Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-20
ORDERS FOR THE CAMP
Annual Outing of the National
Guard of the District.
AT WAR HEIGHTS, w. VA.
Military Duty Which Demands Faith
full Discharge.
BATTERY TO MARCH OVERLAND
assignment of Offcers-Plans for De-
parture of Troops the Morn
ing of July IA.
AT BOLIVAR HEIGHTS, w. VA.
BATTERY TO MARCH OVERLAND

General orders were issued this afternoon
from headquarters, District of Columbia
militia, announcing that the annual en-
campment of the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia will be held at Bolivar
Heights near Harpers Ferry. w. Va. from
the nth to the 18th of July, 1901 inclusive,
and will be designated and known as Camp
Ordway.
The organizations except the 1st Battery.
Field Artillery, and the Naval Battalion,
will assemble in heavy marching order. fully
armed and equipped. on July IA, at the ar
morics. in ample time to march thence and
reach the Baltimore and Ohio freight yards,
New York and Florida avenues, promptly
at 100 O'Clock am, where railroad trans
portdtion will be in readiness.
The LIST Battery, Field Artillery, will as
semble at its armory al o clock am. July
IL in heavy marching order, mounted,
armed and equipped. and Will proceed over
land. BY a route to be hereafter designated.
TO the camp site.
The quartermaster department will fur
nish the necessary railroad and wagon
transportation. on the duty required for
this encampment officers and non-commis-
stoned officers of the general staff and or
deres. and the field and staff officers of
regiments and battalions. and one orderly
for each regiment will be mounted.
The post office address of the camp will
be Camp Ordway. Bolivar, w. Va.
Fixed Military Duty.
Under the law making provision for the
organization of the militia of the District
OF Columbia. it Is explained. the annual en-
campment of the National G-lrd of the
District of Columbia is liked military duty
which demands of all its members faithful
discharge. The oaths of officers ana enlisted
men entail positive obligations and uuavoid-
able reSpOnS Utilities. With this in view it
should be needless to state that the annual
enCampment is occasion for such mill
tary exercises and Instructions as will tend
to develop and foster the most efficient
military organization possible in the Dis
trict of Columbia. To accomplish this. while
Ii Is neither desired intended to pre-
vent or obstruct the proper individual en-
toyment and recreation of the soldier when
off immediate duty, mere personal pastlme |
enjoyment must nevertheless at all times |
be regarded as secondary and subservient
TO that military duty OF which rigid dis
cipline and accomplishing loyalty are the
distinguishing elements. These points being
well fixed in mind it is expected that every
member of the guard during the coming en-
campment will strive faithfully and untir-
ingly to meet the responsibilities which he
has voluntarily assumed. In this the con-
scientious soldier will find his task for the
short period of the encampment easy to
perform The object to be kept constantly
in view BY all concerned during this en-
campment is increased military efficiency
The equipment of the soldier has been re-
stricted and the camp baggage of lie officer
has been limited to actual requirements
The provisions for tent pitching cooking
and messing. field exercises, drills and the
various other camp duties all based
upon conditions of actual service and it Is
expected that guardsmen will appreciate the
fact that the advantage of only 10 days |
out OF 800, devoted to military outing must
be measured by the cheerful and willing
loyalty OF the individual soldier in learning
his lesson in field and camp to the fullest
extent possible.
Important Preliminary Duty
The most important preliminary duty of
guardsmen respecting annual encamp-
ment Is attendance, and 1t is expected that
officers will resort to every practicable
means to insure the fullest possible attend
ance OF men. In case less than 10 per cent
of the enlisted strength of any company
organization shall be reported for the en-
Campment the commanding officer of the
organization will be required to show cause
why he should not be relieved from COM
Inand of his decimated company. II men
ran to attend. except for good and suffi-
clent reason. prompt punitory or disciple
nary measures will be adopted Simple ex-
cuse or offer OF excuse will not suffice The
excuse must be previously offered by the
spIulef ana accepted by proper authority
and the soldier who fails to attend except
for sufficient military reason will be regard
ed as absent without leave. or in desertion
as circumstances indicate. and will be dealt
with accordingly.
Special attention is directed to the uni
versally common tendency of national
guardsmen TO disregard the forms OF mill
tary courtesy and respect so essential to
true military discipline. The effort of all
officers and non-commissioned officers Will
be directed TO the instruction of members
OF their respective organizations in their
duty in this regard, bearing In mind at all
times that examples on the part OF SUI
periors is ever easy and useful lesson to
the subordinate. Officers and soldiers alike
must be mindful that the prescribed salute
Is an act of courtesy. involving neither
servility nor degradation. and whatever be
the attitude maintained between the mill
tary superior and inferior in their civil re-
iations in the military. the surest mark OF
intelligent appreciation of the obligations
assumed by all alike in taking the pre-
sCribed oaths is punctilious observance
OF all the forms which experience and good
order have set in government OF the rela-
lions between necessary classes in the |
military service II is not deemed essential
to repeat In this order the detailed in
struCtions respecting salutes: the author
ized manuals being sufficiently explicit re-
garding the duties of officers and soldiers
In this regard: IL is only deemed necessary
20 announce that strict compliance with
their provisions will be required.
Instruction in Guard Duty.
Aside from the general routine of exer-
Cises and instructions herea fter to be pre-
scribed. special attention of all commanding
officers will be directed to instruction in
guard duty in all its phases and require
ments. Each soldier must not only be in
structed In the general duties of a sentinel.
hut will be taught to recite the general or
ders. and. as soon as possible after their
PRONUNCIATION the special orders for SEN
tInels in camp. Officers of the day and OFF,
GERS and non-commissoncd officers of the
guard will be held to rigid responsibility
for the proper performance of guard duty
in camp. as well as their knowledge of all
requirements pertaining thereto.