Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-02
All but Members Excluded.

absent without leave and Will be treated
accordingly.
All but Members Excluded.
Only members Of the District Of Columbia
National Guard viii be permitted to par
ticipate in the encampment; and command
ing officers who issue public property to
any man not regularly enlisted in the Ma
tional Guard, or Permit him to go into
camp, VIII be subject to court-martial for
disobedience of existing orders.
Consolidated nothing reports of regi-
ments ana the LIST Separate Battalion, and
morning reports ofeeparate companies, will
pc sent without fail to the Office of the ad-
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The post Office address Of the camp will
De camp ordway, Leesburg, Va"
The second order deals with the neces-
sity for the faithful discharge of military
duty, attendance at camp and for the strict
observance of military courtesy.
A Fixed Military Duty.
The order sets forth-Under the law max
ing provision for the organization of the
militia OF the District of Columbia the an
nual encampment of the District of Co
iumoia National Guard is a fixed military
outy which demands of all it's members
1althfui discharge The oaths of officers
anu enlisted men entail positive obligations
ana unavoidabl responsibilities. With this
in view it should be needless to state that
the annuai encampment is an occasion for
suCh military exercises and instruction as
Wnl teno 10 develop and foster the most eff
nclent military organization possible in the
District of Columbia. To accomplish this,
while it is neither desired nor intended to
prevent or obstruct the proper individual
enJoyment and recreation of the soldier
when off immediate duty, mere personal
past1me or enjoyment must nevertheless at
all times be regarded as secondary and SUBJ
serV1ent to that military duty of which
nd a;,,{r Lowe
are the distinguishing elements. These
points being we'll fixed in mind, 1t is ex-
pected that every member of the Guard
during the coming encampment will strive
faithfully and untringly to meet the re-
sponslblllt1es which he has voluntarily
sumed. In this the conscientious soldier
VIII 1lnd his task for the short period of the
encampment easy to perform The object
to be kept constantly in view by all con-
cerned during this encampment is increased
military efficiency. The equipment of the
soldier has been restricted and the camp
baggage or the officer has been limited to
actual requirements. The provisions for
tent pitching, cooking and messing, field ex-
ercises, drills and the'various other camp
duties are all based upon conditions of ac-
tuai service, and 1t is expected that Guards
men will appreciate the fact that the ad-
vantage of only ten days, out of 1865, de-
Voted to military outing must be measured
by the cheerful and willing loyalty of the
individual soldier in learning his lesson in
held and camp to the fullest extent pos
sible.
Most Important Preliminary.
The most important preliminary duty Of
the Guardsmen respecting an annual en-
campment is attendance, and it is expected
that officers will resort to every practicable
means to insure the fullest possible attend
ance Of men, In case less than Is per
centum of the enlisted strength Of any
company organization shall be reported
Tor the encampment the commanding CT
hcer of the organization will be required to
snow cause why ne Should not be relieved
from command of his decimated company
If men fail to attend, except for good and
sufhc1ent reason, prompt punitory or diSci-
primary measures win be adopted. Simple
excuse, or offer Of excuse, will not suffice
The excuse must be previously offered by
the soldier and accepted by proper authori-
ty, ard the soldier who fails to attend ex-
cept for acceptable sufficient military rea-
son will be regarded as absent without
leave or in deSertfon, as circumstances in
dictate, and will be dealt with accordingly.
In view of the facttthat the limited camp
time Is of such great value in the training
of the soldier, a suitabIeqpenalty deduction
will be made from the pay of absentees.
Special attention is directed to the univer-
sally common tendency Of National Guards
men to disregard the forms of military
courtesy and respect SO essential to true
military discipline The effort of all Off
GERS and non-comnissiened officers will be
directed to the instruction of members of
in this regard bearing in mind at all times
that example on the part of superiors is
ever an easy and useful lesson to the su-
coordinate
Act Of Courtesy.
officers and soldiers alike must be mind
full that the prescribed salute is an act of
courtesy, involving neither servility nor
degradation, and whatever be the attitude
maintained between the military superior
and inferior in their civil relations, in the
military the surest mark of intelligent ap-
probation of the obligations assumed by
all alike in taking the prescribed oaths is a
punctiliouS observance of all the forms
which experience and good order have set
in government of the relations between
necessary classes in the military service.
L. is not deemed essential to repeat in this
order the detailed instructions respecting
saluteS; the authorized manuals being suf-
ficiently explicit regarding the duties of Of
fcers and soldiers in this regard, it is only
dc emed necessary to announce that strict
compliance with their provisions will be re-
CURED.
Aside from the general routine of exercises
and instructions hereafter to be prescribed,
special attention of all commanding officers
will be directed to instruction in guard
duty in all It's phases and requirements.
Each soldier must not only be instructed
In the general duties of sentinel but will
be taught to recite the general orders and,
as soon possible after their promuIga-
ton, the special orders for sentinels in
camp Officers of the day and officers and
non-commissioned officers Of the guard will
be held to rigid responsibility for the proper
performance of guard duty in camp as
well as their knowledge of all requirements
pertaining thereto.
Maj. Charles H. Ourand, inspector gen.
eral, will have charge of all matters per-
tanning to guard duty.