Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-30
Clothing for Guardsmen.

enlisted man Will be supplied with one
olive drab shirt. to be worn at all times
during active operations, and with one
dark blue flannel shirt, to be carried in
the blanket roll and to be used for
sleeping.
The quartermaster's department will
furnish the necessary transportation
and will assign officers and organiza-
tons to quarters on TRANSPORTS.
The escort wagons and ambulances
allowed for the movement will be FUR
nished at points of debarkation.
Quartermas ters of organizations will
confer with the quarternastcr. National
Guard. District of Columbia concerning
necessary details.
The subsistence department will make
arrangements for the subsistence of the
command on transports and on shore.
One commissary sergeant and one
cook from the United States Army viii
be assigned to each transport; the re-
naming cooks will be supplied from the
National Guard.
Each company, band. separate organ
ization and the division field hospital
will have kitchen with prescribed
equipment
One cook and one assistant cook will
he allowed each kitchen. except 1st Bat
terry. Field Artillery. which will be al
lowed one cook and two assistant cooks
Enlisted cooks Will be used wherever
practicable, and for the field exercises
this year will be paid the difference be-
tween their pay as enlisted cooks and the
rates of pay for cooks and assistant
cooks. The pay rolls for civilian cooks
and for extra compensation of enlisted
cooks will be prepared by resimental com
missares for their regiments, and by
commanding officers of separate organl-
cations for their organizations.
Officers messes will no: exceed one for
militia headquarters. one for division heid
hospital. four for each regiment and one
for each separate organization. No allow
ance is made for the hire of cooks Tor
officers messes, and these cooks will be
paid by the officers. While on transports
a mess officer will be designated To run
the officers mess on each transport.
No ammunition of any kind will be car
ried on transports.
All organization commanders will make
rigid inspections before embarking at
Washington and before embarking for
the return trip to see that this order Is
enforced.
!. The ordnance department will make the
necessary arrangements for distribution
of blank ammunition for the rifle, re-
volver, field artillery and gatling guns,
which will be distributed at points of de-
barkation.
The following officers will be mounted:
The commanding general and staff. the
regular officers detailed for duty with the
National Guard, the colonel. lieutenant
colonel, adjutant, quartermaster and COM
mssary of each regiment; the major. adj
jutant, quartermaster and commissary Of
each battalion; the medical officers of the
command, the officers of the 1st Battery.
Field Artillery, the officer commanding
signal company. The amount allowed for
horse hire will not exceed So per horse
per day. Five mounted orderlies will be
allowed militia headquarters: one mounted
orderly, one mounted commissioned
officer and two horses for gatling gun,
and not to exceed four mounted Hospital
Corps men will be allowed each regiment,
one mounted Hospital Corps man and one
mounted orderly will be allowed the 1st
Separate Battalion.
The medical department will furnish the
necessary medicines and medical attend
ance, and will organize the Division Field
Hospital, as indicated in recent memo
randum from headquarters Department of
the East.
Government employees will be given GER
tificates for duty performed under the re-
quirenents of this general order.