Evening star., 1900-07-03
constituting one mess, one cook and one

constituting one mess, one cook and one
assistant cook.
companies Of the command, including the
Light Battery, the signal corps and the en-
gtneer corps, each constituting q separate
mess. one cook.
Company commanders and quartermas-
ters will have the cooks they employ re-
port at the office of the commissary gen
eral. 1924 E street. with a certificate show
ing their employment. on or before July II.
Cooks on reporting will be furnished with
badge which will give them transporta-
ton to camp. AS no cook will be taken
without this badge, 1t Is essential that COM
pany commanders and quartermasters see
that their cooks report as directed.
Combinations of Companies.
Companies having total strength of less
than thirty in camp will be- as far as prac-
ticable. combined with another company
for mess purposes only. Further instruc-
tons regarding this consolidation will be
published upon reaching camp.
On the duty required for this encamp-
ment all commissioned officers Of the gen.
eral staff and the commissioned field and
stan OF regiments and commanding officers
and adjutant Of the 1st Separate Battalion
will be mounted. and each officer required
to be mounted will be allowed So DER diem
for horse hire. officers will report to the
quartermaster general on July 90 the names
sA.S o"uc VI tuc uOrbSS nlfeQ DIV them,
the date from which the hire Commenced
rate of hire. ETC.. in order that vouchers
may pc prepared for payment and sigma
ture obtained during the encampment.
sary general District Of Columbia militia
will have direct charge and control of all
matters pertaining to their respective de-
partments in connection with the camp.
Inc foiioWing-named officers, In addition
to their other duties, are detailed to act
as assistants to the quartermaster general
curing the encampnnent for the periods in
dicated opposite their respective names:
captain Thomas Marion, quartermaster
lst Regiment, from July 10 to 23 inclusive
First Lieutenant P. ]. Haltigan, acting
quartermaster ID Regiment, from July "a
to 20. inclusive
First Lieutenant Charles G. Mortimer,
quartermaster Sd Battalion. from July 10
to 3D. inclusive
Captain Alfred P. Robbins. A. D. c. is
detailed to act as assistant to the adiutant
general, from July II to 20, inclusive.
Immediately upon arrival of the brigade
at the camp site. the adjutants Of regi-
ments and the LIST Separate Battalion. and
the commanding officers Of the separate ,1n-
attached companies, will report promptly
to the adjutant general in person for in
struction as to the exact location of ground
to be occupied by the camps Of the respec-
tive organizations.
Facilitating Instruction.
To facilitate military instruction. organi-
-@NAOAA Will Sco InaS buIuCl0nI
copies Of the regulation books and manuals
are taken to camp in order that due refer
ence may be made to them by all con-
cerned preparatory to the officers and non
commissioned officers schools in camp,
hereafter to be arranged for and ordered
Attention is called to section 40 of the act
OF Congress ito provide for the organiza-
ton of the militia Of the District of Column
bia, which enacts: That any drill, pa
rade encampment or duty that Is required,
der the provisions of this act shall be
deemed to be military duty" ALI officers
and men who for any cause cannot per-
form the tour of duty hereby ordered must
previously make application and procure
written excuse from their immediate COM
manding officer. Those who fail to pro-
cure such written excuse must be reported
as absent without leave and will be treated
accordingly.
Only members of the District Of Column
bia militia organization will be permitted to
participate in the militia encampment and
commanding officers Of companies who is
sue clothing, arms and equipments to any
man not regularly enlisted in the National
Guard, and permit him to go into camp,
will be subject to court-martial for diso-
bedience of existing orders
Consolidated morning reports of regiments
and the 1st Separate Battalion, and morn
ing reports of separate companies, will be
sent without fail to the Office of the adju-
tant general in camp before 8 pm, July 10,
The post Office address of the camp will
be Camp Ordway, Gaithersburg Md"