The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-16

missary and Quar.ermaster' Depart
meut, although all officers connected with
the camp are kept quite busy
That the soldier boys will fare well dur
Ing their scjourn on Virginia soil is evil
dent from the following yIll of fare which
has been arranged for the first two days
IN camp:
Thursday. july 1S-LUHch.
Ham sandwiches and coffee.
supper
Roast beef, potatoes. <tesed tomatoes, bread, hut
ter, and coffee.
Friday July lg-BrCakfaSt-
Beef stew salt mackcrcl bread. butter. and COT
Dinner.
Vegetable soup. baked hlueish. potatoes, boiled
onions, picked beets- and bread
supper.
Fish eroquettes. macaroni and cheese, Jam, bread,
butter. and coffee
Saturday. July 2o-Breakfast
Liver and bacon, with brown gravy homInv GTIts
bread, and coffee
The general public does not realize. and
for that matter neither many of the
guardsmen. the immense amount of food
required by the soldiers For the menu
given above. the following amount Of
foodstuffs viii be consumed: 500 pounds
cooked ham, !. $50 pounds fresh beef, 2,40)
pounds bread. 4 90 pounds fresh fish 500
pounds beef liver. 400 pounds breakfast
bacon. cases hominy grits. 3 barrels on
ions. 200 punches carrots. 100 dozen bunch
es parsley % cans tomatoes. 200 pounds
macaroni 12G pounds cheese. 200 jars
danlson Jam 300 lunches beets. 30
pounds butter 1872 pounds coffee, $50
pounds sugar. and 800 cans evaporated
cream
A. welcome innovation has been intro
duced in the plan to send the company
They viii thus be on the ground and
ready to serve lunch to the soldiers with
in q short time after their arrival This
par. wifi be greeted with JOY on the part
OF the old guardsmeH. who have eXpe-
rienced the pangs of hunger in former
wears while waiting for the first camp
meal TO be served. Many OF the cooks
are old hands at the business and several
have. prepared rations for the guaTdsmeT
at many annual encampments-
Major Neumeyer said today that never
in the history Of the Guard, since his
connection with it, had the arrangements
for the accommodation and sllstenance
Of the troops been 50 promptly made o.
were they 50 complete. Each day fresh
meat and vegetables viii be shipped &C
camp. a spsciaI agent being sent to the
city 20 superiHlend the transportation
The following general order in regard
to camp matters, compiled by Capt A z
Robbins. acting adJutant general. viii be
issued today:
The battalion Of High School Cadets
(three conrpanies) commanded by Major
Joseph A Murphy, viii accompany the
National Guard Of the District Of Colunl-
bia. into-camp al Leesburg, Va. on
Thursday July IS, 1901, returning July =,
1871
Major Clendie 3. Young. Third Battal-
ion Of the District OF Columbia National
Guard, in addition to his other duties,
viii, for purposes OF instruction ana al
ulIuistration have charge Of and direct
the movements of the High School "a
diets during the encampmenj period.
The commanding officer Of the High
School battalion win report 70 and be un-
der the immediate orders OF Major Young
The provisions Of paragraph 2. Cen
eral Orders No >, ana section Q, para era 1Ii
p General Orders No :. : s, these hea d
quarters relating TO morning reports viii
be strictly complied with.
Sergeant William NiemeyeT. Signal
Corps. having been duly elected, Is APP
pointed acting first lieutenant, Signal
Corps, this acting commission TO expire
July 81 1871
Lieut. William Niemeyer and ten men
Of the Signal Corps viii proceed to Lees
burg, Va. on Tuesday July 10, 1871, Tor
special duty in connection with me annu-
al enCa mpment. commencing the 1SJh n
stant They xiii entraiH az the Sixth
Street station of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, at 4:55 o clock p m
Sergeant Major Watson b Miller,
Third Battalion, District Of Columbia Ma
tionaI Guard. viii on receipt OF this OF
der. report 10 the Adjutant General for
private II. Z. Richmond, Company B,
Second Battalion. VIII on receipt OF this
order, report to the Adjutart General for
Sergeant r II Potts. Company D,
Fourth Battalion Is transferred TO the
general non-commissioned stan ana ap-
pointed ordinance sergeant.
Quart ernnaster Sergeant Joseph ) Cor
nish Second Regiment, IS transferred 10
the general on-COTnmiSslOned staff ana
appointed color sergeant
Sergeant John Wilson DeMalne, Com
pany =. sixth Battalion, having been duly
elected j. appointed acting second lieu
tenant Company D. Sixth Battalion this
acting commission TO expire July 81, 1901
Private Edward MCGovern, Company A
Sixth Battalion. is upon request OF the
Inspector General of Rife Practice eX-
cIsed from attending the annual encamp-
Taent Private AIcGOvern viii report TO