Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12
GUARDSMEN DOFF
MUF II FOR DRILL
SEQ in D. C. Units Begin Two
Weeks Training at Cas-
cade, Nd, Today.

Throwing aside their multi last night
more than 500 citizens in all walks oil
life today will done the khaki ano
campaign hat and head for the troop
training field at Cascade, Md, where
/ fer The next two weeks. they will engage
in field exercises and parades. in an
effort to fit themselves quickly to be-
come a part Of the Nations military
machine. These men will form the four
units Of the National Guard Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia which will go into
training al Camp Albert c. Richie.
Active preparations have been going
on for more than a week Several con-
tingents already have departed to pre-
pare the camp site for the organizations
which viii reach the camp in time for
the midday meal today. There were two
troop departures YESTERDAY One on
ths truck train which left early in the
day, bearing the camp equipment. and
in command Of Capt Fletcher F. Berns-
dorf. QuartermaSter Corps. and the
other q detachment of so men. compos-
ing. III the eyes OF the Guardsmen, the
most important movement II was the
chow gang cooks. bakers and kitchen
police, who were sent ahead. so they
could start early this morning,
Mobilize Buses.
Mobilization Of the buses nj the
North Capitol and D street armory of
the Guard began early last night. The
buses were engaged Yesterday in taking
various units OF the Maryland National
Guard, which has been in camp for the
past two weeks at Cascade, to their
home stations.
There will be no parade with the de-
parture today, There will not be even
tents to erect, for the Maryland Ma
tlonal Guard officials are allowing the
District troops to use the tentage of the
Maryland regiment The tents are
noored and have electric lights.
Although the 1915. Engineers Band
viii travel today. there Will be no niu-
sic. Members shipped their instruments
by truck yesterday.
Orders were issued for all officers and
men to report at this North Capitol
Street Armory at $50 O'Clock this morn
ing, to prepare for departure at .
O'Clock.
The largest contingent in todsv's
movement Is the l2lSt Regiment Of En-
slneers, commanded by Col John w.
Oehmann. The other outfits include
Company A, 372d Infantry. commanded
by Capt Arthur C. Newman. which
leaves from the A1mory at Twelfth and
y streets: the 10Th Military Police Com
psnr. commanded by Capt Claude Bur-
Ilngan1e, and the 10Th Division Special
Troops, commanded by Maj. E. H Grove,
Air Force.
In addition there will be in camp the
29th National Guard Division staff.
composed of officers from this city and
the Sttaes of Maryland and Virginia,
headed by Mai, Gen Anton Stephan.
commandaut Of the local militia. Col.
Peyton G. hewitt of the local Guard. d.
vision adjutant. win attend the camp.
There also will be an air force from Bal
timore, based on Martinsburg, w Va,
for use III the division maneuvers to be
held In and around the camp.
Three veteran members of the Guard
Will not be with the troops this year
Orders have been issued relieving Lieut.
Harry E. Gladman. executive oficer Of
the l2lst Engineers. and First Lieut..
Lincoln s. Jones. Company D, from
camp duty this year on their own re-
quests. First Lieut.. NJ j. Magruder.
Company c. has requested that he be
placed on the reserve list OF the Ma
rional Guard.
ofhcers and men Of the Engineer
Regiment, the largest unit of the local
Guard. expressed themselves as pleased
with the prospects of getting 10 the
hiue Ridge camp. Because it is an En-
gineer regiment, the organization, as
matter OF routine has taken most of its
summer field training at Fort Hum
phreys, Va, the Eastern Engineer post
Of the Army. But they will be able 10
get all kinds of Engineer training at
the Cascade post, including the con-
struction OF pontoon bridges. There is
40-acre LAKE. on the camp site. which
is available for boating and bathing.
Maneuyers in Hills.
The rought mountain terrain will be
used for naneQyers, and in an area
much fought over during the Civil
war, situated as it is only few miles
nom Gettysburg. During the second
week Of the encampment there will be
a big maneuyer, lasting for "a hours,
which will be conducted by the head
quarters Of the 29th Division. with the
other troops assisting.
Wf1ite the second detachment Of the
ADVANCE Guard WIS moving Out yestei -
gay. another contingent of local troops
returned TO the city, tanned and har-
dened after two weeks In the field At
Fort Monroe. Va, where they were
been perfecting themselves in the
handling Of the anti-aicrraft guns and
the gigantic field searchlights. This
vas the 2s0th Coast Artillery. COM
msnded by Mai Walter w Burns. The
special train bearing these troops ar
rived at The Union Station yesterday
afternoon al o'clock, and they were
marched, under command Of Can't
Louis NJ CIosorn, from the station to
tnsir arnory at Water and o streets
southwest Before being demobllized
the officers and men received from Mai.
James F. Lusby, Guard disbursing OFF,
Ger the money they earned for the two
weeks soldering Ia the field
Mai Burns returned over the road By
automobile, ss did rear guard con-
Elsting Of a truck train. conveying the
camp equipment which was used during
the two weeks training al the Hampton
Roads Army post