Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-20
The Preliminaries for the Annual
Camp Completed.
ORDERS CONCERNING EQUIPMENTS
Only Members of the District
Militia to Participate.
MEN ORAL DAY PARADE

| All details in connection with the encamD-
ment of the District of Columbia National
| Guard have been completed. The camp will
| be at a point known as Whites farm. on
| the Leesburg turnpike, in the immediate
| vicinity of Leesburg, Va, commencing
| June s and ending June 16. and will be
designated and known as Camp Ordway.'
| The various organizations of the National
| Guard, except the Light Battery, will as
semble in heavy marching order, duly arm
| ed and equipped, at 30 am. sharp June :.
| in the vicinity of Maryland avenue and 9th
! street southwest and will be ready to en-
| bark on the railroad trains at that point
| promptly at S:15 am. that date.
The Equipment.
| The equipment of the soldier on his OK
petition will comprise the following:
| 1st Field uniform, including blue shirt.
| campaign hat, blouse. trousers. leggins
| wooden blanket and rubber poncho. the two
| latter to be carried as a roll across the
| body of the soldier. in which shall be
| placed a shelter tent half, one extra change
| OF underclothing and one extra pair Of
| shoes, If desired, together with such arti-
cieS Of toilet as may be used by the soldier
I'd. The ordnance equipment of the sol
der, consisting Of the haVcrSack. contain
ing the regulation mess kit, with tin cup
attached at the bottom loop, cartridge belt
and bayonet. The blanket bag or KNAPP
sack Will not be carried. To the end that
the soldier may be properly taught how to
pack and carry properly the blanket roll.
company commanders have been enjoned
| In general orders to exercise their reSpec-
tive organizat tons in packing and adjusting
the roll as often as may seem necessary to
secure the desired degree of efficiency and
uniformity in that regard. previous to the
time liked for the assembly for the encamp-
meut.
The property pertaining to the supply de-
partments, brigade headquarters and mem
bers of the general staff and general nom
commissioned staff viii be landed at the
railroad point above indicated at a time to
be indicated by the quartermaster general
Tor transportation to the camp.
The allowance Of field baggage of officers
VIII be limited to one small box or trunk
roll of bedding. field folding cot chairs
and table, the total weight of which will
be limited for field officers to lOo pounds.
and for all other officers Of less rank to
% pounds Under no circumstances will
any cots chairs or tables except those OF
a folding pattern, be shipped by train and
those officers who may desire to possess
themselves of the proper kinds of each
may secure the same through the quarter
master general, who has arranged TO sllD-
ply officers with acceptable folding cots,
cnairS and tables at nominal cost
Regimental and battalion field desks and
officers field baggage will be the only prop
erty to be shipped. and, under the ARA ntsa-
meuts made by the quartermaster general
Such property should be properly backed
and marked and delivered at the railroad
point indicated, under charge Of non
commissioned officer and suitable fatigue
party, ready for shipment, not later than
1 a m, June g.
Tenting and Equipage.
The allowance of tentage and other camp
equipage will be according to memoranda
circular, to be furnished by the quarter
master general. and will be issued imme-
diately after the organizations reach the
camp. All issues of quartermaster prop
erty in camp will be made to battalion
quartermasters and the comma nding Off
GERS OF the separate company organization,
ana in each instance there will be a suit
able fatigue detachment previously de-
tailed to handle the property promptly
when it is delivered at the respective ca mn
sites. Especial attention Will be given by
those concerned to the handling and care
of the straw intended for the bed-sacks
and non commissioned officer from each
company Will I've detailed to look especially
to the care of the straw and bed-sacks at
ter they shall be issued in camp.
Issue Of all necessary property will be
made in camp, except the following which
will be issued by the quartermaster de-
partment on proper requisition at any time
hereafter before June / next viz: Shelter
tents, shelter tent pins and poles. and blue
wooden flannel shirts. The flannel shirts
will be issued to organization for the tenn
porary use of officers and enlisted men
and, upon the completion Of the encamp-
ment within forty-eight hours after the
return of the command to the CITY, all
such flannel shirts will be returned through
the battalion quartermasters.
Cooks Allowed.
Arrangements having been made by head
quarters for the hire of cooks for officers
and company messes the various command
ing officers concerned are authorized to en-
gage the services of competent cooks at the
rate OF SD per diem for cooks and 81 10
per Diem Tor assistant cocks III.
period OF the encampment The allowance
! OF COOKS VIII be according TO the following:
For the he!d and staff officers of the Ist
Regiment, constituting one officers mess
! one cook and one assistant cook
tor the field and staff officers of the %
regiment constituting one officers mess
one cook and one assistant cook
For the officers of the 1st Separate Rat
talon. constituting one officers mess. one
cook.
For each company of an organized bat
talon, one cook.
For the field hospital and ambulance
corps constituting one mess. one cook and
one assistant cook
For the band and the corps of field music.
constituting one mess, one cook and one
assistant cook.
For the other separate or unattached com
panleS OF the command, including the light
battery, the signal corps and the engineer
corps. each constituting a separate mess
one cook.
On the duty required for the encampment
al commissioned OfncerS of the general
staff and the commissioned field and stan
OF regiments and battalons will bt. mount
ed and each officer required to be mount ed
will be allowed s. per diem for horse hire
The quartermaster general and commits
sary general, ID. c. militia, will have direct
charge and control of all matters pertain-
ing TO their respective departments in con-
nection with the camp.
Assistants Appointed.
Ihe following named officers have been
detailed to act as assistants to the quar-
termaster general during the encampment
for the periods indicated opposite their re-
SpectiVe names:
Captain Charles E. Swigart, quartermas-
ter I'd Regiment, from June to H. incIu-
siVe.
Captain Thomas Marion, quartermaster
list Regiment, from June II to 10. inclusiv.
The light battery will march overland 90
the point designated for the camp starting
from its armory at or about ) D. m. June 4
1t will proceed over such route as is deem
ed most suitable by the commanding Off
Ger of the light battery. The return march
will be conducted in a similar manner the
battery to reach the armory June 16
The battery will be SuDplied with the