Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-16
The result is gratifying to all

proper light. The result is gratifying to all
in authority.
The continuous line of sentineIs from the
gateway to headquarters, through which
the visitors passed yesterday, was, as
stated, made up Of members of the list Sep
arate Battalion, the colored soldiers of the
National Guard. That they were selected
for such duty is considered great honor
by Major Arthur Brooks, the battalion
commander. The colored men performed
the duty in the most satisfactory and in
telligent manner imaginable and they were
the subject of favorable comment from the
acting secretary of war and General Miles.
IN TACT, 1t may be said the 1st Separate
Battalion from reveilfe one morning to re-
Felile the next have been soldiers in the
true sense of the word. No other organi-
eaton IN camp has excelIed them. At
guard mounting, on drill, at dress parade,
on practice marches, in policing their camn
in fact. in all the duties of the soldier the
coiored men have done their whole duty
ana nave done it so well as to win the re-
spect and confidence not only of the COM
manding general, but of all the other off,
GERS of the camp and of the citizens of
Leesburg
Reports on the Camp,
A gathering, including the commanding
sehefai' the commanding officers of the
list and I'd Regiments. with their adiutants
the comnissary general. the quartermaster
general, the acting adjutant general and
several others. was held last evening at
nheadqearters. 1t was an informal meeting,
Dut proved of considerable interest The
conclusion was reached after a discussion
that the proper thing to do would he to
nave cattanon commanders submit in the
i near future reports of the camp, embrac-
ing suggestions for an Improvement here
after In camp work. These reports will
90 through military channels to regim,ntal
heao9uarters, where they will be consoli-
~ anu me views of the regimental COM
manders added. Next they will be sent to
mintla headquarters, and, it is believed.
WIN result In an improved system of pro-
cedure in the future
During the course of The uaatipo tho
oIlcers present took occasion TO commend
IN the strongest possible way Major Nau-
meyer Major Parmenter and Cant. Rob
. nlls LOT the arduous work performed by
mem IN thelr respective departments Col
oreh, Col May and Gen. Harres in tn.
oruer named, commended the commissary
general quartermaster general and acting
a9Jutdnt general, saying that not one word
OF complaint had been heard from any
source IN connection With the conduct of
the departments mentioned Major Men,
meyer, Major Parmenter and Capt Rob
bins made brief replies setting forth that
they had performed no more than their
DUTY, but were glad that they had done
IL In a satisfactory way
Monument to Gen. Ordway.
before the party dispersed the matter
OF the National Guard providing a suitable
monument TO mark the grave of the late
Gen- ordway was preached. The sugges-
tlon met with the hearty approval of all,
and Gen. Harries announced that he and
the general staff would start the monument
1und with contribution of 500. Major
Neumeyer was made chairman of a COM
mittee that is to include the several organi-
cation commanders, and which, it is in
tended, shall at an early day provide plans
ana secure funds to properly mark the
grave at Arlington of the gallant soldier
VINO ORGANIZED and built up the District
OF Columbia National Guard
incidentally, 1t was stated by Gen. Har-
RES that the command of the National
Guard had not bean sought by him, nor did
any personal ambition figure in the matter
when he accepted the commission rendered
MIN by the President, of brigadier general
commanding. The office, he said, came to
MIN as a sort of trust from Gen. Ordway
With the latter he had long been intimately
associated and knew his National Guard
plans ideas and purposes fully. Gan Har-
ries added that he is merely endeavoring
IN the best way he knows how, to carry out
the ideas and plans Gen. Ordway cherish
ed, and is endeavoring to put the brigads
on the footing that was the aim of it's
organizer. CT c.