Evening star., 1900-07-03
Official Orders to Members Of District
National Guard.
DIRECTIONS CONCERNING EQUIPMENT
Allowance Of Tentage, Baggage
and Camp Equipage.
ASSISTANTS TO @. Nj. GENERAL

Official orders in connection with the COM
ing encampment of the troops OF the DIS
trict of Columbia National Guard were is
sued today from militia headquarters as
follows:
The annual encampment Of the District
of Columbia National Guard for the fiscal
year beginning July 1. 1900. will be held
in the immediate vicinity of Gaithersourg,
Nd, beginning on July 10 and ending July
%, 1900. and will be designated and known
as Camp Ordway."
The various organizations of the National
Guard will assemble in heavy marching
order, duly armed and equipped, at 1:3O
o'clock am. sharp. July 10, at the several
armories, and will then proceed to the CAP
incIosure'' of the Baltimore and Ohio depot,
and will entrain at that point promptly
at S:15 o'clock a. m. that date.
The equipment of the soldier on TINS eX-
pedition will comprise the following:
l. Field uniform, including blue shirt,
campaign hat. blouse trousers, leggins,
wooden blanket and rubber poncho. A blan-
ket roll to be carried, in which will be put
shelter tent half. one extra change OF under
clothing (and one extra pair of shoes, II de-
sired, together with such toilet articles as
may be used by the soldier.
2 The ordnance equipment, consisting
of the haversack, containing the regula-
ton mess kit, with tin cup attached at the
bottom loop, cartridge belt and bayonet
(The knapsack will not be carried) In or
der that the soldier may be taught to pack
and carry the blanket roll, erect and strike
tents, company commanders will exercise
their respective organizations In packing
and adjusting the blanket roll and by prac-
ttcal Illustration or otherwise instruct them
to properly erect and strike tents. Especial
care must be given this instruction to Sc
cure the desired degree OF eHlclency pre-
vious to the time fixed for the encamp-
ment.
The property pertaining to the supply de-
partments, brigade headquarters and MEM
bers of the general stan and general non
commissioned stan will be landed at the
railroad, at point and time to be fixed by
the Quartermaster general, FOR transporta-
ton to the camp.
Field BaSsaxe,
Inc aifo"dhc vi iie'u 'oe VI oiiAo
will be limited to one small box or trunk,
roll of bedding, field folding cot chairs and
.ah,a tho +ota1 weight ~ which will he
.aD ,nn a- 80
lmlteo. ior hefu oiiicers' u o'' pouius' atIu
for all other officers OF less rank TO 10
pounds Under no circumstances will any
co+~ chairs or tables except those of q
20. -, - sh,,1,od h, +rain and
i''uAe
thernsaI,,as Of the nroner kinds of each NAV
secure the same through the quartermaster
general, who has arranged to supply ofi1cers
win acceplapie t doioihe eo'e' ets'9 1--N
In I.sw Of the provisions of this order, the
regimental and battalion field desks and
| officers field baggage will be the only prop
| erty to be shippeG ana uhder the allansI
ments Taoe py tne quaFlerihastei sehei =,
such property snouio De properly pache9
and marked ana oenVereo az tlie sai.. Ia. uao
under charge or non-commlssloIied oliLGei
| and suitable fatigue party ready TOT ship-
| ment.
The allowance OF lehtase anu @ o'iei , oaiiip !,
| equipege will be according to memoranda
| circular to be furnished by the quarter
master general, and will be issued I'M
| mediately after the organizations reach the
| camp. All issues of quartermaster property
| in camp will be made to battalion quarter
| masters and the commanding officers of the
| separate company organizations, and In
| each instance there will be a suitable
| fatigue detachment previously detailed, to
| handle the property promptly when 1t is
| delivered at the respe ctive camp sites. Spe-
| cial attention will be given by those con-
| earned 10 the handling and care of the
! Straw intended for the bed sacks, and a
| non-commissioned officer from each CONF
nanv u-iIi he detailed to take charge when
| ~ cononanv ia marched TO the straw stack
ena ~ look narticularIy to the care of the
| .an and bad sacks after thew shall be
$500 in &c cann
t7' ~
| To BE Issued in Camp.
| ~ =. -, .oo..or,, ,,rorart,, ,riI, he