The Washington times., 1904-04-10
NATIONAL GUARD
TO BE INSPECTED
Adiutant General Brett
Will 0fficiate.
NEXT SUMMER ENCAMP MENT
May Be Held at Mount Gretna, Place
Specially Suited for a Mill
tary Outing.
NEXT SUMMER ENCAMPMENT

After weeks Of preparation. the mem
bers Of the District National Guard have
everything in order for the annual in
spectiOn which begins at headquarters
tomorrow evening and continues
throughout the week AdjUtant General
Lloyd NJ Brett. with the rank of cap
tain in the United States Army, has
been detailed by the War Department
officials as the man 10 look EN- over. ."
He viii be assisted by Majors Ourand
and Neumeyer.
Owing to the fact that the inspection
nights Of several of the commands falls
on the same evening as that % the reg
ular ordered anC scheduled rife practice.
the practice viii be postponed for enc
week. although the company match at
coo yards ~ the rifle gallery at the
armory viii be shot next week.
Range at 0rdway.
A great deal Of interest has been man
ifested by officers and men in the Guard
over the bill recently passed by the
Legislature Of Maryland abolishing the
Ordway rifle range. Week before last
Major James z. Bell inspector general
Of rife practice of the Guard, was ap-
pOinttd by General Harries to go to An
napolis and tell Governor Warheld and
the State senators why such a bill
should not go into effect It was said
that complaint had been received from
citizens OF the State living in the vicin-
ity Of the range in regard to the danger
and particular attention was called TO
the 1act that one woman was shot last
spring and seriously injured 1t was ar
gued by the Representatives Of the peo-
pie OF Maryland that the value of the
real estate adjacent to the range had
been materially decreased as a result OF
the location Of the range.
Major Bell called attention TO the fact
that only one woman had been slightly
injured by a member Of the Second Cav
airy and not a National Guardsman
since the establishment of the range.
He called attention to the fact that
within the past few years three or four
persons had been killed by the trains
which pass Magruder's station. where
the range is located Major Bell argued
that IL was just as wise trying to pre-
vent the operation of railroad cars as
10 stop rife shooting II Is said the Ma
uonal Guard officials would ask for an
appropriation with which to buy the
range and thereby make il a Govern
ment reservation The Aarylanders do
not want this. either.
Bill May Have Failed.
After both sides Of the case were
heard, the bin was placed in Governor
Warheld'a hards TO be vetoed or passed.
He was allowed six days in which 10
veto the measure, and had he vetoed il
he would have informed Major Bell yes
terday. AS Major Bel received no IN
formation from the Maryland governor.
II is supposed that the measure was
not passed and the Guardsmen VIII not
be interfered with.
Mount Gretna, Pa. Will in all prob
ability be the place where the 1905 en-
campent Of the Guard viii be held This
place was mentioned 20 General Harries
several days ago. and he is said TO have
expressed the belief that il was a good
site and would make an Ideal camp
grounds, although he had not yet de-
cided upon a place.
The officers and men Of the Guard
have heard a great deal Of Mount Gret-
ma in the last few years, because of the
fact that the place has been used year
IN and year out by the soldiers station
ed at Fort Myer who 20 on annual
practice marches and camp there: Last
year the Third Battery OF Field Artil-
lery Of Fort Myer spent several weeks
there, during which they had a most
successful camp.
Pleasing Prospect.
The Guard officials say they would like
10 go 10 Pennsylvania, and the men IN
der them would be more than pleased
70 camp somewhere a little farther
away from Washington than Harpers
Ferry, or other places within forty or
fifty miles OF Washington, now under
contemplation.
Leesburg is out OF the question. for
Which the Guardsmen say thew are
heartily thankful TO General Harries.
ana place has not yet been selected.
Mount Gretna IS said 70 be the best
place for an encampment OF the Ma
Uoaal Guard. as there is a splendid
parade ground. the best and purest
water. a superb location for the placing
OF tents, and, il addition a broad ex-
panse Of ground which can be used for
a rifle range. The last named could
be rugged UP within a short time, and
the men could have rife practice at
camp. something which has not yet
been done since the men have been
going 10 camp. Mount Gretna is about
six-hOur trip from Washington, but
the men would be more likely 10 re-
main in camp throughout the entire
ten days or two weeks because they
could not get home IN time TO return