The Washington times., 1919-09-12
FIRST" FINDS
D. c. WETTER
THAN REPORT
Scores Spend Day Drying Out
After Night in Open During
DoWnp0ur.

The troop movement to Washington
OF the second group of the FIRST di-
vision was completed last night, and
today more than 5000 officers and
men, with all the artillery equipment,
are located in Camp Meigs, Camp
Leach and East Potomac Park.
Some confusion resulted last night
when the men. after taking their
horses to East Potomac Park. left for
Camp Meigs. Some Of them didn't
know the location of Camp Meigs;
others were determined to see some
of the sights Of the Capital before
they went to bed, and others misun-
derstood orders. The result was that
more than a score Of the soldiers
slept or the ground last night wrap
ped only in their blankets, and with
the trees and bushes affording poor
protection from the downpouring
thunderstorm. Others sought accom-
mediation in Washington hotels.
TangIe stralEhtened Out.
Today, however, the tangIe has been
Strengthened out, and the men are To-
Gated finally in their different camps.
Division headquarters, headquarters
troop, the military police of the diYi-
sion and train headquarters, field sig
nal battalion. engineer train and part
Of the engineer regiment, First infan-
try brigade headquarters. transporta-
tiOn of the Sixteenth infantry, Eight
eenth infantry, Second and Third ma
chine-gun battslions, and the trans
portation of the Twenty-eighth and
lTwenty-sixth infantry are stationed
at Camp Meigs and East Potomac
Park. The horses and necessary per-
sonnel, with the equipment OF the
Fifth. Sixth, and Seventh field artiI-
lery, are stationed at Camp Leach.
The men are all tired, hungry, and
some of them wet from their last
nights soaking. The day will be
spent in cleaning up and resting for
the parade Wednesday.
Nevertheless, there were scores of
men not too tired to go sightseeing
about the streets of the Capital to-
day and soldiers bearing the famous
Il" on their left arms, were seen on
All downtown streets.
No more soldiers OF the First will
arrive until Sunday, when the motor
transport units, making the trip from
New York to Washington overland,
are due to land in Washington. All
dismounted personnel of the Division,
including many men of the En-
gineers, Artillery, Infantry and Ma
Cnlne Gun units who did not come on
the trains yesterday will land in
Washington Tuesday night and morn
ing. They will march direct from
the detraining camps to the forma-
ton centers for the parade.
Not Enough Seats,
Col. Robert n. Harper, chairman of
the committee on arrangements for
the parade here Wednesday, stated
today that the demand for seats has
been enormous, and the additional
1,5OO seats put in the Court of Honor
VIII not begin to meet the requests.
In addition to meeting the demand
for seats from the citizens of Wash
ington, Colonel Harper has been ask
ed by the War Department to aid in
supplying seats TO diplomats and
members of Congress, who have NOT
been able to get Accommodations in the
stands built by the War Department.
He stated today he would be unable
to aid them.
On Fifteenth street ,empIoyes Of the
Treasury Dept. have erected raiIinEs
around the balconies Of the Treasury
Building. and some seats from which
employees will watch the parade
However, thousands who expect IN
see the parade, will be forced to seek
places TO stand along Pennsylvania
avenue.