Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-13
THE MANASSAS MANEUvERS.
Arrangements for Transportation and
Entertainment.

A hoard of officers consisting of Brlgadier
Generals Frederick d. Grant, Tasker H.
| Bliss and Thomas H. Barry, ana Lleuten-
ant Colonel John G. D. Knight, was TO-DAY
| appointed to meet in Washington July lo
whence they will proceed to Ihorouehiaie
Va for the purpose OF preparing d pio
gram for the maneuvers to be helo at
Manassas Va, in September next Upon
the completion of their report 1t is 10 DC
forwarded to Major General Corpih' coii-
handing the Atlantic division, FOR approval
In response to inquiries ALREADY receNeu
at headquarters of Atlantic olNlsioh' VI
H O. s. Heistand, A. A. e., has ihiofiheu
tho ad,utants general of several states that
General Corbin. commanding 'he A'i't'
division. sees no objections to arrange
ments being sanctioned by division com
manders whereby militia organizations at
to,dtno tho maneuyers at Manassas next
September may entertain as their guests
| members of militia organizations OF their
states not officially attending the maneu-
vers proyided that such arrangement entail
no expense to the United States govern
ment and that the guests observe such re-
strictions as to their movements as the ex-
ercises may render necessary. General cor
bin saws Colonel Heistand, regrets tnat
there are no public FUNDS aValiapie lot
meeting the expenses of the many ouiceIs
different states who would desire to pront
by the opportunities which 1t 1s hoped the
maneuvers will afford, for adding TO their
military experience. The above inforna.
ton was sent to the adjutants general OF
Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecti-
cut, New York New Jersey. Delaware.
MARYLAND, West Virginia, Virginia, North
Carolina South Carolina, Tennessee, Geor-
gia Florida. Alabama and Texas.
The army quartermasters have settled an
important question of transportation dur
ing these maneuvers. There has been
some question whether or not 1t would be
wise and productive IF better service II
government teams and the government
teamsters were engaged on this work, be-
ing drawn for this purpose from the quar-
termaster's depot at st. Asaph. va, ana
from military posts in the vicinity of the
operations. 1t has been decided, however.
that 1t would be more economical, all things
considered to make contracts for the trans
portation, and it is probable that some
thing like 200 wagons will be required for
the work of transportation at Manassas.
During the maneuvers it Is the intention
Of medical officers to make a trial of the
army mule as means OF Transporting med
ical supplies for the first dressing station.
Hitherto these supplies have been carried
in ambulances and, of course, II fs not
possible for these vehicles to break into
columns of troops. At Santiago much diff
ficulty was experienced in getting these
supplies to the front and the only method
by which this could be accomplished was
to have the hospital corps men carry them
on their backs. 1t is believed that the
mule will serve a valuable purpose In this
respect since the animal can accompany
troops in all sorts of country.
Capt. Adelbert Cronkite and Capt James
E. Normoye quartermasters have been
ing the Atlantic division, for duty pertain
ing to the army maneuvers at Manassas.