Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
.HE entire brigade of the Ma
tional Guard Of the District,
exclusive of the Naval Bat


tional Guard Of the District,
exclusive of the Naval Bat
talon, will by Tuesday morn
be on its way to Gettysburg to
! take part in the annual encampment
The troops will return to Washington
Sunday, July 81.
readiness to move. Early tomorrow
morning details from each organization
will begin loading baggage and camp
equipment of all kinds. and 1t is expected
that each one of the four sections will
leave on schedule time. Tuesday morn
ing. Revised estimates of the strength
of each command that will go to camp
indicate that the brigade will be stronger
| this year than at any previous camp.
| Many officers in the guard have COM
| mented favorably on the thorough and
systematic manner In which Lieut.. Will
liam A. Duvall. superintendent Of the
armory. has marked and distributed the
large amount of tentage and other camp
equipment which will be taken to Gettys-
| burg. Every article has been plainly
marked with the designation Of the or
| ganization to which 1t has been issued.
and there is no opportunity for the vari-
GUS commands getting their property
confused.
Gen. Harries last week received an
anonymous letter from a member of the
1st Separate Battalion, in which the
| writer complains that he has not been
recommended by his company commander
| for promotion to corporal or sergeant.
| The letter indicates that the writer Is
an ignorant man and evidently not quail
| fed to become non-comm.Ssioneo Of
| f1cer. The commanding general never
| pays any attention to anonymous COM
| municationS.
The following officers and enlisted men
have been ordered by District militia
headquarters to report for moving bag
gage and freight and loading cars to the
quartermasters of their respective regi-
ments or officer designated by the COM
handing officer of their organization a,
their armories at 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning, except the detail from the LIST
of brigade headquarters. who will repor,
at same. hour at Center Market Armory
| to Capt. Edward NJ. Nevis, quartermas-
ter. n. G., d. c.:
First Infantry-Capt: Harry coope. ad,
Second Lieut.. w. H. Chase, quartermas.
ter, 1st Battalion: Second Lieut.. Frank
Lockhead, quartermaster, Sd Battalion
First Lieut.. r. E. Meyer, adjutant. I'd
Battalion: Quartermaster Sergt. w. w
master; First Lieut.. n. P. Walsh. bat
talon adjutant; Second Lieut.. ". H
Mattocks quartermaster. I'd Battalion
! First Lieut.. c. r. Sherwood, adjutant
! list Battalion Commissary Sergt. w. A
Bowling and Color Sergt. c. w. Moore.
! Company A-Pr1vates George T. Walter
William T. Blackman, C. w. Swan and
c. n. Gordon.
Company B-Privates j. A. Lyddane
Max J. knoble and v. L. Tramme1.
| Company C-First Lieut.. A. r. McGon-
! egal. Serst H. NJ. Gaylord, Privates Vim
| cent Cosimano, NJ. E. Dow and NJ. F.
Robertson.
Company D-Sergt. c. W. McCaffery
| Privates Tod o. Thoman and Nick A
| Hoffman.
| Company E-Privates r. Gibson, 4
Farquhar and j. Backing.
| Company F-Privates Austin Weaver
James Pollard and c. c. Dyer.
Company G-Privates n K. Hose r
Watkins and c. kesty.
| Company H-Privates G. S. Crumbough
Hershell Reese and Julian w. Holland.
| Company I-Privates W. g. Stevenson
/ r. J. Thorn, J. l.. Magruder and F. E.
| Dunkin.
Company K-Privates l.. S. Mohler, r
| B. PLACER and c. Mack.
Company L-Privates F. S. May, j. A
| Davis and James Burns.
| Company M-Artificer c. Evans Cook
]. l.. Taylor and Private H. P. Hartley
First Separate Battalion for brigade
| headquarters:
Company A-Corp. Joseph E. Scott,
Privates d. Dyson, G. w Henson. J. John
son, d. II. Queen and w. Soders.