Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-12
INSTRUCTION FOR
NATIONAL GUARD
Local Brigade in Readiness to
Take the Field.
PLANS FOR ANNUAL OUTING
Camp Will Be Established on Bolivar
Heights, w. Va.
REGULARS IN ATTENDANCE
Program Privides That Twelve Com
panies of Infantry Shall Go to Po-
tomac Forts July 20.
REGULARS IN ATTENDANCE

EVERYTHING is in readiness TINS AFTER hooii
for the annual encampment ana heia OK
ercises of the National Guard OF the lis
trict of Columbia. The indications are INA.
the outing will be of more interest. in1pof-
lance and value than any similar uiioei
taking in the history of the local pr'saoe
of citizen soldiery.
A change from former plans mas oee'
made in the program for 1907. Inc piis a"e
of National Guard, accompanied ny III. &c
+roons of United States cavalry. regular
field battery and detachment OF the iesu
lar signal corps, will go into camp on BOIL
var Heights. near Harpers Ferry. w. Fa''
the main body to oe under canvas there
next Sunday morning. The following Sat-
urday twelve of the infantry companies OF
the guard will depart from camp and pro-
coed to the Potomac forts for joint exer-
cisas with the artillery forces stationed
there The companies detached Tor outy at
Forts Washington and Hunt Will return "
this city the day the troops start Ior iioiie
from Harpers Ferry. 80 A..
field for two full weeks, a longer Periou
than ever before. Going to BohVar He'snts
will mean returning 70 an ideal camp si.e,
one occupied by the brigade IN l9o4 anu
100, The outing of the Guard last year
was at Mount Gretna. Pa. IN connection
with the mammoth mareuver camp OIL reg
ular troops
Gen. Harries in Command.
Gen. Harries of course. will be in COM
mond at Camp Ordway. Lieut. Col. LLOYD
M Brett. adjutant general District OF CO.
lumbia militia (major list United States
Cavalry, has been assigned to duty. during
the camp period as Instructor, ana Cap.
C. Fred Cook, aid-de-camp. as acting ao1u-
tant general Maj. Alfred P. Robbins: In,
spector general. will have charge OF an
matters pertaining to guard duty. Inc Of
ticers of the army detailed by the war De-
partment for duty with the guard nave peth
assigned to duty as assistant instructors.
They are Capt Arthur s. Cowan. 20th
United States Infantry and Capt. Monroe
c. Kerth 23d United States Infantry IN
addition, Capt Charles def. Chandler.
United States Signal Corps. and the mem
bers of his detachment, Will act as IN
structors of the Districts Signal Corps
Three troops of the second squadron Oh
the 18th United States Cavalry under com
mand of Maj. Joseph 7. Dickman, are no"
on the way to Harpers Ferry by marching.
and will be in camp Sunday morning, To-
Gated on the Hallam estate. just across the
f. I'd Field Artillery. commanded by Capt.
Arthur F. Casses. and accompanied by the
LIST Battery. Fled Artillery. n. q. ID: e.,
Capt Charles F. Fox, VIII depa nnd IRON rom
coed over the road by way of Rockville to
Harpers Ferry, four days being allowed for
the trip. Inc drtllleTy Will with lue
cavalry on the Hallam estate. The Signal
Corps will establish communication by
wireless telegraphy with the Potomac
forts.
Scheme Of instruction.
Following is the scheme of instruction
and exercises:
Sunday. July 14-Pitching and policing
camp; parade by the I'd Regiment.
Monday. July 15-S to 10 o'clock am.
school of the company. close order 10 to II
o'clock am school of the battalion. close
order: II to II 80 o'clock am, mounted
drill for field and staff officers: 30 o'clock
p.m general fatigue. at which all officers
and men not on other duty will turn out for
a general policing of the camp. beginning
at brigade headquarters and ending at the
company sinks (the acting quartermaster
general will furnish wagons for the removal
of rubbish): 3 o'clock pm. officers call.
Officers of the list Regiment and LIST Sep
arate Battalion will assemble at their
spective headquarters for instruction in
such military subjects are pertinent to
the camp work and field exercises. for dis
cussion of the completed exercises, and for
consideration of those about to occur.
OF clock pm. recall Absentees from this
and like assemblies will be reported by the
regimental and battalion adjutants to bril-
gade headquarters not later than 8 o'clock
by the LIST Regiment.
Tuesday. July 1873 to 0 o'clock am.
school Of the company. close order: to 10