Evening star., 1924-08-10
D. c. GUARDSMEN
TO LEAVE FOR CAMP
121st Engineers and 29th
NJ. P. Company to Begin
Training Today.

Of for two weeks of theoretical
warfare to keep them in trim to take
the field in defense of the Nation on a
moments notice. the 121st Regiment
Police Company, National Guard OF
the District of Columbia, will depart
today.
Early this morning, when most of
washington is just turning over for
its last nap khaki clad soldiers many
of them veterans of the World War,
VIII answer the shrill notes of the
ougler's assembly, preparatory to the
ADVANCE movement to Fort Hum
phreys, pnI,r VI va. -, Col; John w. oehmann,
Lieut.. Raymond w. Peake commands
the Military Police Company.
orders made public last night by
Lieut.. r. c. MacCartee, adjutant of
direction of Col. Oehman called
upon members of the regiment to
report at the armory at Z 80 o'clock
owing to the heat of the past few
days, the heavy equipment of the field
packs has been sent ahead, and the
troops, when they march through the
streets today will have only their
coats and rain coats.
March to Start at $50.
Promptly at $50 o'clock the sound
ing of adjutants call will be the
preparatory for the signal to march
to the train. The troops will be
headed by the Regimenal Band, and
the line of march will be east on l.
street, northwest to New Jersey
avenue south on that street to Mas
sachusettS avenue and thence east to
the Union Station.
A special train will be waiting on
the siding and promptly at 10 o'clock
the troops will entrain and the bag
gage and other impedimenta which
was not taken by the motor caravan
which left Friday will be loaded
aboard. The train is scheduled to
leave the station at 1890 o'clock and
will proceed to Accotink. Va, where
it will be placed on siding. to be
taken into the camp proper by one
of the engines of the post.
Baggage details will be furnished
by each company and will be under
the general charge Of Capt. Morgan.
These details Will remain with the
baggage until the trains are unloaded
at the camp.
Training to Be Intensive.
This will be one of the most inten-
sive periods of training undergone by
the local militia since it's reorganiza-
tion subsequent to the World War.
A strenuous program has been
mapped out, but there will be plenty
of time for recreation, so these citizen
soldiers will not have a chance to
become dull through sticking too
close to the military diet.
AS soon as the troops are detrained
at camp they will be marched to the
barracks, which they will occupy
and they will spend most of the day
in preparing their quarters. There
probably will be liberty for them in
the evening to visit around the post
and get acquainted.
Early tomorrow morning the pro-
gram will be started and rigidly ad-
hered to during the entire period.
The troops will engage in exercises
in military engineering, in addition to
the regular military routine. Engi-
neering problems OF ali kinds, which
must be used in the field by military
engineers will be worked out both
theoretically and practically. There
will be construction work of all
| kinds, including bridge building, both
on land and water, trench construc-
tion, and the demolition of all with
high explosives.
After strenuous week, it is prob
able that the local troops will be per-
mitted by Col. Oehmann to keep open
house next Sunday when their fam
ilies and friends will be permitted to
enter the camp and inspect some of
the work they have performed during
the week.