Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03

Arrangements have practically been
completed for the participation of the
National Guard of the District Of Co
lumbia in the camp of instruction at
! Gettysburg, Pa. The local guardsmen
will reach the camp July 10. and will
depart for home July 81. AS stated in
The Star of yesterday, the camp was
formally opened Friday, when 3.444 mi
litiamen, comprising the LIST, I'd and 4th
Regiments, Virginia Infantry; Batteries
a. B and C of the LIST Virginia Field
Artillery; list and 9Th Regiments, Mary
land Infantry: Troop A. Maryland Cav
airy. and Company A, Maryland Medical
Corps. went into camp.
The Maryland and Virginia troops will
remain In camp until the end of next
week, when the Pennsylvania and New
Jersey troops will take their places. to
be followed week later by guardsmen
from the District of Columbia.
The camp is located on a high hill. con-
tanning about 100 acres, and can be seen
for miles around. The general plan of
the maneuvers to be followed during the
encampment has been announced. There
are to be no general maneuver for both
regulars and militia. except on the final
day Of each of the three periods of camp.
On the other days. Sundays and holidays
excepted, each command will be given n
problem to work out in the matter of dis
position of troops.
The local guardsmen will devote Tues
day. July 10. to establishing the camp.
The second day of camp the regiments
will drill in advance. rear and flank
guards. The battalion, battery and troop
will drill in the afternoon. while special
exercises will be conducted by the Signal
Corps.
On the third day the battalions will
drill in the exercises Of outpost and recon-
noisance, while the battery will have a
defense drill. In the afternoon there will
be troop. battery. battalion and signal
corps drills. The same program will be
followed out the next day.
Saturday. July %. the forenoon will be
devoted to battalion exercises in attack.
followed by artillery exercises in attach.
In the afternoon there are to be troop.
battery and battalion drills and an Of
ficers' tactical ride and walk and study
of exercises for the following day.
No exercises are to be held Sun
day. The forenoon Of July % will be
devoted to the same program as the
previous Saturday. while maneuverS
will be held in the afternoon.
The next morning the exercises will
consist of the troops marching to po-
sitions for maneuvers of the entire reg
ular and militia forces. The maneu-
vers will lie held in the afternoon.
Regimental maneuvers and attack
will be held Wednesday, July %. in the
forenoon. followed by artillery exercises
in attack. The afternoon will be de-
voted to regimental, battery and drills.
followed by maneuvers. There are also
to be special exercises for troops Of
signal corps.
Night operations by the regiments
will be held Thursday. July %. under
ne direction Of the regimental com
mander. The same program will be
followed the next day.
On Saturday, July 30, the troops will
march to position for maneuvers Of the
entire forces. The troops will be paid
Sunday. after which they will break
camp and depart for home.
The observers and directors OF the reg
ular army assigned TO the District regi-
ments are: First District Of Columbia