The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-15
PREPARING FOR CAMP.
THE REGIMENT TO LEAVE FOR
GRIFFIN NEXT WEEK.

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The Guards to Go Into Camp June Il,
and the Chatham's the Last OF Jnne.
The Troops to be Instructed In Small
Arms Practics-A Lively Interest in
the Bncampment.
The state encampment at Griffin will be-
gin Tuesday OF next week. The First regi-
ment Of this city will be the first command
to go into camp The board of officers of
the regiment will meet tomorrow night to
perfect arrangements. The regiment will
leave here on a special train Monday night
and will reach Griffin Tuesday morning.
The soldier boys are enthusiastic over the
encampment, and it is thought that each
company Of the regiment will carry from
thirty-fve TO forty men.
The Guards battalion will not go into
camp until June IA. The Chatham Artil.
lery will go later. The Chathams didn't
go last year, but the members have more
active military spirit imbued in them since
the inspection and are as anxious to get TO
camp as any of the other commands.
THE sMALL-ARMs PRACTICE.
Adjt. Gen. Kell has issued orders making
small-arms practice part of the mlitayr
instruction of the volunteer troops of the
state. The practice season" will be the
period of the annual encampmens and before
and after it from May l to Aug. 81.
Practice in each regiment, battalion and
unattached organization will be supervised
and inspected by an officer who will be
specially detailed for such purpose by re-
spective commanding officers, but the details
of instruction will be given by the company
officers and non commissioned officers.
1t being essential that these instructors
should themselves be proficient both in the
theoretical and practical portions OF the
subject, they are enJoined by the adjutant
general to make themselves thoroughly
familiar with the system of instruction pre-
scribed in the firing regulations, and are
required to participate in all preliminary
instruction and in the target practice of
their command
SUCCESS IN RIFLE FIRING.
Success In rife firing being, in so large q
degree, dependent upon the interest taken
In the subject all officers are ordered to
awaken the enthusiasm and emulation of
their men, and while encouraging the sue
cesstul shots will be careful not to dishearteu
the least proficient, reminding them that
attention to instruction and persistent eff
fort Will, ultimately, be amply rewarded.
Officers are instructed TO bear in mind that
command in which all the men have been
brought to fair degree of accuracy in
rifle firing is Of much greater general eff
expert shots had been developed, and the
instruction Of the majority comparatively
neglected.
Before the opening OF the "prnctice sea-
son" for range firing in each year. instruo-
tion will be given, according to the methods
Of firing regulations, in sighting drills, in
aiming and position drills, and, when
practicable. in gallery practice, with re-
duced charges These exercises will be
had in the company armoreS or drill halls,
and conducted with every possible care acd
thoroughness. as they afford the suress
means OF ultimately attaining accuracy on
the range.
REPORTS TO BE FORWARDED.
On or before Sept. of each year, COM
pauy and troop commanders will make out
in triplcste, and forward in duplicate, to
the inspectors Of small-arms practice Of
their respective regiments or battalions, on
blanks furnished from the office, a report
showing Q) the totals OF all record scores
made by the members of their commands
during the preceding practice season, ~
the classification of the company or troop,
and ~ the res llting figure of merit.
These reports will be examined by the
regimental or battalion inspectors of small
arms practice, returned for correction if
| necessary and then consolidated in dupli-
cate. One copy of the consolidated report,
| together with the reports from company
and troop commanders, will be forwarded
| as soon as possible to the inspector general
| Of small-arms practice, the other reports to
the regimental or battalion headquarters.
All reports of record or regular practice
| for the year 1892 will be made out and for
| warded before the troops leave the general
camp. The reports OF practice by I'M
attached companies will be forwarded di-
rect to the inspector general Of small-arms
| practice.
Lieut.. Satterlee has been designated as in
spector general OF small-arms practice. He
will have entire supervision of bhis char
acter or instruction during the annual en-
campment this year, and regimental and
battalion commanders will issue such orders
and instructions in relation thereto as he
may direct.