The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-21
NATIONAL GUARD ORDERS
The Regulations Governing the An
nUal Encampment.

Provisions for Guard Duty Pnrndes,
and Other Ccrerloni Observation-Disclosures
Attention to he Paid TO Extend
ed order or s!>irmish DriII.
Brig. Gen. George II. Harrfes. com
mandiCE the District National Guard. to-
day issued a general order covering the
regulations to be observed at the annual
encampmant- beginning july Is The OF
ders governing the camp and the officers
and men are as follows:
Headquarters Dist. Colombia AIilitia.
w ashingto2- d c. June y. 19l1-
General Orders No. =
Il. The annual encampment. beginning
u-E N. 1891, W!A Zeal as Gl-Eiy as uu-S4-
Hle WIN actual service conditions and
particular attention viii lie paid To guard
duty and eNt=ndeG-OrdtT drill
IL Camp guard duty viii be by regi-
mentS and separate battalion, and. IN ad-
GiJion To the required guard details far
each regiment and separate battalion
guard. there viii be detailed daily begin
R.AS july ls. one corporal and five phi
'1teS from each regiment and the Separ-
ate battalion. to constitute a brigade
Eeaag JaFJeTS guard, and in addition he
ginning with TIL Second regiment on IfIIy-
Is the two regiments viii alternate in de-
J3llIlS daily d lieutenant as the carnT7l-rr-
der o. the headquarters guard and ser
Seant OF the same guard. These details
VIII bg GUY mounted daily at the guard
mounting OF the respective organize lions
10 which they belong. and viii be REQUIRED
to fsu out on reaching the regimental or
separate battalion guard tent and thence
ordered 10 he reported without DELAY. bv
me "iHeer or senior nCn-CuEmiSsi0ned Of
hceT OF the detail. To the Adlutaut Cen
erai at bridEade headquarters.
From each detail OF i've urivates thus
Iltt9Ele@ ioT head4l quarters guard duty q
headquarters orderly VIII be selected
.htEIulental comma nd.rs will detail as
Ear . Practicable entire companies in
dIIlilshl2G ihelr quota for guard the
talon an entire platoon
The band and corps OF field music viii
alternate IN the performance Of duty at
guard nCUutiugS. except on such DAYS
when special eXig-nci.s Of the service viii
render necessary specific orders from bri-
SttGt neddEuaTJerS on the subject
I'll The tour Ct the first guard viii be
gin At the railroad station indicated in
paragraph II, General Orders No ,. cur
rent series at o clock a. m. July Is.
or this duty the comma u&iuG officer Of
each regiment and tn separate battalion
viii detail a captain as officer OF the day
ana company cor piatcou) TO consist Of
not less than l lieutenant. ! serge ant )
c'fprTsiS- and 4 pTIEdJcs tthree of the
latter for duty as rCsimentaI and bautal-
ion uTdeTIieSD. in addition TO the details for
headquarters guard.
These guard details viii be reported. at
the time and place ,,vSiS-ated, to the regi-
mental or SeLdTaJe battalion officer of the
Gay VINO VIII report for orders TO Major
31lendle = Young, Third Battalion. who
IS detailed Is field officer OF the Gay for
July IS next
The guard thus detailed will complete
Its tour and be relieved on the morning of
July -. in the usual manner. after guard
mounting, under the direction of the old
Hell 0iieSr OF the day
~ No guard duty VIII be required of
the Engineer CoTnS- Signal Corps. or An
5ClaEce Corps, except such as IN the
opinion OF the commander OF eacn of these
organizations may be necessary. by run
nl1S roster, Tor the immediate protection
OF their camps and property
rel d Ia.
published daily from brigade headQuar-
TcrS and furnished Tor the information
and guidance Of all concerned.
VI The headquarters Old guard Will
perform old guard fatigue. beginning at
fatigue call On the day following the
competition Of its tour OF guard duty: to
this end all headquarters old guard de-
tails VIII be promptly reported at fatigue
call L. such nCn-commisSiored officer as
may b designated by competent authori-
" 70 supervise fatigue or pCiiCe duty in
the headquarters camp
vi The wearing Of blue flannel shirts
without hlCuseS IS authorized during the
elic.lTnpfuent,- except at guard mounting
and paradeS- but when 50 worn the use
Of suspenders IS prohibited
III There VIII be q morning and an
evening gun Hred Ey permanent detail
under the direction OF an officer Of the
guard, and the greatest care and caution
are enjoined against all possibility Of dan
ger or accident The morning gun viii
be fred n the manner prescribed at rev
elll,-- ara the evening gun at retreat.
"a III 1r-L1-l anu t8fAS OF liEgL MUSIC
VII De assembled daily at the flagstaff at
the assembly for reveiIIe. At reveiIIe the
neid music VIII play a march, marching
through camp in a mann ? hereafter 70
be indicated, timing it, return TO the
haEsta1 50 as 70 begin tn playing Of rev
ellie at that point The band Immediately
on the completion Of reveiIIe viii DIav the
Star Spa1gled Banner in compliment TO
the national colors-
At retreat the field music viii play re
treat and Immediately upon its compile
ton the band VIII play the Star SpaugIed
Banner IN compliment 10 the national
colors-
In this connection. attention is direct
ed, on the part OF those charged with the
proper direction of guard duty. to para
graph g., Manual Of Guard Duty
x BTisades VIII be held daily on and
after July g.
-'EI- The Office of the Adfutaut General
viii be open from O'Clock a. m. TO