Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-13
NATIONAL GUARDCAMP
Brigade of Citizen SoIdiery
Going to Harpers Ferry.
START TOMORROW MORNING
Movement by Special Train in Three
Sections.
MARCH OF BATTERY OVERLAND
Instructions to Quartermasters-Pl
to Send Twelve Companies Of
Infantry Down River.
MARCH OF BATTERY OVERLAND

Everything is in readiness for the de-
parture tomorrow morning of the troops of
the National Guard of the District of Co
lumbia for the annual encampment and
field exercises, Troop trains will depart
from the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
freight station. New York and Florida ave
nues. in sections follows:
First section at o'clock am, carrying
the LIST Separate Battalion. cooks, hostlers.
officers servants. horses of all officers and
enlisted men who are authorized to be
mounted and baggage.
Second section at 1:3e o'clock I'M, carry
ing the ID Regiment. the Corps of Field
Music, the Ambulance Corps, and baggage.
Third section at s o'clock am, carrying
the commanding general and his staf the
list Regiment and the Brigade Band.
The troops assigned to sections have been
ordered to assemble in heavy marching or
der. fully armed and equipped for field
service. at their armories in time to march
thence and reach the rendezvous. New York
and Florida avenues. not later than twenty
minutes before the time set for enc de-
parture OF their sections.
Sections will. If practicable. be made up
as follows: Engine. horse cars and baggage
cars for baggage of officers, enlisted men
and organizations; passenger coaches.
Quartermasters in Charge.
Inc commanding Ofhcer, ISL regiment, "a
Regiment and 1st Separate Battalion have
each been instructed to designate quar-
termaster. who will be Immediately in
charge of all matters pertaining to the
transportation of the troops until their ar
rival at Harpers Ferry.
OuartermasterS have been instructed to
inspect each car in their respective sections
prior to the arrival of the troops TO see
that the cars are clean and in serVlceable
condition that car lamps are filled, water
tanks iced and provided with water. and
water closets SuppIed WIFI a4A HecSsSdi ,
articles
To avoid confusion and delay, upon ar
rival OF the troops at the railroad station,
0uartermaSters in charge of sections are un-
der orders to be prepared to designate the
particular coach or coaches TO be occupied
by each organization, and to attach label
to each coach that will show the organlZa-
ton or part of an organization that is to
occupy the same. Where more than one
company is assigned to a coach the par
ticular coach to be occupied by each COM
pany will be indicated by appropriate Ia
bells. No man Will lie permitted to stand
in the aisle or ride on the platform.
No baggage or other lmpedlmenta VIII
be taken on a passenger coacn ana nc
officer or enlisted man will have anything
with him on the coach except his arms
and field equipment.
In loading baggage cars, If practicable,
the baggage of officers will he separated
from that of the men, and the baggage OF
each organization will be kept together.
Property belonging to organizations will be
placed in the baggage cars so that the ar
tic.es first needed on detraining Will be
the first reached.