The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-07-06
Company Going To Camp
18th July, 1921

The officers and men of Company
&c" First Infantry, Maryland Ma
tional Guard are looking forward
with keen interest to the summer
training camp which will begin on
Sunday, the 18th of July and close
on Sunday, the 31st of July. 1921.
This camp is authorized by Congress,
and is for the purpose of~providing
the National Guard Regiments with
! the opportunity for service in the
Field in order that the National
Guard may be developed to a high
standard Of military efficiency.
The camp which is named after
| the Governor of the State, and is
! known as Camp Albert c. Richie,
and is located at Saunders Range,
| Maryland. The five hundred acre
| reservation belonging to the State OF
Maryland is situated between Balti-
more and Annapolis. This property
was greatly improved during the
War, and is considered one of the
best locations for a camp of this
character to be found in the State
The splendid rifle range, water sup
ply, permanent buildings and access
sibility by trolley line and State road
make it exceptionally we'll adapted
for summer training camp.
The schedule of instructions COW
er many interesting phases of mill
tary training including bayonet in
struction, rifle practice, physical !
drills, problems in minor tactics, |
one regimental hike and an interest |
ing night maneuyer.
The regimental hike which will be |
held on the 10th of July, each officer |
and man will have the unique expert |
ence of cooking his own meal. The |
night maneuver will embrace some |
-,.cCtc2c;;:l2r raids patterning after !
III" most successful ones carried on
by the American Army in the World |
War.
The Regimental Band of thirty
pieces will give daily concerts and
participate in the many dress pa
rades that will be held during this
summer encampment.
Athletics will have a prominent
place on the program and two entire Il
afternoons will be devoted to ath-
letic contests to determine the Regi-
mental Championship. Many valu-
able prizes will be offered for the
winners in the respective athletic
events. 1t is expected that base
ball game will be staged between the
Eastern and Western Shore OF
Maryland. There are seven organi-
cations on the Eastern Shore and
nine on the Western Shore and as
all of the Companies contain splen-
did base ball material it is hoped !
that this will be one of the big ath-
letic eXents. Swimming will be on ]
the schedule almost every day, a fine
bathing beach near the Camp being
secured for this purpose.
There will also be a day designat-
ed as Honorary Membership Day, j
upon which occasion the Governor /
of the State, Mayors of all the cities
and the Honorary Members will De
the guests of the Regiment. I
The First Infantry, Maryland Ma !
-ional Guard is the only completely /;
recognized Regiment in Maryland. {
and will go to camp with about one !
thousand enlisted men and fifty-five I;
officers. II
Captain F. S. Breuil has stated ]
hat he expects to take almost every
nan in Company &c" to this summer j
raining camp, and that he can also 1
axe in few more recruits who will !
'e taken to camp. The officers and !
men OF Company &c" anticipate that I
his will be one of the most interest y
ng and instructive camps ever held
II the State of Maryland.