The Washington times., 1903-07-23
Everything Put in Order for
Volunteer Soldiers-Ten
Days of Military Life on
Georges Farm, Near Lees
burg, Va.
FIRST DRESS PARADE
TO BE HELD THIS EVENING
Guardsmen on Hand Bright
and Early This Morning at
Armory Prepared for the
TriP-The Field Artillery's
March to Camp.
Especial to The Washington rimes.)

CAMP ORDWAY, LEESBURG, Va.
July 2S.-Before sunset today Camp Ord
way Will be seething with life, and the
Guardsmen will have received their first
taste of life under canvas since last
July. There is every indication that the
camp of 1903 will eclipse all previous
outings Of the Guard, since it's organiza-
tion- There are not as many men in
camp as there were Iast year, but those
that are here are soldiers, every one Of
them. and have come prepared to trough
it, like soldiers for ten days. All OF the
soldiers are under shelter, their hunks
have been made up, their rations issued
from the commissary department, which
is second TO none in the National Guard
of the United States, and everything is
running smoothly even at this early
stage of the proceedings.
Their Bills of Fare.
After pitching their tents and getting
everything into ship-shape, the men
hurried of to the mess tents. where
they ate numerous sandwiches and
drank copiously of the army coffee pre-
pared for them They then began TO
unpack their haversacks and later lolled
around and were awaiting the mess
call for supper. The menu for the
evening meal is as follows:
Beef stew, a la Leesburg; Julienne
potatoes. stewed tomatoes, blackberry
jam. bread. butter. and hot coffee.
That looks good on the bill OF fare,
and the men are most solicitous to
see "the real article" because they say
the sandwiches don't stick to the ribs
The following is the bill of fare for
tomorrow. Saturday. and Sunday. as
prepared by the commissary general:
Friday. July 24.-Breakfast-Stewe
peaches, boiled msckerel. egg omelet,
hashed brown potatoes. bread. butter,
and coffee Lunch-vegetable soup.
baked pork and beans, pickles, bread
and butter. Dinner-Boiled salmon
trout. potatoes. sugar corn, picked
beets. rice pudding. bread. butter, and
coffee.
Saturday, July Standardization
fruit. liver and bacon, Lyonaise pototoes,
bread, butter and coffee. Lunch-Bean
soup. pickles. Goldfish balls. tomato
sauce, bread and butter. Dinner-Corned
beef and cabbage. potatoes, stewed to-
matoes, picked beets. jam, hot corn
bread. butter and coffee.
Sunday, July 2e.-Breakfast-Ste
apricots. corned beef hash. poached eggs.
fried cabbage. hot rolls. butter and
coffee. Dinner-Tomato soup. roast beef,
baked potatoes. peas, sliced tomatoes.
bread pudding with raisins, bread, butter
and coffee. Supper-Cold roast beef. mac
aroni and cheese, fruit jam. hot biscuits.
butter and coffee.
First Dress Parade.
Dress parade will be held on the drill
field at o'clock this evening. and those
who have been to camp before dread II
because of the heat. while those who are
having their first dose OF camping and
as yet are initiated in the mysteries Of
real army life, are waiting to see what
the dress parade will look like. AS Lees
burg is ali astir and there are a lot of
visitors in the city from other parts Of
Loudoun county. it is expected that the
Guardsmen will have a Large time" in
town tonight. On previous occasions the
boys have made a racket tramping and
yelling through the main thoroughfares
OF the quiet little burg and caused com
plant TO be made. but the men have been
warned against any disorder and Il il
not expected that It will be necessary for
the sheriff TO call upon his deputies and
the good citizens of the town to preserve
order.
There are necessarily some little
flaws in the camp today, but with the
sunrise gun tomorrow, everything will
be in working order and remain that
way until August l.
OFF for the Camp.
Although the Guardsmen were not or
dered to report at their company rooms
until 1880 this morning. some OF them
were there as early as 3 O'Clock and
not a few Of them slept IN the
rooms. in the drill hall. and in the cor
ridors Of the large armory. They were
bound 70 be there on time. and were
running no chances Of getting left be-
hind The companies were formed as
soon as possible, and then began the
march to the train.
With their brand-new khaki uniforms
and new brass buttons shimmerlng in the
light. their blanket rolls strung
over their shoulders. knapsacks on their
back. tin cups rafting at every step
they took. and their broad brimmed
hats set jauntily on their
heads the Guardsmen marched with an
elastic step down Seventh Street to the
Of Maryland Avenue and
Ninth Street southwest, where hundreds
OF friends had congregated TO see them
of.
Arrival at Leesburg.
The first section OK the train left
promptly on time. On board this section