Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-08

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big tasks are before them;
first, to prepare for the an
nual encampment, for which just
week more remains. and second, to fit
I'D their new armory at AS l. street
northwest.
workmen have been busy. all week
at the new quarters painting. doing
carpentry and all sorts of other things
to make the rooms habitable OF
course, it is going to require consid
cradle time before everything is put in
order.
One of the features Of the new ar
mory is to be a swimming pool. to pay
for which tn officers are going to
| chip in" This, it is believed, will
prove great attraction at all seasons
of the year.
1t is not possible. at present, to fore
cast as to how long it will be before
the remodeling is completed. The
quarters of those in charge, however,
are already in fair shape, and by the
end of this week probably will be COM
pleted.
The program of activities at the Ma
| tional Guard encampment for this year
; was announced yesterday, together
! with regulations governing the conduct
| of the citizen soldiery at the camp.
| Visitors are to be allowed to enter the
! camp from IL am. to ! pm. and from
pm. to pm. They will not he per-
mitted in camp at any other time, how
ever, except upon special authority of
| the camp commander.
! The first day of instruction is to be
given over to the school of the soldier
and school of the squad in the fore
noon. and to the school of the company
| in the afternoon. Various schools will
be conducted on other days. Oral COM
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be used.
Tactical problems are to be given on
the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth
| days Of instruction. The full dress
eighth day of instruction. The fol-
lowing day the entire command is to
be reviewed.
Field Artillery, has been formally
changed to Battery A.
Orders consolidating the 1st and I'd
Infantry. to form the new Sd Infantry.
have been issued.
Col Glendie b. Young, Sd Infantry. is
directed to assign officers and enlisted
men of the 1st and Cd Infantry to or
CARNATIONS in the Sd Infantry.
Water is to be piped to the camp
kitchens and company streets Of the
camp when 1t is established at Colonial
DedC0. DeS AUGUST
An offset" from the main water sup
ply at Colonial Beach is to be connect
ed by pipe in the camp. Sufficient pipe
the same used heretofore at Harpers
Ferry-was taken to the new camp site
| last week for installatio
BY this means sufficient water for all
purposes is to be supplied.
The War Department has announced
| that the Army of Cuban Occupation
badge will be supplied to the organ
lied militia under the same regulations
as those governing the issue of cam
paign badges. i.e.: The badges will be
issued to enlisted men gratuitously and
the cost thereof will be charged against
the state. territory. or District of CO.
lumbia.
Members of the Non-commissioned
Officers Association are to give an enter
tainment at 922 Pennsylvania avenue at
s o'clock tomorrow evening
Camp Ourand. the summer camp of the
lNon-commissioned Oflcers' Association,
has been pronounced success by all who
have visited it Permission has been
granted the association to keep the tents
and other camping paraphernalia SO that
the camp can be resumed when the regi-
ment returns from Colonial Beach.