The times., 1901-06-08
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIRS
The Site for the Annual EnCam p,
ment Still Undecided.

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Smokers Gap Inspected Yesterday
Practicing for the sen Girt Riht
Championships Some Discharge
Granted The Coming Elections
Nearly everyone in National Guard
circles is on the qui viye these days
Where Guardsmen consregate the gen
craI query is. Where is the camp to be
located?' Nobody appears to know
There are n number of locations under
consideration Prominent among the
number are sites near Laurel and An
napolis Junction, Md, and also near
Smokers Gap. in the mountains OF
western Virginia. Chesapeake Beach
is a location which has a large follow
ing among the Guardsmen. The mem
bers of the Naval Battalion would,
many Of them. like to see the camp To-
Gated at the Beach for the reason that
they could touch there while on the an
nuaI cruise. which viii probably occur
the same time that the soldiers are see
Jg their yearly active service.
officers of the Guard whose eXper-
ience makes them capable judges of
ground have visited the sites proposed
Those at Annapolis Junction and Lau-
rel Nd. have the advantage of direct
and close connections by rail. The eX-
pense Of transportation, were the camp
located there, would cut less into an
already none too large appropriation for
the annual encampment
Smokers Gap was visited yesterday
by a party of officers. The country in
that vicinity is SAID to be beautiful. It
is not far from Leesburg. where one Of
the best camps in the history Of the
Guard was held. However, rates for
transportation are high, and this fact
may prove death blow TO the selec-
ton Of that site.
Chesapeake Beach is said to afford a
good camping ground and parade
ground. The company which controls
the attractions there is said to be de-
sirous of the presence of the Guards
men. Connection with the city is rapid,
and doubtless were the camp located
there, which seems improbable, it
would be overrun with visitors from
Washington.
General orders regarding the payment
of the members of the District National
Guard were issued through Colonel
Mosher, adjutant general, at National
Guard headquarters on Wednesday last.
The troops viii this year be paid while
in camp. The pay rolls will be made UP
complete, however. long before that
time
Edward H. Neumeyer, jr., was recent
ly recommended and yesterday passed
the examination for the position of
Quartermaster of the Second Battalion.
with rank of first lieutenant. He will
soon receive his commission. He is at
present the quaTtermaster Of the Wash
ington Light Infantry Corps, and has
had considerable experience in the work
of the commissary department Of the
Guard
Reports from Sea Girt indicate that
the District rifiemen are going to have
plenty of sharp competition in the
matches there in September. Not less
than fifteen teams will enter the inter-
state contest, and the other matches will
be proportionately large. The United
States Marine Corps viii be represented
by a team. Colonel Reid, who is sta
toned at the Marine Barracks. viii be-
gin preliminary practice with a num-
Der of his men at an early date. 1t is
the intention TO pick a number Of men
from certified practice scores TO form a
Marine Corps team which will begin !
practice few weeks before the Sea
Girt matches.
Students of small arms viii have a |
good opportunity TO compare the rec
tions. Nearly all the National Guard
teams will use the Krag-Jorgensen rife. |
Incidentally the District rifemen who
are now In practice are highly satisfied
with the Krag. The army teams viii be
provided with the Springfield. The Ma
rine Corps team win use their regula-
ton arm, the Lee-Metford. Foreign
teams viii use other well-known rifles.
The Springfield, with its As calibre, is
The heaviest arm. The Krag-Jo Jorgensen
Is In calibre about 30 and the Lee-Met-
ford about -25, nearly the same as the
Adauser, the destructive qualities OF
which were exemplifed in the Spanish
American war.
The disgruntled Georgians, who were
30 over-confident of success year before |
last at Sea Girt that they were defeated
by phenomenal work on the part Of the
New Jersey team. will not be represent |
ed this year. They have arranged for
3 series Of matches in the Cracker State |
On the same date as the Sea Girt COM |
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