Evening star., 1901-06-18
Annual Encampment of District Of
Columbia National Guard.
GEORGES S FARM" NEAR LEESBURG
The Official Notice Issued From
Headquarters This Afternoon.
KNOWN AS CAMP ORDWAY

General orders relating to the coming en-
campment of the brigade of local citizen
soldiery giving information that has been
eagerly awaited by the guardsmen, were is
sued this afternoon from militia headquar-
ters as follows:
The annual encampment of the District
of Columbia National Guard will be held
at a point known as Georges farm on
the Alexandria turnpike, in the immediate
vicinity of Leesburg, Va, commencing July
IS and ending July u, 1901, and will be
designated and known as Camp Ordway."
The various organizations of the National
Guard except the Naval Battalion, will
assemble in heavy marching order, duly
armed and equipped, July is, at the several
armores. in ample time to march thence
and reach the immediate vicinity of Mary
land avenue and 9Th street southwest, ready
to embark on the railroad train at that
point, promptly at o'clock a. m. that date
The equipment of the soldier on this eX-
petition will comprise the following:
Field uniform including blue shirt, cam
paign hat, blouse. trousers, legSings, wool
blanket and rubber poncho. A blanket
roll to be carried, in which will be put
shelter tent half, pins and pole, one extra
change of undercIothing (and one extra
pair of shoes, if desired). together with
such toilet articles as may be used by the
soldier
1ne ordnance equipment COiiSiSlIilso VI eiiS
haversack containing the regulation mess
kit with tin cup attached at the bottom
loop. canteen, cartridge belt and bayonet
The allowance of field baggage of officers
will be limited to one small box or trunk,
roll of bedding. field folding cot, chairs ana
table the total weight of which will be
limited. for field officers, to 1CO pounds and
for all other officers of less rank to 10
pounds. Under no circumstances Will any
cots chairs or tables, except those OF a
folding pattern, be shipped by train.
The regimental and battalion field desks
and officers field baggage will be the only
property to be shipped, and, under the ar
rangements made by the Quartermaster
general, such property should be properly
packed and marked and delivered at the
railroad under charge of a non-commls-
stoned officer and suitable fatigue party,
ready for shipment.
Tentagc and EGuipage.
The allowance of tentage and other camp
eolipage will be according to memoranda
circular, to be furnished by the quarter
master general. and will be issued lmme-
diately after the organizations reach the
camp. All issues of quartermaster proper
ty in camp will be made to battalion quar-
termasters and the commanding ofhcers ot
the separate company organizations, ana IN
each instance there Will be a suNab.e Ia
tigue deta chment, previously detailed, to
handle the property promptly when it Is de-
liVerei at the respective camp sites. Spe-
cial attention will lie given by those con-
cerned to the handling and care of the
straw intended for the bed sacks, and a
non-commissoned officer from each con-
pany will be detailed to take charge when
the company is marched to the straw stack
and to look particularly to the care of the
straw and bed sacks after they shall be
issued in camp.
Issue of all necessary property will be
made in camp, except the following, which
will be issued by the quartermaster depart
ment on proper requiSitiOn at any time
hereafter before July III next, viz: Shelter
tents, shelter tent pins and poles and blue
wooIen flannel shirts. The flannel shirts
viii be issued to organizations for the tenn
po-ary use of officers and enlisted men,
and. upon the completion of the encamp-
ment, within three days after the return of
the command to the city, all such flannel
shirts Will be returned to the party from
whom received.
Arrangements having been made for the
pay of cooks for officers and company
meSSes, the various commanding officers
concerned are authorized to engage the
services of competent cooks at the rate of
SO per diem for cooks, and S1.5O per diem
for assistant cooks during the period of
the encampment. The allowance of cooks
will be according to the following:
For the field and staff officers of the 1st
Regiment, constituting one officers mess
one COOK and one assistant cook.
For the field and staff officers of the ID
Regiment. constituting one officers mess,
one cook and one assistant cook.
Separate Battalion, constituting one Off
GERS mess one cook.
For each company of an organized bat
TALON, one cook.
For the field hospital and ambulance
corps, constituting one mess, one cook and
one assistant cook
For the band and corps of field music.
each constituting one mess one cook each
For the Signal Corps anu the Engineer
Corps, constituting one mess one cook
Company commanders and quartermas-
ters Will have the cooks they employ re-
port at the office of the commissary GEN
eral, with a certificate showing their ON
ployment, on or before July 16 Cooks on
reporting will be furnished with badge
"hlch VIII give them transportation to
camp; As no cook will be taken without
TINS badge, 1t is essential that companv
commanders and quartermasters see thai
thelr COOKS report as directed. One woolen
ard one rubber blanket will be issned to
each man at the time he receives bis
badge. These articles must be returned in
good condition before the persons to whom
they are issued Will be paid for services.
Combination of Companies.
Companies having a total strength of less
than twenty-five in camp will be, as far
as practicable, combined with another COM
pany for mess purposes only. Further in
structions regarding this consolidation will
be published upon reaching camp.
On the duty required for this encampment
all commissioned officers of the general
staff and the commissioned field and staff
of regiments will be mounted and each Of
fcer required to be mounted will be AL
lowed 81 per diem for horse hire Officers
VIII report to the quartermaster general
on July 10 the names of the owners of
the horses hired by them and the date
from which the hire commenced, in order
that vouchers may be prepared and sigma
ture obtained during the encampment
The QuartermaSter general and commits
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
The following named officers. in addi-
ton to their other duties, are detailed and
appointed acting post Quartermasters for
the periods of service indicated opposite
their names: Captain Thomas Marion.
quartermaster, 1st Regiment from July Is
To %, inclusive; Captain Emil G. Schafer
quartermaster, I'd Regiment, from July 23
to 2S. inclusive
First Lieut.. Charles G. Mortimer mar
termaster, 3D. Battalion, is detailed to act
as assistant to the quartermaster general
during the entire encampment period
Captain Alfred p. Robbins A D. C. is
detailed to act as assistant to the adiu-
tant general from july II To