Evening star., 1923-06-04
MARINES IN DRESS
|. REHEARSAL TODAY
Exhibition on Monument Lot
Part of Big Army Show
for Shrine Week.

Model military camps representing
virtually every arm of the service rose
on the Mall and in Potomac Park to-
day, giving Washington a touch of
its almost forgotten wartime color.
At these camps Shriners and the
thousands of other visitors will be
given an opportunity to inspect the
equipment and view the life of a SOL
dier under canvas.
Shortly after daybreak the vanguard
of soldiers who will be stationed at
these camps throughout the week ar
rived in the city. followed by tanks.
cavalry, field artillery, rolling kitch-
ems and other equipment. BY noon
virtually all the tents had been
pitched and the camps were thrown
open to inspection.
Just north of B street on the Mall,
stretching from I'd street west to 9Th
street, is the Army's display model
camp, containing units representative
of all branches of the service. From
I'd street to Az street is quartered
Troop d of the Sd Cavalry from Fort
Myer, and Battery A, of the 10th Field
Artillery from the same fort. Ap-
proximately 200 soldiers make up this
camp, in command of Capt Steele
Watkins of the 18th Field Artillery.
Army Band to Play.
Directly across the street, lying be-
tween Az and 9Th streets. is quarter
ed the Sd Battalion of the 18th In
fantry from Fort Washington, in
command of Maj. W. F. L. Harding,
and the camp of the musicians com
| posing the Army band which will
take part in the numerous Shrine
week concerts. Lieut.. P. w. Lewis
is in command of the musical unit.
which has its headquarters in the
Washington barracks.
The band will play at the various
| maneuvers held at this camp daily.
| which will include guard mounts. pa
! rades and drills These maneuvers,
however, will be only incidental, the
| main purpose of the camp being to
give visitors an idea of a soldiers
life.
Stretched for about a half a mile
parallel to the speed way in Potomac
park, is Camp Mecca the model
| marine camp. In it are approx
! mately 10000 marines, force con-
sisting of a battalion of the cele-
| brated 5th Marine Regiment, which
distin guished itself in Belleau Wood,
| a section of artillery with two sew
| enty-flve millimeter cannon, special
| troops with machine guns, automatic
| rifles, trench mortars, a band of 200
pieces and signal company equipped
| with wireless telegraphs and tele-
| phones.
The Camp Mecca" marines will
| hold a special exhibition dress parade
and retreat on the Monument grounds
| this afternoon at o'clock. The men
| will be clad in marine blue uniforms
| with white trousers and caps. A
historic flag of world war fame will
| be used in the ceremonies, which will
| be reviewed by Maj. Gen John A Le-
/ jeune, commandant of the Marine
! Corps and the imperial officers of the
I Shrine.
! Music will be furnished by the 200
| piece band. Infantry. artillery and
1 special troops will participate in the
exercises.
In Potomac Park on the east side
| of 18th street, near the Tidal basin, is
a complete Army field hospital, es-
tablished for the emergency of all
1 persons who may be injured or be-
| come i'll during the week. 1t con-
| Sists of a complete hospital company
of eleven officers and sixty enlisted
men and entire ambulance company
| of forty mine enlisted men,
| The hospital contains twelve wards,
with bed capacity for $50 patients.
| 1t will operate seventeen ambulances
| Maj. Joseph E. Bastion is in COM
mand.