Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-06


Leary by O'Clock am.
v. The acting quartcrmaster and acting quar-
ternfaster sergeant will be at the wharf at
am to receive the baggage and superin,end
loading it on the boat
VI The following instructions and regula-
tions relative to duties in camp are published
for the information and guidance of all con-
cerned:
1: Morning reports Of companies will be sent
to the adjutant's Office before IL noon
Z All company formations will be attended
by at least one commissioned officer. as will also
the regular roll calls at reveille and tattoo and
the result of each will be reported to the adiu-
tant Immediately thereafter.
3. At fatigue call the tents will be put in
order and the company streets and camp
grounds thoroughly policed.
4. Washing will not be allowed in the tents
and 1t Is prohibited to throw water in the COM
pany streets. Wash benches will be provided
adjoining the water barrels at the end Of the
company streets.
5. The object of the camp is instruction in
military duty. to which all other considerations
must be subordinate; but when off duty the men
Will be encouraged to enjoy themselves in every
reasonable manner
g. The universally common faults Of
the National Guard are ignorance of
guard duty and a lack of observance
OF the forms Of military courtesy. The
greatest attention will therefore be paid by
all to instruction in these important duties
Courtesy among military men. and respect to
superiors, is indispensable to discipline.
Officers salute each other when they meet the
inferior making the first salute. Soldiers on
OF ranks salute all officers with the hand If I'M
armed, with the rife salute if armed. Officers
must scrupulously acknowledge all salutes.
Z. No officer enlisted man WILL without
special permission from the ajor commanding
be permitted to sleep out of camp at night.
VII. The following details for the camp are
announced:
Acting post adjutant- First Lieut.. George A.
Warren. adjutant third battalion.
Acting post quartermaster-Second Lieut..
Charles A. Swigart. company c.
Acting post commissary of subsistence
Lieut.. Otto L. Suess. Union Veteran Corps
Acting post surgeen-First Lieut.. Samuel A.
H. Mckim, surgeon third battalion.
Acting post ordnance oficer-First Lieut..
third battalion.
Instructor in guard dutie.-First Lieut.. Ed
ward Dunn, company A.
1t may be that company A. sixth battalion,
Will also accompany the third into camp.
ARTILLERYMEN AT BAY RIDGE
Then the light battery is going away. Will
be at Bay Ridge from the Sth to the 10th Men
and guns will leave the city next Tuesday morn
ing at O'Clock, and when they reach the house
of Mr.. Nicholas Auth. on the Bladensburg road
will halt for breakfast. That meal will be a
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the National Guard. for the BOYS are to be his
guests. When breakfast is over. which means
when there is nothing edible left in the Auth
larder. the battery will proceed by way of
Mitchellsville and Governors bridge to An
napolis. arriving at the latter place on Wednes-
day morning in time to be officially and popu-
larry received. Bay Ridge will be reached by
about pm. of the same day. While in camp
there Will be full-dress mounted exhibition
dr1ll every afternoon at 4. Capt ForsberS
SAYS he will take fifty men along. The trip will
not be In the nature of picnic. for four days
battery march is long way removed from any
resemblance to joke.
WHERE OTHER COMMANDS WILL CAMP.
Other commands going into camp are COM
pany A. fourth battalion. at Scranton. Pa,
from August II to II, in connection with the
lrish-American Union military encampment;
company ID. fourth battalion. at Harpers Ferry,
from August to Is: company A. second bat
talon. at Colchester Beach. August IA TO 22
and company B. second battalion, at Piney
Point, August Is to %.
Then there will be the encampment of the
Washington Light Infantry Corps at Cape Nav
from August 20 to 20. A big crowd is expected
to accompany the popular command Oh its trip
to the seashore. and il is generally believed that
not less than 100 active members will march
away.
INCREASING ITS MEMBERSHIP.
The engineer corps held one of its regular
meetings on Monday evening John E. Arm
strong, John T. Hough, John J. Barry. Geo. II.
Kline, J. Arthur Rose, L. d. Marcellus and
Reginald Munson. NJ. D.. were elected men,
bers. Considerable routine business was
transacted. and Lieut.. Thompson paid brief
tribute to the late Prof. Fristoe of Columbian
University, who. although unknown to many
OF the corps, had been its interested and good
friend.