Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-08
OF INTEREST TO THE GUARD
ORDERS AS TO JOINT ARMY AND
MILITIA EXERCISES.
Instructions Covering Details OF
Equipment-Matter Of Pay-Sub-
sistence to Be Furnished.

Gen. Bell. chief of staff, has issued general
orders in regard to the joint army and
militia coast defense exercises which are
| to take place during the coming summer.
These orders embody instructions of spe-
cial interest to the National Guard OF the
i District.
Among other things 1t is prescribed that
| each militia company shall report for duty
| equipped with tents and camp eQuipage,
| including a full field outfit, ranges, neces-
| sary cooking utensils, camp cots and avail
| able camp TOOLS The allowance of tentage
for regular troops will be on the basis Of
three men to each wall tent and seven men
| to each conical tent. In localities where
| the soil Is sandy large tent pins will be sup
| piled. In localities where mosquitoes exist
| all officers and men will be required to use
mosquito nets during the exercises.
| Water used for drinking and cooking pur-
poses will be sterilized whenever deemed
| necessary by the medical officer of the COM
mand and will be kept in covered barrels
or cans furnished with spigots.
Uniform to Be Worn.
| Regular troops participating in the camp
| exercises will wear brown canvas fatigue
| uniform and the campaign hat. Militia as
signed to duty as coast artillery reserves
| should come supplied with brown canvas
| fatigue uniforms. All militia troops having
| uniform overcoats should take them to
camp.
Ali officers who are on duty with COM
panies will go into camp with their COM
panies.
i Field, staff and non-commissioned staff
officers of the militia who may be assigned
to fire commands and batteries for artillery
instruction will be encamped at such con-
venient places as may be designated by
artillery district commanders; those con-
wit oSciO nod 10
supports to the defense of the land ap-
proaches will be encamped with the troops
Company officers should familiarize them
selves with the details of the messing, cook
| ing and sanitation of their companies from
the time they leave their home stations,
during the period in camp and on the re-
| turn Journey. The success Of the camp as
we'll as the health Of the men depends d.
rectly upon how well the officers perform
these most important duties. All possible
details and preliminary work should De
attended to before the companies leave
| their home stations; no duty connected with
the care of his men should be too small 10
| engage the attention of the company COM
| mander. He should inspect each meal, see
that it Is properly prepared, that MS camp
and the grounds adjacent thereto are Kept
| in proper state of police, and that the
| sanitary regulations in respect to the COM
pany kitchen and sinks are observed: ne
should have company orders prepared for
| issue upon arrival, covering the time ana
| details of his daily inspection of the orierly
room, tents. kitchen, sinks and the part OF
| the camp grounds allotted to his company
| for general police At this daily inspection
| company papers should be Inspected and de-
| linquent members of his company called to
| the orderly room and advised, and all errors
| and Irregularities in his company corrected.
| The cooks. kitchens and cooking utensils
| must at all times be scrupnlously clean ana
| no part ofs the ration should be exposed 10
| flies.
Matter of Subsistence.
Subsistence will be furnished by the sub
/ sistence department not to exceed in cost
/ the sum allotted, as follows: From the
time the militia organizations shall start
from their respective home rendezvous until
time of arrival at camp an expense not ex-
| ceeding IS cents man a day Is authorized
for the purchase of cooked meals.
Militia organizations will make their own
necessary provision for the treatment OF
their sick during their stay in camp. Any
serious case. however. will be sent home or
| treated in the post hospital, as may be
deemed best by the surgeon in charge.
Militia participating in the exercises will
i be paid by officers Of the pay department,
| United States army, on special rolls which
contain full instruction for their prepara-
ton.
Militia will be paid for the entire period
from the time when they start from their
home rendezvous to the time of their re-
turn thereto. No payment for mileage to
| officers will be made. Transportation in
kind only will be supplied by the quarter
masters department.
All officers and enlisted men must pre-
sent themselves in person at the pay table
in order to receive their pay from the pay
| master. and must be identified by their i'm
mediate commanders. as no money will be
paid on orders. verbal or written.
Each organization Of the militia should
arrive at the camp properly armed and
equipped.
| No organization or individual will be per-
| mitted to have ball cartridges in its or his
| possession. Commanding officers will take
+! such action as Is necessary to prevent the
| bringing Of ball cartridges to camp.
| Issue Of Ammunition.
There will be issued to each organization
of the militia, free of expense, such num-
Der of blank cartridges for small arms and
blank ammunition and subcaliber ammuni-
ton for large guns as can be procured
| with the sum allotted for the purpose by
the Secretary of WaEfor the expense Of
the militia at the various camps.
In addition to the allowance prescribed
| in the preceding paragraph. the ordnance
| officers of the posts will be authorized to
issue to organizations Of the militia such
quantities of ammunition for which the
governor of the state or territory or the
| commanding general of the militia of the
District of Columbia may make requisition
The cost of all ammunition issued on such
| acquisitions will be charged to the quota
| of the state, territory OF District of CO.
lumbia, under section 1861, Revised Stat
utes.
National Guard Signal Corps companies
should bring all visual signaling equipment
(fags, photographs, acetylene lanterns),
buzzers, linemen's outfits Climbers,
| clamps. pliers. pay-out and take-up reels,
field glasses and telescopes. and available
telegraph and telephone material needed
for camp and field communications.
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