The Washington times., 1901-07-13

Thursday - BIGejnckctS to steam
Away on the Fern Next Saturday.
II thorough and business like prepara-
tion is eny criterion. the soiourn of the
Guard at Camp Ordway. at Leesburg. be
ginning Thursday. will be highly success
ful. Everything is in readiness for the
Guardsmen. who win leave Washington at
SIS O'Clock Thursday morning. and with
in a week they win be in the full swing
of camp routine and sleeping under can
vas ike veterans. The other branch of
the militia. the Naval Battalion. viii de-
part on its annual cruise Saturday morn
ing. The historic Fern. with more Jack
Tars from the battalion than il has ever
borne before. win steam down the Pc
tomac and then out to sea, TO return in
week.
The train which is to carry the sold er
boys to Camp Ordway will be composed
of three sections. which will leave the
corner Of Ninth and Maryland Avenue at
S:l5. SIS. and S:S5 a. m. respectively.
Lieutenant Muzzey will act as quarter
master Of the first. Lieutenant Holt Of
the second. and Lieutenant Evans of the
third section of the train.
The first section viii contain the com
mauding officer of the Guard and stan,
the FIRST Regiment. and several of the
separate organizations.
The second section will carry the Sec
ond Regiment and the provisional bat
TALON of High School Cadets. In the
third section viii be the First Separate
Battalion.
The brigade could leave for Leesburg
tomorrow and be as well established un-
der canvas within twenty-four hours as
they viii on Friday next. Practically all
arrangements are now I'm the hands OF
the quartermaster general, Major H. H.
Parmenter. and the commissary general,
Major H II. Neumeyer
Lieut. Charles Mortimer, assistant to
the quartermaste general, and Lieut.. P.
w Smith, assistant to the commissary
general, both left for Leesburg last night.
They will have charge of the details of
their respective departments until the ar
rival of the troops Lieutenant Mortimer
will have all tentage placed on the spots
where tents are to he erected. The re-
mainder of the equipage will be ready
for issuance at that time Lieutenant
Smith will have rations ready for the call
of the first mess after the Guardsmen go
into camp.
Lieut.. r b Hayes. Of the Engineer
Corps went TO Ieesburg last night with
Sergt. W. S. Brubaker and Private W. II.
Bryan The camp will be laid out ac-
cording to the plan drawn up on a survey
OF the ground made by Lieutenant Hayes
some time ago Stakes viii be placed at
the points where the principal tents are
to be erected and at the points where the
poles of the tents at the head of company
streets are to be placed.
Already four carloads of quartermas-
ter supplies have been shipped by ex-
press to Leesburg. The Southern Railway
proved somewhat unequal to the task of
handling the freight rapidly. Major Par
menter thereupon Cancelled the order for
cars and directed Captain Marion, quar-
ternaster of the First Regiment, who has
charge Of transportation. to ship the sup
plies by express despite the higher rate.
II appears that the Southern was ham
pered in handling the freight by the fact
that the cars had to be shipped 10 Alex
andria over the Pennsylvania Railroad
and thence to Leesburg via the Southern,
The delay is accredited more to the Penn
sylyania than to the Southern. That
made little difference to the quartermas-
ter general, who desired that the supplies
should be placed on the grounds at the
proper time without possible danger OF
delay
Col. s /. Brown. General Agent Of the
Southern, has made arrangements where
by the train leaving Leesburg in the even
ing for Washington viii not depart until
: o'clock, thus giving visitors from the
city ample time TO get their train after
Witnessing dress parade.
At National Guard headquarters Capt
a. F. Robbins, who IS acting adjutant
FTlT
Mosher. who was relieved from service
in that position on account of i'll health.
is kept busy with a thousand and one
details connected with the approaching
eEcampment. Captain Robbins Is thor
oughiy at home In the Office of adtutant.
The affairs Of that office are in excellent
shape due to the energetic administration
of Colonel MOsher, the most capable ad-
jutant in the history OF the Guard. The
most important matter at present IS the
examination OF the pay rolls The troops
Will this year receive their pay IN camp.
Inasmuch as each private who IS entitled
70 full pay viii receive over $ for the
term Of six months ending June 30, quite
a neat sum will be handed out by the
over a hundred High School cadets will
be encamped as a part Of the Third Bat
talon under command OF Major GlendIe
d 1DGng. Inc CADETS are taxing con-
siderable interest IN the encamprnent
Their battalion will be divided into three
companies. The same routine that falls
10 the lot Of the Guardsmen viii be the
daily duty Of the cadets. They will be
allowed no special privileges The prin-
cipal reason why the cadets are per
mitted TO encamp with the National
Guard is that they may by associatiug
with the Guarosmen and participating in
the daily drills gain experience in active
soldering, vastly different from their Gus
tomary semi-weekly drills upon Washing
ton avenues.
There has been opposition in some quar-
terz u the admission OF the cadets to the
annual eEcampment. Inasmuch as the
cadets are not part Of the National
Guard II IS not so easy for them TO sub
Elt 70 discipline. No trouble has. how
ever, been encountered in previous years
on this score. and il is not anticipate ted
that there viii be any at the coming
encampmcnt. There viii be more cadets
ia camp than ever before.
The following general order issued yes
tsrday hy Captain Robbins, acting ad-
)utant general, gives d good general idea
of the practice cruise Of the Naval Bat
tali0g:
An annual practice cruise Of the Naval
Battalion of the District Of Columbia Ma
tiOnal Guard Is ordered. 10 cover the pc
Rod from July 20 l9Ji, to July y, 1901. in
elusive
The Naval Battalion viii embark on
board 4. S. 5. Fern. at dock on Water
Street southwest, at = o'clock a m. July
2h, and VIII proceed down the Potomac
River and out TO sea. returning To Wash
iugtOn SO as to disenlbark on July Is
During the cruise the crew will be
exercised and CTilled in small boat drill
signals pistol drill, infantry tactics sword
exercise. setting-up exercise, navigation
and drill with the guns carried by The
Fern, with particular attention given 10