Evening star., 1914-04-12

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utilized for maneuvers ordered by. the
| War Department involving the attack
and defense of the Capital city. and
there will be five days in camp. The
decision to have camp preceding the
maneuvers was reached Tuesday night
at conference which Brig. Gen. George
H. Harries commanding the District OF
Columbia militia. held with the members
of his staff and the resimental officers
at the brigade headquarters in The Star
building.
! Tentative plans for the enca mpment
were discussed at the conference, with
the result that the guard officers will
soon begin to make preparations for the
march to the front. Many of the COM
| pany commanders are doing everything
possible to recruit their organizations up
to the strength required, and are trying
to make the service as attractive as pos
sible to the young men of the city.
While there will be lots of work for the
citizen soldiers during the maneuvers.
there is. of course, some time off when
the soldier boys can enjoy themselves.
and are free to go and come as they will.
| The camp site for the local National
Guard has not yet been selected-in fact,
| 1t IS declared, there are no places in
mind at this time. 1t will. however be
north of Washington. proba bly, just be-
yond the District line. There will be
five days of camp duty and by short
marches every day it will be possible to
prepare the men for the heavier work.
With this preliminary soldering, it is
| pointed out. they will be better able to
stand up under the pressure of long
marches during the maneuvers when
they will have to sleep wherever night
overtakes them. Although the plans
have not yet been worked out. it is de-
Ip1r
maneuvers are begun the camp will be
/ broken. and will not be held as a base
during the maneuvers.
The camp of the national guardsmen
so near Washington it is expected will
prove an attraction to the friends and
relatives of the soldier boys. 1t per
haps will be located near one of the
many car lines running into the suburbs
tonians, where they may get glimpse
of how those who hold down swivel chair
positions in daily life look after a couple
of hard days in the field.
Several thousand persons attended the
| entertainment and dance given last
| Wednesday night by the Officers Associa-
| tion of the I'd Infantry, N, G. d. C., in
| the drill hall at the Center Market
Armory of the National Guard. The
American flags. At the conclusion of the
| evenings festivities fficers of the I'd
negiment expressed the belief that 1t
had been success and announced that
| they would hold such entertainments
often during the coming year
Such entertainments. it is pointed out
will prove attractive to the enlisted men
and thus will enable the officers to keep
Many of the officers of the other or
| ganiZations of the National Guard were
present during the evening.
The program opened with a vaudeville
entertainment Private w. r. sulhofr.
Company y. ID Infantry. gave baritone
solo: Sergt. W. r. DeHamar of the same
organization gave a cornet solo: Roy G.
Belt Company B, a tenor solo. Prof.
Billy West, "the great magician" kept
the audience guessing for awhile. This
was followed by. a violin solo by Corporal
IL II. Galliat. Company II; solo by l..
Knight. Company b; monologue by
Private George Hagan. Company D: a
violin and cornet solo by Messrs. DeHam-
! ar and Galliatt. and last and. perhaps
the most interesting to the guardsmen, a
boxing match by Whip brothers.
This entertainment was followed by
dancing, which lasted until nearly mid
night. Music was furnished by the ID
Infantry Band. The committee in charge
of the entertainment was composed of
Capt. T. p. Heap. chairman: Lieut.. J..
S Oliff. Lieut.. J. r. Mickey. Lieut. w
J. Bacon. Lieut.. V. II. Dent and Lieut..
f. Shomette
While other organizations of the Ma
| tional Guard are preparing for the big
maneuvers this summer. the officers and
enlisted personnel of the 1st Battery
Field Artillery. n. G. d. c., are fighting
on the historic Gettysburg battlefield
They have not gained any extra trips out
I of the city on their fellow guardsmen
/ for all of the fighting is done right in
their armory by means of the war
game set" recently issued by the Fort
Sill School of Fire. Large maps COM
| lrI. no ha
farms. and the exact number of trees
In the fields. with colored pins. beads and