The Washington times., 1895-06-09
DISTRICT SOLDIER BOYS
One eek's News and Gossip
Around Local ArmorieS

Camp is now the chief subject of con-
versation. Thursday morning the boys
march to the wharf and will be carried
down TO Camp Washington. Company
commanders are busy getting all the men
together that they can and the quarter
masters are all hustling after cooks.
The orders for camp were issued during
the week. Troops are to assemble in heavy
marching order at $50 O'Clock. Canteens
and haversacks will be omitted from the
equipment. overcoats will be packed and
sent with companybaggage. Wooden blank
cts will be rolled inside the rubber blank
cts and strapped on top of blanket bags
by the coat straps. Tin cups will be sus-
pended from the loop on the bottom OF the
Blanket bags. An act of Congress makes
this eneampment q military duty" and
all Officers and men who for any cause can
not perform the tour OF duty must make
application and procure written excuse
from their immediate commanding Of
ficer Those who fail to procure such
written excuse must be reported as absent
without leave and will be treated accord
ingly Officers will each be allowed one
small trunk, and companies viii be al
lowed a moderate amount of company
baggage An baggage that can possibly
be prepared should be delivered at the
wharf of the steamer River Queen be-
fore $50 O'Clock Wednesday morning.
THE MESS REGULATIONS.
The mess arrangements will be by bat
talions. A large mess tent and kitchen Will
be erected for each battalion and provided
kitchen utensils. Quartermasters, or
with n ruitn 1T1
otherofficcrs, detailed for commissary duty,
with cooks and employees, must be sent TO
camp Wednesday TO draw and arrange sub
sistence stores, mess furniture, etc, and
be ready TO serve meals on the arrival OF
theircommand Especial attentionisto bepaid
to keeping the mess tents, kitchens and
grounds around them scrupulouSly clean.
Assoon as the companies arrive in camp the
commanding officers of each must procure
from the Quartemaster of the battalion
the tools allotted to his company, and will
direct the pitching OF the tents of his COM
pany. AS soon as this duty is completed,
companies will be marched by their first
sergeants To the office OF the post quarter
master, who will issue TO each man a bed
sack, and thence 10 the straw pile TO fill
their sacks. The postoffice address OF the
camp will be Fort Washington Maryland
Theroutineo duty Will be same published
in this column last Sunday. Rcveille roll
call will be followed by setting-up exer-
cises for minutes in each company under
the instruction of its commissioned Off
GERS The drills at 11:30 a. m. and Al 5 p.
m, will be officers drills and such other
special drills as may be directed. In addi-
ton 10 the prescribed drills it is expected
company commanders will order squad
drills as often and as long as they may
deem necessary, for men who in prescribed
drills show need for more elementary
instruction. Thursday, however, the drill
call will be omitted and guard VIII be
mounted at 4 O'Clock. In closing camp
all guards viii be withdrawn at a. III. al the
call for ASSEMBLY 1.-The general VIII
be sounded at 8 a. m, instead OF the drill
call and the assembly to embark viii be
sounded at 2 p. m.
THE ATTENDANCE.
Gen. 0rdway has made good the statement
published in this column some weeks ago con-
corning the percentage of attendance that
would have to go to camp. The paragraph
in general orders which speaks of this says:
1T has required four years of persistent
effort to induceCongress to appropriate the
money for the expenses of the camp of in
stmction. Seventh -five per cent. of the
aggregate strength of the brigade is the
least attendance that can justify the ex-
penditure. Any company that has less than
this average attendance in camp will be dis
banded, unless it can be shown on thorough
investigation that special and proper reasons
prevented it, Neither will new men be
permitted in camp. This Will cut out Com
pany ID of the Sixth Battalion. 7. Carroll
Mattingly, who will be the new captain OF
this command, has forty new men to mus
ter in, but viii have to wait until after
camp to do it. He was in hopes that he
could take his company down, but Gen.
A-..A1 ,NT
or enlisted men be permitted to wear
civilians clothes in camp. Men will be re-
quired to keep clean; bathing place will
be designated on the beach. Hair and beard
must be trimmed. On duty colored shoes,
colored neckties, hats worn on the side or
back of the head and unbuttoned coats will
not be permitted.
Special attention will be paid to the
company tents and streets. At fatigue
calls each company will put their tents in
order and thoroughly police their company
street, placing all rubbish in pile. The
marking or defaciug ofany tentisprohibited.
There will be no firing of rifles, pistols
or fireworks and any man disobeying this
rule will be summarily punished by being
stripped of his uniform, drummed out OF
camp, and dishonorably discharged. All
persons not belonging TO camp must leave at
tattoo unless they receive the permission
of the commanding officer to remain.
Great attention is to be paid TO guard duty
and the form of military courtesy Will be
most rigidly followed. Officers must
scrupulously acknowledge all salutes. Off
duty the men will be permitted to enjoy
themselves in every reasonable manner.
Mock parades, disorderly conduct aud
shouting will not be permitted.
AIMING AND SHOOTING DRILL.
Major Harries, major general of rifle
practice, will have some pleasure this
camp. The two drills each day for the
officers will be under his direction and he
means to see that aiming and sighting are
taught after the most approved fashion.
He will be assisted by all the inspectors
of rifle inspectors and the first drills viii
be in squads. These squad drills will
be followed by company drill. Each
officer will be required the next day to
instruct his company in the drill that he
learned the day before. All these officers
drills will be held in the fort. These
drills are sequel of the camp held four
years ago. A certain paragraph then
wasnot obeyed by the officers aud this Is the
first chance to even up.
Work on the new range will not be
begun until the Monday after camp.
Thenthe targetswill be setup and target pits
dug After the first week in j uly
practice for the Sea Grit team will be begun.
About fifty candidates will be selected
and at each practice shoot ten will be
dropped until twenty are left. This num-
Der will be cut down to sixteen. Then the
men will be pairedoff andteam work willbe
practiced. It is the intention to keep
these men together as much as possible.
The sixteen meu will give four extra to go
with the team If necessary. Prize shoot
ing at the range will not begin until
September.
AS inspector general of rifle practice
Major Harries is greatly pleased with the
generous offer of The Times. He says such
recognition from the outside is very en-
coura ging. 1.-THE day for poor marksman-
a., ~ seed ~ he said %