The times., 1901-06-22

Plans for the Encnmpm en:-Puy IN ent
of the TroOps-A Point OF Lnw-Ab-
scnce of the CaDteen - The Rifle
Prnctice-Some Discharges Granted
With pretty Leesburg finally decided
upon as the camping place of the Dis
trict National Guard from July IS to q
there is a little more activity among the
citizen soldiers than was displayed a
week or so ago. The plan of the com
manding officer is to have a larger at
tendance at Camp Ordway than at any
| encampment in the history of the District
militia With this end in view, an or
der was issued during the past week call
/ ing upon all officers and men to make
! special efforts to attend the encampment
I The ten days of drill under hot skies and
! sleep under canvas affords not only an
| outing for those often confined most of the
! time to offices while IN the city, but it
| also teaches. better than anything short
! of actual experience in war, the lessons
/ of active service.
In the early part of the week Lieut. R.
B. Hayes, with four men. went to Lees
burg for the purpose of preparing map
of the ground which may be used in the
laying out of the camp and assignment
of the various commands to positions
Major II. H. Parmenter, Quartermaster
General of the Guard, will soon assume
command of preparations for camp. The
thousand and one minor matters to be
settled before the soldiers will leave the
city on the morning of July IS will be
attended to under his direction
1t is stated that the people of Lees
burg and of Loudoun County in general
are much pleased at the prospect of the
advent of the District soldier boys among
them. The camp at Leesburg in 1899 was
one of the best in the history of the
Guard, and the boys made many friends
among the Virginans. There will be So
cial features galore in the little town,
which will doubtless make it a much
livelier place than usual
The site on Georges Farm is said to
combine more advantages than ever Of
fered for the consideration of the militia
officers. Good health among the Guards
men is practically assured by the splen-
did air and the natural drainage facilities.
The Southern Railway officials have
promised to extend every facility for the
! transportation of visitors TO the camp.
a train will leave Washington early in
the morning, enabling Washingtonians to
reach Leesburg in time TO be present at
all the important drills and other attrac
the daily routine of camp life will be the
same as that followed in previous years.
Information regarding the guard duty
and other details of camp service were
contained in general orders issued from
headquarters and published in The Even
ing Times yesterday The High School
Cadets may form a part of the National
Guard camp, as they did last year at
Gaithersburg, although no orders regard
ing them have yet been issued.
The troops are TO be paid in camp this
year and considerable comment has been
caused over the general understanding
that those Guardsmen not present in camp
TO receive remuneration for their services
for the first six months of the present
year will not be paid at all. The exist
ing law providing that Government en-
pioyes shall not receive remuneration
from the Guard has been called to the
attention of certain officers of the Guard.
One of the officers of the Guard is sub
stitute letter carrier. AS -uch he re-
ceives from the Government the princely
stipend of 81 a year. AS substitute he
receives pay from the letter carriers
whose place he takes from time TO time.
The single dollar he receives from the
Government, however, excludes hin from
the pay OF his rank, which amoJ nts to
about $50 per annum. If he goes to camp
he loses what he might earn by working
as substitute letter carrier had he stayed
in the city and at the same time he re-
ceiyes no remuneration for military ser
vice.
Many officers of the District National
Guard hold the same views as nearly all
Regular Army officers on the abolition of
the canteen. They are dubious Of the sue
cess of the new system. The absence OF
the canteen from the camp this year viii
| detract largely from the discipline. it Is
! feared, tnaSmuch as the men Will be more
! inclined TO visit Leesburg in search Of
| drink. once there one drink, it is thought,
| will be hardly enough. Consequently 1t
| is thought there may be more drunken
! ness than has been the case in years gone
| by, when, fortunately, IL was rare at the
annual encampments.
Major James T. Bell, Inspector General
| Of Rife Practice, is practicing twice
week at the Ordway range with the
twenty-fOur men who are candidates for
| positions on the brigade team which Will
represent the District Guard at Sea Glrt
in September. Major Bell is well salts
fed with the progress the rifemen are
making The brigade team. consisting
of sixteen men. twelve of them regular
members of the team and four alternates,
win be chosen the latter part Of the pres
ent month. At that time closer practice
will begin. Each man will be carefully
coached and all errors in craftsmanship
which he may have contracted Will be cor
rected as far as possible Regular prac-
tice once a week is being INDUCED IN al
SEQ 900 and 1,0G0 yards by the marksmen
who are striving for positions on the
American team 10 compete for the Palma
trophy at Sea Girt.
Sergeant Smell. Company b, Second Bat
talon; Sergt. Mai. J. NJ Pickens. Sixth
Battalion. and Private Albert S. Weir,
Company b, Fifth Battalion have been
ordered honorably discharged to accept
promotion by commission. Upon their
own application the following have been
ordered honorably discharged from the
service: Privates Harry o. kimmell and
Glen T. Novel, Company b, Second Bat
talon; Oscar f. PEBBLES, Company B. First
Separate Battalion, and Robert Mcguire.
Company y, Fifth Battalion; on account of
removal from the District. Privates Albert
Atkinson, Company B, Fourth Battalion;
Willie White. Company A, Fifth Batta
| ion; James i. Corbir and Elmer w. Pos
ten Company G. Fifth Battalion. dis
| charged in the interest of the service,
| Archie Engel, Company 3, Fourth Bat
| talon.
On account Of expulsion from their re-
| spective companies the following have
| been dishonorably discharged from the
service: Privates Joseph II. Carroll.
| Charles e Evans, and James Rosary. all
| of Company Il, First Separate Battalion.
| and Matthew Ruddcn. Company a. Fifth
Battalion.