Evening star., 1915-08-01

| w ~ acquired armory on /
street northwest, near 5tf
street, completed. the officers of the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Columbia
now are devoting their attention tt
eparations for the annual encamp-
ment, which begins at Colonial Beach
Va, Monday, August 16.
| Several staff meetings have been helc
and various details have been gone
over by Brig Gen. William E. Harvey
commanding the District of Columbia
Militia, with his staff. Last Sunday
the staff went to Colonial Beach
aboard the U. S. S. Barney, assigned tc
the local naval militia temporarily as
! it's practice ship. The party left here
about 10 O'Clock and arrived at the
beach shortly afternoon.
With members of his staff Gen. Har-
vey went over the camp grounds and
issued instructions for various details
to be carried out before the arrival
of the troops. Water will be piped
to the edge of the camp grounds by
the town authorities, and from there
the National Guard will lay it's pipe
lines through the company streets.
Capt E. NJ. Nevils. Quartermaster
Ferry, w. Va, during the week and
issued instructions for the shipment
of a large amount of guard property
which has been there since the en-
large amount of pipe. lumber and wa
ter tanks Much of this material will
be reshipped from here to Colonial
Beach. it is said. although it will not
be necessary to ship any of the water
tanks, in view of the fact that the
camp is to be supplied from the CITY
works.
1t is understood that some of the
camp equipment will be sent down sew
eral days ahead, together with an ad-
vance detail of men.
Gen. Harvey visited the camp for en-
gineers of the militia at Belvoir, Va,
last Monday He was much pleased with
the work being done. so much So IN
fact, that he proposes, he said, to or
ganize a company of engineers here
as soon as he can find some one 10
take an interest in this branch OF
the service work
Brig Gen. Charles H. Ourand, N. G.
D. c., has been commissioned and re-
tired with that rank. Gen. Ourand
1st Infantry. which is to be consoli-
dated with the present I'd Infantry, to
form the new Sd Infantry.
At the same time Col. Anton Stephan
was commissioned, that officer formerly
being the second in command of the I'd
W liiSH was hSrtuSN oS NSi''
Harvey until that officer was promoted
to command the local militia. Col.
Stephan reached this rank after
twenty seven years of service In
recognition of his services the Officers
Association of the 2d Infantry pre-
sented the colonel with cathedral
clock. Col. StephaH will be in COM
mand of the I'd Infantry until the con-
solidation, when he will become lieu
tenant colonel of the Sd Infantry.
Others commissioned were Maj.
Luther H. Reichelderfer. chief surgeon
Capt. Eugene T. Stephenson, Medical
Corps: Capt. Clarence NJ. Dollman,
Medical Corps. and Capt Albert Ridge
ley. Medical Corps.
Capt. Joseph H. Johnson, 1st Separate
Battalion. was commi ssioned and placed
on the list of retired officers.
Gen. Harvey and Maj Castner. U. S.
A, adjutant general D. c. Militia, are
busy these days, in addition to their
other duties, looking for a stable in
which to house about thirty-two horses.
These horses are to be permanently as
signed to the local battery of Field
Artillery for drill purposes. They will
be sent here by the federal govern
ment. just as soon as Gen. Harvey sat
isfies the War Department that he has
a stable to keep them in. In addi-
tion to sending the horses here for the
local militia. the War Department will
detail one regular cavalryman to each
five horses.