Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-22


P. Summeran, L. S. A, attached to the
militia by the War Department, Will
lecture Tuesday night. His subject Will
be modern field artillery.
To Honor Maj. Gen. Harries.
With the ceremony due his rank,
Maj Gen. George H. Harr!es-the first
and only major general the District OF
Columbia militia has ever had, will be
received in camp early tomorrow
morning. Brig Gen. Harvey. COM
handing the District of Columbia mi
litia, who is Gen. Harries successor.
Yesterday completed the arrangements
for the reception. According to present
plans. announced here, Gen. Harrles
will remain in camp until Monday
morning.
Gen. Harries will be accompanied by
Lieut.. Col. c. Fred Cook. retired, until
recently adjutant general, n. G. y. c. 1t
is understood that they will arrive at
Rock Point, Md, on the Wicomico river,
nearly opposite Colonial Beach. about
6 O'Clock Sunday morning, making the
run from Washington in an eighteenth
der Cadillac automobile placed at their
disposal especially for that purpose.
"A UnaI nOuT TIE ASdNdi La tet'iidh ~
iliary steam launch. which has been
anchored in Monroe bay just back OF
the camp grounds. will be at the land
ing at Rock Point. The launch vii!
leave here about 4 o'clock IN command
of Lieut.. P. v. Thompson.
From Rock Point to the freight
wharf landing" at this place is about
an hours run in the launch.
Escorts have been provided for the
visiting officers. When the launch IS
ha iph WI rf the Sig
nal Corps will fire bomb. At the
camp scout will be watching for this
signal and the troops will be ready.
Thirteen rounds of ammunition.
major generals salute. will be fired
with the little one-pounder naval gun
which stands in front of brigade head
quarters-fired for the first time for
ma or general of the District of Co.
lumbia militia.
Mounted Escort Provided.
In the absence of cavalry in the Dis
trict National Guard. a mounted es-
cort has been provided by Capt. Terry,
commanding the Signal Corps Com
pany. In addition to this escort there
will be at the dock to receive Maj.
Gen. Harries and escort him to camp
Maj. Joseph c. Cashier, .. ;. A.. adJu-
tant general. D. c. Militia; Maj. Al
fred P. Robbins. chief OF the Quarter
master Corps. and Maj Harry Coope,
adjutant general, n. G. D. c: Gen.
Harries' private horse, which has at
tended many encampments, will be at
the dock for the use of the general
when he steps out of the launch.
The escort will proceed along the
beach front and westward along the
road which leads to the northern en-
the camp limits detail under ord
nance Sergt Joseph Cornish will begin
firing the salute, timed SO that the last
gun will be fired just as Gen. Harries
and the escort reach Gen. Harvey's tent.
After breakfast at the brigade head
quarters mess, Gen. Harries probably
will make an inspection of the camp
All the honors due his rank will be
paid him. He will be the guest OF
Gen Harvey in the latters tent. sec
ton having been fitted out for the
exclusive use of the visitor.
In the evening there will be pa
rade and review in honor OF Gen
Harries. The troops will be paraded
reception will be rendered Gen. Har-
ries. the officers of the entire brigade
being invited to greet the former COM
manding general of the District of Co
lumbia Militia.
Machine Gun Company Conspicuous.
One of the commands which are at
tracing a great deal of attention at
this encampment is the newly organ
lied machine gun company. Within
few days, as soon as the new men get
accustomed to their places and Know
the drills of such command and the
methods of handling the rifle under
field service conditions, they Will go to
point on the river set up targets and
have target practice with real bullets
=. rt,1
AT the rate OF a thousand or SO
minute shots will he pumped at the
targets to give the District militiamen
a chance to steady their aim.
Coming as a part of the reorganiza-
ton scheme, the new company re-
ceived it's equipment just after 1T ar
rived in camp. 1t is commanded by
Capt. Herbert c. Earnshaw, regimental
commissary officer. Lieut.. Homer M
Groninger, 9TH Cavalry, stationed at
Fort Myer. Va. is here to teach the
men how to operate the guns.
Shortly after the guns arrived came
a number of balky mules, unframed to
the ways of war, not to mention tne
peculiar and queer equipment winch Is
loaded on their backs. The first few
DAYS were spent in training these mules.
and then a little attention could be
paid to the men.
Excellent progress was made in the
drills, and yesterday the command was
marched to the open space in the front
of the brigade headquarters tents.
where the men were given instructions
under actual firing conditions, feeding
the long strings of cartridges into the
rifles, firing and reloading.
The little mules which are neceS-
sary part of such a command are loaded
with a few hundred pounds of deadly
looking war material and marched out
onto the roads and fields, where the
men unpack, get into action and kill
a few of the imaginary enemy which
has been prowling around these parts
for the past several days.
Visitors in Camp.
Thousands of visitors besieged the
camp shortly after the boat arrived
last night. and remained until the
bugler sent the call of tattoo across
the camp grounds, when the sentries
quietly and unceremoniously put them
out Tomorrow a great throng is eX-
grounds.
In camp, Sunday is a day of rest.
There will be no drill. aside from the
grand parade and review in honor of
Mai. Gen. 'Harries. The soldiers will
have plenty of time to entertain their
visitors, and many of the latter are
expected TO stay for the midday mess.
At least that's what the boys expect,
for they have admonished the cooks
TO nut UP a good meal. Feathers flew
thick and fast over the camp last
night. and by 10 today the savory doors
of fried chicken will pass over the
camp grounds to drive out the smell
of burnt powder.