Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-30


Friday. August II. Preparations for
the outing have been completed and the
indications are that the coming tour of
duty in the GeIi will prove to be the
most successful in the history OF the
citizen soldiery of the national capital.
Already the brigade is well represented
at the camp site. First Lieut.. Il. II. Neu-
meyer jr., camp commissary. and First
Lieut.. =. w. Smith camp quartermaster,
proceeded to Bolivar Heights last Tues
day; First Lieut.. W. b. Evans, quarter
master. LIST Separate Battalion, with
twenty enlisted men of that battalion,
last Wednesday, and the Signal Corps
last Friday. Gen. Harries. accompanied
by Lieut. Col Brett, visited the scene OF
the outing day before yesterday and gave
final directions relative to the laying out
of the camp.
Special orders have been issued trans
ferring Sergeant William b. bennington.
Company X, ID I.es'ment. to the general
non-commissior- Z aft as stan sergeant
directing Private howard M Gaylord,
Company c, LIST Regiment, TO report 10
the acting quarJermaster general Tor
duty in connection with the annual en-
campment. transferring Private Charles
l.. Shank. Ambulance Corps to the non
commissioned staff of the list Regiment
as color sergeant, placing Quartermaster
Sergeant w. W. Chase, 1st regiment, IN
charge of the mess of reg1mentaI ana
detailing Commissary Sergeant bernard
p Shields, I'd Regiment, to assist Quar-
rermaster Sergeant Chase. and appoint
ing a board of oiilcers to consist or MAJ.
Alfred T. Robbins. inspector general, u
c Militia, Capt. Andrew Parker, aid-oe-
camp d. c. Militia. and Capt Leroy W.
Heron, adjutant. lst Regiment, 10 IN
vestigale all claims for damages against
the National Guard that may occur our
ing the encampment
Troop f. 18th Cavalry. L. S. army, ana
,;a1I Arti lAyy
start from Fort Myer today and proceed
to the camp site by marching.
Commissary Arrangements.
Az to the commissary arrangements.
there Will be but two issues of the regular
ration These issues will consist OF only
those articles which constitute the ration
prescribed by army regulations, being the
rattons issued to the National Guard by the
War Depar tment. The entire issue Will De
turned over to. the organizations at the
commissary store tent at one TIME. except
that for perishable articles. such as fresh
meats ETC. an order will be given for the
amount due, and the articles Will then De
drawn on these orders as wanted for use.
ration is the allowance or food LOT
one person for one day Each enlisted man
present and each authorized employe IS
entitled to rations. Company servants ana
other unauthorized employees are not SO en-
titled. officers are not entitled to ratlons.
They will arrange to subSist themselves In
officers messes. Officers messes may pur-
chase supplies from the sales department
Of the commissary at the established prices.
which will be at the actual cost or the
goods
The general non-commissioned stan, the
regimental non-commissioned STATS and the
non-commsstOned STATS of the battanons
of the LIST and I'd Regiments. the signal
corps, the ambulance corps and hospital,
the first field battery, the band and corps
of field music. and each company OF imam
try vii q
The officers of the general staff, the held
and staff officers of each regiment, and the
officers of each battalion will each consti-
tute one officers mess.
Actual Service Conditions.
1t is pointed out that the annual encamp-
ment will deal as nearly possible with
actual service conditions. Particular at
tention will be paid to guard duty. ex-
tended order drill, advance and rear guard
formations and outpost duty
Camp guard duty will he by regiments
and separate battalions. and in addition
10 the required guard details for each regi-
mental and separate battalion guard. there
will be detailed daily. beginning August =.
one corporal and six privates from each
regiment and the separate battalion to con-
stitute a brigade headquarters guard, and,
In addition, beginning with the I'd Regi-
ment on August 2. the two regiments will
alternate in detailing daily lieutenant as
the commander of the headquarters guard
and sergeant of the same guard These
details will be duly mounted at the guard
mountings of the respective organizations to
which they belong, and will be required TO
fall out on reaching the regimental or sep
arate battalion guard tent, and thence
dered TO be reported without delay, by the
officer or senior non-commissioned officer oil
the detail to the acting adjutant general at
brigade headquarters.
From each detail of sixSprivates thus re-
ported for brigade headquarters guard
duty. headquarters orderlies will be
lected.
Regimental comma nders will detail as far
practicable entire companies in fur
nishing their quota for guard; the COM
marding officer, LIST Separate Battalion, an
e:Itire platoon.
The band and the corps OF field music will
alternate In the performance of duty at
guard mountings. except on such days wher
special exigencies of the service viii render
necessary specific orders from brigade head
quarters on the subject
The principal musician corps of field
music. will detail three trumpeters daily
one for duty at brigade headquarters and
one to each regimental headquarters
The tour of the first guard will begin al
the railroad station at s O'Clock am An
gust For this duty the commanding offi-
Ger or each regiment and of the separate
Dattallon Will detail captain officer of
the day. and company Tor platoon) to con
slst OF not less than one lieutenant one SER
Reaht' three corporals and twenty-one pri-
Yates tthree of the latter for duty as regt-
addition to the details for brigade head
quarters guard.
These guard details will be reported at
the time and place designated to the resi-
mental and separate battalion officers of
INC u7F' respectively who will report for
orders 10 Mai Richard d. Simms 81 Repi
nnsn' detailed as field officer of the day for
The guard thus detailed win cornn1a+a
us tour and be relieved on the aftarnoon
Vi august s. In the usual manner after
EdarG mounting under the direction or
the old field officer of the day VI
no guard duty viii be required of tho
signal corps nor of the ambulance Corns
except such as. in the opinion of the con,'
manuer or each, may he necessary nv r,,n
ming roster, for the Immediate nrotaction
or their camps and property
The LIST Battery OF Field Artillery will
mount stable guard
Countersign Will Be Furnished
The countersign will be published daily,
from brigade headquarters and furnisbos
for the information and guidance OF al,
concerned