The Washington times., 1902-07-15
DISTRICT MILITIA
READY FOR CAMP

| Jacobs. formerly Of the District of &C.
lumbia Volunteers. will ofiiciate as chief
clerk Of the two departments. while Mr..
J. l.. Chase will audit all accounts.
Others who have seen service at pre-
yious camps will be at work. thus giving
Major Neumeyer more time to look after
affairs about camp.
Aide-de- Camp on STAFF.
Capt. \. p. Robbins. aide-de- camp on
the general staff. viii be acting adjutaut
general in camp. Lieut. Col Theodore
Mosher had expected to go up with the
troops, but the recent hot spell forced
him to relinquish his duties and leave
town. He will probably not return until
the fall
The detail of Captain Robbins meets
with the approval OF the entire Guard
officers and men alike. He has fllal
the position many times. and was in
charge Of affairs at Leesburg in 1899.
was assistant adjurant general at Cath
ersburg in 1860, and acting adju.ant gen
erGl at Leesburs last year. No bette
man could be selected for the place
In the adiutant generals office Will be
Pay Clerk Frank ". Sigcurney. cf the
Naval Battalion. who has been assigned
for duty in the Office. Last year he was
in camp but two or three days. having
been compelled to go with the battalion
on its cruise. This year il is not known
when the battalion will go on its cut
ing. and MIR. Sig0urney will remain a;
Camp ordway during the ten days.
To Serve as Auditor.
Under the recent act of Congress pro-
vision was made for clerk at militia
headquarters ana MIR. Sigourney has
been appointed to the place. He has
been performing clerical duty there for
the past three or four years, and his
appointment meets with general ap-
prevail Sergeant II. z. Richmond. Of
Company B. Second Battalion, has also
been detailed for duty at the adjuiant
generals Office.
Lieut.. :. Clifford Cox, surgeon of the
Naval Battalion, has been assigned to
duty with the brigade while i'll camp.
ersburg, but did not go to camp last
year. He went with the Reserves on
their annual cruise. While he is as
signed to duty at the field hospital he
Will pay particular attention to the
engineer ana signal corps and the bri-
gade band and corps Of field music.
which organizations have no surgeon as
signed them.
1t might be remarked that while Sur
geon Cox rank5 as lieutenant In the
Naval Battalion. this IS practically the
same rating as a captain in the army.
Lieut.. H. B. Hollifeld. surgeon Of the
Third Battalion, has been assigned as
surgeon of the Sixth Battalion while in
camp DR.. Walter p. Keere. who has
been nominated for the position. has not
yet been commissioned. He was form
erly first sergeant Of Company H. d. c.
V. and has also served as a member OF
Company c. Sixth Battalion.
Handles the Troops.
Col. l. S. Brown, general agent of The |
Southern Railroad Company. has promis-
ed to do everything for the convenience
of the troops while in camp. He Will per-
sonally direct the embarkation on |
morning at the depot at Ninth |
Street and Maryland avenue, and will |
see that the trains leave on time
The first section bearing the com
general and his staff and the |
First Regiment. will pull out at S:lj Il.
m. The second section with the Second /
Regiment. ten minutes later, and the .
third section with First separate bat
talon and the baggage at 6:35.
Il has been arranged that during
week days train No. q. which leaves
Leesburg, viii do so at $50 instead Of
SOB and on Sunday at $50 instead OF
SIG This will enable visitors from
to go up during the day, wit
ness the dress parade and return during
the evening.