Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-12
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Preparations Complete for
Annual Outing.
THE ORDERS ISSUED
TWO CORPS TO GO TO LEEsBURG
TUESDAY NEXT.
Bill of Fare Indicates That THE Boys
Are to Be Well Provided
With Edibles.

A week hence the troops of the District
Of Columbia National Guard will be thor
oughly at home at Camp Ordway, near
Lcesburg. Va. The brigade will leave this
city next Thursday morning and by noon
that Gay the tents will be i'll position and
tn camp reality. Two days later, if ex-
pec:ations are realized, everything will be
running smoothly.
Preparations for the annual outing have
practically been completed. A representa-
tive of Maj. Neumeyer commissa-y general
who is also acting quartermaster general
is now on the ground looking after the pre-
lminaries The Engineer Corps and the
Signal Corps will proceed to Leesburg by
train next Tuesday afternoon. These COM
mands will lay out the camp and look after
telephone and telegraph connections the
following day
The troops will be transported to camp
by special trains. The first will consist of
nine cars and will start from .th street and
maryland avenue at SIS o'clock Thursday
morning, Aboard will be the commanding
Sc.eral and the general STAFF. the list Regi-
mont. the Brigade Band and the Corps of
tS~ld Music, the Ambulance Corps and the
cocks
The second train, consisting of nine cars
will start at So o clock 1t Will carry the
I'd Regiment
The third train will start at $50 o'clock
II will comprise seven passenger and two
baggage cars. On this train will be the
list Separate Battalion, and tn, officers
servants.
Those EUardsmen who will not be able
10 go 10 camp Thursday, but who mean to
Join their comrades at Leesburg later NAV
procure tickets at the special rate secured
by the National Guard any day during the
encampment at the Office of the acting
quart ermaster general. 1926 z street
Capt. Robbins as Adjutant General.
BY verbal permission of the commanding
general Col. Theodore Mosher. adfutant
general of the District militia. has gone to
Hot Springs Va. for a stay of two months
By a special order Capt. Alfred P Robbins
ald-de-camp, has been detailed as acting
adJutAnt general. and the brigade has been
admOnished to obey and respect him ac-
cofdlngly- The coming encampment will
| he the third in connection with which Capt
| Robbins has served as acting adjutant gen
eral.
Camp Ordway this year will be on the
| same ground occupied by the tents of the
! brigade last July. The plan of the Camp
| will remain practically unchanged. The
| two troops of the I'd United States Cavalry
| from Fort Myer will occupy the ground
| where the 18th Battery. United States Field
Artillery. was located last year
Gen. Harries. accompanied by Capt Brett
| of the ID Cavalry. visited Leesburg several
| days ago and selected several positions to
| be used during field maneuvers
| Orders to Commissary Department.
| Maj Neumeyer, with the approval of
| Gen. Harries. has decided to make the
| midday meal a camp luncheon instead
! Of "A full dinner. and the evening meal a
! dinner instead Of supper as heretofore
| The new plan It Is believed will better
! meet the desires of majority of the men
| The head of the commissary department
! he's issued the following instructions to
! officers IN charge of mesSes:
| Officers IN charge Of Desses may acl,
! designate one enlisted man fpreferabIy a
/ commissioned officer) to assist in s,l-
| rervisnS the mess, and report his name to
| this office in writing. No one but the Of
/ ficer in charge or his assistant so reDorted
| will be recognized by this department in
| matters pertaining to the mess.
| One hundred rations of groceries SMEAR
coffee, etc, will be issued on the 18th m
| slant. Only two subsequent issues of such
! articles will he made. The first of these
! Will constitute the difference between. the
| first issue and the amount due for the first
| five days. The second will he for the In ST
/ five days The quantities of these articles
| issued are ample and the officer in charge.
| will be held responsible for any deficiency
! due to waste or bad management
| Meat. vegetables and bread will be is
sued each day between IL am. and pm.