The Washington times., 1913-08-04
DISTRICT GUARDS
OPEN THEIR CAMP
Impressive Ceremonies Mark
First Day-Work at Top
Speed to Pitch Tents.
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such actual warfare instruction that in
! case Of hostilities in Mexico or else
where, the District National Guard will
be in a position to take its place with
the regular army.
Prepare For Emergency.
"It is a well-known fact that The
regular army must be augmented by
volunteer and militia organizations in
case OF war;" declared one officer, and
! we want to equip the District Guard SO
| that 1t VIII be in reality a seasoned
group of soldiers, ready to join with the
regulars in case of war"
The rookie and the longtime
member may not be impressed with
this Significance, yet they VIII carry
away with them the training that Is
invaluable is case OF actual hostih-
ties.
Officers of the camp have outlined
series of sports, to begin tomorrow
afternoon, so that the District guards
men may; not be oyerworked, get rest
This encampment for many of the
guardsmen is the only vacation they
have in the course of a. year. Hence,
while they are engaged in serious
business, they also are given an OPP
portunity to mix some pleasure with
Today the soldiers will have no
drills. Their tent pitching work will
be sufficient for the first days labors,
but tomorrow they and the officers
will get down to hard work. The
will see the officers engaged in theo-
retical work, but during the remain
der Of the ten days they viii work
with the guardsmen in actual prac-
tice.
Signal Corps Reaches Camp.
The signal corps. which came over
land to camp, arrived here today at
about the same time as the dismount-
ed members. Last night they camped
near Leesburg, Va Their nights rest
refreshed them, but II was sore and
aching group that struck Camp Ord
way today, for they had not been
accustomed to riding long distances
recently.
The guardsmen entrained today at
New York and Florida avenues north
east, in Washington. leaving at 9, $3.50.
and o'clock. Brigadier General Harries
was in command.
All regiments assembled before WASH
ington had begun to wake, and they
were on the march to the Baltimore and
Ohio freight station before anybody In
the Capital was thinking seriously Of
getting out for work. Each group was
headed by its own band:
Color Sergt. c. w. Moore, Of the First
Regiment was one of the first members
of the guard TO appear at the armory
today. He was following out his Gus
tom of years. He is the oldest member
of the guard. having joined November
3. 1889. the Postoffice Rifles, OF the old
Departmental Guard.
General Harries, who has been in the
service nearly as long as Pop Moore,
congratulated him today on his devotion
to duty, and expressed the hope that he
would continue to carry the District
guard colors for many years to come.
Detail Of Officers. 1
The detail of officers for today was as
follows: First Regiment-Officer OF the
day. Capt. c. Paetorius; officer of the
guard, First Lieut.. L. L. Johnston; SER
geant of the guard, NJ. F. Schwab; cor
Porals OF the guard A; Massino. P.
Second Regiment-Offlcer OF the day,
Capt. Claude Burlingame: officer of the
guard, First Lieut.. II. c. Gahan; SER
geant Of the guard. Charles 5. Bodine;
Hutchins and Louis Benner.
The full program for the encamp-
ment is:
Monday, August 4-Make camp, con-
ference, camp administration. messing,
program for the following day
Tuesday, August 5-7:00-S:0O. school of
soldier and squad without arms, musi-
clans, service calls. S:30-9:3O, manual O;
arms, school of soldier. and squad under
arms, close order, musicians, signaling.
10:Oo-ll:0O. shelter tent pitching, instruc-
ton in making up the blanket-roll, with
prescribed contents. n:l5-l2:00 instruc-
ton in first aid.
Afternoon-2:O0-3:OO. troops, athletics
CbasebalD, mess sergeants instruction
in conduct of company mess 200. OFF,
GERS school. general conference, camp
administration, messing. and program
for next day; class 4, tactical walk,
company forming part of advance
guard; class B, tactical walk, battalion
in advance guard; class c. such instruc-
lion as officer i'll cnarge of that class
may prescribe; class D, sketching
Instruction In Field Work.
Observation-Disclosures 6-7-S, squad drill,
close and extended order, loadings, and
firingB; musicians, service calls. S:3O-
$50, school of company, close and ex-
tended order; musicians. signaling 10
II 3d. company exercises in rapid deploy-
ment and picking up indistinct targets
training in communicating location OF
target, instruction in use of cover.
Afternoon-Troops, athletics. %, mess
sergeants, instruction in conduct of
mess. ., officers school. general con-
ference, camp administration, and Mess
ing program for next day; class A, tao
teal walk, company in attack Gnterior
company, part Of larger force; class
B., "dlhb TN
erior company. part of large force;
class c, such instruction as instructor
may prescribe; class d, sketching.
Thursday, August 7-7-S, company drill
in close and extended order; musicians,
service call, S:30-9:30, battalion drill,
musicians signaling. 10-ll, company eX-
ercises in rapid deployment, picking up
indistinct targets, estimation of dis
tances
Afternoon-Troops. athletics. "a. mess
sergeants, instruction in conduct CT
company mess. ., officers school, con-
ference camp administration, messing
program for next day; class A tao
teal walk. company in attack d1terior
company, part of larger force); class
p, battalion in attack UnteriOr battal-
ion): class c, such instruction az in
structor may prescribe: class D, sketch
ing.
Solve War Problems.
Friday. August S-7-12. combat eXer-
else, company (at war strengthJ in at
tack; outlined adjacent troops and
enemy.
Afternoon-Troops. athletics. "a.
mess sergeants instruction in conduct
of mess >, officers school, class a,
tactical walk. company IN defense tin
terror company. part of a larger force);
class d. tactical walk, battalion In de-
fense dnterior battalion); class c. such
instruction as instructor may prescribe:
class D, sketching.
Saturday. August 81, combat eNer-
else, company Cwar strength) in attack
and defense; outlined adjacent troops