Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-20
ID MEN WILL BOOST .
% PREPAREDNESS DURING
CONVENTION SESSION
,...t Military and Naval Tour
vreeS .,ont on Franklin Field to
DS ,nclude Sham Battle and
Balloon Repulse
svtzE CUP BY R. H. DURB1N

many indications that the con
There o. a. Associated Advertising Clubs
vnuoh ,y,osid which convenes in TINS city
ci me ,riII perform a great service TO
june 10 WI ,bo boosting of the movement
me- nation N tlIe
fof prpaaSav evening of convention week
on seo delegates will be treated to q
ne VIII lVgI,,,arv and naval tournament on
reat, Field The following organiza'
lIan,.lit participate in the spectacie.
bons bos,s,ed states navy, United states Marine
,..ns National Guard OF fei'"syi,ai.ia w
0crps' .,,lltia of Pennsylvania and the
Naval Guard of New Jersey. The forces
NauVnIi, T., command of the following: Lieu
will pe w II Pashley, of the U. S. S.
t.nant captain A. S. Fritzzinger Gap
ColuiE, Jollenback, Lieutenant Edward
iiin y ~ the National Guard of Penn
HoopeS lieutenant II. c. Hudson, OF the
ps,s states Marine Corps; Lieutenant
UnH.u u,tcfivaine, of the National Guard of
hS-,IvanIa. and John ii. Dittess, OF the
ir,.nnpai Guard Of New Jersey.
N.sv,' W. troops will present many phases OF
n,,srv activity. The regulars VIII give an
nll'ary ,holr tactics at critical periods in
s.,,Ies and the marines Will demonstrate
Ws,t thew can do on land.
via rs'. tournament will open with concert
~. of1clal Poor Richard Club Band of
x njsces The different groups OF tghters
" ,i onter the field from the southeast cor
w an sipnal from a squad of trumpeters
~. n srat number on the program VIII be
iI, with a battery OF four field pieces by
~. ~" rannsvlvauia Naval Militia The lst
u.,,ment. N. G.. p, will maneuver while
...Sing as a convoy to field train.
nart or all of the Pennsylvania Naval
,,a,,o will re.enter the field and establish
n. aeld guns in revettment. Lieutenant
n.,hisv will enter the field in command or
sayai landing force. The landing force
IN cant,,re the guns by bayonet assault.
MI. will be one of the thrilling events of
,As tournament. All casualties resulting
,.sr, The battle will be handled by the corps
n war ambulance which has been OBJ
,.lnsd from the Autocar Company.
Al this point a dirigible balloon will ap-
,,nach the field manned by A. Leo Stevens,
ss.,sd aeronaut The signal unit of the
Halted states Navy will communicate in
%rmation concerning the presence of the
Srsible to the marines by means of search
vrbts These searchlights will be on trucks
which were captured from the MeXlcans
4 the investment of Vera Cruz in April
1914.
angle gun will repulse the dirigibles. This
hsh angle gun obtained through the cour-
t,sy of the Autocar Company, " one of the
tew in this country. Following this DEM
onstration there will be n wall-scaling con-
test in which will participate sailors from
me q. s. S. Columbia and Pennsylvania
Militia. The Military Athletic Association
vll conduct the contest for which cups will
be awarded by r. II. Durbin, president of
the Poor Richard Club.
HONOR VERA CRUZ HEROES.
reconnaissance patrol of Troop A, n.
q p, under command of Lieutenant
Hopes will enter with it's field wagon and
70 into camp for the night, pitching shelter
tents, establishing picket line and placing
mounted outposts The patrol will be at
lacked by superior force, will throw out
q temporary line of defense, break camp
and retire. The next entrance will be that
OF platoon of three-inch guns OF Battery
B, National Guard of New Jersey. under
the command of Lieutenant Dittess. The
caissons used by the platoon will be those
IN which were borne the bodies of Seamen
ooinsett and Smith, who lost their lives at
Vera Cruz at the time of their funeral in
his city. The platoon will maneuver as in
scral service. by signal and whistle, and
will 90 into action.
ciptain A. S. King. U. s. A., will then
isSHne command of all of the forces for
bhd field maneuver. He will halt his men
a The gymnasium. The band will play
The 'Star-Spangled Banner" at the cOnclu-
sion Of which the colors will be lowered as
fetreat' is sounded.