Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-11
TO DEFEND THE COAST
District National Guard in
Joint Exercises.
GOING TO POTOMAC FORTS
Annual Outing Of Local Troops Will
Begin July 26.
MAKES ASSIGNMENT TO CAMPS
Commander Of Artillery District An
nounces Program Of Instruction
and Organizations.
GOING TO POTOMAC FORTS
MAKES ASSIGNMENT TO CAMPS

District OF 1Oliillbld TINS year loi loii''
coast defense exercises with troops OF
the United States Army at Fort Wash
inston Md. and Fort Hunt, Va. Lieut..
Col. Coffin Coast Artillery Corps. COM
mander of the artillery district of the
Potomac has announced the assignment
of organizations to camps and the pro-
gram of drills instructions and exercises
The same was made known today TO or
ganization commanders of the local bri-
gade.
Although the exercises will be directly
in charge of Lieut.. Col. Coffin. and there
will be no duties assigned by him to
Gen. Harries and the members of the
latter's staff, it Is understood that the
commanding general of the militia VIII
order the general staff to proceed to Fort
Washington. for the camp period, on
special duty.
Assignment to Camps.
The assignment to camps is as follows:
Fort Westinghouse Battery Melgs.
Companies \, b. and d. I'd Regiment
with 18th Company, Coast Artillery. as
reserves: at Battery Emory Companies
I and K, I'd Regiment, with 143d COM
pany, Coast Artillery as reserves at
battery humphrey, companies - eAiseA Az
I'd Regiment. with 44th Company. coast
Artillery, as reserves: at old fort. Com
panies r and F. list Regiment. as sup
ports; in rear of Battery Decatur, Com
panies G. and II, 1st Regiment. as sup
ports: on athletic grounds. Companies l,
X, l. and NJ, LIST Regiment, as supports,
and south of parade ground. the Brigade
Band and the corps OF field music.
Fort Hunt-Battery Mount Vernon.
Companies E. and G. I'd Regiment.
OF
reserves; east Of primary station. Com
panies A. B, and D, LIST Regiment as
supports; in rear Of Battery Safer. LIST
Separate Battalion. as supports; east OF
| barracks, Ambulance Corps and Slgnai
Corps; in open field, list Battery. Field
| Artillery.
The regulars at the forts will leave the
barracks and go into camp Thursday, the
23d instant. The commander OF the ar
| tillery district will conduct an inspection
at Fort Hunt at O'Clock the following
morning and at Fort Washington at
o'clock Friday afternoon. There Will be
| Saturday inspection at O'Clock IN the
morning The National Guard organiza-
tons will reach the forts and establish
camp Sunday, the 26th instant
Plan of Instruction.
The program for Monday, the 9th in
slant. embraces inspection Of guns en-
pla cements and position-fnding stations
| for the purpose Of giving the National
Guard a general idea Of the elements of
coast defense at s o'clock a.m.-this for
the companies assigned reserves-and
at the same hour, for the supports
guard duty and reconnaissance. for the
purpose of giving general idea of the
positions of emplacements, the surround
ing country and the protection necessary
to be given. In the evening at $40 o clock
nd MOI mi
assemble for instruction. The officers OF
the reserves will attend a lecture on or
ganiZation and administration of coast ar
| tillery personnel at IL O'Clock in the
| morning and the officers of the supports
| will engage in patrol duty at the same
| hour
| Tuesday. the 2Sth instant, the reserves
| will receive instruction in the nomen-
| clature of coast artillery instruction at
IS O'Clock in the morning. and the sup
ports guard duty and patrols at the same
| hour with an assembly of officers and
| non cOmmissioned officers and instruc-
| tors at $40 O'Clock in the evening. The
officers of the reserves will attend lee
| ture on position finders and their use in
coast defense at IL o'clock am, and the
officers of the supports a lecture on map
making at the same hour.
other Features of Program.
| The r,nainder OF the program fol-
| lows:
July 23-Regular troops, battery drill,
| s am. and $40 PM, militia reserves wit
Messing drill of regulars; non-commission-
| ed officers Rotations, II am, nom
commissioned staff witnessing drill; sup
| ports as patrols, am; assembly Of Of
| ficers and non-commissioned officers and
| instructors at $40 pm; officers of re-
serves lecture on coast guns and their
| carriages. IL am: officers of supports.
| lecture, Advance and Rear Guard Duty
IL am.
July 30-Regular troops. assisting mill
tia at guns; militia reserves, battery drill,
500 am. and $40 pm; non-commis-
staff, battle and fire command station in
struction, am. and $40 pm; sup
ports, as patrols. am; non-cOmmiSSiOn-
ed officers recitations, IL am; assem-
bly, of officers and non-commiSsioned Of
ficers and instructors, $40. pm; officers
of reserves. lecture, "Mortars and Their
Carriages and Their Use in Coast De-
fense,' II am; officers of supports, lee
| ture, Outpost Duty"
July 31-Regular troops, assisting
militia. am; muster. pm; militia
reserves. battery drill 8 am; non-com-
miSSiOned officers Rotations IL am. !:
non-commissioned staff. battle and fire
command station instruction, am. !:
supports, advance and rear guards. s
| am: non-commissioned officers recita-
TONS IL am; assembly Of ofncerS and
non -cOmml SSlOned officers and lnStruc-
tors. $40 pm; officers OF reserves.
lecture, Power. Light and Communica
tions and Their Use in Coast Defense"
IL am; officers of supports, lecture,
constructions and Defense of En-
trenched Lines and Redoubts," II am
Infantry Inspection Saturday.
August ALL troops. infantry inspec-
ton, am; officers of reserves. lee
ture, Submarine Mines and Their Use
in Coast Defense" II am. officers of
supports, lecture, The Defense of the
Land Approaches to Coast Forts" IL
am
August Sunday
August Irregular troops, assisting
militia, am. and $40 pm: militia re-
serves, battery drill, s am; fire COM
| mand drill, $40 pm, non-cOmmissl Toned
officers recitatiOns, IL am; non-com-
missioned staff. battle and fire command
station instruction, a m. and $40 p m :;
supports, throwing up hasty intrench-
ments. am: non-commiSSiOned officers
Rotations, II am; assembly of officers
and non commiSSiOned officers and in
structors. $40 pm; officers of reserves,
lecture "Projectiles. Fuses and EX-
plosives" II am: officers of supports.
lecture Duties of Artillery Supports"
IL am.
August Irregular troops, assisting mi
litia, 8 am and $40 pm; militia re-
serves, battery drill. s am; fire com
mand drill, $40 pm: non-commisSioned
officers recitations, IL am; n c. staff,
battle and fire command station instruc-
| ton. am. and $40 pm; supports, as