Evening star., 1904-07-16

of which has been officially reported 10
headquarters, shows that the probable at
tendance at camp will be more than $50
officers and men. much better showing
than ever before in the history of the local
brigade. The estimate includes the follow
ing:
Staff, 1st Battalion-Five officers. men;
Company A, 1st Regiment 3 officers. 4S
men; Company b. officers, 40 men: Com
pany {. 3 officers, "a men; Company d. 8
officers, 30 men; battalion total l9l
Stan, I'd Battalion, 5 officers 3 men: Com
rany +, lst Regiment, 3 officers ~ men;
Company F. officers. 40 men; Company G,
3 officers. 40 men: Company II, 3 officers,
30 men: battalion total, $50
STAFF. Sd Battalion. officers l3 men:
Company, lst Regiment. officers, 81 men:
company *, officers, 81 men; battalion
total, 81.
Company B. I'd Regiment. 2 officers. SO
men: Company c. officers 30 men; Com
pany d, B officers, 40 men; battalion total,
124.
stan. 9th Battalion. officers. 2 men:
Compeny E. I'd regiment, officers 40
men; Company F, 2 officers 81 men; Com
pany q, officers. 80 men: Company II. 8
officers. 20 men; battalion total. 153.
Staff, 9th Battalion. officers, mon;
Company |. I'd Regiment 3 officers. AZ men;
Company X, officers, "a men; Company l..
officers, "a men; Company NJ, officers.
3 men; battalion total 144.
STAFF, 1st Separate Battalion. 3 officers {
men; Company A. 3 officers 81 men; Com
pany b. 3 officers. go men; Company c. 3
officers, 5S men; Company D. 3 officers 4S
men; battalion total 251.
Ambulance Corps-One officer, 80 men.
1st Battery, Field Artillery-Four officers.
75 men.
Band-Twenty men.
Corps of field music-Eighteen men
Signal Corps-One officer. 26 men.
Total officers, 100; total men. 1,2O2; grand
total. 1.Sll; This. however, does not include
the general staff and the general non-com-
missioned staff the staff of the 1st Regi-
ment and that of the I'd Regiment
In reference to the commissary depart
ment the issue of rations for the enlisted
men will be from supply tent while
the supplies to be sold to officers messes
Will be located in n separate tent. A daily
list of the supplies for sale will be issued
The regimental quartermasters will go to
camp Saturday. July 30, as to have
everything in readiness when the troops
rive there the following morning.
Personnel of Brigade Team.
The team of rifiemen to represent the
District of Columbia in the national match
at Fort Riley, Kan, August 22 23 and "a.
will consist of Major Reichelderfer. team
captain; Major Young, Lieut.. Holt, Capt
Robbins. Lieut.. Cookson, Capt. Summers.
Lieut. Alderman, Sergt. Groome. Private
Fink, Capt. Skinner, Private Wetherald.
Private Appleby and Private Pile, with
Lieut.. Richmond as alternates and Major
Bell as coach. Lieut. Richmond will serve
as the quartermaster.
Major Harvey will be captain OF the
team that will visit Sea Girt in quest of
the Dryden trophy. This team will con-
sist of eight men. and. II is expected, VIII
be selected from the Fort Riley contingent
However Lieutp McAnally, Lieut. Sullivan,
Sergt. Farrow, Private McGovern and Pri-
vate Morris will be held In reserve for that
possible service.
A meeting of those mentioned in the fore
going is to be held at I'd Battalion head
quarters this evening. The men will prac-
tice at odd times during the coming en-
campment, and with that in view n tempo
rary range Will be constructed near The
Harper's Ferry camp grounds. The rife
men will visit the range of the Maryland
guardsmen Saturday, the 23d instant and
there shoot a match at 1000 yards. That
and the shooting while in camp will be
about all the practice the brigade team
will be able to indulge in, and, therefore,
1t Is expected that the Districts repre=en-
tatives will finish rather low on the list
of those who will compete at Fort Riley.
Stamps and Postal Cards
Ii Is announced at headquarters that
hereafter postage stamps and postal cards
mand, upon application at the Office OF tho
adjutant general. as follows:
To each regimental and battalion head
quarters. 300 2-cent stamps
To each company. battery and division.
COO 2-cent stamps and coo postal cards
To the Ambulance Corps Signal Corps.
Band and Corps of Field Music, 800 2-cent
stamps and 300 postal cards.