Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Excellent Showing Of the
Brigade La& Thursday.
ANNUAL EMOAMPMENT
sUBsIsTING TH1 SOLDIER BOYS
WHILE In THE FIELD.
Duty of Arranging Bill of Fare Left to
Officers in Charge Of
Messes.
ANNUAL ENOAMPMENT

troops Of the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia, upon the occasion Of the
review by Assistant Secretary of War Oil
yer, on the White Lot, last Thursday, was
very gratifying to Gen. Harries and his
officers, and, 1t is believed, augurs well for
the success of the annual encampment next
month. When he remarked that the brigade
is thoroughly efficient body. Gen. Oliver
was sincere. After returning to head
quarters Adjutant General Brett, an army
expert, declared that he had seen regular
troops do much worse than did the local
command upon the occasion in question.
With the review a thing of the past, all
the guarGsmen are now devoting much at
tention aid a great deal of time to prepar-
ing for the annual outing. Something like
200 enlistment papers have reached head
quarters during the past few days, SO that
the indications are that there will be
large attendance at camp.
1t has been definitely decided that the
brigade shall start for the Harper's Ferry
camp site, Monday morning, August /, and
remain in the field for two full weeks, re-
turning to this city late Saturday after
noon, August 13.
Subsisting the Soldiers.
The matter of feeding the command is al
ways of interest to officers and enlisted men
alike, and never so much so as now, in view
of the announcement that the officers must
hereafter provide for themselves. 1t is
learned from Maj. E. H. Neumeyer, COM
missary general, that during the coming
encampment rations will be issued to each
organization in bulk. leaving to the officers
ir charge of messes the important duty Of
arranging bill of fare and of SO managing
the ration as to prevent waste and give the
men the best possible meals from the ma
terials issued. This Is a radical departure
Heretofore the commissary general arrang-
ed bill of fare for each day of the camp
for the entire command.
In all probability there will be only three
issues 0e the regular ration, the first two
for periods of five days each and the third
for period of three days These issues Will
consist of only those articles which consul
tute the ration prescribedeby army reguia-
tons, being the same goods that are 1ur-
nisned the National Guard by the War De-
partment. Except in special cases no ra-
tons Will be delivered in the field. The en-
tire issue will be turned OYER to an organl-
Zation mt the commiSSary, store tent at one
time. except that for perishable articles,
such as fresh meats and the like, an order
will be given for the amount due, ana the
articles will then be drawn on such ORDERS
as wanted for use No regular issue Will De
made of articles other than those included
IN the ,egular ration. Butter, eggs, lard,
eVaporatcd cream, spices, extracts, cereals
canned TUT, etc. will be obtainable from
the sales department of the commlssary as
fellows:
Credit at Sales Department.
Each organizat ton will be credited on the
books of the sales department with an
amount equal to 12k cents per day for each
person present with organization who
NAV be entitled to rations. Purchases from
the sales department will be charged
allowance accordance
a price list to be issued by the commissary.
None of this allowance can be drawn In
cash The total value of the articles so
purchased must not exceed the total credit
to which the organization is entitled for
the period of the encampment at the rate
indca ted. Any organization so desiring
may, however, purchase for cash in addition
to it's allowance.
A ration is the allowance of food for one
person for one day. Each enlisted man
present and each authorized employe is en-
titled to rations. Company servants and
other unauthorized employees are not so en-
titled. Officers are not entitled to rations.
They must arrange to subsist themselves
in officers messes. Such messes may pur-
chase supplies from the sales department
of the commissary at the established prices,
which will be at the actual cost Of the
goods.
signal corps the ambulance corps and hos
pital, the 1st Battery of Field Artillery, the
band the corps of field music and each COM
pany of infantry will each constitute one
mess The commanding officers of regiments
and battalions will make such arrangements
as they may see fit for the messing of their
non commissioned STATS, either attaching
them to some company for rations or hav-
ing their rationS cooked in connection with
the officers mess.
How Officers Will Mess.
The officers of the general staff, the field
and staff officers of each regiment and the
officers of each battalion will each consti-
tute one mess. Each staff mess, it is pro-
posed, will be allowed one cook, and, in adj
dition, the general staff, the ambulance
corps and hospital and the 1st Battery of
Field Artillery will be allowed an assistant
cook
The commanding officer of each company
or separate command will be required to
furnish ration returns. The first covering
the period from August l to ), inclusive
Will be sent to the commiSSary Immediately
on arrival in camp. SO that the initial issue
can be made without delay. Rations re
turns OF companies in the 1st and I'd Regi-
ments will be examined and approved by
the reSlmental commanders, those of COM
panies in the LIST Separate Battalion by the
battalion commander, and those of separate
commands by the adjutant general.
An enlisted man, preferably non-com-
missioned officer, may be detailed as assist
ant to the officer in charge of each mess
No person other than the officer in charge
of the mess or his assistant will be recog-
nized by the commissary in matters per
tanning to that mess
On the first day in camp the sales de-
partment of the commissary will be pre-
pared to furnish cooked meats and other
materials for lunch that day.
Third Battaionoa Realty.
The I'D Battalion will go to Camp this
year al battalion i'm reality. For the past
four years Company /, LIST Regiment, with
the addition of a few staff officers, has
constituted the Sd Battalion. Company /
was, therefore, attached,to the other bat
talions of the regiments for duty. Not rel
ishng this arrangement Capt. George L.
TAFT of Company / decided to organize a
new company branch of his command
Early last month he was appointed IRE
cruiting and mastering ioff1cer of the Sd
Battalion" June 13 he enlisted the first
member of the new Company X, LIST Regi-
ment, and seventeen days later mustered
in the fiftieth man.
Sergeant Major William r. McCatheran
will be the captain of Company X He
has had twelve years of military experience
and is a brother of First Lieut.. Wallace
McCatheran, Company A, LIST Regiment
Sergeant Theodore p. Heap of Company
I will be first lieutenant of Company X
He Saryad fo,r yoarc in tho uiuI Cohaat