Evening star., 1914-07-12

various departments OF INC
guard will be full Of activity making
preparations for the trip to the shore,
where. between drills and maneuVers'
the militiamen will have a chance to en-
joy surf bathing.
It is believed by the officers Of the
District Guard that the encampment
from August to 10 this year will be one
Of the most successful in the history OF
the guard. A large attendance Is ex-
pected. and the men will work harder, 1T
is believed. as a result Of the invigorat-
ing baths
According to the program mapped out
by the commanding general of the East
ern Division Of the army. the encamp-
ment program is so arranged that the
guardsmen will not spend all OF their
time going through military maneuvers,
joyment. It is understood the men will
have practically the entire afternoon and
evening to themselves. except on one or
two nights. when they will be taken on
practice marches. On these occasions
they will sleep in their dog tents. but
even then they can be lulled to sleep by
the roar of the ocean waves.
The encampment this year on the sea-
side is the first the local brigade has
ever undertaken at such place. but it
is believed good results Will be obtained
from such a location.
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Although the different departments of
the brigade are still recruiting men for
their companies, only those who have
been members of such for sixty days prior
to the encampment will receive pay if
they attend the encampment. The re-
cruits can accompany their commands to
the camp for instruction. but. according
lott 0f thfa rfY an
are not entitled to receive pay.
Arrangements have been made by the
Corcoran Cadet Corps Veteran Asso-
citation to hold its quarterly meeting
tomorrow evening at Sis o'clock in the
quarters of Company E, 1st Infantry.
National Guard Armory. Plans will be
made for an outing.
Company K. I'd Infantry. had very lit
tie drill Wednesday evening because OF
sued and all issued property checked up
to see that every man is properly equip
ped for camp. AS this work requires
some time. the company quarters will be
Monday evenings, from 1880 to 10 o'clock.
and Sunday mornings from 1870 to 1
o'clock until camp.
Interest In Company KS proposed camp
at Colonial Beach Is growing. The trip
Is to be made next Saturday afternoon,
returning Sunday night about II o'clock.
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At the next assembly of Company K
Lieut.. Whelan, u. 8. A. will drill the or
ganization in extended order and will
also take up the subject Of field firing. on
which he has some new ideas. This Of
ficer gave an interesting and instructive
talk on rifle shooting to Company K on
its last trip to Chain bridge.
The annual rifle matches of the local
guard will be held July o. % and q at
the Congress Heights range. The COM
pany will be we'll represented in many of
the events on these days and expects to
company, except brigade team members,
are eligible to a place on the company
team. which will endeavor to take first
honors this year as 1t has been doing in
the past.
Private David H. Blakelock Of Company
K has requested the adjutant general to
credit him with attendance at all drills
last fall and winter. He was student at
Cornell University from August 1. 1913.
to June 1. 1914. and was in the military
branch Of that institutions activities dur
ing that time. AS he was inspected at
Cornell this spring. Company K receiving
opinion that he should also receive credit
for last fall and winters drills.
Applications for membership in Com
pany K have been received from the fol-
lowing: Chester w. Buchanan, B. j. Finn,
c. N. Fry. o. ]. Kluh and Walter F.,
Paul.