Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-27
CAMP SITE SELECTED
NEW BATTERY WILL BE MUSTER
ED IN DURING COMING WEEK.
Rifles for Brigade Team - Safeguard.
ing the ordway Range-Happen-
ings at the Armories.

and the annual encampment and maneu-
vers scheduled to begin July q, indicates
that busy times are ahead for the citizen
soldiery Of the nations capital The en-
tire brigade will assemble at $50 o'clock
p. m. Monday. The LIST Regiment, "a Regf-
ment and the separate organizations, in
Guiding the brigade band and the corps OF
field music. but excepting the 1st Separate
Battalion and the Naval Battalion. will
proceed to the White Lot. where they will
be reported to the adjutant general not
later than $50 o'clock. The 1st Separate
Battalion will proceed to the point indicated
and will be reported to the adjutant general
not later than 7:15 o'clock while the Naval
Battalion will proceed there and be report
ed not later than 7:3O o'clock. The several
organizations will have an opportunity for
drilling. 1t is understood that about 1880
o'clock brigade line will be formed and that
a review Is to follow.
Undress uniform. including cap, white
gloves and leggins. will be worn, excepting
that the band and corps of field music will
wear the white uniform. The Naval Bat
TALON will appear in its prescribed uniform
Officers and non-commissioned officers OF
the general STAFF and field and staff officers
of regiments will be mounted.
The Ambulance Corps and the Signal
Corps will parade their wagons.
Independence Day Parade.
ence day parade issues his instructions
general order will be framed at militia
headquarters in reference to the participa-
ton Of the District National Guard in that
procession. AS the guardsmen will be I'M
der arms not much longer than one hour,
and in the early morning, and will have
the remainder of the day to themselves, the
indications are that the brigade will make
an excellent showing, both numerically and
otherwise, the Fourth of July.
Site for the Camp.
While those in authority decline for busi-
ness reasons to disclose at this time the
locality that has practically been decided on
as the site for the camp to be established
July %, there is every reason to believe
that the canvas will be raised in Maryland
on ground not many miles away from Mar
shall Hail. The troops and supplies II Is
understood will be transported to point
on the Potomac river within easy march
ing and hauling distance of the camp site.
The indications are that not such a large
force of regular troops will accompany the
District National Guard into the field as
was hoped and expected Most OF the
regulars have other plans in view. The bat
terry of field artillery, stationed at Fort
Myer, is under orders to proceed to Mount
Gretna, leaving here July and to be gone
several weeks. The Engineers and Hos
pital Corps men from the Washington bar
racks are also going to change station tenn
porarily, and, it is said, the greater por-
ton of the Fort Myer cavalry Is booked
for duty that will prevent the troopers par
ticipating in the coming annual outing OF
the local brigade.
Outing to Prove of Value.
At the meeting at headquarters last
Tuesday evening. the officers of the gen.
eral staff and the regimental battalion and
separate organization commanders being
in attendance General Harries made a
statement explanatory of just what is
ahead for the brigade. He urged his OFF,
GERS to accomplish much in the way
of preparation before going into camp as
is possible so that the outing shall prove
the most instructive in the history OF the
brigade 1t was stated that the khaki
uniforms will be issued prior to July Is.
and that the men therefore will be more
comfortably clothed than ever before.
The new battery of field artillery was not
mustered in last evening, as was planned,
because the physical examination of the
recruits had not been concluded. The ex-
animation is proceeding rapidly and Capt
Marion expects to have his command OF
artillerymen in readiness to report to the
mastering officer Tuesday or Wednesday OF
next week.
New rifles have been issued to the brigade
team. The latter is now INDUCING In prac-
tice regularly at the Ordway range. A
backstop is being erected at Ordway
that win do away with the possibility
OF accidents resulting from high shots,
hereafter. Until the work on the backstop
is completed only the members or the
brigade team will be permitted to practice
on the range.
First Lieutenant Edward H. Grove, Conn
pany D, LIST Battalion, has been elected cap-
tain Of Company C, LIST Battalion. i
r nj BROWN Comma
C, 1st Battalion, has been elected first lieu-
tenant of Company D, 1st Battalion. f.
Private Rutherford b. Bergman has BEEN
elected second lieutenant of Company C, 1sI
Separate Battalion. n
CAPTAIN Eugene p Corvaizier Company
D. Sd Battalion, has rendered his resigna-
ton. q
Leonard H. johnson has accepted CONF
mission as second lieutenant of Company
c, I'd Battalion. 4
Clarence A. Gooding has accepted COM
mission as second lieutenant of Company
B, I'd Battalion. 4
Commissions have been received at headsl
quarters for First Lieutenant Albert b.
Wier, Company A. 9th Battalion and First
Lieutenant Sylvester H. Epps, Company c.
1st Separate Battalion.
Dr. Carl l.. Davis has been nominated for
appointment as hospital steward of the 5thl
Battalion. Il
Private Guy Brosee has been dishonorably
discharged because Of expulsion from Come
pany B, LIST Battalion.
Private Alfred H. Hollidge, Company A.
I'd Battalion; Sergeant Edwin F. Ely. Com
pany c. ID Battalion, and Private Rudolph
Redmond, Company D, LIST Separate Bat
TALON have been honorably discharged on
their own applications.
First Lieutenant P. w. Smith, inspector
of rifle practice. list Battalion. and First
Lieutenant e. H. Neumeyer. 5r.. quarter
master. I'd Battalion, have been detailed
for special duty in the commissary depart.
ment until August Is next.
In connection with the coming short
cruise of the Naval Battalion the jackfes
are to be exercised in such drills, gun prac-
tice and boat maneuvers as the command
ing officer thereof may direct. A written
report covering the operations Of the bat
talon during the entire period OF the cruise
will be rendered by the commanding officer