Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-15
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- AMP oRDwAY. National Guard
of the District of Columbia,
will be established tomorrow
~ afternoon. 1t will be the an
nual summer camp of the Ma
tional Guard of the District, and Will
last from tomorrow until Saturday
morning, August %.
In preparation for the movement of
the troops. the week has been busy
one at the several armories occupied
by the guard about the city. The tent
age and other equipment had to be
prepared, and this was shipped down
on the steamer ST. Johns Thursday and
Friday The material of the Sd In
fantry went down Thursday, while
that of the brigade headquarters,
Signal Corps Company and LIST Sep
arate Battalion was shipped Friday.
Capt E. NJ Nevils and Sergt. Bern
ard Shields. Quartermaster Corps, with
a detail of men, were on the camp
grounds during the entire week super
intending the work of putting up the
tents and laying out the camp. A
message received, from Capt. Nevis
said that the work was well in hand
and the camp would be ready for the
troops when they arrived tomorrow.
There will be much work for the
officers and men when they arrive in
camp. A progressive scheme of in
struction has been prepared. starting
with the school of the soldier and
going through the company. battalion
and regimental movements. Toward
the closing period of the encampment
there will be number of field prob
lens to be worked out by the local
militiamen, and they will have to do
some sharp military work to keep
themselves from being eaten up by
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to be worked out have not yet been
given to the officers.
Today probably will be a busy one
about the armory, with officers and
men of the line making their prepa-
rations for the early start which will
be necessary in order to get to the
transport by o'clock The troops will
march to the wharf, and it is estimated
about thirty minutes before the time
of embarkation.
Two orders having to do with the en-
headquarters during the week. One
was the order providing for the en-
barkation. 1t says that the troops
must assemble tomorrow in heavy
marching order at their armories and
leave i'm sufficient time to embark not
later than am. Provision is made
for horses and civilian labor for the
camp. The troops will be served one
sandwiches. fruit, cake and pint of
hot coffee per man. to be served "one
hour before the arrival of the boat at
Colonial Beach.
Special attention of all commanding
officers says the order, lis called to
the Importance of instruction in guard
duty in all its phases and require
ments and in the observance of mill
tary courtesies.
The success of this camp of in
struction depends upon the mainte-
nance of strict discipline, both in and
out of camp: upon the carrying out of
camp sanitary regulate in the
broadcast spirit: upon the prompt as
sembly of troops for drills and exer-
cises. and an earnest and intelligent
else"
The pay order. in addition to giving
the usual information for the pay
ment of the troops, says that the Sd
Infantry will be paid at the l. street
Armory August 81, at Sis pm, and
the Signal Corps Company at the same
place at $40. The LIST Separate Bat
talon will be paid at it's armory We'd
nesday' September I. at s:15 pm
Maj. Edwin H. Neumeyer was retired
last week, on his own application. Be
fore he retired he received from Pres
ident Wilson commission as lieu
tenant colonel
Col. Neumeyer has been connected
with the local military for thirty-f1ve
years, and had served in the various
corps and grades until he became head
of the Quartermaster Corps about d
year ago. Prior to that time he had
headed the subsistence department, and
on him devolved the duties Of feeding
thousands of young men during the
many encampments which he attended.
The l. street armory will be opened
tonight for the men who live in the
suburbs. They will be permitted to
sleep there SO as to be on hand early
tomorrow morning.
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Ourand, n. G.
ID. c., retired. was the guest of honor
at dinner given Monday night by the
commissioned Officers Association
of the National Guard of the District
of Columbia. There were entertain
ment features. and several addresses
were delivered by officers present
Among those around the table were
William r. McCathran, Capt. A. D.
Hathaway. Capt. E. w. Fulton, Mai.
q. l.. TAFT, Lieut.. l.. L. Johnston, Lieut.
II. +. Rees. Capt. B. Kaufman, Lieut..
J. H. Cole. Lieut.. E. T. Gerber, Col S. A.
Taylor. Sergt. w. H. Simmons. u. s. A;
Lemuel Newell. William r. Goetz, W. A.
Joseph r. Rabbit. Frank Reynolds.
Harlan Frey, J. r. Gray. H. P. o. NAL
ley. ]. A. Davis, William Long, Elmer
Hargett, D. c. Smith. G. A Joynes, s. E.
Bomar. r. Facey, ]. W. Kimmerling,
J. p. Burnley. Joseph Schriver, A. Fox,
ID. J. Costello. Frank Mead, A. D. Cam
field, l.. Crandall, William Keene.
Walter Hall. F. A. Parkhurst, Corp. R.
H. Gross. j. Himmilwright, Frank Wahl