Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Preparations for the Camp
and Field Maneuvers.
| NO DRILLING SUNDAY
NEW CAPTAIN NAMED FOR THE
BRIGADE RIFLE TEAM.
Third Battalion Staff Officers Nomi.
nated-Appointments and Changes
During Past Quarter.

Right briskly are the preparations for the
| annual encampment and field maneuvers Of
the troops Of the National Guard Of the
District of Columbia being carried forward.
All obstacles have been removed, and the
Indication are that the outing will be the
nest successful In every way in the his
tory of the local brigade Of citizen soldiery.
Of more than passing interest to the
guardsmen Is the prospect that there will
be no drilling the one Sunday of the en-
campment. Guard mounting and possibly
brigade dress parade, an inspection or
review will. 1t Is understood be the only
military work the command will that day
be called upon to perform. This will I'M
doubtedly prove a most popular move, for
the men in uniform were very much dssat-
isfied year ago because they were re-
qured to drill as hard the one Sunday OF
the encampment as on any other day dur
ing the outing. In view of the fact that
the brigade will be in the field thirteen days
this year. instead Of ten days. as hereto
fore, it is believed that making Sunday, to
ali intents and purposes, day of rest Will
prove a wise step, and very likely Will re-
suit in an increased attendance at camp
AS heretofore stated, the command will
leave this city for Harpers Ferry, by way
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the
morning of Monday, August 1. The special
train to convey the troops will be run In
three sections The first section will prob
ably pull out at 7:45 o'clock; the second sec
ton will start at O'Clock and the third
section fifteen minutes later. The ride to
Harpers Ferry will require about one hour
and forty minutes.
A train transporting the horses and Off
GERS baggage it is planned, shall start at
6 o'clock in the morning. Thus 1t Will be
possible to unload the horses and saddle
them and to move the baggage before the
troops reach the place for debarkation
Battery to Go by Rail.
| It has been decided to ship the 1st Bat
| terry, Field Artillery. by train. The battery
will also go on the train that Will leave
| here at 6 o'clock the morning of the list OF
| August The reason for transporting the
| ba ttery by rail is based on the determlna-
| ton not to use green horses on long ROAD
| march. The horses will be broken IN ana
accustomed to battery work while In camp
and therefore will be in condition Tor
! road march back to this city at the con-
clusion of the encampment.
special order has been issued from
militia headquarters, directing the pat
tory TO move into its new armory, I4oo l.
street, next Monday. The organization
will be well housed there and VIII pc aple
to care for Its property much better imam
heretofore.
All mounted officers will be called upon
| to turn in their horse equipments SO that
the same may be properly marked mere
nave Deen d nulnDeI VI 4NSN -
changes and mysterious disappearances
affecting this class of property In the
past, so Maj. Neumeyer has made up his
mind to have 1T branded.
Mai. Neumeyer visited Harper Fefry
last Thursday to make final arrange
ments for the encampment. He suggests
| that as far as possible the guardsmen
should take bathing suits with them TO
camp. He expects to have bathing plat
| form erected for the convenience of the
soldier boys 1t is stated that as public
road parallels the Shenandoah river at
the point selected bathing suits or trunks
should be worn by those who go In the
water.
In regard to the mess arrangements, the
On-commis sioned officers of battalions
will be assigned to the several companies
of their respective battalions for mess,
while the non-commissioned officers of
regiments will constitute separate mess.
1t Is explained at headquarters that
| Major Neumeyer is not responsible for the
| requirement that officers must subsist
| themselves hereafter. The War Depart
| ment has refused to issue rations for the
officers, now that the latter are receiving
| pay, and that action was the sole cause for
| the announcement that the commissioned
| members of the brigade must provide their
| own food during the coming encampment.
| Those guardsmen not in government en-
ploy will receive pay for the six months
ended the Both of June, prior to going to
| camp. Just soon the pay rolls are
| found to be correct Capt. Parker will dis
burse the funds.
New Captain for Brigade Team.
| The commanding general, in view Of the
time lost in the matter Of rifle practice In
| general, caused by absence of range facil-
| ties. has decided that Major Bell shall
| devote his entire available time this sum-
| mer to directing the brigade In its efforts
| to catch I'D in target work. For that rea-
! son the inspector general of rife practice
| will be excused from supervising the train
| ing of the brigade rife team.
| Major L.. H. Reichelderfer has been
| selected to captain the team that will be
| sent to Fort Riley. As all the men who
are to go to Fort Riley will not be able to
| also participate in the Sea Girt meeting,
| reserve force VIII be kept In training here
| under the direction Of Major William q
! Harvey. Thus Major Bell will not be
| hamp cred in his important and exacting
work of upbuilding the guardsmen as
whole in rifle practice and recovering
ground lost as the result OF months OF
enforced inactivity.
Both Major Reichelderfer and Major
| Harvey are crack shots. They have been
menrbersj of the brigade team for several
| for the duties to be Entrusted to them.
Their new work will begin in few days.
General Harries has under consideration
the names of all the experts as well
during the past practice season. He VIII
select the team to compete at Fort Riley
and those who are to practice for Sea
Grit. The brigade team VIII remain at
Fort Riley only during the three days of
the national match, August o. % and "a,
and the team that goes to Sea Girt to rep
| resent the District of Columbia will COM
pete for the Dryden trophy only. OF course,
| the regiments and companies may send
teams to Sea Grit as heretofore
work is progressing on the new rifle
| range and practice will very likely begin
there about the 18th instant.
Major Bell has receiyed an invitation
from the MARYLAND guardslnen to visit their
new range in the near future with
scratch team of twelve men and particle
pate In competition at 1000 yards, each
| man to fire twelve shots
Third Battalion Staff.
Principal Musician William A. Duvall,
Corps of Field Music. who is the obliging
and efficient superintendent of the National
Guard Armory, will appear at the coming
encampment wearer of shoulder
straps. He has been nominated for COM
mission as quartermaster of the Sd Bat
TALON, with rank Of first lieutenant, and the
general opinion throughout the guard