Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-12
ORDERS FOR CAMP
Instructions Issued to National
Guard of District.
Departure ON JULY 10
Troops Will Leave in Four Sections,
at Half-Hour Intervals.
REGULATIONS AS TO ~RATIONS
Request Made That Tent Property
Be Placed in the Armories
Saturday, July 1e.
REGULATIONS AS TO RATI0NS

ofhcial instructions relative to the an
nual encampment at Gettysburg, Pa, OF
the National Guard Of the District OF
Columbia were issued today.
The following Instructions appertaining
to the quartermaster's department are
announced: /.
Troops will entrain July 10 at the New
York avenue station Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. The troops will move IN
four sections. with half-hour intervals.
The first section will leave the station
at 8 o'clock am. carrying the LIST Field
Battery. Signal Company, Ambulance
Company. all mounted orderlies, civilian
employees Including hostlers and of1cers,
servants), cannons, caissons. ambulances.
signal wagon, camp equipage and per-
sonal baggage OF the three organizations
named above, and the mounts Of all oni-
GERS except battery officers.
This section will be made UP as fol-
lows: The engine. three low.side Condo
coaches, one baggage car. two coaches
The section quartermaster will assign
organizations to cars.
Second Lieut.. l.. c. Vogt, LIST Battery
Field Artillery. is designated as quar-
termaster of the first section.
The second section will leave the sta
ton at $50 am, carrying brigade head
quarters and LIST Separate Battalion or
Infantry, together with their camp equip
age and personal baggage.
This section will be made up as fol-
lows: The engine. one baggage car, four
coaches, one baggage car, three coaches.
The section quartermaster will assign
organizations to cars. reserving the rear
coach for the brigade commander ana
staff.
Capt. Nevis. Q. NJ. D.. is ASSIGNED as
quartermaster of the second section.
Third Section at 9.
The third section will leave the station
at 8 am. carrying the LIST Infantry and
it's camp equipage and personal baggage.
This section will be made up as fol-
lows: The engine. one box car, SIX
coaches. one baggage car. five coaches.
The section Quartermaster. Capt. D. L.
Richmond. @. NJ. LIST Infantry. will as
sign organizations to cars.
The fourth section will leave the station
at $50 am, carrying the I'd Infantry
and its camp equipage and personal bag
gage: ..,o -u :. mad. -, .. FOL-
lows: The engine, one box car. SIX
9s SIX capt r.
Burton, Q. M. I'd Infantry. will assign
ORGANIZATIONS to cars.
Section quartermasters will load the
coaches on the basis Of three men to
two seats. each spare half seat being
used for depositing the rifles or shelter
tent rolls of three men.
Gondola. box and baggage ears will
be in place for loading at the New York
avenue station, Monday. July Is, at am.
All cannons. caissons, ambulances. signal
wagon. camp equipage and personal bag
gage will he loaded on said date.
AS all of said property will be shipped
on government bill Of lading, accurate
account of weight, in bulk, will be taken
and noted on the bill Of lading, as fol-
lows:
tNumber) Cannons. caissons and battery
forge (gross weight).
(Number) Spring wagons gross weight.
tNumber of pieces. bundles and boxes)
Tents, tool boxes. field desks. field ovens.
mess chests, horse equipments, harness,
water cans, cots. etc. (gross wetghO.
Number of pieces) Personal baggage
and bedding rolls gross weight.
(Number) Horses gross weight.
The following clause will be written or
stamped on the bill of lading:
Payable from appropriation, encamp-
ment and maneuvers, organized militia. ;"
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