The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
Great Interest Concerning
Field Maneuvers-Noth-
ing Yet Known Regard
ing Their Character and
Duration.
Especial to The Washington Times.)

CAMP ORDWAY, LEESBURG, Va.
July 25.-This Sunday Will not be an eaey
day for the Guardsmen. The men have
received their first taste of field duty
since last year. and as the encampment|
is TO last but ten short days and the
lads are to receive regular army pay
for the ten days. next Saturday, before
camp is struck, General Harries pur-
poses TO make them work hard and re-
turn full value to the United States
Government for every dollar paid out
The regular regimental drills will be
held. and General Harries has ordered
a few hundred rounds OF ammunition is
sued for use tomorrow. The regiments
will both go into action. although moth
ing of the nature OF 8 sham battle OF
engagement has been planned. The BOYS
Will have used up a good deal of amnu-
milton before they return to their native
heath. as General Harries intends to
keep them on the jump and in action all
next week They have had it unusually
easy these three days. but will be work
ed hard enough on the aeld next weel,
to make no for 1t.
Early Morning Services.
The men viii rise at the usual hour
and attend the religious services to be
conducted BY Chapiains Dudley and
Pierce. Of the Second Regiment. n. G. d.
C., and Second Cavalry. respectively.
Salvation is free at camp IL It is not free
elsewhere, and the commanding general
is hopeful that the chaplains will have
a successful service The conmissarv
general, Major Neumeyer, has been
ordered TO erect a platform in front of
headquarters and drape Il with Ame-i-
can flags This viii be ready before the
services are begun. Prof Mcleod. OF the
brigade band. will have his men on
hand and furnish sacred music for the
occasion.
The men will have the regular morn
Ing drill, formed as regiments, and il
viii last two hours or more. In the At
ternoon, instead of getting of with
merely drill. the Guardsmen will have
little skirmishing. firing and running.
and after they wash the powder stains
from their faces and have their injuries
dressed the general will trot them our
on the field for the first dress parade of
the camp. This will be done In order %
show the brigade off to Commissioner
Biddle and the hundreds OF visitors who
VIII be in camp 10 see the men.
A sacred concert will be given in front
Of headquarters in the evening by the
brigade band. and that will be about all
for Sunday. But on Monday the Guards
men will notice such a difference that
they Will think they are in the regular
army and not merely volunteers.
From Monday until the end OF camp Il
will be hard grind. Regular army
pay is given to men for regular army
service. and although ii comes a tribe
hard to the men to have their tongues
worked out" they will benefit by II in
many other ways besides financially.
Commissioners in Camp.
The train bearing Commissioners Bid
die. Macfarland, and West, and their
party. arrived here promptly at $50
and was met az the crossroad by Gen
eral Harries and bis staff. The train did
not go to the station, but stopped about
a mile this side OF IT. in order 20 make
the trip TO camp shorter
Lieutenant Niemeyer. commanding the
Signal Corps. stationed a man with a
signal flag at the crossroad. and when
the party disembarked the signal man
waved his flag. and another one sta
toned nearer the camp took up the sig
nal. and thus Il was passed 10 the gaze
or Georges Farm. When the party
reached the gate the First Battery FIELD
Artillery began firing the seventeen
guns. the salute to the three govern
ors' OF the District OF CoIumbIa
The party consisted OF the three Com
missioners. Mrs. West. Miss Marion
West. and Miss Jesse Adair. OF Pater-
son. n J.. who is Mrs. Vests guest Ia
Washington. After reaching headqusr-
tiers and resting short while. the party
Te-entered the carriages. and under the
guidance OF the commanding general
made an inspection OF the camp.
At the Commissary's.
The Commissary Department. COM
rnanded by Major Heumeyer. was visited
hrst. and General Harries explained how
the rations FOR 1900 men were issued
and stored. More than half an hour
was spent at this tent, and from there
General Harrios escorted the little band
together with his stsff, over TO the head
quarters Of the First Regiment. and
from there down the company streets OF
the Second Regiment
The party then crossed a hill and
reached the camp of the Second Cavalry
where Major Blocksom met General
Harries and the Commissioners after
half an hours stay there the general
moved on down toward the field hos
pital tent and spent about fifteen min
nfes The Signal and Ambulance Corps