Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30
COLOR LINE NOT DRAWN
ARMY TO BE REPRESENTED By
CAVALRY AND ARTILLERY.
Regular Officers Detailed - Gratuitous
Issues Of Government Property
Rifiemen Defeated.

Mounted officers must have their horses at
the railroad. ready to be loaded. at
o'clock. The first train. carrying the LIST
Battery Field Artillery, the battery's
horses, officers horses and officers per-
sonal baggage. and the cooks, will leave at
6 o'clock. The majority Of the companies
have been ordered to assemble as early as
8:15 o'clock. All the troops must report
at the passenger station Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad not later than 1880
o'clock. A train carrying the general stan,
the I'd Regiment and the Ambulance Corps
will start at 1850 o'clock; another train
with the LIST Regiment, the Brigade Band
and the Corps Of Field Music aboard, will
pull out at S:O5 o'clock. and the last train,
transporting the LIST Separate Battalion and
officers servants. at $40 o'clock.
In this connection Gen. Harries has ex-
pressed himself rather forcibly in reference
to a statement that has been made about
the transportation Of the colored guards
men. The brigade commander says that
reasonable criticism by people who know
what they are talking about always mas
been and always will be welcome at militia
headquarters. 1t never has been thought
that the local military authorities know 1t
all, and they are ever ready to accept good
suggestions. but there is large amount or
very proper indignatio because of what Is
condition that Is altogether harmonious.
The stipulation In circular No. 7, head
quarters, D. c. Militia, July 10, that "oft1-
GERS servants will be allowed on the fourth
section only" was necessary in order to
overcome an unorganized condition of past
years Heretofore civilians employed by
officers have travelled promiscuously, and
have even invaded the car occupied by the
brigade commander and his staff.
One Of the Finest.
Rather than have any feeling about the
matter, or an indication of race prejudice"
General Harries said, Il would transfer the
headquarters car to the section allotted to
the LIST Separate Battalion. That organiza-
ton Is one of the finest in the brigade. not
because 1 say so, but because it has proved
itself SUCH There has not yet been an en-
campment of the National Guard Of the
District Of Columbia in connection with
which the 1st Separate Battalion was sec
ond to any other organization as regards
discipline, drill, sanitation, guard duty or
anything else pertaining to camp work.
I'VE do not consider the question of color
in our brigade" General Harries added.
Our men are all soldiers and SO far as l
am concerned, and so far as my authority
goes, they will continue to be treated as
soldiers. No more distinction will be made
between a battalion of white guardsmen
and battalion of colored guardsmen than
between the blondes and the brunettes of
a white organization"
Army officers at Camp.
Major M. W. Day, 18th United States
Cavalry, who during the war with Spain,
commanded the list Ohio Volunteer Cav
airy, with the rank of lieutenant colonel,
will attend the encampment and will serve
as chief umpire of all maneuvers. Major
Day, who is now on recruiting service in
New York city, is close personal friend of
General Harries, their intimacy being of
many years standing. Major Day is con-
sidered to be one Of the most capable cav
airy officers in the service. He was the
first officer to win medal of honor in cam
paigning against the Indians The decora-
ton was earned by conspicuous gallantry
in removing one of his wounded men from
a field of action, while Major Day was
serving with the black-horse troop of the
9th cavalry.
Another medal Of honor man who will
participate in the encampment is First
Lieut. George c. Shaw, 9th Infantry. Lieut.
Shaw, for many years an officer of the Dis
trict National Guard, and who served as
battalion adjutant of the list District
Regiment during the war with Spain, won
his medal at q comparatively recent date.
He and his history are well known locally.
Capt. Mervyn c. Buckley, Artillery Corps,
United States army, detailed by the War
Department to attend the encampment. re-
ported to General Harries yesterday. Cap
tain Buckley, who is a West Point grad
uate, and who has served on important
military missions abroad, is Washington
ian. He attended the Washington High
School and saw service as a private and
corporal in the Engineer Corps of the local
brigade. He was a member of that COM
mand when his appointment to the United
States Military Academy was received.
Departure Of Regulars.
The 4th battery of field artillery and
Troop E, 10Th Cavalry. U. s. A., departed
from Fort Myer this morning for Harper's
Ferry. w. Va, where they will encamp
with the National Guard. The troops left
the post about 7:30 o'clock and will pro-
coed by easy stages to their destination. 1t
is probable that the command wiR only go
as far as Dranesville, Va, today, about
fifteen miles this side of Leesburg, and
will continue to Harper's Ferry tomorrow
OF Monday.
phen NJ. Foote, whose work with it has at
tracted the attention of the military ex-
perts throughout the east. The 4th bat
terry is said to be one of the best drilled
field artillery organizations in the army and
has represented the artillery corps at the
military athletic tournaments in New York
several times. Last spring 1t attracted par
ticular attention by appearing at the tour
nament organized as a horse battery, with
all the men mounted on horses. Its drill
was almost perfect, the military experts
say. This was the first appearance Of such
an organization in the United States army
some little discussion as to the feasibility
of rehabilitating the horse battery in the
field artillery organization.
Capt Foote'S officers are First Lieut.. Jas.
p Robinson, Second Lieut. Edmund T.
Weisel and Second Lieutenant Wade H.
Carpenter. Both of the second ieutenants
have been with the battery during its palmy
days as a drill organization and this is
the last appearance of each with it. Lieut..
Weisel, having completed the three years
term Of service allotted to the field artillery
section of the artillery corps has been
transferred to the coast artillery and will
be stationed at Fort Wadsworth, N. Y.
Lieut. Carpenter has been with the battery
only two years, but his superior attain
ments in certain branches Of military sci
ence have caused the officials at the War
Department to detail him as an instructor
at West Point, and he will begin his tour
Of duty there about the middle of next
month.
Troop E, 18th Cavalry, is commanded by
Can't. Francis J. Rooster, who commanded
the composite troop of the 10Th Cavalry
which represented the cavalry branch of
the service at the military athletic tourna-
ment last spring. This troop will be Joined
at Harper's Ferry by Troop F, Capt. Hic-
kok, which is now encamped at Gettysburg
with the Pennsylvania National Guard and
which will arrive at Harper's Ferry We'd
nesday.
Hale of the general staff of the army will