Evening star., 1897-06-05
THE NATIONAL GUARD
General Orders and Circulars Affect
ing the Coming Encampment.
ARRANGEMENTS MADE IN DETAIL
The District Soldiers Will Go to
Fort Washington Thursday.
WILL REMAIN TEN DAYS

General orders and circulars, announcing
IN detail the arrangements for the encamp-
ment of the District of Columbia National
Guard. which will begin next Thursday.
Will be Issued from headquarters late this
afternoon or tomorrow. These orders and
circulars. which. for several weeks past
have been eagerly awaited by the guards
men, are as follows:
The annual eEcampment of the National
Guard will be held at Fort Washington
from Thursday, June 10. to Saturday, June
3D. The camp is hereby designated and
Will be known as Camp Washington.
The troops of the National Guard will
assemble In heavy marching order. at the
foot of 7th street southwest. on Thursday,
Jrne 10. at $50 o'clock am, to embark
for the camp.
Canteens and haversacks will be omitted
packed snd sent with company baggage
Woolen blankets will be rolled inside the
rubber blankets and strapped on top Of
blanket bags by the coat straps. Tin cups
will be suspended from loop on bottom
of blanket bags.
Attention is called to section 40 of the
act of Congress Ito provide for the Or
ganization of the militia of the District
drill, parade, encampment or duty that
Is required, ordered or authorized to be
performed under the provisions Of this act
shall be deemed to be a military duty"
All officers and men who for any cause
cannot perform the tour of duty hereby
ordered must previously make application
and procure written excuse from their i'm
mediate commanding officer Those who
fail to procure such written excuse must
be reported absent without leave and
will be treated accordingly.
Baggage Allowed.
Officers will each be allowed one small
trunk. and companies will be allowed a
moderate amount Of company baggage,
which will be marked with letter OF COM
pany and number of battalion to which the
officer or company belongs. No package
must be of q size or weight inconyenient
for two men to handle. Organizations will
not be permitted to carry barrack chairs
that have been issued to them except such
as are required for the officers tents. Bag
gage will be delivered at the wharf Of the
Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall Steam
boat Company on June 8. before am.
The commanding officer of each organiZa-
tton sending baggage will detail an officer
or non-comrnissioned officer to take charge
of 1t. Quarterrnasters and quartermaster
sergeants of battalions will be at the wharf
on June o, at o'clock am. to receive bag
gage and take charge of loading 1t on the
steamer; aE Al All baggage I must be sent 10
permitted on the steamer carrying the
troops on June TO-
All mounted officers. except the aids will
send their horses to camp June o.
Commanding officers of companiep who
issue clothing. arms and equipments to
any man not regularly enlisted in the Ma
tional Guard. and permit him to go to
camp, Will be subject to court-martial for
disobedience of existing orders.
The following regulations relative to du
ties In camp are published for the guidance
of the National Guard:
l. Commanding officers will read all gen.
eral orders and circulars that have been
issued relative to the camp, or that NAV he
issued during the encampment, to their
companies at the first assembly after they
are received.
2. Consolidated morning reports of regi
ments and separate battalions and morning
reports OF separate companies will be sent
to the office OF the adjutant general before
4 CLOCK pm: on Thursday, the 10th in
stant. and daily thereafter before 10 o'clock
a.
3. All formations of a company must he
attended by at least one of its officers. and
there Will be three stated roll calls-re-
too. '"'
Rules for Roll Call,
4. At each stated roll call, except dress
parade. the commanding officer of each
battalion will station himself in front of
his headquarters. and the adjutant will
station himself near him to receive the re-
ports of the company officers superintend-
ing roll calls. The company officer making
the report and the adjutant salute each
otter. Military courtesy requires the Jun
ior to salute first. but when the salute is
Introductory to a report made at a mill
tary ceremony or formation to the repre-
sentative OF q common superior-as for
example. to the adtutant, officer of ths
day. etc.-the officer making the report
whatever his rank will salute first: the oIfi-
cer to whom the report is made will ac-
knowledge by saluting that he has re-
ce!ved and understood the report. The ad.
Jutant, having received all the reports
Will turn to the commanding officer salute
and report the general result.
8. At fatigue calls the men of each COM
pany will put their tents in order and thor
ougnly police their company street. plac-
Ing ALI rubbish In q pile at the end of the
street nearest the color line. II the wealth
er u fair. at morning fatigue call they win
loop up the walls OF their tents, and lower
item at afternoon fatigue call. After re-
moving bed sacks and sweeping out tents
all clothing not hung over the clothes lines
VIII be put In the blanket bags which viii
be laid on the floor on each side of the rear
tent pole with haps upward. The blankets
Will be neatly folded and laid on top of the
blanket bags. Arms will be placed in the
racks and equipments hung over their
muxzles. Any article Of tent furniture
such as camp stools and other articles, viii
At fatigue call In the morning bed sacks
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