Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-12

except that the issue for Sunday, the Goth,
will be made on Saturday afternoon, the
18th.
Butter Will be issued each day between
and pm. in the proportion of one pound
to twelve ratiOnS. Officers will send to the
commissary for the butter each day and
always send the butter bucket issued to
them All other articles will be delivered
in the field unless special instructions are
issued TO the contrary.
Fresh milk will not be issued. Evapo-
rated cream will be issued in sufficient
quantities for use for coffee and cooking.
Ice will only be issued for the purpose
Of keeping the ice box cool. The box must
be sunk in the ground in accordance with
instructions on the inside of lid, and must
be kept clean, otherwise no ice will be
issued.
Daily Bill of Fare.
"A bill of fare will be issued each day,
and cooks will be instructed to follow II,
uusng nearly as possible the articles
issued for that day. The more desirable
part of the ration must not be used to the
exclusion of the less desirable. An accumu
lation Of bread indicates bad management.
Cooks should be instructed to serve soup
at each monday meal. Coffee or butter
should not he served with this meal
1.-THE new corrugated iron can will be
used exclusively for water, and must be
thoroughly washed and cleaned each day.
The large galvanized iron cans heretofore
used for water will be used for garbage.
kitchens will be frequently inspected by
an officer of this department. Officers in
charge will be held to a strict accounta-
bility for waste, lack of cleanliness, or dis
regard in general of these instructions.
An cooks will be required to furnish
their own tools
List of Substantials
The following bill of fare will be followed
during the first few days Of the camp. It
shows that the guardsmen will not lack
for substantial things to eat:
July 17.-Lunch-Ham sandwiches and
coffee. Dnner-Beef stew, potatoes, pick
les. bread, butter, coffee.
July 1S.-Breakfast-Boiled mackeral, egg
omeIet, flashed brown potatoes, bread,
butter coffee. MISUNDERSTANDING soup,
cod fish balls, tomato sauce, bread but
ter Dinner-Biue fish, baked or boiled;
boiled potatoes, stewed tomatoes, picked
beets, bread pudding, bread, butter, coffee.
July 19-Breakfast-Stewed prunes beef
steak and onions, marrow gravey, break
fast homny, bread, butter coffee. Lunch
eon-Macaroni soup, cold ham and maca-
Ioni cheese, bread. butter. Dinner-Corned
beef. cabbage, pickles. potatoes, tomatoes,
hot corn bread jam, coffee.
Sunday, July 20.-Breakfast - Stewed
evaporated peaches, corn beef hash fried
cabbage, hot rolls butter, coffee. Dinner
Tomato soup with croutons, roast beef
sugar corn. mashed potatoes, tomato salad,
rice pudding, bread, butter, coffee
The Mounted Officers.
Those officers entitled to mounts will pro-
cure the same either in this city or at
Leesburg before the date set for the COM
mencement Of the camp.
Such horses as are to go from here will
assemble at the National Guard Armory at
) pm, July 10, with halter and nose bag
but without saddles. First Lieutenant Geo.
A. Won Dachenhausen. quartermaster. 9th
Battalion, will have charge of the horses
going and returning over the road, and will
be in command of the corral at Leesburg
Horses must be turned over to him at the
hour stated. with halter and nose bag, and
care used that he may know to whom the
animal belongs.
Saddles and other equipment Except hal
ter and nose bag will be shipped by train
and must be packed for that purpose and
turned over to the superintendent of the
Center Market Armory not later than Mon
day, July IA. Horses hired at Leesburg will
be turned in Friday evening, July %, and
officers who have used same should make
arrangements for the hire Of a horse for
the parade, which takes place upon arrival
of the brigade in Washington Saturday,
July %.
The cars for the transportation of bag
gage will be attached to the third train,
leaving at s:35 am. July II.
Captain Thomas Marion, quartermaster
list Regiment, will have charge Of the trans
cred to him by IN. After that time Off
GERS will have to arrange for the transport
tation of their baggage themselves. The
cars Will be open at { am.
No personal baggage will be hauled to
the train by the quartermaster' depart
ment. Officers Will have to arrange for
that transportation themselves.
Notes.
A meeting Of The officers of the general
staff of the militia, and the regimeutal
battalion and separate organization COM
manders of the National Guard will be held
az 1870 clock next Monday evening at
headquarters, 9th floor, Star building Gen
Harries will make several important an
nouncements having to do with the en-
campnent
An understanding exists that the T. 6 &
Fern, one of the practice ships of the Naval
Battalion, is to be condemned and retired
from service in the near future In her
place it is hoped that the Navy Department
will loan the battalion a modern sessel.
Mr. Frank Sigourney has been appointed
clerk to the adjutant general, District Of