Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Personnel of Party of Observ-
ers at Manassas Maneuvers.
OUTING OF JACKIES
WILL PROBABLY GO TO PHILA-
DELFHIA NEXT SATURDAY.
Good Work by Rifemen-Dignity of
the Militia-Well Differed
and Drilled

Tie maneuvers to be held in the vicinity
Of Manassas week after next will be OBJ
served. officially, by an interested party
Of officers of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia. These officers will
all be mounted and the majority of thcm
will ride to Gainesville. starting from the
National Guard Armory next Saturday af-
ternoon. The party will proceed as a troop
OF cavalry under the personal direction of
Gen. Harries and Adjutant General Brett.
Each officer will take with him one COM
plete shelter tent, one blanket one poncno
enc meat can. one canteen one tin CUP,
Knife fork and spoon, saddle bag and nose
bag. In his saddle bag he will carry ra-
tions SUFFICIENT for supper Saturday even
ing and breakfast Sunday morning The
c3Valcade will march to West Falls Church
and there bivOuac Saturday evening The
oh1cers will make an early start Sunday
GAINESVILLE by noon Sunday. Lieut. E.
H. Neumeyer will be the camp commissary
and he will have everything in readiness,
including substantial dinner when the
officers reach Gainesville. Once there every
thing Will be provided for them. but any
baggage they desire sent must be shipped
at their own expense
Col. Brett will be in command of the
camp of District officers and Lieut. Neu-
never will be the camp quartermaster In
addition to serving as commissary. The
PARTY will study the big war games each
day from points of vantage and the outing
should prove of the utmost value in view
of the valuable instruction to be derived
therefrom.
The Party of Observers
The party of observers will comprise the
following:
Gen George H. Harries, commanding the
District of Columbia militia; Lieut. Col
Lloyd NJ. Brett, adjutant general; Capt
c. Fred Cook, general staff; Major R. D.
Simms 9Th Battalion; First Lieut. Syves-
ter H. Epps, LIST Separate Battalion; Sec
ond Lieut.. w. B. Sullivan, list Regiment:
Second Lieut.. ]. c. Fox, LIST Battery, Field
Artillery; First Lieut. A. B. Bennett, sur
geon, 9TH Battalion; Capt. T. V. Walker, I'd
Regiment; Capt. c. L. Smell, LIST Regiment
First Lieut.. ]. G. STEELE I'd Regiment
Major Geo. Henderson, surgeon general;
First Lieut.. G. G. Dennison, I'd Regiment;
Capt. Wayne Smith, I'd Regiment; Second
Lieut.. L. H: Johnson. LIST Regiment; Sec
ond Lieut.. J. B. Coffman, LIST Regiment;
Capt. ]. H. Bean, list Regiment; First Lieut..
J. w. Oehmann, 1st Regiment; Second
Lieut.. T. T. Curran, LIST Regiment; Capt. G.
L. TAFT. LIST Regiment; Second Lieut. c. c.
H. Davis, LIST Separate Battalion; Major c.
H. Ourand, inspector general; Capt. L. w.
Heron, LIST Regiment; Major Anton Ste
phan, I'd Regiment; I'd Lieut.. ]. W. De
Maine I'd Regiment; First Lieut.. R. B.
Hayes. list Regiment; Capt F. J. Wood
man, I'd Regiment, and First Lieut.. A. B.
Weir, I'd Regiment.
Delay in Paying Troops.
Owing to what is declared to be procras-
tInation on the part of number of organi-
cation commanders. the brigade has not
been paid for the services rendered in the
field from August / to 49,. While in camp
Capt Parker. acting paymaster, announced
that If the pay rolls reached him by the
10th instant he would be able to disbursa
the funds the end of the week following The
return from Harper's Ferry. But for some
unexplained reason the pay rolls did not
materialiZe as rapidly as was expected. Up
to last Wednesday less than twenty out
of a total Of forty-two sets had been re-
ceived at headquarters, and it was neces-
sary to communicate with the dilatOry OFF,
GERS in plain terms. 1t is believed the
brigade will be paid next Friday evening.
Outing Of Naval Battalion.
Orders will be issued the early part of
next week to cover the annual outing OF
the Naval Battalion. The jackies will be
taken to Philadelphia by rail, it is expected,
Saturday morning, September 3. They will
there board the u. s. s. Puritan. In all
probability several days will elapse after
the arrival of the local sailor lads before
the Puritan IS started on her trip to this
city.
General Harries has been notified by AS
sistant Secretary Darling of the Navy De-
partment that the Puritan will be placed
In commission the 3Oth instant. She will
be provided with a detail of regular naval
officers and a skeleton crew for the jour-
ney to this Port. The regulars will do all
they can in the way of instructing the off,
Paymaster Sidney Bieber, Pay Clerk