Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-16
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Local Troops Will Engage in
Field Maneuvers
WITH THE REGULARS
OUTING TO BEGIN THURSDAY,
JULY 90 NEXT.
Conclusion Of Annual Inspection
Equipment for Field Battery-Com-
petition at Sea Grit.
WITH THE REGULARS

The troops of the District Of Columbia
National Guard. unless something unfore-
seen should occur to prevent, will take the
| field Thursday morning, July 90 next The
program for the summer outing Is SUBJ
stantially the same as was outlined in The
Star several weeks ago. Briefly stated,
there will be no encampment such as was
| held near Leesburg during the past two
summers and at other places on previous
occasions, but the brigade Is to engage
| in series Of maneuvers in conjunction
| with troops of the regular army.
General Harries. commanding the Dis
| trict Of Columbia militia. has conferred
| with representative of General Chafree,
commanding the Department of the East,
United States army. and an understanding
was reached as to the principal features Of
the joint outing. The scene of the maneu-
| vers will be In the vicinity of Fort Hunt,
Va, and Fort Washington. Md. They will
| include the esta bishing of a base of sup
plies. an attack on a fortified position, the
conduct of a siege, the digging of intrench-
ments and the like.
| The force of regular troops to participate
| with the guard will very likely include at
| least three troops of cavalry, battery Of
| field artillery and a detachment from the
| signal corps from Fort Myer, Va; de-
| tachment of engineers and of the hospital
| corps from the Washington barracks and
| the artillery corps troops stationed at Fort
Hunt and Fort Washington.
The details of the program are yet to be
| arranged 1t remains to be decided just
| how the troops Of the National Guard shall
| reach the scene of the maneuvers, whether
| by marching, by railroad or by steamer
| down the river: how the citizen soldiers
| shall be sheltered, whether camp for the
| entire period of the outing shall be estab-
| lished or dog tents only used, and how
| the commissary department shall proceed
| The indications are that the usual camp
| will be established and the troops move
| forth from the same each day or every
other day. At all events the maneuyers
| as outlined a certainty and the date
for the beginning of the same has been
fixed for Thursday, July %.
Conclusion Of Annual Inspection.
The annual inspection and muster of the
local brigade was concluded last evening
| when the Signal Corps, the Ambulance
Corps. the band and the corps Of field music
lined up before the board of inspecting off,
GERS In the drill hall of the Center market
armory. At the same time Captain Stevens
wound up his inspection OF the District Ma
tional Guard in his capacity as the repre-
sentative of the War Department, acting
under the provisions of the new militia law.
AS a rule the showing made was a
marked improvement oyer that Of last year
in every respect. The battalion drill that
was included in the ceremony also proved
| move in the right direction. 1t is believed
that Captain Stevens is. to say the least.
pleased with the condition in which he
found the local troops, especially as he
took occasion to personally compliment
many of the organization commanders dur
ing the progress of the inspection.
Equipment for Field Battery.
Much to the surprise of the local military