Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Parade Of the Local Brigade
Next Wednesday.
REVIEW ON WHITE LOT
DESIRABLE CAMP SITE SECURED
NEAR HARPER's FERRY.
Officers Must Subsist Themselves-Im-
portant Conference Held Yesterday
An Available Rifle Range.

The troops of the National Guard Of the
District of Columbia will be directed to
assemble for parade and, very likely, re-
view on the White Lot next Wednesday,
the 18th instant. The entire brigade will
participate in the ceremony. 1t will be re-
called that the Goth of last June the
local troops were ordered out and after an
hour or more devoted to regimental drill
on the White Lot We're reviewed by Maj.
Gen. Corbin, United States army.
1t Is not the intention to devote any time
to drilling next Wednesday. In all proba-
biity brigade dress parade will occur, fol-
lowed by a review, the reviewing officer be-
Ing person high In official life
Brigade line will be formed about $50
o'clock or even later, and the occasion will
afford the troops an opportunity to get to-
gether" and timber up. prior to taking the
field for the annual encampment.
Desirable Camp Site Secured.
What is declared to be a more desirable
stretch of ground for the purpose than any
ever used by the citizen soldlery of the
national capital has been secured as the
site for the August encampment Camp
Ordway Of 1904 will be only one and one
half miles from Harpers Ferry, consider
ably nearer that town than the site origi-
| because of inability to secure there an ade-
| quate supply of water. Gen. Harries and
Lieut. Col. Brett, his adjutant general.
joined Maj. Neumeyer, commissary gener-
al and acting quartermaster general, at
Harpers Ferry, last Monday, and the trio
decided on the camp site in short order. 1t
would have been selected by Maj Neu-
meyer originally but for the fact that the
ground was under cultivation and arrange
ments for its use could not be made when
the search for camp grounds was begun
several weeks ago.
The new grounds are convenient OF access,
and are not more than two city blocks from
the Shenandoah river. SO that bathing ia
cilities will be almost at the flaps Of the
tents. A large spring, and well with
twenty feet of water in 1t, exist at the site,
and water has already been reached in con-
nection with the digging Of another well.
The intention has been for the brigade to
leave this city by train for Harper's Ferry
about o'clock the morning of Monday
August i. 1t has just developed, however
that limited funds may make it necessary
to shorten the camp period one or perhaps
two days, SO that the start may not be
made until Tuesday, August 2, or Wednes-
day. August g. Camp will be broken Sat
urday afternoon. August ID.
officers Must subsist Themselves.
or unusual interest to the commissioned
officers of the brigade will be an announce
ment from headquarters to the effect that
officers will be required hereafter to subsist
themselves while in camp. Heretofore the
commissary department has issued food
supplies to the officers as well as to the en-
listed men. In view of the fact however
that the guardsmen are now being paid ar
the regular army rate for the time spent
in the field, it will be required that officers
provide food for themselves the same as is
done by officers of the regular establish
ment There will be a store tent in camp
from which the regulation rations and other
supplies will be on sale to officers messes.
1t is explained that the commiSsary general
of the army has stated that he will issue
rations only for the enlisted men of the
guard, and, therefore, especially as the
absolutely essential that the officers provide
for themselves during the August outing.
A dining tent will be conducted at camp,
under the supervision of local caterer so
that visitors may be provided with meals
at nominal cost. The plan is that guests
must be taken care of in some manner that
will not interfere with the breakfasting
dining and supping of the officers This 1t
Is understood, Is intended to apply partic-
ularly to the general staff mess, the officers
at headquarters having suffered inconve-
nience almost constantly in the past
through the presence of large numbers of
guests at meal times.
Conference Held Yesterday.
very important conference was held
late yesterday at headquarters, those In
attendance being General Harries, Colonel
Brett. Major Neumeyer, Major Bell. Cap
tain Robbins and others. All details In
regard to camp received attention. Requi-
sitions for great many supplies were also
prepared and forwarded. 1t was decided to
Issue khaki shirts to the command for use