Evening star., 1897-06-05
OF TROOPS
Map Prepared Of the Camp at Fort
Washington.
LAYING OUT TIE CANVAS CITY
Lieutenant MelIach to Reorganize
the Light Battery.
CHANGES AND ASSIGNMENTS

The accompanying map of the brigade
camp at Fort Washington. surveyed and
drawn under the direction of Lieut.. G. v.
Chandler, commanding Company C, En-
gineer Corps, shows where the several or
ganizations will be quartered during the
outing. The brigade, as a rule, will be
housed under canvas at points farther dis
tant from the wharf than was the case
two years ago. The first tents that will be
reached after leaving the wharf will be
those of the Ambulance Corps. stretched in
an open space, and almost surrounded by
trees. In the rear of the Ambulance Corps
are the hospital tents. Next. on the right
hand side of the Fort road, is the camp of
the first regiment. occupying the ground
that was assigned at the last camp to the
LIST Separate Battalion.
Brigade headquarters will be in the same
place it was in 1895. Back Of brigade head
quarters. to the left of the Fort road. will
be the temporary home of the ID Regiment.
In the rear of the I'd Regiment quarters
and grouped about the signal tower the
Engineer Battalion will be posted. The
band and corps of field music are to be in
the space between the I'd Regiment and the
Engineer Battalion. The 1st Separate Bat
talon will be on the left side of the Fort
road, opposite the parade ground and on
the spot occupied at the last camp by Bat
terry a. Light Artillery. A telephone line
will run from the office of the adjutant
general to the main guard tent near the
wall.
Laying Out the Camp.
The laying out of Camp Washington be-
gan yesterday under the direct supervision
of 1st Lieut.. VIM. H. Mellach. The board
floors are to be placed into position by the
laborers assisting Lieut.. Mellach. and they
Will also erect the brigade headquarters,
mess and kitchen tents The tents for the
enlisted men. folded and tied. will be laid
on the board floors; such tents. of course,
are to be erected by the men after the ar
rival of the troops In camp.
Water pipes are being laid throughout the
grounds and hydrants will be located at
convenient intervals
Lieut.. Mellach in Command.
Orders have been issued from headquar-
tiers honorably discharging, on their own
application, nearly every member Of Bat
tery A, Light Artillery. This action is the
direct result of the recent orders directing
that the command be reorganized as a foot
battery. The consensus of opinion among
the members of the organization was to
the effect that they old not care to drag
cannon about the city and country, and
therefore decided to leave the guard. The
discharges just ordered will, of course, pre-
vent the battery being represented at camp.
First Lieut.. William H. Mellach, Com
rany A. 5th Battalion, has received verbal
instructions from the commanding general
to proceed with the reorganization of the
battery. First Lieut.. Alfred P. Robbins of
the battery has been appointed an aid on
the general staff, and Capt. H. q. Fors-
berg will tender his resignation as soon as
he completes the transfers Of the property
for which he Is responsible as the COM
manding officer of the battery. After the
M he faIIa
commissioned as an officer Of the battery
probably first lieutenant. and will then
proceed with the reorganization. In view
of his wide experience as an artilleryman n
1t Is expected that he will be eminer,iv
successful in building Up for the District
Guard foot battery that will be a credit
able organization in every way. Thirty
men have signified to Lieut. MeIlach taeir
intention of joining forces with him
Gen Ordway has already accomplished a
good deal OF work in the direction of COM
Gllng drill regulations for the foot battery.
Ihese regulations are strictly original In
every way and are based on the idea fol-
lowed by certain English organizations of a
similar character.
RfHcmen Are Disappofnted
The members of the Amateur Rifle Club.
an organization consisting of District Ma
tional Guardsmen, are greatly disappointed
at the ruling of the executive Committee
In charge of the shooting tournament to be
iieio a. 'oiiet' H., refusing the entry Of a
team representing the club The members
OF the club practiced diligently through
OUT the winter and spring, had completed
arrangements for the trip, and were con-
ndent OF winning number of substa initial
prizes.
The action Of the executive committee
referred to was based on several protests :
that had been filed by competing oreani-
zations. raising the point that the Anna
tear Rihe Club had not been In existence a
year. and thereby failed to comply with
one OF the requirements of the Scheutz zen-
bund.
Appointments, Details and Transfers
Capt. Charles B. Hudson. formerly ad.
5utant Of the 1st Regiment, and First Lieut.
Alfred p. Robbins OF Battery A, Light Ar.
tillery. have been appointed aids on the
general stan.
Ordnance Sergeant Lsuis A. Roginski has
been appointed Quartermaster sergeant OF
the brigade.
Leave Of absence for two months has
been granted Major Frederick C. Revills OF
the LIST Separate Battalion. The senior cap
tain. Capt Arthur Brooks Of Company A.
Will be in command Of the battalion ai
camp.
Capt William Edgar Horton. aid-de-
camp. has been granted leave Of absence
fo1 one month.
Transfers rs follows have been ordered
Sergeant NJ. o. Mayes, Company b, ID Sep
erate Battalion, to the Ambulance Corps
y. Wikin Of Battery A. Light Artillery, to
Company c, 4th Battalion: Corporal Geo