Evening star., 1926-08-15
CITIZEN SOLDIERS
LEAVE FOR CAMP
Naval ReServists Put to Sea
as Militia Members Begin
Two Weeks Training.

Off for training in the art of fight
Ing. the citizen sodiery and sailormen
OF Washington yesterday threw aside
their civilian clothes and c.osed their
desks. formed into companies. batal-
ions and regiments. as Well as ships
COMPLIMENTS to 20 into the field and
sea for two weeks of service with the
CUlOrS.
The evacuation started with the de
parturc for the Atlantic If the De
stoyer Allen with the Local Naval Re
serves aboard. TO join the Atlantic
scouting fleet destroyers for war
games off Montauk Point and Car
diners Bay. X. Y. The second move
ment was that of tbe National
Guard, which left on the Norfolk boat
for that place. and thence to Nir
einia Beach fOr two weeks in the field.
This movement was headed by Maj.
Gen. Anton Stephan. commanding the
local guard. and also Commandant Of
the 29th National Guard Division,
composed of the militia of this city,
Maryland and Virginia. The division
staff will be mobilized at Virginia
Beach for instruction and tn" work
ing out of war problems. Gen. Ste
phan was accompanied by Lieut.. Col.
toIl ". ~\eNllI, QlNlSlOn [,
and Capt Sidney Morgan. aide to the
commanding general. both officers of
the local guard. On the same boat
went the 29th Military Police Com
pany. commanded by Capt Claude
Burlingame. recently assigned to the
command. numbering 40 men. and the
headquarterS 29th Division special
troops and the enlisted detachment of
The 29th Division staff numbering 35
md lad ~ ;.,l
b. Lloyd. Capt. Raymond NJ. Peak,
CORNER commander of the 29th Mill
GarN Police Company. and recently as
signed to the QuartermaSter Corps.
also is with this unit for training
Dinner Served in Armory.
These two outfits modified at the
ermory at North Capitol and ID streets
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon. to
don their uniforms and marching
equipment. Dinner was served at the
Brnory, and at o'clock the troops
started for the boat aboard street cars
They are due at Virginia Beach tomor-
Yow morning, and Immediately will
set up the camp.
The largest movement of troops
Will not start until 10 o'clock this
morning, when the l2ls Regiment
Of Engineers. commanded by Col.
John w. Oehmann, who in civil life
is The District of Columhia's inspect
or Of buildings, will board a special
train at the Union Station for Acco-
tink. Va. where they will di%em-
bark to he loaded into 20 motor
trucks which will take them to Fort
Humphreys.
Accompanying this outfit will he
the administrative staff. composed of
Maj. James Il. LuSby. finance officer;
Capt. J. {. Jensen Ordinance De-
partment; Capt. John Lane. Judge
advocate and Capt. r. r. Bernsdorff,
QuartermaSter.
Advance Guards i'm Camps.
''',o advance guards for the va
'utfits moved out early in the
proceed to the various camps
t. Ne preparations for the coming
OF the main bodies of troops Capt.
T.. II. Grove is III charge of the Viz
ginia Beach detail and Capt. God
win +. Dunn. commanding the Head
quarters Company of Engineers, in
command Of the Fort Humphreys
detail For the past three days
motor caravans have been making
regular trips between the armorN
and Fort Humphreys carrying the
camp impedimenta.
Today the Fort Humphreys detail
Is distributing ice and other sup
plies at the troop barracks. so that
when the main body arrives today
everything will be in readiness for
the serving of lunch.
Col. Oehmann has mapped out an
extensive training schedule which
Will keep the men working the
greater part of the day. both on and
off the reservation. Bridge and
road building. as we'll as fortitica-
ton construction vii! be praCticed.
Will Study Combat Work.
After a few days in camp, the
troops will be taken out in the
countryside for maneuvers. as the
local regiment is a combat engineer
regiment and must learn field war
fare as we'll as construction of pro-
tecting works and the erection of
roads and bridges for divisions TO
march over.
In addition to the train movement
of engineers, there will be motor
caravan. which will leave the armory
tomorrow, composed of passenger
cars and the ambulances of the
medical detachment.
The engineer regiment VIII as
semble at the armory al 80 O'Clock
this morning To make preparations
for the movement to camp. They
will he headed by the l21st En-
gineer Band. Meyer Goldman com
manding marching the two squares
to the Union station. where The Spe
cial train will be waiting. Accord
ing to the present schedule, the train
is due to arrive At Accotlnk AT 1880
O'Clock and the troops To be III camp
In time for lunch.
DOTANAG