Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-02-14
News GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Summer Training Camp at
Rifle Range Will Prob
ably Continue
MRS. BETTELLE TO FLY
KEY WEST TO FLORIDA
snecIal 70 nae Evening Journal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Del, Feb. IA
From information received here dur
ing the past few days. the members
OF the 1ssth Artillery (Anti-Aircraft
RegimenD, Delaware National
Guards. composed Of twelve units,
located in various towns OF the State,
will be required 20 do their training
this summer at the old reservation
at the State Rife Rarge. below this
city. Efforts have been made dur
ing the past several months. to Sc
cure an appropriation by the gov
eminent sufficient to finance training
the men at Fort Totten, New York.
Present indications are that the
Appropriation will not be available
this summer and therefore, the
usual routine OF camping for two
weeks at the rife range Will be con-
tinued for another year. The rifle
range is most admirably laid out for
training purposes for the citizen
soldiers, but the real practice with
the machine guns and anti-aircraft
weapons is impossible. due to the
heavy traffic on the Delaware river,
on which the ranges or targets
would have to be placed.
The inspection officer OF the
second corps area, on q recent visit
here said this range was one OF the
best in the east but for the above
disadvantage would probably be
utilized by national units of other
eastern States.
CAPTAIN S. B. I. Duncan. COM
handing officer Of Battery H. here, (
is making preparation 10 again carry /
Off the honors at the summer en-
cau1pment. For two years. Battery
II has trained with the best-equipped .
and drilled batteries OF the State.
EVERY effort Is being made to
have each company fully manned.
eouipped and trained. At present
six privates and one second heuten-
ant are needed TO fill the quota OF
Battery II.
Corporal Charles WOrtz and Pri-
vate first class. John Leach, have al
ready taken the examinations for
the~vacant second lieutenancy' but
have not been informed of the re-
suits.
Captain S. B. I. Duncan an
nounced the following intensive
preparation schedule for the next
four months:
February 12-InstructiOns for half
hour. on care OF equipment and uni
fo4ns; one-quarter hour inspection
a zhe NJ. c.; Is minutes learning
General orders: Is minutes manuu
Of arms and close order drill.
February 26-One and one-half
hour preliminary to the Federal in
spe-tion.
March 12-Half hour setting-up
exercise: half-hour bayonet drill; I
harbour first aid instruction.
March 5-One and one-half hours '
fededral inspection.
March 19-One-half hour pistol
drill: one-half hour military cour- S
tesS and discipline; one-half hour &
NJ &c. drill.
March 21-one-half hour formal o
guard mount; one-half hour sig e.
mailing; one-half hour close order
drill t,
March 2s-Period from o'clock y
10 1890 o'clock. competition indoor y
rifle match between Glasses A, b. q
nd.C-two teams each-for battery 7
championship. Prizes. So class A :
team; 50 each for Class B and c
teams. I
April 2-One-half hour setting up =,
exercises; one-half hour guard duty; =
reviswing all general orders; one =
halfs hour close order drill.
April 9-One hour (outdoor). ,
Each squad to pack machine guns
and fill water jackets. After the ,
command prepare for action is
given water 10 be taken out and ,
BARRELS changed; one-half hour close
order drill.
April l6-One and one-half hour ,
fottdoors) after each gun squad has ,
procured equipment. the entire bat
terv will be bundfolded and each ]
gun squad taken 20 yards TO the ,
front OF its equipment. One man .
to Be left with equipment so squad
can find its own equipment by com :
with man left When
souzd is 20 yards front. the COM {
nand procure equipment and pre-
pars for action will be given. tAll
the foregoing to be executed while G
Aoru 23-Same as third drill ex- 9
cepf all equipment will be disas- 7
penibled before commands are v
given.
April so-same as third and
fourth drills. o
Nav Public demonstration on o
schssi green OF problem rehearsed h
u third. fourth and fifth drills in e
sprH. The band, adjutant-general
reg mental commander. other officers u
and ~people Of New Castle 70 be in o
,ited. II Is the desire Of Captain y
S. Z. 7. Duncan. battery commander
10 Obtain some recruits from this
denro nstratlon.
Nav 14-At this time daylight
time viii be effective. therefore the "a
l5a1txry will go 70 the rifle range y
and ere machine guns. provided the =, =,
officer will grant this "
perrr lesion and a truck can be Sc y
.ured. a,
May 21-same except to have bal a
oone firing. II they can be secured :,
and 81 one Of the instructors will .,
accompany the battery la
May 2s-Similar maeuvers as n
Nav p. b
Mrs. II. NJ. Waller. president of Is
he State Federation OF Womens Il
clubs. will address the Current a
Evepts class at the Century Club II
narlors at o'clock Friday after Il
noon. Mrs. Frances deli. Janvier