Evening journal., 1921-07-23
new REGIMENT
IN FIELD SOON
Men to Start Anew in the
Use of Anti-Aircraft
Guns
LIEUT.-GOV. BUSH
TO REVIEW TROOPS
STAFF Correspondent.

Staff Correspondent.
STATE RIFLE RANGE. July %.
The hurried departure yesterday
afternoon of the officers who had
spent the past four days under in
tensive training and instruction OF
Colonel II. w. Stark and his corps
of assistants left the Rifle Range
deserted, d,-save for few soldiers left
behind<to clear the camp site, and
the groundkeeper.
Colonel w. r. Slower began i'm
mediate preparations for the open
encampment of the anti-aircraft
regiment, Delaware National Guard.
which opens August l and continues
until August is. The tentative plans
include an extensive program that
will surpass all previous field tours
Of duty
The true value OF the National
Guard as a unit of Federal defense,
will be set before the general pub
lie as well as the army man with
the hope that full appreciation by
both may result, in the welding of
stronger link between the military
and the civilian. While the time of
camp life will be short, 1t is the
hope of those in charge to be able
to attain the utmost efficiency.
Owing to the absence Of Gov
ernor Denney. who will sail for
France with a delegation OF the
American Legion, on August 2, Lieu
tenant Governor J. Danforth Bush,
will review the regiment on Gov
ernor's Day.
Major General Rickerts, recently
appointed head OF the United States
| Militia Bureau and other high mill
tary and public officials also will be
in the reviewing party. Thousands
Of visitors are expected that day.
Dress parade in which the nine
companies and two attachments OF
the Regiment will participate will
be held each day before sundown.
This number also will attract hun
dreds OF spectators to the scene.
Saturday afternoon OF each week OF
encampment there will be a regi-
mental review and general inspec-
tion by the commander and his staff
Athletics will be a prominent fac
tor during the rest hours OF the en-
campment. A complete program will
be arranged for each day.
One day will be set aside for a
general field meet There will be
track events. games and other sports
An effort will be made to arrange q
couple Of wrestling matches for the
] 4 as
of reputation in the State organiza-
ton. A band concert will probably
be held in the evening. music to bs
furnished by the National Guard
Band. The band comprises 2S pieces
/ army regulation.
About 700 officers and men will at.
tend the encampment. Most OF tn,
enlisted men have already made ar
rangements to go. An unusual trea'
is In store for them, It was announc
ed yesterday. A big regimental can.
teen will be opened at the range foi
the sale Of soft drinks and genera
refreshments.
The principal work OF today wa.
confined to practice on the range
Many Of the men showed skill and
proved that they had not forgotten
training received lover there"
While possibly two-thirds OF the
men in the new regiment are IA
miliar with infantry routine and tac-
tics, learned during their service in
the World War. they will have tC
start anew in the use OF anti-aircraft
artillery. This is a new branch OF
the eorvice and oHcorc ana NO.
alike Will require intensive stud,
and application on their part. Many
OF the men did not get machine-gur
training while in the army and they
will have to study that, too.