The Washington times., 1901-07-24
DRILLING RORFMANEUVRES
Guardsmen Further Advanced in
Tactics Than Ever Before.
Plans for General Mfi4s' visit and
Review of Troops Today-Lieuten-
mt Overton TaHen n Fiery Steed-
Officers EntcrtniK visiting Friends

CAMP oRDwAY. Leesburg, Va. July
23-The sixth day of the encampment has
passed without any special features and
has found the Guardsrneu further along
In tactical instruction than they ever were
before at a similar period. once more did
the target practice of the artillery prove
the attraction which drew many OF tine
soldiers to the camp limits to watch the
effect of the shrapnel on the big canvas
targets. Early drill. ordered 50 that the
men will have a chance to see the artii-
lery practice, is proving extremely popular
on account of the cooler temperature. ana
1t will be the order. in all likelihood, for
the rest of the week. V
With General Miles here to inspect
camp and review the troops. tomorrow
promises to be a day second in impor-
tance only to Friday. when the maneu-
vres will take place. Preparations for the
reception of the Lieutenant General Com
mauding the Army have been perfected
General Miles will be at Camp Ordwas
less than three hours. In the special car
of the officers of the Southern Railway he
win arrive in Leesburg at $40 O'Clock
Col Marion p. Maus, U. S. A; Capt. |. n.
Lewis. Artillery Corps. U. S. A, and Capt.
j. b. Morton, u. S. A, will accompany
he will be met by the general staff and
escorted will ride to Camp Ordway With
in the main gate on the Leesburg Pike
will be formed two lines of men from the
Fourth and Fifth Battalions. The sol
diers will be stationed about eight PAGES
apart, and will present arms when the
escort approaches. As soon as General
Miles enters the gate the detachment of
artillery Will fire salute OF seventeen
guns, the signal being. given by the Sig
nal Corps
AT 10.15 o'clock General Miles will make
a tour and inspection of the camp. At
1910 first call for review will be sounded,
assembly ten minutes later. and review at
II O'Clock The platoon of regular ar
tillery, under Lieut. Fox Connor. viii
participate in the review, at the conciu-
sion of which it viii proceed to the bat
terry range for the regular target prac-
tice which will be witnessed for short
time by General Miles. After mess the
general staff will again form an escort to
the depot and General Miles will leave
Leesburg at 1:1o o'clock.
1t is probable that Colonel Sanger, As
sistant Secretary of War. will arrive here
to inspect Camp Ordway on Thursday
He is anxious to witness the maneuvres
on Friday and will have, to come Thurs
day in order to be-, on hand at the be-
ginning of hostilities.a II
The men received individual instruction
today in the manual of arms and other
small but important, details which go far
toward making theIbrisade appear smart
and soldierly. ~ I
Ancient history, 50. far as National
Guard affairs are concerned, is the story
of the First Battalion, or the Washington
Light Infantry Corps, which has perhaps
a larger per cent of its Ipembers in camp
than any other battalian with the exeep-
ton of the First Separate. Organized
nearly twice as long ago as any of the
other battafions, it Shows no sfgif of old
age, but is, on the contrary, one of the
liveiest in the brigade. In 1885 the Wash
ingtoa Light Infantry Company was
organized under ithe'. command of Col.
Lemuei; Powers, zndnf6r a number of
years prior to the, civil war it was one
of the crack Independent military organi-
cations of the country. The proclamation
of President Lincoln calling for volun-
teers had hardly been published when the
Light Infantry Company was mustered
into service For three months the com
pany was stationed aronnd Washington.
AT the expiration of that time the mem
bers enlisted in other organizations and
served with distinction during the fierce
struggle. ~ - #
After the war. with the reorganization
of the militia. the company grew rapidly
and the name Washington Light Infan-
try Corps" became the general term for
the militia of tbs District of Columbia.
Three companies In addition TO the orig
inal companies Were organized, under
command of Col. Amos Webster. Later
! there was a great falling off of interest
in military affairs and all but one of the
companies disbanded.- In 1873 there was
another reorganization Capt. w. G..
Moore. of Company A. became the COM
mander of the CORPS, with the rank of
| lieutenant colonel. From that time on the
| corps prosrered and gained an eviable
reputation as a crack drill organization
! Drill teams captured big trophies in Bal
| timore in 1882 and i'm Washington In 1887
| the newly orga nized National Guard as
| the First Battalion. Colonel Moore was
thereupon made colonel of the First
Regiment Capt. Burton r. Ross. who
| was the commanding officer Of Company
| B. was made major
| onei Alexander, and later Col Henry
| First Regiment while Major Ross be
came lieutenant colonel AT the present
| time Colonel Ross is the honorary com
| mander of the corps and on August
| Der OF that organization. The present
| commanding officer. Major j. p. X Lee.
| reached that rank in 1898, after having
| served dozen years IN the oTsaniza
| ton The corps formerly was the only
| crack military organization in the Ma
| tional Capital and Travelled about the
| country extensively. AT the present time
! the corps is prominent in a social way.
! Major Lee was formerly commander of
| Company c. He is an efficient officer and
! highly popular among his men. Lieut.
I B. F. 0del is the adjGtant of the bat
| talon Than Surgeon Charles r. Luce
! there are few doctors in camp more pop
ular Lieut.. Howard Beale is inspector
! Of rifle practice. while Lieut.. Arthur NJ.
! UzZy Is rated one of the best men in his
! department as quartermaster.
! With Capt. 5. Porter House rests the
credit Of having probably the largest per
centage OF any company in camp. as well
| as one of the largest. companies III actual
numbers. Company \ is the only com
| pany which has survived all the vicisst-
tudes of the sixtyTnya years existence of
the corps, with the exception of the civil
war period. Captain Houses lieutenants
capt. Jack" RGbihson looks after a
| captains duties as thd head of Company
T., another large company. Brother off,
GERS" indeed are EirSt and Second Leuts.
| Samuel F. Shreve and John II. Shrevc,
the subordinate Objects of the company.
All the commanding. officers of the bat,
talon are now c,tmping the soil Of
| their native State.'s Capt. l.. w. Zea, third
Old Dominion company commander. is at
| the head of Company c. Lieut.. A. w
| Allison and Lieut. W. r. Browne are his
| respective subalterns.'y
Capt w e Dix has a first class com
pany well up in all departments of the
| National Guard work, and which gen
| orally ranks high at annual inspections.
| There is only one lieutenant of this or
ganization. Lieut. E 4. Grove.
| Officers school was held this morning
| al IL o'clock In a large tent near head
! nuarters LieMtennnt Overton lectured