Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-07
CAVALRY GETS ORDERS
TOPREPARE TOLEAVE
Squadron Loading Equipment
for Trip to Augusta-Pennsyl-
vania Division to Be 2Sth

The War Department has ordered the
First Squadron. First Pennsylvania Cav
airy, to be ready to depart for the train
ing camp at Augusta. Ga, in few days.
Preparations are being made for the move
ment OF troops and equipment. The freight
cars on the siding a. Thirty street
and Lancaster avenue are being loaded as
rapidly as possible.
The troops comprising the squadron are
the First City Troop. commanded by Cap
tain q. p. Thayer; Troop A. Captain Arthur
Callahan; Troop ID, Captain j. W. Good.
and Troop G, Captain Thomas b. Myers.
The First Pennsylvania Cavalry Is COM
manded by Colonel ]. r. Wood
The Twenty-eighth Division. United
States Army. is now the official name of the
former Pennsylvania National Guard or
ganizatitns. according to Major Tyler Of
the brigade headquarters, who received
word from Washington. This order will not
change the status of the Pennsylvania
troops to any great extent. The Pennsylya-
MIA Division will not lose its individuality
because. as 1t contains every needed tacti-
cal unit, the division will be kept together
the only change being in the name.
Assurances have been received that the
old personnel Of the former Guard regi-
ments will not be disturbed. Major General
Clement will command the division The
three infantry brigades will be commanded
ick w. Stillwell. Brigader General Albert
j. Logan and Brigadier General Christopher
r. O'Neill while Brigadier General Will
liam G. Price, Jr.. will command the artil-
lery unit
Brgadier General Mills, in charge Of the
division of military affairs, which has ex-
ercised supervision over the National
Guard Of the country, sent each of the gen.
eral officers "A telegram which assured them
they would be retained
That it is easier to guide a horse than
their own feet is the experience of Penn
sylvania cavalrymen All National Guard
cavalry. units are now executing cavalry
drills on foot. and the skilled riders who
have no trouble executing maneuvers when
mounted find their feet in hopeless tangle.
Things have come to such a pass In the
First. Regiment, stationed at Thirty second
street and Lancaster avenue, that Captain
Arthur Callahan Troop, A. today took a
hand himself He called Sergeant Godfrey
Smith to his assistance and proceeded 10
untangle the cavalrymen's feet.
Partial success attended his efforts, but
the progress was so slow and he found such
difficulty in keeping lines straight that he
requisitioned ball of string, This was
used in the drilling of two squads together
The end men of the line held the string
and each man was required TO be touching II
at all times. This proved so successful that
II will be used more extensively until the
men have as good control of their feet as
they have of horses.
The men have been handicapped by made.
quate drill grounds A plot i'm the rear oi
the armory Is now used, This Is only large
enough to accommodate a few squads at 9
time. Even then the squads are continu
ally interfering with one another. At times
bodies Of the troops are taken to Fairmoun
Park, but the hike to a suitable location IL
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