The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-15
Slgnaland Engineer Corps
Began March Today.
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General Exodus for LeesbuTg Thursday
Morning Hundred Guards
men and Two Troops Of Regular
Cavalry to Make Up Camp Ordway.

At sunrise this morning Lieutenant
Neumeyer, of the Signal Corps, and a
squad Of seven men. under his com
mand, began their march Tor Camp Ord
Way, near Leesburg. Va. where the an
nual encampment Of the District militia
VIII be made This year
At ABS o'clock this afternoon the
Engineer Corps and the Signal Corps
will follow them, under the command Of
Lieut. Roy B. Hayes, and go into camp
Immediately upon arriving at Leesburg
The squad that left early this morning
took with them q wagon containing all
their instruments.
General Harries has ordered that
telephone and telegraph line between
camp OTdway and LeesbUrg be erected
and in operation by the time that the
Guard arrives on Thursday morning. and
The work Of getting this ready is in
charge Of the Signal Corps The men
Who left this morning were mounted ami
travelled in heavy marching order. car
Tying enc days travelling ratIons with
them It is expected that they viii
reach Leesburg some time this after
noon.
In Charge of the Corral.
The corral at the camp will be in
charge Of Lieut.. George Won Dachen-
Eausen, of the Fifth Battalion Lieut.
W c Eckstein viii fill his place as
ouartermaster of the Fifth Battalion.
Lieutenant Won Dachenhausen viii leave
here over the road at 3 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon, taking with him forty
horses.
Troops E and +. OF the Second Cav
airy, leIt Fort Myer at a. N. yesterday
Tor Leesburg- Their route was by the
way OF the Alexandria Turnpike. and
they were the first troops TO pitch tents
al the camp. The troopers, 100 in num-
Ter, we're under the command OF Capt.
l. NJ Brett, ana were equipped in heavy
marching order. They carried blankets
cnd shelter tents and bags for their
horses, while the extras were carried in
wagons.
Chaplain c. c. Pierce ACCOMPANIED
Captain Brett. while First Lieut. John
W. Moore went out in command Of
Troop E, with Second Lieut. Thomas VI
Knox and First Lieut. Charles G. Harvey
IN command Of Troop F. With the de-
parture Of the two troops for Camp Ord
way there remain but enough regulars
al Fort Ayer to take care Of the place
The General Exodus.
The embarkation of the LOO troops
Of the Guard from Ninth Street and
Maryland Avenue Thursday morning viii
be personally directed by Col. L s.
Brown, the general agent of the South
ern Railway ComDanv
A meeting of the field officers Of the
brigade was held last evening at mill
tia headquarters, Eleventh Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue. Reports we're sub
mitted by the w '.ous departments
which showed all TO be in readiness for
the encampment.
The District Commissioners have -e-
cefved a letter from General Corbin, in
which he invites them 10 assign a por-
ton Of the District militia or detail an
officer 70 participate in the autumn ma.
al Fort Riley, Kan The letter viii be
referred by the Commissioners to Gen
eral HaFries for his action.
The following general order was is
sued this morning at National Guard
headquarters
General orders. No. Il
Headquarters Dist of Columbia Militia
Washington, D. c., July 10, 1902
I Captain Lloyd NJ Brett, Second
United States Cavalry, having been de-
tailed by the War Department 70 at
tend the annual encampment Of the
District OF Columbia Militia, IS announc-
ed IS special inspector and instructor
during the encampment- He VIII be
obeyed and respected accordingly.
II Captain z. J. Dimmick, late