The Washington times., 1901-07-06
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIRS.
Preparing the Camping Ground at
Leesburg.
Members of the Brigade Rifle Team
Chosen - Two Places Yet TO Be
FILLED - Naval BattnIion's Cruise
Omcers Newly Commissioned


The ante-camp period of activity in Dis
trict National Guard circles is assuming
most business-like aspect. Two weeks
from tomorrow the militiamen viii spend
| their first Sunday under canvas at Camp
Ordway. near pretty Leesburg. BY that
time the routine of camp life will be in
full swing. and the sun viii have begun
to lay its tan on the faces of the boys from
town The guardsmen will depart from the
Capital on the morning of Thursday, July
IS and the return will be made from what
| promises to be the most successful camp
| in the history of the Guard, on July p.
| In the meantime the officers at the head
| of the different departments are working
| hard to complete ARRANGEMENTS. Major H
| II. Parmenter. .adjutant general of the
| Guard. and Major +. II. Neumeyer, the
commisssry general are in charge of the
| most important matters, those Of laying
out the camp and providing for supplies
| during the encampment.
Col Theodore Mosher, adjutant general
| of the brigade. will be unable TO 60 to
| camp on account of poor health During
the past week he has been granted a
months leave of absence. Colonel Mosher
| sustained severe wound at the battle
| of Santiago. from the effects of which
| he has never recovered. His leave VIII
carry his return to duty past the time
| of the encampment. His duties there viii
| be performed by Capt. y z. Hobblns.
| who was acting adjutant general at Lees
| burg two years ago, and is popular ana
| efficient officer. 1t is a matter of general
| regret. however among both ofhcers ana
| men that Colonel MosheT will not be
| able to attend the encampment
| Leesburg, as was anticipated, has
| proved a popular location for the camp.
! The members of the Guard who were
| there at the eucampment two years ago
| are loud in their praises of the healthy
| climate. The rays sf Old Sol are reputed
! to be just as fierce as in Washington, but
| the humidity is not so great and the
nights generally are so cool that blanket
coverings may be used without discom-
fort.
During the past week the boring of ar
tesian wells was begun. Next week the
camping ground viii be so prepared that
it may be easily drained. Not much
work viii be required in this direction,
however, as the topography OF the land
| causes satisfactory natural drainage.
1t is expected that there Will be
larger attendance at camp this year than
ever before. Company commanders are
| working hard TO arouse among their men
| a keen interest in the encampment.
The Southern Railway officials have
promised TO make all arrangements for
passenger traffic between Washington
| and Leesburg. A train viii probably
leave Leesburg after dress parade in the
evening and arrive in Washington an
hour and a half or two hours late:. Spe-
cial trains viii be run on Sunday.
Those soldier boys who incline rather
TO athletics are much disappointed be-
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| afternoon for games and SPORTS. There
is absolutely no time for such amuse-
ments except after supper. when the
waning light soon interferes with base
ball or other games. And there appears
TO be little chance Of a change being
made
When marksmen from all parts Of the
world gather at Sea Girt in September to
measure their skin in the annual matches
the riaemen of the District National
Guard viii prove formidable factors in
the contests in which they have entered.
Never has a brigade team Of the Guard
made such good scores as has that which
was selected yesterday by Major James
=. Bell. inspector general OF rifle prac
tice.
After highly successful days practice
lasting all of the Fourth it was an
nounced that the following had won
places on the team: Private Z. w. Scott
Company a, Sixth Battalion; Lieut.. w.
Milton farrOW, inspector Of rifle practice
Third Battalion; Lieut.. II. II. Leizear, in
| spectOr OF rife practice, Third Battalion
Private 5 J. Scott. Company A, Sixth
! battalion; Lieut.. Horace M Bell. inspector
Of rife practice, Second Battalion; Pri-
vate J. NJ. Stewart. Company A, Sixth
Battalion; Lieut.. W. w. Cookson, in
spector Of rife practice, Sixth Battalion;
Major GIendie B. Young. Third Battalion;
Private Maurice Appleby. Company 4,
Sixth Battalion; r. L. Pile. Company b.
u
| lor. Company A, Sixth Battalion; Private
| w. S. Cash, Company c. Fifth Battalion:
| Capt. A y. Robbins. general STAFF, and
private g w Diekey, Company A, Sixth
| Battalion.
The remaining members of the team OF
sixteen will be the two riiieInen out Of
the following who make the highest
score at special match to be shot at the
Ordway range today: Major ". +. Har-
Vey, Sixth Battalion; Capt. Sheridan Fer
Zee, Company d. Sixth Battalion. Lieut.
q. G. Deanison. Inspector of Rife Prac-
tice, Fifth Battalion. and Sergt. {. r.
Groom. Company y. Fourth Battalion.
As usual Company A Of the Sixth Bat
taion ms monoppilzed mcst OF the
/ | places Six members of that company
L | viii be members Of the team. Company
| A viii. Of course, epteT d team ia the
/ the men who had places or the brigade
Il / team last year VIII again shoot at Sea
/ Girt. Private ). J. Scott. Major G.. p
| Young, and Capt. A Z. Robbins are the
/ Z only new ones. Major Young has snoi
! on number Of brigade teams. but on
ing 10 certain disagree nents did not 20
! 10 Sea Girt last season
The records made this season are Sc
4 / far superior 10 any ever touched before
4 that the Hilton trophy in the minds OF
/ the ridemen seems already won. The
i I marked improve meut Is due largely e
| the new HraE-Jo orgengen rife which
| the rnarksmen viii use, Instead Of the
| / regulation Springfield, with which they
| won the interstate trophy last year
| Other militia teams ard those from the
I Regular Army have adopted The krag
| however. and viii doubtless show tbs
1 same Improvement. Both the First and
1 / Second regiments will he represented by
1 teams Of a half dozen men each in tho
| regimentaI matches Company A. Sixth
Battalion and Company y, Fourth Bat
: talon VIII also enter the company
matches The resimental teams makeuI
) have not yet bean decided upon. The