The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-28
MORE men join
OFFICERS SCHOOL
Belafed Militia Commanders Jour
ney to Petersburg for Two
Days Instruction.
HARD WORK FOR SUNDAY
Cockade City Men and Gen.
Vaughan Plan Dance and Din
ner for Tuesday.

A dozen or more officers Of the
Richmond wing OF the State militia
who were unable 90 go TO the Pc
terxhurg school OF instruction Thurs
day. left the capital city for the
Cockads City encampment site satur-
day morning. They will remain at
the school, where fifteen regular army
Dfiacsrs ara giving instructions. until
Monday morning.
Their belsted arrival will give them
only two days Instruction, but this
IL better than none, and. in add
tion. both days will be filed with hard
study and practical army work which
will be invaluable TO the officers. II
Ii the purpose OF the army officers TO
1ynpart to the militiamen during the
school session OF eight days practi-
eaiiy all the knowledge they need
for the coming encampment at Get
fysburg in July.
. Arrests Not Probable.
Although the blue laws OF the State
prohibit any man from working at
his trade" on Sunday. il is not be-
neved by the army officers that this
rule will be rigidiy enforced against
the soldiers FOR working at their
trade" So confident that tho Off
GERS Will not be molested are the
regular establishment men that they
have mapped out program of du-
ties for Sunday as rigorous an those
Of any other day during the session
OF the school.
Sundays program follows:
T:30 A M.--Tactical walk Out
posts, patrolling. orders messages and
sketches.
II A. M.---Instruction in military de-
pertinent of officers ON duty.
1899 r. M---Pracfical talk:
First. Camping Of site.
designation OF places to obtain drink
ing water, water animals, bath. wash
clothes; adapting the form of the
camp to the ground. drainage; direc-
tion OF prevailing winds: location.
construction and care OF perma-
nent rears. disposal Of kitchen Stops
and refuse; flies, danger from. breed
ing places. disposal OF horse manure
Second, First aid
8 r. M.--lnspection under arms
followed by short talk on march
ing shoes. socks. care Of the feet and
carriage of equipment.
\ r. M.--Conference
$50 =. IMPRACTICAL talk: Infan-
try in defense,
Adjutant- General William Wilson
Sale, who has visited the encamp-
menf site and is most enthusiastic
over the location. attendance and
prospects for greatly beneficial results
has formally designated the camp as
Camp William Hodges Mann" in
honor of the governor.
Although the officers are In cam
for practical military purposes and
the aequirement os military knowl-
edge which they could not get with
Uut such a camp. their stay in the
Cockade City will not be without III
4 social features.
Festivities Planned.
On Tuesday evening the Country
Club will be decorated, merry fiddters
will tune up their instruments, the
5ioor will be waxed and a gay cotillion
will begin. The dance will be given
hy the : Petersburg militia. Major
Harrison and the either officers nav-
ting planned the function long before
the officers arrived on the scene,
While the dance Is In progress the
officers who do not trip the light
& fantastic will be entertained at a
dinner TO be- given at the Country
I Club by Brigadier- General c. g
Vaughan. commanding officer of ths
Virginia militia, and la charge %
the camp. Governor Mann has beer
Invited to attend the dinner and make
an address. AS the governor Is mor'
than anxious to see his soldier on
GERS in camp, 1t is practically GER
tain he viii attend -