Evening star., 1915-04-11

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rT is probable that the question Of
a camp site for the National Guard
/ of the District of Columbia will be
I ~ decided next week with the ar
4 rival in the city of Brig. Gen
Georges H. Harries, commanding the
4 District Of Columbia militia. Gen Har-
ries wired his headquarters here dur
/ ing the week that he would be in this
city Thursday. April ~. to be present
at the presentation Of the target prac-
1 tice prizes and service medals on that
night
/ BY direction of Maj Edwin II. Neu-
meyer, chief of the ouartermaster
Corps. " G. y. C.. Capt L. NJ. Nevils
also of that corps, has been making
/ an investigation of camp sites III and
around Washington, with view to
! collecting data on the camp grounds
railroad transportation. ability to OBJ
] tain subsistence and other matters
which ,n,,st he considarad in connec-
Mn.en i.,us. ".iu - 80 -,
/ troops to camp.
| Many sites are to be looked over, and
under no circumstances will the site
be selected this year until II is de-
! termined whether good and reasonable
4 RAJ tar he. y
tanned When the site and transporta
/ tion facilities suit the pocket book OF
the local National Guard, and the camp
site ls at the same time deslra BILE
one from the standpoint or training
4 then the announcement viii be made
IT IS understood. however, that the
4 Virginia Beach camp site has not yet
been given up. although the only thing
that Is holding up tins proposition Is
the question OF transportation. The Of
hcers do not want to take the guard
there under the same conditions that
they went last year. and unless suit
able transportation can be arranged ~
reasonable cost this site Will nave !,
pe passed by number OF place.
aIouliu Washington nave beeh oiierea
III. o,,.r,or,n.,st1'. Gnr,s i,e;..o ho1,
. oat;,'a =, S,,ion.,i cn.,v'i ha..d,,,',r
80 raS,a,,' ,,.,ht !,
tin,a ,,,,.h 30 tha 49,, s.a,,se.,o', " y,
cant Nar;Is uas .nna 60 r ,,..,,
i ~, I W.. W.
/ ,,'a,,da ~ -. r,d, go ,r.a,,t.t;a u" ;.
II ..,, ~ =
! ~, ~ - -
80
|
The officers of the 1st Infantry. y. G
D. G., plan TO give their annual DIN
ner tomorrow night at the Continenta
Hotel. As explained by one of the of
ficers. II is to be modern banquet
no speeches being permitted. Nal 30
seph C.tCastner. I. >. a.. VINO IS to b'
adJutane- general or the District Q
Columbia militia when he is detached
from the Army war Coiiege. IN June
Is TO be the guest OF hohor capt. nor
ace Hobbs, L. 5. A., inspector-instruc
to be guest. as are also Mai c: Free
Cook, adjutant general. \. q. d. {.
Maj. Harry Coope. inspector general
\. G. D. G. and the held ofhcers OF tn
I'd Infantry.
The committe having the banquet il
charge is composed of Maj Joseph F
! Hodgson, Maj. Wallach a. McCathran
| Maj. George l.. TAFT and Capt. Edwin
w Fullam, adjutant of the 1st Regi
| ment
\ 4 X
The folIouine order for the presen
| tatiou Of target medals and prizes anC
sarvice radsIs was issmed Al briead,
| be.dcn.rters vesterdav.
..Tba nrizes Won IN The recent CONNIE
t;tions .nd the insiyui, earned b,
members Of the National Guard. Dis
trict of Columbia. for qualification il
s,.I, 80 mr,".t;ca d,Irin,,. tho ls1
saasn,, u.iII he nresented in the driI
iii ~ the center Market Natioua
Gnard armorv Thnrsday- April -. 1915
| ",uccessful teams and individua
nf nr;za. insigni. seryic
n,ad,Is .nd bars ana nft,cers designat
ah 70 receiva service rihbons for thei
ends 81 nil ranort ~ Lieut. Col
C3nnaia 70 yomne ~ 1nfantrv a. tn,
/ LII IN -. ia,.r ,han go m n,
~ aata snac,aad viii he formed h,
~. oao ,1 - 49, h,s carnm.n1
., iini. a.aIaa ~ cnnc1nsion n
t un'il nannIes Er.. ,n,sorrn md s,de
~. 20 III ~ '..orr - =.
arms VIII =. "a Iny.,. ,s d.+aue,
! .oapdhy d yor ,ha caremonias nrovidet
.,,s ordar Tha ndtne of
~ az ~ - ron,nanv r. "a InTantrv viii
.t - I;a',t col C:Iandia p yonne
~ In,an,rx Tor tns+ructions
is. raata,.,, aftar TIC award ~ N.
| insiani. mantinnad ahova
| p ,I1 ~ nreaan+ad ~ the ofBcsr,
I ane - .pt,,iad 70 the sams serv;c.
d.ns anu ~ service r,hhons In the or
dnr narnad Sarvice medals and har,
| uI VI, ,antad ~ +ha ;ndiyidn,l ~
Viii be presented 70 'he ihoiSiouai OF
ncs.s cGaana anu r,sda,s and hare u,u ;. nrs.
! q. ~ 1nI,n,rin1 nrda.. Pr
twenty nVe year meoais MAJ
~oharles ~ H. , w. NJ upai ,aen. ~.
Soior oers@ 'iooe g ie' III
1antry - - NJ.
"en.y year VA. oeoree Z
Tait. Isl infantry. FITS. Lieut.. ". Lau
renee ] Hazala' Stia,ds comnsnva ~ isau' San