Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-16
ORDER is ON TO LEESBURG
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETE FOR
NATIONAL GUARD ENCAMPMENr.
Meeting Last Night of Regimental
and Battalion Commanders
Naval Battalion Cruise.

FINAL arrangements for the annual en-
campment Of the troops Of the District of
Columbia National Guard, near Leeshurg,
Va. beginning Thursday morning OF this
week. were completed at q meeting OF the
regfmental and battalion commanders and
the officers Of the general staff last even
ing at militia headquarters. General Har-
ries pointed out just what will be expect
ed OF the guardsmen and laid particular
stress on the fact that the officials and
citizens OF Leesburg are apprehensive of
trouble due to the presence of the guards
men Just after the abolition Of the local
option law in Loudoun county. The COM
handing general announced that he had
declined to confirm the fear that the men
IN UNIFORM are apt to cause trouble or
annoyance and explained that he had not
consented to comply with q request of the
town sergeant OF Leesburg that a provost
guard be maintained in the town, either
day or night. The regimental and bat
TALON commanders were directed to make
plain the situation to the members of their
respective commands and to see to 1t that
the apprehensions Of the citizens of Lees
purs shall prove to have been without
foundation.
The duties Of the several officers of the
general staff were outlined and everything
relative to the encampment made clear
FIRST Lieut.. w. S. Overton. Artillery
Corps, U. s. army, and First Lieut. J. H.
brigade to camp, the former as special in
structor. and the latter as special aid TO
the commanding general A platoon OF
Esht artillery from the Washington bar
racks Will also go Into camp with the
guard, the regulars proceeding to Leesburg
over the turnpike.
BY Special Train
special train of three sections will be
required to transport the guardsmen to
camp. The troops will embark at nth
street and Maryland avenue southwest
Thursday morning. and the first section
will pull out promptly at s:15 o'clock TIE
second and third sections will follow at
Intervals Of ten minutes. 1t Is expected
that the camp will be completely estab-
ished and everything running smoothly by
noon Thursday. The force of cooks. under
the direction Of the commissary general.
will leave Washington tomorrow after
noon They have been instructed to report
at the Center Market Armory at $50
o'clock in the afternoon.
Lieut.. +. w. Smith. assistant to the COM
m1sSary general. and Lieut.. c. G. Morti-
mer. assistant to the quartermaster gem
eral, have been at Leesburg since Friday
last looking after the prelminaries. They
report that the arrangements there are In
nrst-ciass shape. and that everything is in
readiness for the arrival of the soldiers
The quarters and storehouses of the COM
missary and quartermaster's departments
nave DeeH eStdDllSneU, and VIII be in readi-
ness for the transaction of business of the
most active type day after tomorrow
Other assistants have since proceeded to
the site of the encampment, and at 10
O'Clock this afternoon the Signal Corps will
set forth. All the indications are that
everything connected with the outing will
be conducted in manner more systematic
and satisfactory than ever before in the
history of the District OF Columbia Ma
tional Guard.
Transfers and Appointments
Sergeant Robert H. Potts, Company d,
4th Battalion. has been transferred to the
general non-commissioned staff and ap-
pointed brigade ordnance sergeant. and
Quartermaster Sergeant Joseph S. Corn
ish. I'd Regiment, has been transferred
to the general non-commissioned staff and
appointed color sergeant.
Sergeant John w. De Maine. Company
D. 9Th Battalion: Sergeant John Coll.
Company A, Sd Battalion, and Private
Jean F. P. deS Gurennes Company ID,
5th Battalion, have been appointed acting
second nieutenants.
The annual cruise of the Naval Battalion
of the District of Columbia National Guard
will begin at 10 o'clock next Saturday
morning, when the U. s. S. Fern will set
sail down the Potomac river The cruise
will end the 2Sth instant