mounted or
eanizations of the District National
Guard.
May Be Brigade Post.
Just what the duties of the sd In
fantry will be now that it is in actual
service again could not be learned to-
day Many officers of the regiment
were of the impression that entire
stationed at Fort Myer, and that the
District regiment would form part
of it, but there was no definite an
nouncement in this respect
The militiamen reported to the
armory this morning at o'clock, and
they will be kept there until this
evening. They will be allowed to go
to their homes tonight, but must re-
- ~ ~lo IL 10
morrow morning. Today food is being
furnished the regiment at the armory.
A caterer was engaged this morning,
and at noon he had big supply of
coffee and sandwiches on hand for
lunch. A real meal is promised for
o'clock this afternoon.
Busy Scenes at Armory.
Things were humming about the
armory today. officers were superin-
tending the checking of properties in
readiness for the move into the field.
The headquarters force was busy with
the thousand and one details that the
call into active service necessitates.
The men were kept In or about the
armory building, but many of them
were excused in order to get their
business affairs Strengthened up.
Company commanders were busy
getting word to members of their
commands who are out of town. Col.
Young made arrangements to get into
telephone communication with the
du Pont powder works at Wilmington
and the government powder factory
at Indian Head so as to notify the
many members OF the regiment VINO
recently have obtained employment at
those places. The whereabouts OF
many Of the mon is not known, and
one company commander made an es-
innate that about 10 per cent prob
ably would not be located.
Detail to Enlist Recruits.
1ieut. Robert S. Boyd and a detail
of one non-commissioneI officer from
ach battalion have been assigned for
recruiting service and probably Will
establish a headquarters in the down
town section of the city today. II
sufficient number of men apply 1t is
nroposed to form company OF recruits
and drill the men in this formation un-
II, they are sufficiently trained to be
assigned to the various companies
II WAS learned today that Charles
THOMPSON and George Bryan, members
-, the band of the Sd Infantry, have
o,,isted in the seamen gunners' class
and now are serving as guards at the
washington navy yard. They reported
W the regimental headquarters this
morning to obtain their discharges
sron, the District Guard. That they
we're accepted as recruits in the navy
when they already had military oblisa-
t;nna caused some surprise. The men
deciared that they stated they were
MEMBERS of the District National Guard
when they enlisted and that they were
accented nevertheless.
II was stated today that the resigna-
t;ons of about ten officers of the regi-
ment, which were submitted week or
40 ago, had been approved by Col.
young, and have been forwarded to
the adiutant general of the District
initial It has become known, how,
ever, that these designations viii not
be accepted. In view Of the calling Of