Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-10
OUTING OF THEGUARD
Local Citizen Soldiery to Camp
Near Marshall Hall.
ORDERS ISSUED TODAY
BRIGADE WILL TAKE THE FIELD
THURsDAY,,JU1t 90.
Equipment Of the Soldier-Post Quar-
termaster and Commissiary-Deemed
to Be Military Duty.

General orders No. 49, covering the de-
tails of the annual encampment Of the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Columbia,
were issued this afternoon from District
militia headquarters by Gen. Harries,
through Capt. Alfred P. Robbins, acting
adjutant general, as follows:
The annual encampment Of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia will be
held at a point known as the George
Reinfelt Farm" about one and one-half
miles south of Marshall Hall, Md, COM
mencing July % and ending August 1, 1903.
and will be designated and known as
Camp Ordway."
The various organizations of the National
Guard, except the LIST Battery, Field Artil-
lery and the Naval Battalion, will assem-
BILE in heavy marching order, fully armed
and equipped, July %, at the several armo-
ries, in ample time to march thence and
reach the foot of 7th street southwest at
7:45 o'clock am. to embark for camp
The battery will assemble at it's quarters
at clock pm, July o. 1903, in heavy
equipped, and proceed overland, by the
shortest route, to the camp site indicated
in paragraph I.
The equipment of the soldier for this
service will comprise the following:
Field uniform consisting Of campaign
hat blouse, trousers, blue flannel shirt and
leggings. A blanket roll, in which will be
put shelter tent half, pins and pole, wooden
blanket, poncho, one extra change Of un-
derclothing (and one extra pair of shoes If
desired), together with such toilet articles
as may be used by the soldier, will be car
ried.
The ordnance equipment consisting of the
rifle haversack Containing the regulation
mess kit, with tin cup attached at the bot
tom loop), canteen, cartridge belt, bayonet
scabbard and bayOnet.
Allowance Of Field Baggage.
The allowance of field baggage Of officers
will not exceed one small box or trunk,
roll Of bedding, field folding cot, chairs,
and table, the total weight Of which will
be limited, for field officers. to 100 pounds,
and for all other officers Of less rank, to TO
pounds. Under no circumstances will any
cots, chairs or tables, except those of
folding pattern, be transported. No swords
or sabers will be taken to camp.
In view Of the provisions Of this order.
regimental and battalion field desks and
officers field baggage will be the only prop
erty to be shipped, and. under the arrange
ments made by the quartermaster general
such property should be properly packed
marked, and delivered as per circular to be
issued by the quartermaster general
The allowance of tentage and other camp
equipage will be according to memoranda
circular. to be published by the quarter
master general, and will be issued immedi-
ately after the several organizations reach
camp. All issues Of quartermaster property
in camp will be made to battalion quar-
termaSters and commanding officers of sep
arate company organizations, and in each
instance there will be suitable fatigue de-
tachment, previously detailed to handle
the property promptly when it is delivered
at the respective camp sites. Special atten-
ton will be given by those concerned to the
handling and care of straw intended for
bedsacks, and nom commissioned officer
from each company will be detailed to take
charge when the company is marched to
the straw stack. and to look particularly
to the care of straw and bedsacks after
such shall have been issued.
Issue of all necessary property will be
made in camp, except the following, which
will be issued by the quartermaster's de-
partment on proper requisition at any time
hereafter before July Is next, viz: shelter
tents, shelter tent pins and poles, and blue
flnannel shirts. Flannel shirts will be is
sued to organizations for the temporary
use of officers and enlisted men, and, upon
the completion of the encampment, within
three days after the return of the COM
mand to the city. all such flannel shirts
will be returned to the officer from whom
received