Evening star., 1909-05-16

EFICIAL announcement Is made
that the encampment Of the
National Guard Of the District
OF Columbia this year will be
for the period from August II
,o not later than August q.
r, Indications are that the brigade will
aarart from this city the morning OF
Thursday. August IL. and return Two
weeks later. Thursday. August 26.
No statement will be made at this
.,,,a as to the scene Of the outing other
than II will not be Fort Washington nor
Fort Hunt. One rumor Is to the eneel
that the guard will operate In the Patux-
ent section Of Maryland. while another
calls for a trip to New York state
In this connection 1t Is regarded as
significant by some that headquarters is
directing regimental and separate Or
ganization commanders to require Special
instruction in advance and rear-guard
formation and attacks on ana defense OF
wagon trains, and that the assignment or
men of each company who own bicycles
as orderlies and couriers is q probability.
The proposed regulations under which
the brigade will be reorganixed have
been returned to District militia head
quarters. with several changes suggested.
These are regarded as immaterial. One
involves the designation Of certain Off
cers-the surgeon general, for instance.
1t is pointed out that in the army sur
geon general Is not allotted to brigade.
That officer will be designated merely
as surgeon, with rank Of lieutenant col
onel." Another suggestion Is that the
number of proposed officers of the ord
nance department be reduced. and that
proposed extra first lieutenants of regi-
ments, for detaile to duty as aids-de-camp
to the brigadier general commanding, be
eliminated.
1t is understood that all the suggested
changes will be made in the draft of the
regulations, and that the regulations will
then be promptly approved and carried
into effect.
AS there seems to be misapprehenslon
concerning the period of service a guards
man must have in order to attend the
annual encampment. attention has been
directed by Adjt. Gen. Smiley to a circu-
lar of the division Of militia affairs, War
Department, concerning the matter.
There Is no requirement that guards
men must have six months service in
order to go to camp, but where they
participate in encampmentS, maneuverS
or field exercises with the regular army,
in order to draw pay for such service
they must, at the date of the beginning
of the camp, have had six months serv-
ice, including any previous service In the
any state, territory or the District of
Columbia. or instruction at an educa-
tional institution having a prescribed
course of military instruction.
Where the National Guard has its own
camp, as will be the case of the local
sion does not apply.
The War Department circular on the
subject follows:
Paragraph 1S5, Regulations OF the War
Department Governing the Organized
Militia, is amended to read as follows,
and is published for the information and
guidance of all concerned:
Hereafter when any portion of the
organized militia of any state. territory
or the District of Columbia participates
in the encampment. maneuvers and field
instruction of any part of the regular
army, under the provisions of section ID
of the act of January p, 1903. they
may, after being duly mustered by an
officer of the regular army. be paid
at any time after such muster for the
period from the date of leaving the
home rendezvous to date to return there
to as determined in advance, both dates
inclusive. and such payments, If other
wise correct. shall pass to the credit
Of the paymaster making the same.
1.-The officer of the regular army who
makes the muster prescribed herein will,
in connection Herewith, make q care
full inspection of the personnel and re-
port specifically as to whether the troops
are by training, discipline, armament,
uniform and equipment prepared for
active duty in the field. and if not. in
what respects they are deficient. The
muster rolls will have entered opposite
the name of each enlisted man the date
of his enlistment, and no enlisted man
will be mustered for pay who has not
been bona fide member of the organi-
cation for at least six months prior to
the date of the encampment, maneuvers
service In the Army, Marine Corps, or
organized militia of the United States,
or who has not been a student at an
educational institution at which military
instruction is given, and who has not
received the elementary instruction of
recruits prescribed as requisite by the
War Department.
1.-THE muster and inspection prescribed
herein will be made as near as prac-
ticable at the close Of the joint encamp-
time that will interfere as little as
possibly with the execution Of the pro-
gram Of instruction"
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The second weeks work on the rifle
range proved equally as satisfactory as
that of the first. The effect of training in
craftsmanship Is said to be apparent in
the increased qualifications over previous
years. and the percentage Of attendance
indicates the interest which the officers
and enlisted men are taking In the sub
ject. More perfect shooting conditions
could not be desired, the officers say, and
although the nights have been quite cool
the soldiers are provided with sufficient
covering to protect and keep them COM
Portable. The early breakfast at 6 o'clock
Is never sighted, and at o'clock, when
the business of the day opens, all seem
cage to strive to make the coveted Bulls
eye, and the totals in many cases show
that it is done with surprising frequency.
The first troops to arrive in camp the
past week were Companies E and F, I'd
Infantry. the former commanded by Capt.
camp in the absence Of Maj. r. D. Simms
and the latter by Capt r. r. Duffie.
The following members Of the staff OF
the I'd Battalion of the I'd Infantry re-
ported for duty and have fired their quail
fication scores: Lieut.. II. e. Burton, ad-
jutant; Lieut.. A. B. Bennett, junior sur
geon; Sergt. Maj NJ J. Hole, Q. NJ.
Sergt. w. c. Robbins and Hospital Stew
ard E. T. Stephenson, all Of whom quail
fled as marksmen or better.
In Company E. Capt. E. II. Brian and
Lieut.. L. B. Earnest qualified as sharp
shooters and Lieut. ]. c. Whitaker as
marksman.
The following qualified as sharpshoot-
CabJ Dr;x IS