Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-11
lST DIVISION VANGUARD
ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON
TIRED, HUNGRY, SLEEPY
First of u Sections
Gets Here Shortly
Before 5 A. M.
BULK OF INFANTRY
STILL IS TO COME

ed to Camps Leach, Meigs
and East Potomac Park.
Grimy, tired. hungry and sleepy,
and wanting nothing SO much as
chance at the showers, a cup Of cof-
fee and bunk. the men composing
the vanguard of the 1st Division,
A. E. F., pulled into Washington this
morning.
Scheduled to arrive about o'clock.
according to the last orders issued.
the first section of a total of twenty
two that arrived at the New York
avenue yards Of the B. & o. railroad
reached the yards shortly before
o'clock This. according to railway
transportation officers in charge of the
orded history that troop train ever
arrived ahead of its schedule.
Forty-Two Trains Required.
The first train pulled out of New
York about $3.50 o'clock last night. A
total of forty-two trains was required
to handle the troops and equipment,
according to transportation officers,
twenty of the trains being handled at
the Pennsylvania railroad yards at the
foot Of Pennsylvania avenue southeast
As fast as the sections pulled into the
yards the men were disembarked and
equipment was unloaded, the trucks
and wagons rolled OF the nat cars and
the movement to the camps in the Dis
trict begun.
1t was stated that the bulk Of the in
fantry regiments Of the division were
being held at Camp Merritt and would
not proceed to this city for several days.
OF the infantry commands only the
headquarters companies, supply COM
panies and ambulance companies came
in today. These were divided between
Camp Leach. Camp Meigs and East
Potomac Park.
Assigned to Camps.
Companies A. p. E and F of the list
Engineer Regiment, except its horse
Camp Leach. Companies Z and y or
the same regiment 10 Quartered at Camp
Meigs. :
| Omcers and men of the LIST Field Ar
tinery Brigade are Quaytered at Camp
Leach. Tine gums. norSes and equip
ment Of the brigade will be at East 20.
tomac Park =
orticers and men of the Signal Corps
| were marched to Camp MeAgs. short
distance from the New iYdrk avenue
yards, where they are caInpeE
The division military police, sched-
uled to reach this city aas TIE FIRST
section of the twenty SAection
| train, came in on the third section.
Men OF the command said their train
was the first to pull out OF New York
last night and were at q loss to nm
derstand how and where two FOLLOW
ing trains passed them. They are
CHARTERED in the barracks in East PoA
tomac Park.
The Mobile Veterinary Corps of the
division was ordered to East Potomac
Park.
Direct Debarkation.
A corps Of railroad transportation
officers of the division, assisted by Of
icers from the Quartermaster's de-
partment and other departments here.
and in general command Of Col. Her
ron. handled the details of debarka-
ton and directing the units to the
camps to which they had been as
signed.
served to the men as they arrived.
the local Red Cross organixatio the
War Camp Community Service and
other organizations cooperating In
preparing and serving the refresh
ments to the hungry soldiers
The men assigned to Camp Leach.
American University and to the can
Torment in East Potomac Park were
transported in motor trucks, some Of
them supplied by Walter Reed Hos
munity Service and the Red Cross.
and the remainder in trucks belong
ing to the commands. The bicycle
company of the Signal Corps proceed
ed to Camp Meigs on their wheels.
Unloading of equipment was per-
formed with precision, only one
minor accident occurring in the ham
ding of the scores Of trucks. wagons.
etc. Breaking of rope used in
easing truck down the skids from
rope to strike a private Of engineers
over the right eye. cutting cash.
Medical Corps men bandaged the cut
and the soldier went right on with
his work.
d. c. Man Arrives.
Among the Washington men Of the
1st Division reaching the city today
was Private C. S. Ryan. Machine Gun
Company, 2sth Infantry. SON Of P. J.
Ryan He came in on furlough ahead
of his command.
Five More LIST Division Men.
Five additional names Of Washing
ton men now with the LIST Division
have been received by The Evening
Star, in addition to others who have
served with that command, but have
been discharged or transferred.
Hugh A. Reid, Company L., 18th In
fantry, reached France in 1917, and
was twice wounded, but rejoined his
regiment after recovery. His father.
Hugh Reid, ST.. lives at 1405 F street
northeast -..
with Company d Of the LIST Engineers,
entire American expeditfonary force.
William T. Biackman. 954 26th street,
Is the sole representative OF; the Dis
trict Of Columbia in Company K Of the
18th Infantry. He was for many years
q member 'of the District National
Division after his arrival in France.
Lieut.. John T. Clemens. Company I,
18th Infantry, makes his home at SO
Gresham place. He returns. to Wash
ington this week after nearly two
years abroad. 4
Lieut.. Milton T. Noyes, LIST Field Ar
tillery Brigade, is another LIST Division
officer. His home is in the Kensing-
ton apartments.
Robert N. Harper, chairman of the
committee in charge of the review,
said today that the victory arch; at
would be finished by Monday morn,
ing and that he was arranging with
electricians to have the flood lights
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