St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-07-14
MILITIA IS
ORDERED TO
CAMP DEVENS
Annual Encampment O
Companies ID and L On
August Z to Fl

Orders for the encampment and
target practice of Company ID of st.
Johnsbury and COMPANY l. of New
port along with the other National
Guard units of Vermont have been
issued from adj. Gen. Herbert T.
Johnson. The cncampmcnt will be at
Camp Dcvcns, Aver, lass, from Au-
gust 7 to 81 inclusive. The orders
follow:
1. Under authorization from the
war department, the National Guard
of Vermont will attend it's field en-
camnmcrt and target ~ractice, un-
der the requirements of section ga,
acts of June 3, 1916, and "aragrarh
505, National Guard regulations, ut
Camp Devens, Mass, Aug. 7 to q,
inclusive.
2. Major Guy G. Cowen, 1st in
fantly, will be in charge of the mo-
biliZation and will command the
camp of instruction. He will issue
the necessary instructions to mo-
bilizc his command at Camp Devens
Saturday, Aug. 7, 1920, and re-
turn to home station Aug. q. 1920.
Major Cowcn is hereby authorized
to order the mess sergeant, cooks and
ono "rivatc from each organization
to proceed to Camp Devens on Fri
day. Aug. 6, for the purpose Of pre-
, pairing the barracks for occupation.
3 Major George f. Carpenter, u.
s. P. & D. o., is charged with maxim"
/ all arrangements for transportation
and nay of the troops. He will fur
nish the commanding officer, 1st in
+ fantrv, with train schedules, as earlv
as possible, and will issue transporta-
ton requests to organization COM
mandrrs and to individuals, where
necessary, upon direct application by
those requiring the same. Applica-
tions should reach his office at least
five days before the date of depart
ure.
4. Major Richard T. Corey, quar-
tcrmastcr's corps, will attend the
camp as sur''' officer and will pro-
coed to Camp Devcns in time to
reach there on the evening of Aug. 5.
He will arrange with the camp sup
plv officer, Camp Devens, for ncces-
sary wheel transportation, for issues
of subsistence, forage, horses, fuel,
straw, ice and other sunnlies neccs-
Garv for the period of the camp.
Before proceeding to Camn Devens
he. will consult with the U. S. prop
crtv and disbursing officer as to funds
available for this purpose and meth
DDS of settling accounts.
). Major Ray E. Smith, medical
corps, will attend camp as sanitary
inspector and will see that all camp
regulations are strictlv observed.
6 The regiment will he nuartc"nd
at Camp Devens in barracks. The
barracks will be provided with iron
cots, straw for bed sacks, mess stables
benches and cooking ranges without
utensils. (Thc range complete should
accompany the detail.)
/ Z The course of training will fol-
low the approved program of instruc-
ton from the commanding general,
northeastern department, and will
be prepared by the inspector-instruc-
tor, Col. Easton R. Gibson. The tar
get practice course for organized mil
itia, small arms firing manual 1918,
will be followed.
8 Federal pay will be Maid from
Aug. to Aug. 21, inclusive, and the
state will paw the difference between
the state and federal pay for the
same period. Four copies of the pay
rolls will be prepared, completed,
ready for payment on or before Aug.
II, 1920.
9. The provisions of paragraphs
512 and 720, National Guard regula-
tions, 1919, set forth are require
mcnts governing the subject to pay
for attendance at encamnment and
exercises. The following modfica-
tions have been authorized by the
war department for the calendar year
1920: (a) enlisted men who fail to
qualify for paw but who attend field
training encampments will be allow
ed transportation and subsistence;
(b) those organizations which. by
reason Of recent federal recognition,
cannot comply with the National
Guard regulations for paw before the
encampment period NAV make annli-
cato for pay through proper chan
nels to the militia bureau setting
forth their reasons for consideration
IeInoI!o eos )'oseo IBIno!a1ed qop9 u!
letter, No. II, militia bureau). Read
paragraph 720 very carefully.
10. The commanding officer of
each compan" or detachment will de-
terminc prior to leaving his home sta
ton for camp the cause of absence of
anv member of his command. and af-
ter arrival in camp will submit to the
Observation-Disclosures assigned to duty
with his unit for inclusion in the
latter's report detailed list of alb
sentees, showing the cause of alb
scnce of each member of the organ
ization carried thereon.
II. The Remington centennial
tronhv and one hundred dollars in
cash is hereby made available for the
purchase of medals or trophies as
nrizes to be awarded under such reg
ulations as the commanding officer
NAV prescribe.
IL The travel directed is neces-
sarv in the militarv service.