Evening journal., 1913-07-02
OUTLINE
WORK FOR
STATE MILITIA
Delaware Soldiers viii Have
Busy Week in Camp
This Year
GOVERNORS DAY"
THE BIG EVENT

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Governor Charles R. Miller has is
sued an order giving the program
Of instruction for the annual sum-
mer enoampment Of the Organized
Militia Of Delaware which will take
place on the Government Rife range.
below New Castle. from July 10 to
26- The orders show a great amount
Of work maped out for the men.
Governors Day. the biggest day
Of the encampment will be on Thurs
day July "a. Il will he Governor
Mller's first opportunity Of seeing
the regiment since he became COM
mander-in-ch
The camp Is being looked forward
with great interest by the officers and
men, and II is expected TO prove the
most successful ever held in the his
tory Of the regiment The men will
have TO work hard. Every morning
they will be up at $50 o'clock and af-
ter a monkey drill' OF ten minutes,
they will have breakfast and then
start the work OF the day AT 730
o'clock IN the evening conferences
will be held by the officers and the
work talked over.
The regimental chaplain. the Rev.
r. X. Stephenson. who ranks as cap
tain, viii have charge of the recrea-
ton OF the men which will be carried
out on an organized basis. All the
officers and enlisted men will he re-
quired to cooperate with him in or
der that this feature of the camp
may be made a success. Company
musicians will assemble for d3ily in
structions in blowing calls, message
carrying and signalling at such times
as they are not required 10 accom-
pany their companies.
The program for each day follows:
Saturday. July 1g- Companies
pitch and arrange camp 2.36-3.3O p.
m, company drill supervised by
battalion commanders Practice Of
drills not taken during armory perioa
of instruction Ais p. M, guard
mount G.30 p. m. regimental parade
Sunday, July 20--9 q. M, Divine
service. 4.16 p. m- guard mount. $50
p. m, escort Of the color.
Monday, July 2l.-7.30-t1 a ms
battalion instruction. Developments
under varied conditions Firings,
emphasizing use of aienals, direction
and control Advance under varied
conditions.
1SO-S.3O p. M, battalion insiruc-
tion. Deployments of advance party
and support of advance guard under
varied conditions of fire opposition.
Deployments OF battalion showing
use of local support, ammunition
supply. etc Demonstration of con-
duct OF patrols. 415 p m, euard
mount $50 D. m, rogimental parade.
Tuesday, July 22-7.30-1l a. m,
regimental field prohlemj occupation
OF a defensive position. location Of
support flank guards. etc Outline
OF trenches. selections OF profile
clearings. obstacles estimation Of
distances. assignment OF tasks estab-
llshment Of dressing station. defense
against imaginary attack removal Of
wounded to dressing station by hos
pital detachment and band, first aid
demonstration by medical officers.
30-330 p. M, battalion instruction.
Fire control and direction using
blank ammunition and featuring use
OF signals. Practice rushes firing
line using blank ammunition. prac-
tice bayonet rushes 4.l5 p. m. guard
mount 6.30 p. M, regimental parade.
Wednesday. July 23.--7.S0-11 a. m,
regimental field problem Advance
guard and outpost. 130-330 p. m-
regimental developments under varied
conditions. 415 p. m, guard mount
$50 d. m. practice regimental review
Thursday. July 24-The Governors
Day. 7.30 a m. regimental advance
and attack 23O p. m. review by the
governor Demonstration of regi.
mental FIRE control and direction us
ing blank ammunition. $50 p m.
guard mount $50 p. m.. escort C
the color.
Friday. July 25-7S0-11 a. M. bat
TALON contact problem. rear euart
action p. m. short practice marcel
I In feld equipment Establishment o
hivouac Individual cooking.
Saturday. July 26.-7 q. m. return
to camp. A. NJ, break camp. turn IL
property. general police.