Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-17
Final Orders to the District National
Guard.
TROOPS TO LEAVE The CITY JUNE 8
The Site to Be Designated as
Camp Ordway.
UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENTS

The final orders respecting the annual en-
carpmeat Of the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard are about completed. but sev-
eraI days will elapse before copies are
ready for distribution. The orders will re-
quire that the guard be assembled in heavy
marching order at $50 a. m. sharp June :
next in the vicinity of Maryland avenue
and 9th street ready to embark on the
train for I.eesburg. Va, at SID am. that
day. the light battery alone being excepted.
That organization is to start at about :
pm. the day previous. to march overland
10 the camp site.
Wcl-defined rules are prescribed regard
ing equipments and uniform, which will be
limited to what each soldier himself will
carry. The blanket bag or ''knapsack' will
be discarded on the expedition, the soldier
TO carry his extra change of underct0thIng,
shelter tent half. toilet articles. etc. in
blanket roll to be carried over the Shout
Gers and across the body. The allowance
of officers baggage will be restricted To not
more than one hundred pounds for field Of
hcers and for all other officers of less rank
not exceeding seventy-fve pounds. This
will include bedding. camp fixtures. etc. and
under no circumstances will cots. chairs
tables or stools, except of folding pat
tern, be taken by officers. Those who de-
sire to possess themselves of such articles
eDal, who has arranged for their supply by
the government at a nominal cost.
Camp Equipase.
With the exception of blue wooden shirts
with which the guard is to be supplied for
the first time. and the shelter tents no is
sues will he made TO the organiZa tons of
camp equipage or property until the camp
Is reached. when a well-systenatized
method of issues and distribution will be
followed. No heavy freight is to be trans
ported. Indeed, il is prohibited to carry
any tables. benches or chairs whatever, the
purpose being to have all such articles
made and furnished to the guard their
arrival in camp. 1t is understood the only
property TO be taken by organizations Will
be field desks. The heads of supply depart
ments will of course attend to the shipment
eff things pertaining TO their departments.
All in all. the encampment promises TO be
one of the most military and strictly sol
dierly affairs the guard has ever yet par
tlcipated in.
The camp site is described as model
camping ground. 1t is on magnificent old
Virginia farm. within one mile of the city
of LeeSburg and ample facilities for bath
ing are being arranged for. a flagstaff
about sixty feet high will be properly
placed, and Camp C>r,iWay bids fair to be
as attractive and as instructive any Ma
Ional Guard encampnent ever was.
Call for Reports.
one of the paragraphs Of the fOrthcOm-
ing order, in conclusion reads as follows:
Commanding officers of regiments and
battaii0ns and separate organizations will
submit to these headquarters not later than
the 10Th instant a report of the number
of men whom they have reason to expect
VIII assemble for the encampment, and
strenuous efforts will be made by all COM
pany commanders to secure the most deli
mite Information on this point possible.
Nil. Attention is called 10 section ~ of
the act Of Congress TO provide for the or
ganizatiUn Of the militia of the District of
Columbia which enacts: That any drill,
parade, encampment or duty that is re-
quired. ordered or authorized to be per
formed 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
ortered 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
XIV. only members of the District of
Columbia militia organization will be per
mitted to participate In the eucampmcnt.
and commanding officers Of companies who
issue clothing, arms and equipments to any
man not regularly enlisted in the National
Guard, and permit him to 20 into camp.
Will Ice subject to ccurt-ma rtiaI for dis
obedience Of existing orders.