Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-22

ton, sufficient road experience having
been secured on the march here last
week. The regular troops and battery
will start for Fort Myer over the road
next Monday
Gen. Harries, after consultation with
Maj. Bell and Maj Young. the latter cap
tain of the brigade rifle team has de-
cided that the team shall depart from
Washington August 10 for Port Clinton,
Ohio. where the national team and other
rifle competitions are to be held about
August 20. All of the members of the
team are in camp.
The departure of the I'd Regiment has
made 1t necessary for the list Regiment
to detail two companies daily for guard
one at Headquarters. The enlisted men of
the regiment are certainly obtaining
much experience walking post and chal-
longing, and the non-commissioned OFF,
GERS and the wearers of shoulder straps
have much to do in their respective lines
Drowning Of William Daily.
The second sad incident Of the outing
occurred yesterday morning when William
c. Daily of 1911 Rhode Island avenue, Wash
ington, was drowned in the Shenandoah
river, near the camp SITE The deceased,
who was seventeen years of age, came here
to visit Private Taylor of the brigade
band, and the two decided to battle in the
river Daily was suddenly seized with
cramps. it is believed, and in consequence
lost his life. Report Of the affair was
promptly sent to camp. and Capt. Clarence
A.; Weaver. camp surgeon, and FIRST
Corps, and a detail fastened to the scene.
DR.. Weaver and Dr. Fales entered the
water and searched for the body. The con-
clusion was reached that the remains had
been carried away in the swift current.
The mayor of Harpers Ferry was requested
to have lookout for the body maintained,
and Private Taylor offered a reward for its
recovery. The body was found during the
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tunate youth sank. 1t was prepared for
burial and an inquest held, the verdict be-
Ing that death was accidental. The father
Of the deceased came to Harpers Ferry
late train and returned to Washing
ton with the remains.
The officers Of the Sd Battalion enter
tained the other commissioned officers of
the guard and Of the regulars at a smoker
last Saturday night. Gen. Harries and
Chaplain Pierce were among those in at
tendance. The affair proved thoroughly
enjoyable. smoker will be- given one
evening this week by the officers of the I'd
Battalion.
Col. Raspapoff, military attache of the
Russian embassy, Washington, arrived in
camp last evening, to be the guest of Gen.
Harres during the remainder of the en-
campment. AS a compliment to him the
brigade band played the Russian national
air in opening the concert last evening.
Subsistence Department.
Probably the most important Of the sup
ply departments Of Camp Ordway Is the
subsistence department, which Is charged
with the duty of issuing the rations to the
command. The basis Of the issue is the
army ration as issued by the subsistence
department of the regular army. The fol-
lowing articles comprise the ration: Fresh
beef and bacon in the proportion Of seven
tenths and three-tenths, which means that
the men must use bacon, to the exclusion
of fresh meat. three days in every ten;
-four, where there Is a bakery, or fresh
bread. where there are no means Of baking
bread; beans or rice; potatoes and canned
tomatoes. dried fruits. such as prunes, ap-
pies or peaches; coffee, sugar, vinegar, salt
and pepper. While the regular army ra-
ton is sufficient and wholesome. 1t is said
to be inelastic and does not afford the va
riety which is desired by the average per-
son in civil life, and is deficient in the in
dispensable articles Of lard, milk, butter
and eggs. In the army soldiers obtain
these articles by buying them out Of the
profits of the post exchange. but in the
National Guard there is no post exchange,
and these articles must be purchased by
the commissary general of the District Of
Columbia Militia. and added to the regular
army ration. The addition of these addi-
tional articles Is. however. not sufficient to
meet the requirements of the men of the
National Guard, who are used to a more
generous and varied diet than the soldiers
of the army and such food as cheese.
macaroni, corned beef sausage, cornmeal
and fresh vegetables is purchased in the
markets and issued to them AS the Of
hcers of the command not furnished
with their subsistence, are the enlisted
men, they buy such articles as they need
for their own use and to accommodate them
a sales depot is maintained which carries
the articles usually to be found in a first
class grocery and provision store and
which are sold to the officers at cost as is
done in the subsistence department of the
army
Bakery an Important Adjunct.
An important adjunct Of the subsistence
department is the camp bakery. Flour is
drawn and baked In field ovens as Is done
in the camps of the regular army, these
ovens being capable of turning out 400
loaves Of bread day The present camp
marks the first attempt of the District of
Columbia National Guard to bake its own
bread, and 1t is believed to be the only at
tempt of that nature of the organized
militia of the whole country. The bread
turned out Is of excellent quality and, is
probably unsurpassed by the product of
any baking establishment in Washington.
1t will thus be seen that to purchase is
sue, distribute and cook the food for the
1,400 officers and enlisted men at Camp
Ordway is task of considerable magni-
tude and one that requires the exercise
Of much foresight, energy and care. 1t is
conceded that the food furnished at Camp