Evening star., 1907-06-23

go IETrT. Col. Lloyd NJ. Brett adju-
tant general. District OF CoIumoia
Militia departed yesterday after
Il noon for Harper's Ferry, w. va
the trip being In connection with
~, ,,rerara+ious for the coming annual en-
con,nuent near there of the troops OF the
National Guard Of the District of Colamola'
The adjutaut general will decide on the
ground to be occupied by the several or
ranlzations and settle other details so that
plans for the outing. so far as the camp
site is concerned. will be complete when he
returns to this city.
A cruise Of the Naval Battalion on board
the L S. S Puritan and the L. s. S. Oneida
will be ordered to cover the period from
July is to July 2T.
The acting quartermaster general Will
provide the necessary coal and other sup
plies and the Commissary general will fur
nish rations for ten days.
officers and enlisted men participating in
the cruise will receive pay for ten days.
under the provision of section fourteen or
the act of Congress approved January p,
1908.
There will be allowed for the cruise one
head cook al 81 80 two assistants cooks at
81 each and three mess attendants at 81. so
each per day.
On the return Of the battalion to It's sta
tion the commanding officer will submit to
these headquarters full report of the work
of the command during the cruise.
Enlisted men will provide themselves with
at least one change of underclothing. socks
and two towels, together with such other
toilet articles as may be reasonably de-
sired.
on the last day Of the cruise there will
be O careful inspection of all the issued
clothing and equipment, followed i'm
medately by such action as may be neces
gary to put and maintain the clothing and
equipment in the best possible condition.
Especial attention will be given ha.mmoCks,
blankets and small arms.
Announcement will soon be made that the
annual encAmpment, beginning July A. will
de-s- as nearly as possible with actual serv-
ice conditions. Particular attention will be
paid to guard duty, extended-order drill
advance and rear guard formations and
outpost duty.
Camp guard duty will be by regiment and
separate battalion.
The commanding officers of the 1st and Cd
Regiments and the LIST Separate Battalion
will detail. daily, commencing the morning
of July IA, one company each for guard
duty.
Absent officers will be replaced by detail
Of others OF like grade from the same COM
mand, that there may be with each guard
captain, as officer OF the day, and two
Neutenants as officers of the guard.
In addition to those mentioned, there will
be headquarters guard consisting of one
company. with full complement of Off
GERS. detailed fro mthe 1st and I'd Regi-
ments. until July 10. when the provisions of
later orders will govern.
The LIST Regiment will furnish the head
quarters guard July IA, 16 and IS.
The I'd Regiment will furnish the head
quarters guard July 10 and II.
The company detailed for headquarters
guard by the regimental commander will
be marched to brigade headquarters, at the
assemblage for guard-mounting, and re-
ported by the commanding officer thereof
TO the adtutant general. The adtutant gen.
erai will carefully inspect the company, Sc
lecting the orderlies required for headquar-
ters, and instruct the new officer of the day
in the special duties required of the guard.
After the inspection by the adjutant gen
eral the company. now become the new
guard. relieves the old guard as prescribed
in paragraphs SIS, sic and 517, infantry
drill regulations.
The ceremony of guard-mounting, as set
forth In the drill regulations, will be fol-
lowed by the compa MES detailed for the
regimental and separate battalion guards.
The band and the corps of field music will
alternate in the performance of duty at
rd-mountings, except on days when spe-
ctal eXigenCies of the service render neces-
sary special orders from brigade headquar-
ters.
Maj. Joseph F. Hodgson, 1st Regiment, is
detailed as field officer of the day for
July ii.
No guard duty will be required of the
Signal Corps nor of the Ambulance Corps,
except such as, in the opinion of the COM
mander of each, may be necessary, by run