Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25
NEWS OF THE LOCAL
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN

| to make their pay equal that of the
| civilian employees.
| Arrangements for the transports have
| not yet been completed. Three army
| transports now at Newport News have
| been turned over to Maj. Gen. Wood,
commanding the Department of the East
!, for use in the transportation of the
! regular and militia troops that are to
participate in the war games in Massa-
chusetts. The vessels are the Meade. the
Sumner and the Mcclellan. Capt. Frank
A. Grant. nuarterInaster on the staff
of Gen. Wood. has been charged with
the duty of fitting them up, and Is now
at Newport News engaged In that work.
The District troops Will use the Sum-
ner and one other, not yet selected. It
is probable that the Sumner and one
smaller transport can come up the Po-
tonac to Washington for the troops to
embark here. but If that is not found
practicable they will be taken on steam
ers to Newport News.
The regulars and the New York troops
will embark at New York city. The 1st
Battery, Field Artillery, and about $50
| horses, needed for the battery and the
mounts of the officers of the guard will
be sent to New York by train.
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Final orders for the departure of tho
Naval Battalion were issued yesterday
from militia headquarters. The order
| Is as follows:
The annual cruise Of instruction of the
Naval Battalion of the District of Column
| bia will be made on the battleships of
the Atlantic fleet from July 20 to not
/ later than August 9. inclusive.
| The Naval Battalion will assemble on
| board the United States ship Puritan
ready for the cruise. at 7:3O o'clock a. m.
| Friday. July 30 Will take special train
| of Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Union
]! Station, Washington. at 1910 am. July
so. and proceed to navy yard, Philadel-
| phia, where they will embark the
/ United States ship Prairie.
Officers will take their own hammOcks
| Enlisted men will carry their own mess
gear. bags and hammocks.
Commissioned officers will settle their
i own mess bills with the various messes
| to which they may be assigned.
| Enlisted men will be rationed with the
crew at navy rates, not exceeding 81
| cents per day for petty officers and men
| and 80 cents per day for chief petty Off
GERS.
Three mess attendants at $50 each per
/ day will De allowed.
| Pay rolls for actual length OF cruise
! from July 30. 1909. to not later than Au-
/ gust 9, 1909 inclusive. will be prepared.
| The quartermaster's department will
| furnish transportation for officers and
men and for bags and hammocks from
United States steamship Puritan to Union
| Station, Washington, and from Union
4 Station. Washington, to navy yard, Phil
| adelphia.
The subsistence department will furnish
| at suitable time on the United States
steamship Puritan luncheon for enlisted
men to be carried in the haversack and
coffee to be carried in the canteen.
/ On the last day of the cruise there
will be a careful inspection of all cloth
| ing and equipment; an accurate inven-
4 l,a %oly nf 1nfh inc
and equipment and necessary cleaning
and repairing will be made SO as to
place everything in best possible con-
dition; a copy of above mentioned in
Headquarters on completion of cruise.
Government employees will be furnished
with certificates covering the period OF
service under this order.
! On completion of the cruise full re-
port of same will be submitted by com
manding officer of Naval Battalion.
The corps OF field music was disbanded
by special orders yesterday, because of
the reorganization of the National
! Guard.
The following transfers from Corps of
Field Music to the organizations named
below are made:
Principal Musician Joseph r. Rab-
Ditt. 10 DdHu, ISL PfiNdl
Sergt. j. Doddrell, to Company l, LIST
Infantry, as private.
Private f.. f. Mckenna. to Company
ID. 1st Infantry
Private j. F. kimmerling to Company
L. 1st Infantry.
Private r. F. Collins. to Company +,
LIST Infantry
Private c. c. Quantrille. to Company
c, list Infantry.
Private f. a. Callan, to Company II,
LIST Infantry.
Private o. w. Mansfield, to Company
H. LIST Infantry.
Private IF. l.. Supplee, to Company
A. LIST Infantry.
The property of the Corps of Field
Music and all equipment and clothing
issued to enlisted men will be turned
In to superintendent National Guard
j .Armory. and Principal Musician Joseph
r. Rabbit will close his accounts on or
before Saturday. july Il, 1909.
The following members OF the Corps OF
Field Music will be honorably discharged
on account OF disbandment of organiZa-
ton
Corp A. w. De La Yersne, Private