The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-25
70 Spend Week in School OF 4
Instruction Near Pet
ersburg
CORPS OF ARMY OFFICERS
TO TEACH VIRGINIANSs
First Day to be Spent IN Getting
Things in Shape and Regular
Programme of Instruction
Then to be Followed. t

All the officers of the Virginia n1i-
litia- including those from the FIRST
Second and-Eourth-- regiments- nd
Richmond Light Infantry Blues. will
report to Brigadier General C. G.
Vaughan. Jr., at the officers school OF
instruction, which will begin at the
Country Club. outside of Petersburg.
Thursday morning,
About 100 officers will attend the
schools, the majority of them being
from Richmond The encampment
begins Thursday morning. when the
uniformed officers reach the camp
Thursday, June 2.
The following officers of the rogue
lar army are now at the camp await
ing the arrival of their pupils: Major
Charles III. Barth, Twelfth Infantrys
Major Henry p. Styer. Twenty-ninth
Infantry; Major Beaumont b Buck.
Sixteenth Infantry; Captain Hunter b.
Nelson. Twenty-fourth Infantry; Cap
tain Franklin s. Hutton, Twelfth Inc
fantry; Captain Joseph X. Particle.
Fifth Infantry; First Lieutenant Rob-
ert b. Knox, Twenty fourth Infantry:
First Lieutenant Leonard J. Mygatt.
Fifth Infantry. First Lieutenant John
B. Barnes, Fifth Infantry. and First
Lieutenant Thomas Whelen. They
reached Petersburg Wednesday morn
ing and were escorted to the camp site
by Major Benjamin Harrison, OF the
Cockade City.
Ready to Lend Aid.
All of Thursday witt be- allowed thA
officers to tidy up their tents and set
tie down to camp life. Lieutenant
Colonel J. f. Lynch. surgeon general
and the hospital stewards OF the He's
pital Corps, First Regiment. and Rich
mond Light Infantry. will be on hand
TO render medical aid II any OF the
officers are wounded or become other-
wise disabled uring the theoretical
warefare.
The officers will receive tho saYno
pay for this field service as In given
en- of the same rank in the regular
army. The pay rolls will be filled out
on the last day OF camp. and each or
ficer will receive his check. The only
item of expense devolving upon the
officers will be their board, for which
charge of 81 a day will be made.
All the other requisites for camp life
are furnished by Adjutant General
Sale. of the Virginia militia. and each
officer will be allowed to ship one
hundred pounds of baggage free OF
cost TO him.
Adjutant General Sale will spend
as UGH time as possible in the camp.
although the duties of his office are
such that he probably cannot stay
more than two or three days.
Encampment Program
The program for the encampment
follows:
Thursday, May -.
Making camp.
Friday. May ~.
1:ao A M.-Map reading. Conven-
t}0nal RlKnA SrATnN nrfanfn xfSntA
biuty, slopes. fluctuations. etc. To
be given first theoretically in camp
then practically on the ground. conn
pairing the map with the ground
represented
1900 A. M.-Camp police and sani-
tation: Water. drainage, disposition %
kitchen Stops and refuse. flies, care
of sinks. etc
1880 P. M.--Patrolling: Oficeroy
being organized into patrols and their
movements directed by the instructors,
Messages to be written out and d.
iivered to the instructor In charge,
500 p. M.Inspection under axma
followed by q short talk on what ~
look for and how to do II systemata.
cally.
500 p. M.--Practical talks on flsl01
orders. marches. advance guards. rear
guards and eatpests In exrAanntaoak-
and Interpretation of the manual.
saturday, May ~.
1880 A. M.-ractical walk:
march. advance guard, rear guard
patrollfng. orders and messages
IL A. M.-The ration and its prep
aration: Selection OF componenfak
veriication of issues savings. super.l
vision of kitchen and inspection oe
meals, kitchen expedientse and mani
agement.
1890 P. M.-PatrolIing: Oficers
p{x int v1a NJ
their movements directed by tho IN
structors Messages TO be written out
and delivered to the instructor -
charge.
inspection under arms. followed ~
short talk on the rifie--its essentta1
parts. care. cleaning and Inspection A
| 500 p. M--C0nfer6nce on d1y2
work and practical walk on infantry
outposts--the company, battalion sri
regiment.
Sunday. May -. Il
T.3o A. M-Tactical walk: Outs
posts. patrolling. orders. messages -
sketches
department of officers on duty.
l.30 p. M.--PracticAl talk:
First. camping--Selsction OF site4
designation of places to obtain drink
| ing water, water animals. bath, WA9eN
clothes; adapting the form OF thNE
camp to the ground; drainage; dlrac
| ton OF prevailing winds: locatto1&
construction and care permaneH&
| rears; disposal of Kitchen steps
| refuse; flies. danger from. breedln
places, disposal Of horse naanure-
| Second. First aid: 5
| s p. M.-Inspection under axu
| followed by q short talk on maSeN<
| ing shoes. socks, care OF the test -
| carriage OF equipment.
| sP. M.-Conference. IA
/ $3.50 r. M,--Practicai T. u: Irfnak
| In defense. IN
| Monday, May 20.
/ $3.50 A. n -Tacticai walk: ImtoMSz
IN defense -fnformation ana 0Et51
selection Of position: location a. M
| Ing line. supports and reseEyas 49,
| ton and construction * tren&
clear field Of fire. obtaining Gtee
to prominent Ob56ctpi con &C. T.. &c.
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