Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-05
DISTRICT MILITIA
Officers. Arrive at ManeuVer
Camp.
MARCHED FROM CITY
EVERYTHING FOUND TO BE IN
READINESS ON ARRIVAL.
Paid Respects to Gen. Corbin-Gen.
Harries Tells His Force the Trip
is for Business.
PRESS CAMP. Gainesville. Va.

PRESS CAMP. Gainesville, Va,
September 4, 1904.
The officers of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia arrived in camp here
at l o'clock this afternoon, tired and dusty
after their long march from Washington.
The detachment was commanded by Lieut..
Col. Lloyd NJ. Brett, adjutant general OF
the District militia. and was accompanied
by Gen. Harries and Col. John Biddle, En-
gineers Commissioner of the District Col.
Biddle came down for the ride and will
return to Washington this evening. Lieut..
Z H. Neumeyer, jr., had The camp all
ready for the guardsmen when tney rode
in and there was no time lost in taking
care of their horses and getting ready for
dinner The officers were hungry as well
tired and dirty. Some little difficulty
has been found in getting a supply OF water
to the camp because of the fact that no
wells are near the site selected for the
camp and II was necessary to haul all the
water to be used in wagons from the main
well that supplies the Gainesville camp,
just across the railroad tracks from the
Districts quarters The detachment is
made up of officers and nop-commissioncd
officers of the National Guard and they
looked good from military standpoint
as they rode through crops headquarters
camp on their way to their own stopping
place. All of the officers were distinc lively
military in appearance and Col. Brett had
his command so well in hand .haI they
TOue wei together. 1here were no stray
gle-s and the lines were well kept through
out the march.
The detachment left the Center Market
armory yesterday afternoon shortly after
3 o'clock, and proceeded to the home of
Lieut. George Won Dachenhausen about
four miles west of West Falls Church Va,
where they camped for the night. AL of
the officers carried shelter tents and bIsn-
kets, and II did not take them long 10 get
their resting place for the night in the
condition it should be- At 43O o'clock this
morning reveille was sounded and the men
were up and at breakfast in a very few
minutes. The start for the final stage
of the march was made shortly after
and the detachment marched steadily with
out halt until Gainesville was reached.
Here troop train bound for Thorough
fare, blocked the railroad crossing and
halt of half an hour was made When the
train finally pulled out the officer-troop
made its way to corps headquarters and
passed on across the railroad to its own
camp. Dinner served Immediately,
and at the conclusion of the meal the
party marched across the tracks to Gen.
Corbins quarters and paid their respects
10 the corps commander. The afternoon
and evening was spent in resting after
their long journey The Districts camp in
cludes thirty tents for the officers, a mess
tent and kitchen and several tents for nom
commissioned officers of the staff who are
here.
Officers Present.
The officers present include: Gen. Geo.
III. Harries, Lieut.. Col Lloyd NJ. Brett,
Maj F. L. Averill, First Lieut.. S. H. Epps.
First Lieut.. r. b. Hayes, First Lieut.. A. b.
Bennett, First Lieut.. A. B. Weir, Maj.
Anton stephan, Capt. Leroy w. Heron,
Maj c. H Ourand, Second Lieut. c. C. II.
Davis. Second Lieut.. Y. It. Curran, First
Lieut. J. w. Oehlmann, Capt. ]. H. Bean
Second Lieut.. ]. B. Cormann, Second
Lieut. l.. II. Johnson. First Lieut. c. G.
Denison. Capt. c. l.. Smell, Capt Thacker
V. Walker, Second Lieut.. c. j. Fox, Sec
ond Lieut.. w. b. Sullivan Maj. II. D.
Simms, First Lieut.. l.. II. Patterson Mai
George Henderson, Capt. Wayne Smith,
capt. George l.. TAFT, Capt F. ]. Wood
man. Col NJ. Emmett Urell.
First Lieutenant Il. A Foster, assistant
surgeon arrived in camp Saturday after
noon. Colonel Crell came up on the after
noon train yesterday, and Capt. c. Fred
COOK of the general staff is expected in
few days.
After dinner last night General Harries
briefly outlined to the officers of his party
his plans for the maneuvers. He told them
that this trip was one for business and
would be conducted on business principles.
The officers will be supplied with maps of
the country, and they will be assigned to
some portion of the maneuver corps each
day. They will be expected TO go into the
field with the detachment to which they
are assigned and remain during whatever
engagements there may be. At the con-
clusion of the days field work each mem
Der of the Districts party Will be expected
TO make report to Adtutant General Brett
OF what he saw during the day. During
the evening meal an informal discussion of
the plans for the week was INDUCED in, the
officers asking questions and making sug
gestions. The District troops have been
very cordially received by the regular army
officers here
Washington Visitors.
There were a number of Washington peo-
pie in camp today to stay over Labor day.
Several we'll known Westinghouse came
into camp Saturday afternoon as the guests
OF General Corbin. The party comprised
Major McCawey of the Marine Corps, Mr..
Clarence Moore. Mr.. Leon Peperman. Cap
tain A. w. Butt. L. s. A; Captain Taylor,
L s A: General Charles +. Humphrey and
his wife and family. Mrs. Humphrey and
her daughters are the guests of Mrs. Mar
garet Magaw, widow of the late Captain
MaPaw of the navy.
There are also at Mrs. Magaw's house
Mrs Rafferty,, widow of the late Colonel
Rafferty, OF the 18th Cavalry; her sister, Mrs.
Charles G.. Clark, wife of Captain Clark
of the 9TH Regular Infantry, who is sta
toned at Manassas with his regiment for
the maneuvers; the Misses Fair of Warren
ton, nieces of Gen. Macarthur; Miss Pres
ton Mrs. Woods. Miss Julia Lee of Rich
mond and Mrs. Aston. General Elliott,
commandant of the Marine Corps, and sew
eral officers of his staff. with General Har-
rington of the Marine Corps. are stationed
at the Thoroughfare camp. There are also
a number of members of the Pennsylvania
National Guard who are duty OBJ
servers Colonel Price of the I'd Pennsyl-
vania Is the official observer for the state
detailed by Gov. Pennypacker. Captain
Hamilton of the National Guard of Rhode
Island is on duty at Thoroughfare as the
official observer of his state. Among the
other observers will be General Henry, ad
5utant general of New York, and Genera