Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-22
District National Guard Will
"Defend the Coast"
MANEUVER WITH REGULARS
Headquarters Decides on Details of
the Movement.
START SET FOR SUNDAY MORN
Steamer Jane Moseley to Depart
From Wharf Here at 8 O'Clock.
Battery Will March.

Arrangements were completed this att
ernoon for the movement of the troops
of the National Qua rd of the District Of
Columbia to Fort Washington and Fort
Hunt next Sunday, for participation for
fifteen days i'm coast defense exercises
with regular troops.
1t Is directed that Friday morning there
will be turned over on proper invoices
and receipts at the National Guard Ar
mory. to First Lieut.. E. II. Neumeyer jr.,
quartermaster. I'd Battalion. LIST Regi-
ment who will be on duty at Fort Hunt
Va, all camp equipage. including tent
age mess chests. ice boxes. tool boxes
and tools, that will be used at that post.
That property will he loaded by him In
wagons that will be i'm readiness at the
armory and will be sent to the steamboat
wharf at foot of 9Th street and loaded, UNI
der his direction, on the barge. Daniel X.
Jackson, not later than o'clock am of
that day. for transportation to Fort Hunt.
On arrival at Fort Hunt Lieut.. Neumeyer
will have the property loaded on wagons
that will be obtained by him from the
post quarterma ster and delivered at the
several places at that post for the use OF
the troops.
To assist him in this work detail OF
six men, two men each from LIST Battal-
ion 1st Regiment: ID Battalion. I'd Regi-
ment. and LIST Separate Battalion will he
| made. which detail will proceed with him
to Fort Hunt. =
Property for Fort Washington.
Next Saturday there will be similarly
turned over to Capt Emil G. Schafer.
quartermaster I'd Regiment. who will he
on duty at Fort Washington. Nd. all
camp eauipage that will be used at that
post. That property will be loaded on
wagons under direction of Capt. Schafer
and transferred to the barge Daniel X.
Jackson not later than o'clock a. m. and
will be turned over by him on arrival at
Fort Washington on memorandum re-
ceipts. to the battalion quartermasters OF
the organizations that have been assigned
| to duty at that post. who VIII therea1ter
be responsible for it, To assist capt.
Schafer in this work the battalion quar-
termasters and detail Of twelve men,
| three each from "a and Sd BatteIons, Is.
Regiment. and LIST and I'd Battalions, "a
Regiment, will proceeded with MIN 10
Fort Washington.
On arrival of the troops at Fort Hunt
Sunday Lieut.. Neumeyer will immeolateV
issue on memorandum receipts the prop
| erty used at that post to the battalion
quartermasters or to commanding omcers
of separate companies, who will Thereafter
be responsible for il.
| The brigade. except the Naval Battalion
| and troops directed to proceed overland.
| will assemble in heavy marching order.
| fully armed and equipped. Sunday morn
| Ing at the armories. in time to embark at
8 o'clock on the steamer Jane Moseley, at
Fort Washington, Md. Troops for Fort
Hunt will be placed on upper deck of
steamer and will remain on board OF
steamer until troops for Fort Washington
are disembarked: then arrangements will
be made to take the Fort Hunt troops to
that post in small steamers.
As to Personal Baggage.
VYSt.~
Jane Moseley Sunday no property except
the personal baggage Of officers and en-
listed men $50 pounds Of baggage being all
lowed to each. Wagon transportation for
personal baggage from the armories to
the steamboat wharf will be provided by
the quartermasters department.
1t being impracticable for the eighteen
enlisted men comprising the advance de-
tail to be sent to Fort Hunt Friday and
to Fort Washington Saturday. to carry
cooked rations, the commissary depart
| ment will commute the rations of the
men going to Fort Hunt for two days and
for those going to Fort Washington for
one day at the rate Of 81 a day for each
man.
Each company of infantry. the LIST Bat
terry, Field Artillery. Signal Corps. Am
bulance Corps, band and corps of field
music will each constitute a mess for
which the hire of cook at the rate Of s.
per day is allowed. the LIST Battery, Field
being authorized to hire an assistant cook
at the rate of $50 per day. CONSOLE
dated mess will be established for all
brigade. regimental and battalion non
commissioned staff officers at Fort Wash
ington, for which the fire of cook at
the rate of 81 per day is allowed.
The battalion non-commfssloned staff
officers of the LIST Battalion. 1st Regi-
ment: the Cd Battalion, I'd Regiment. and
the LIST Separate Battalion, at Fort Hunt
will be assigned to companies for rations.
Officers messes will be established as
follows: One mess for the LIST and I'd
camps at Fort Washington: one mess
for the headquarters. ID Regiment. At
Fort Washington; one mess for the head
quarters. 1st Regiment. and the ID and
Sd Battalions.' LIST Regiment. at Fort
Washington; one mess for the Cd Battal
ion I'd Regiment at Fort Hunt: one mess
for the LIST Battalion. LIST Regiment, at
Fort Hunt and one mess for the 1st
Separate Battalion at Fort Hunt.
No allowance for the hire OF cooks for
the officers messes is made. The cooks
for these messes will be paid by the OFF,
GERS in the messes.
Battery Will March.
The list Battery. Field Artillery. VIII
assemble at its armory at o'clock Sun.
day morning in heavy marching order.
mounted armed and equipped and. with
the ambulance of the Ambulance Corps
and the wagon of the Signal Corps. Will
proceed overland to Fort Hunt, Va. re-
porting arrival to the commanding Of
ficer. The auartermasters department
will furnish the necessary horses.
The medical department will make nee
essary hospital arrangements at Fort
Washington and at Fort Hunt.
The commanding general. the general
staff and such members of the general
non-commissioned staff as may be desig-
mated will proceed to Fort Washington.
Md and there be assigned to Sun
duties as the commanding general may
direct. from July 70 to August 8, in
elusive.
No small-arms ammunition of any kiNf
will be taken to Forts Washington an
Hunt.