Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-30
CAMP ORDER ISSUED
Program for District Guards
mems Trip to Gettysburg.
DRILL is VARIED THIS YEAR
Field Work Alongside the Battalions
of the Regular Army.
START MORNING OF JULY 10
Movement to and From the Historic
Battlefield Will Be by
Railroad.
DRILL is VARIED THIS YEAR
START MORNING OF JULY 10

Formal announcement was made today
of the program for the summer encamp-
ment of the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia at the camp of instruc-
ton. Gettysburg. Pa. July 10 to 81. in
elusive. The announcement is made
general orders No. TO-" from headquar-
tiers of the District militia.
The work of the District National
Guard will be varied this year from the
program in other recent years.
Last year the summer course for the
District National guardsmen included a
trip by army transports to Massachusett 8
and the movement upon Boston; the year
before it was practice in coast artillery
defense at Forts Washington and Hunt.
and I'm 1897 the local guard had it's own
encampment with some regular troops
present at Harpers Ferry.
Great Camp at Gettysburg.
In its preparation for the summer train
ing this year the government has laid
out a great camp of instruction near the
historic battle-ground at Gettysburg and
en- this ground the National Guard of the
eastern states will take turns. each sec
ton having about two weeks in the field,
in working alongside the battalions of the
regular army.
The field at Gettysburg has been con-
nected with the main lines of the rail-
roads by spur tracks which ru1 directly
to the camp. City water and city lights
will be connected to the camp lines, and
so far as its physical side goes. no effort
will be spared to make the Gettysburg
camp a model of its kind The same
care naturally will be exercised in turn
ing to greatest possible account the OPP
portunty afforded to the government to
train its citizens soldiery in all of the
details of modern warfare.
Substance of General Orders.
The general orders to the District
National Guard. in substance, are as fol-
lows:
The camp will be known officially as
camp OF instruction, Gettysburg, Pa
Mail should be addressed accordingly
The National Guard, District of Column
bia, will assemble at its various armories
on the morning of July 10. 1910, in heavy
marching order, armed and equipped Tor
field service, in ample time for the pre-
scribed medical examination of enlisted
men and for marching TO entraln at the
places and times to be designated later.
The movement to and from Gettysburg,
Pa, will be by rail-
Each officer and enlisted man Will have
one first-aid packet and pouch for same:
and each company. band and separate
organization will have one hand litter.
Each enlisted man will be supplied with
one olive drab flannel shirt to be worn
at all times during active operations, and
with one blue flannel shirt to be worn
when sleeping.
All officers and non-commissioned off,
GERS will have insignia of rank, device
showing arm of service. and the District
of Columbia on olive drab flannel shirt;
all privates will have device showing
arm of service and the District of CO.
Iunbia on olive drab flannel shirt.
Enlisted men who attend annual field
exercises are authorized to wear the rus
set shoe during the period from July l,
1910 to date of field exercises in order
to have same properly broken in.
6. The subsistence department will
make the necessary arrangements for
cooked meals, including liquid coffee, for
enlisted men of the command for July
10.
Each company. band. separate organi-
cation and the headquarters detachment
will have kitchen.
One cook and one assistant cook will
be allowed each kitchen Except LIST 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 aforementioned rates of pay for
cooks and assistant cooks.
No General Officers Mess
There will be no general mess for Of
fcers at the camp. Commanding officers
will therefore make the necessary mess
arrangements for officers of their COM
hire of cooks for officers messes. and
the cooks for these messes will be paid
by the officers in the messes.
RationS will be furnished TO enlisted