Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22


ing out the camp. regiments OF the Distrtct
National Guard will be sandwiched witt
regiments of the regular establishment Al
meeting Of officers last Monday evening
at headquarters Gen. Harries explained In
detail just what will be expected OF The
command.
Troop trains will depart from tht
PENNSYLVANIA railroad freight station, 9th
street and Maryland avenue southwest,
July Is, in sections as follows: First sec
sfon, carrying the LIST Battery, Field Ar.
tHlery, with its equipment OF guns, Gals
sens and horses, baggage and travel ra-
tons; the horses OF all officers and enlisted
men OF the brigade authorized to be mount
ed. the cooks, hostlers and officers ser
wants. at o'clock a
Second section. carrying the comma al lg
general and his staff; the I'd Regiment and
Brigade Band; the Signal Corps. baggage
neid equipment and travel rations, at l
O'clock am.
The third section. carrying the LIST Regi-
ment and the Corps of Field Music. tue
ambulance Corps, baggage. fed equip
ment and travel rations, at $50 o. clock q 10
Hhe fourth section carrying the LIST Sep
arate Battalion baggage, field equipment
and travel rations, al . o'clock am
Inc troops assigned TO sections viii ..s-
sembie In heavy marching order fuzzy
armed and equipped for field service at
their armories. the morning of July y In
time to march thence and reach the rem
oezSeus, 9th street and Maryland avenue,
not less than twenty minutes before the
time set for the departure OF their section.
The quarterma ster's department Will fur
nlsh the necessary transportation.
Sections will, IL practicable be made UP
as follows: Engine. horse cars freight ears
containing camp and garrison eqaipage,
baggage cars for baggage of officers, en-
listed men and organizations: Passenger
coaches; car containing travel rations Tor
the Journey.
The commanding officer. LIST Regiment, I'd
Regiment, list Separate Battalion ana LIST
battery, Field Artillery, VIII each Gesig-
nate qearterinaster, who will be mime
diately In charge of all matters pertaining
TO the transportation of the troops until
their arrival at Mount Gretna
Quartermasters will inspect each car In
their respective sections prior to the arrival
OF, the troops to see that the cars are clean
and in serviceable condition, that car lamps
are filled. water tanks iced and provided
with water.
To avoid confusion and delay, upon ar
rival Of the troops at the railroad station,
quartermasters in charge Of sections will be
prepared to designate the particular coach
or coaches to be occupied by each organi-
cation, and will attach q label to each
part of an organization that is to occupy
the same. Where more than one company
is assigned TO a coach the particular coach
to be occupied by each company will be in
dictated by appropriate labels. Not more
than three men will be assigned to every
two car seats. No man will be permitted
to stand in the aisle or ride on the plat
form.
No baggage or other impedimenta viii be
taken on passenger coach and no officer
or enlisted man will have anything with
him on the coach except his arms and field
equipment. The personal baggage of an Of
ficer or enlisted man is limited to $50
pounds.
In loading baggage cars. II practicable
the baggage of officers will be separated
from that of the men, and the baggage of
each organization will be kept together.
Property belonging to organizations will be
pla eed in the baggage cars SO that the ar
ticles first needed on detraining will be the
first reached.
Upon arrival al Mount Gretna the section
quartermaster will unload the equipment
baggage and horses. To accomplish this
he should obtain the detail of a sufficient
number of men who, under his direction,
should load the equipment and baggage on
wagons. These men WILL therefore, remain
with the baggage cars until they are I'M
loaded and VIII accompany the wagons con-
tanning the equipment and baggage until
the same is delivered to regiments, bat
taions and companies in camp.
When commands leave the sections, quar-
termasters will see that no property is left
in the cars.
The acting quartermaster general will
furnish the quartermaster of each section
with a transportation request covering the
travel of each officer and enlisted man of
the section. The receipt on the Transports
ton request will not be filled In by the sec
ton quartermaster until both he and the
railroad conductor have agreed upon the
exact number of officers and enlisted men
on the section.
The transportation of civilian employe
will not be covered by an army transporta-
ton request.
A servant of an officer must be provided
with regular railroad ticket before board
ing the first section. Any such servant who
Is not thus provided will not be permitted
to board the train.
All horses must reach the place OF en-
parkation not later than o'clock am.
July % Officers' horses must be provided
with halter. The acting quarterma ster
general will furnish a tag to be attached to
each halter, showing the name of the Of
icer for whom the horse is intended
II
officers are not entitled to subsistence
and will subsist themselves in officers
messes A sales depot will be maintained
IN camp by the subsistence department of
the army and a large number of articles
will be kept on sale therein. Both officers
and enlisted men are entitled to purchase
at the cost price of the articles to the gov
ration is the allowance of food for an
enlisted man for one day. In camp rations
IN kind will be issued to regimental COM
and to the commissary of the LIST
Battalion on a consolidated ration
return This consolidated ration return is
made up from the ration return made by
each company commander, which is for
warded to the regimental or battalion COM
nander Commanding officers of the LIST
Field Artillery; Ambulance Corps
and Signal Corps Will draw rations on the
ration Ieturn. Ratioins will be
lrawn Immediately upon arrival of the
.roops in camp and to this end the ration
returns will be prepared on the train pre-
,iously to the arrival of the troops at
Mount Gretna.
Cooked meals will be furnished to enlist
ed men on the train en- route to Mount Gretna
is well as on the return trip to this city.
For the purpose of drawing rations, the
Brigade Band is attached to the I'd Regi-
nent and the Corps of Field Music to the
Lst Regiment. The ration returns covering
he subsistence of these organizations will
be made on the company ration return
plank by the adiutants of the respective
regiments
Each company of infantry. the LIST Bat
terry Field Artillery; the Ambulance Corps,
he Signal Corps. the Brigade Band and the