The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-01
DISTRICT GUARD IN CAMP
AT HARPERS FERRY NOW
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to receive regular army pay for every
dav they serve in camp. and General
Harries has an ironclad rule that every
District militiaman must give the
United States Government 81 worth Of
service for every 100 cents he receives.
This evening General Harries and the
staff officers will receive the regimental,
battalion, and company officers in front
of headquarters. A meeting Will be held
and General Harries, using a camp
stool as a platform, VIII address the Of
ficers. telling them what is expected of
each, and asking the cooperation of
every man sheltered under Guard tent
in making the 1904 encampment memoir
able and enjoyable as well as something
other than a dead loss to the United
States Government
No Set Program.
General Harries says he has mapped
out no progyam for the thirteen days Of
the encampment. The men will find
enough diversifying work. and the gem
eral insures them against monotonOus
routine. Speaking of the camp, General
Harries said:
I'VE are well fixed here and the men
all seem to like it, too-that is one adj
vantage this place has over others to
which we have been. There has been
no program arranged. The encampment
and we all expect 10 put in thirteen
days Of good, hard work and learn lots
OF things about soldering that We did
not know prior to this encampment.
1875 in Camp.
1t Is estimated that there are close on
to I.575 men under canvas here today. II
is not improbable that a number Of other
men, who were unable to get away on
the first of the month. will arrive here
shortly Two troops Of the Fifteenth
Cavalry will arrive late tonight or to-
morrow, and the Fourth Battery Of Field
Artillery. under the command Of Capt
s. NJ Foote, is expected here tomorrow
evening. or before.
Company of Regulars.
The regulars will remain until August
II, when they start for Fort Myer, Va.
over the road on which they journeyed
to camp.
1t Is believed that their presence will
contribute more than little to the sue
cess Of the encampment.
Three officers of the army have beer
detailed by the War Department TO at
tend the encampment. They viii con
| tribute their knowledge and their advice.
The officers are Capt MerVyn G. Buckley
of the Coast Artillery. stationed at For
| Hamilton, n. Y; Major Matthias w
| Dav. Fifteenth Cavalry. now on recruit
| ing duty at New York city, and Lieut.
| George c. Shaw. Twenty-seventh In
| fantry, stationed at Fort Sheridan. III.
| A lar@e crowd II rsr>Ons living In the
vicinity of the camp site have visited the
grounds and watched the city folks worn
| like bees to get the camp In working or
der. All OF them were well pleased VIII
what they saw. and the Guardsmen
| forthwith sprung into favor with th'
residents, who expect TO spend grea'
deal OF their time on the grounds during
| the next thirteen days.
Delight of Natives.
Several hundred persons of all kinds
colors. sizes. and conditions met the cit
izen soldiers at the station and watched
the District lads as they jumped on th'
| coaches of the train, fell into their prop
| er places instantly, and marched imne
diately to the camp ground, distance O
/ about one and one-half miles
| The crowd followed to the heights al
the Brigade Band. under Prof Mcleod
| pIayed several lively and inspiring tunes
chief OF which was Dixie" as tn
| Guardsmen, with n long. swinging
quick, elastic tread. mounted the hill
and put two miles and a hat more be
tween themselves and home.