The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-20
Relating to the Annual Encailnp::
inent of the National Guard
of This State.

:
inent of the National Guard
!. of This State.
5fa tseEeiAL TO r,te rxLxsaAMy
CHARLESTON. July 2O-The or
der signed by Governor H. d. Hat
field and Adjutant General John e.
Bond ordering the state militia tc
participate in a Joint camp Of I'm
struction at Camp Dawson, Caddeli,
has been issued by the adjutant
generals office. It provides for an
encampment beginning August is
and continuing until August "a.
The order also provides that the
commanding officer Of each infantry
shall select the personnel of the rifle
team from his infantry. Later a
team will be selected to represent
West Virginia at Sea Grit, N. j., in
September. Under the ruling Of the
War Department those who parties
Sated in previous team contests will
lot be eligible as members of the
cam this year. This is expected to
sreate an extra interest among the
sood shots who have not heretofore
made the team.
/ A ruling Of considerable import
ance to the officers of the Rational
Guard of the state has been issued
I by Adjutant General Bond. It Is
| that hereafter pistols will be fur
lnished the officers. While an officer
Of the militia is supposed to provide
his own equipment, the war depart
lment out of an expense fund allowed
the guard, permits the state depart
ment to appropriate money from 1t
to provide pistols for the officers. The
adjutant general Is of the opinion
that since holding an Office in the
guard is personal expense, he be-
lieves the furnishing of the pistols
will work benefit to the 'organiza-
ton. The officers will be supplied
with forty-five calibre Colts automat-
les.
The orders ordering out the troops
is as follows:
1. Under authority of the secre-
Itary of war the following organiza-
tions OF this state will participate IN
10 joint camp Of instruction, to be
established at Camp Dawson, Cad
dell w. Va, from August 5 to "a:
First infantry, Second infantry
and organized troops of the state at
tached to these organizations.
2. A rifle camp of instruction for
the First infantry will be established
at Camp Dawson. Caddell, w. Va,
August IL. The organizations Of the
first infantry and attached sanitary
troops will leave home station the
morning Of August 10, SO as to ar
rive at camp that afternoon or even
ing. The prescribed instructions in
rifle or pistol practice will be COM
Imenced on or bsfoTa August 12 and
will continue until August 10, when
the First infantry viii participate
in the joint camp. The commanding
officer, First infantry. will select the
personnel for this rife camp, atten-
ton in this connection being invited
to the requirements Of Circular Q,
Division Military Affairs, Series 19l3..
3. The Second infantry and at
tached sanitary troops will leave
home stations so as to arrive az
camp on the evening of August IS,
1914.
A. The First infantry will break
camp August "a, so as to arrive at its
home stations on that date.
S. A rife camp of instruction for
the Second Infantry will be establish
ed at Camp Dawson, Caddell, w. Va,
August "a, upon the conclusion OF
the joint camp mentioned in para
graph one of this order. The or.
CARNATIONS of the Second Infantry
will commence the prescribed In
Istruction in rife and pistol practice
on that date and will continue same
until August %, when the Second in
fantry will break camp and proceed
to home stations. The commanding
Officer of the second infantry will Sc.
lect the personnel for this rifle camp
attention in this connection being In.
vited to the requirements of circular
Q, Division Militia Affairs, Seriel
I191s.
6. Orders covering the movement
Of the organizations by rail will b.
issued later.
2. The attention of all organiza-
ton commanders is invited to Gener
al Orders No. 80, G. S., Headquarters
Eastern Department e. o. No. is
A. G. o., w. Va, dated July z, 1914.)
8. Attention is invited to orders
and regulations previously issued
which provide that no one can fire
for record who has not qualified al
first classman or better, and mus
have the gallery practice to be ad
mitted to instruction practice. ais
the following:
Previous to the encampment, en-
listed men must have had sixty days
service in the organized militia, in.
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