The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-30
ISSUE ORDERS
: TO NATIONAL
GUARD OF FLA.
ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE
FIRST BRIGADE ISSUES ORDERS
. AND 4, RELATIVE TO THE APP
PREACHING ENcAMPMENT.


Orders Nos. and 4 have been is
sued by the adjutant general of the
First brigade, national guard of Flor
ida, relative to the approaching en-
campment to be held near Jackson-
vile, and will be read with interest by
those in this section of the state In
terested in the troops. The orders are
as follows: =
General Orders No. 8.
Headquarters First Brigade, National
Guard of Florida, Jacksonville, Fla,
August 81, 1911.
l. In compliance with general or
ders No. 28. general headquarters, ma
tiona1 guard Of Florida, Tallahassee,
August 16. 1911. ordering an encamp-
ment of the First brigade, national
guard of Florida, to be held at the
state camp grounds, at Black Point.
on the st. Johns river, commencing
September 49, 1911, and covering a
period Of eight days, the following in
stIuctions are issued for the guidance
of all concerned:
II. The several commands compos-
ing the brigade will so time their de-
parture from their respective home
stations as to arrive at the place of
rendezvous not later than noon of
Septmeber 10, 1911. En- route, the
senior line officer present will have
command and must enforce the strict
est discipline, and must under no cir
cumstances permit the troops to leave
the train proiscuously and at will
Should II be necessary, or advisable,
for the troops to leave the train, they
must be under the command of an Of
ficer or non commissioned officer as
may be proper, who will be held to a
strict accountability for the conduct of
ports in writing will be turned in to
the brigade commander as soon as
practicable. after arriving at the rem
devious, by each officer in command of
train when It arrives at the state
camp grounds, stating the troops on
the train and reporting as to their
conduct en- route, such report to be
accompanied by the written reports of
such officers as had command of
troops en- route prior to the assump-
tion of command by the officer who ar
rived at place of encampment in COM
mand. Each officer in command of a
train will ascertain from the post COM
mander at each station where spas
senger coaches and baggage cars as
signed for the use Of troops are at
tached to his train, whether the in
spection called for by paragraph 20 of
general orders No. %, general head
quarters, national guard of Florida,
current series, has been had and will
have the same made at once If not
already done. and will, at the end of
the journey. require the second inspec7
ton provided for to be made and the
certificates required duly accomplished.
III. The attendance at the encamp-
ment should be as large as possible;
and 1t is required that officers make
the most earnest endeavor to secure
the fullest possible attendance of the
men of their commands. A leave of
absence granted by order OF the gov
ernor, or furlough granted by regi-
mental commander or higher author
ity. must be obtained prior to the date
of departure from the home station of
troops for the encampment, by each
officer or enlisted man, respectively,
who does not attend the encampment;
otherwise they viii be regarded as alb
sent without leave, Nor in desertion, as
each commanding officer will report in
writing every such case of absence,
stating ]. the circumstances thereof.
through military channels. to the bril-
gade commander as soon as prac-
ticable after arrival at the rendezvous,
but not later than p. m. of Septem-
Der 20, 1911.
the brigade commissary will leave
their home station so as to arrive at
the state camp grounds at least one
day in advance of the troops, and will
take such measures as may be neces-
sary to provide for the required wagon
transportation, lumber, fuel and straw,
and for the subsistence of the troops.
The post commander of Post Jackson
vile, Florida, will detail eight enlisted
men, four to report to the brigade
quartermaster and four to the brigade
commissary, to accompany these Of
ficers. The brigade quartermaster will
meet each troop train upon arrival.
and will make such disposition and
use of the available wagon transror-
tation as will promptly and efficiently
secure the transfer of the baggage and
impedimenta of the incoming troops
to the place assigned them in camp.
". The commanding officer of each
regiment will require the quartermas-
ter and tcommissary of the regiment to
forward to the brigade quartermaster
and the brigade commissary, respec-
lively, at Jacksonville. Florida, within
ten days from the date of this order.
estimates of the quartermaster's sup
plies and subsistence stores which will
be required for the encampment; and
within fifteen days from the date OF
this order the brigade quartermaster
and the brigade commissary will, re-
spectively. forward to the acting quar-
termaster general and the acting COM
missary general of the state OF Flor
ida, respectively. estimates of the
quartermaster's supplies and subsis-