Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-21
GUARDS|MEN DRILL
FOR CAMP SE|GE
Kensington and Silver Spring
Companies to Entrain
Next Saturday.

KENSINGTON, Md, July 21.-Near-
ly $50 members of the two Maryland
National Guard companies in Montgonl-
cry County, the Hositzer Company at
kensington and the Service Company
at Silver Spring, will leave July % for
Camp Ritchie to attend the annual en-
campment of the Maryland National
Guard. The Kensington company
drilled Thursday night under the COM
mand of Capt. c. " Sayer and the Sill
yer Spring Company held a similar drill
under command of Capt. Joseph G. Cts
sci.
Both Montgomery County companies
are of the lst Maryland Infantry. Capt.
and Capt. Cissell will take 66.
Other officers in addition to Capt.
Sayer in charge of the Kensington
company are: First Lieut.. Lucien b. Err
nest, mayor of Kensington, and Second
Lieut. David A. Parsons. Assisting Capt.
Cissell in command of his company arc
First Lieut.. Ward Caddington and First
Lieut.. Louis v. Kreh and Second Lieut..
Joseph A. Glover.
Ball Games a Feature.
Both Montgomery County companies
have organized base ball teams to COM
pete for the championship. The Silver
Spring team is managed by Brooke
Grubb and the Kensington team by Mil
ton Fisher.
Members of both companies viii also
compete in other sports, many of them
being picked to carry off honors.
Camp Richie Is located at Cascade.
Washington County. The. 1st Infantry
will have more than / .le0 officers and
men in camp during the two weeks of
field training The regiment Is the
largest in the Goth Division and 1t has
20 companies located in ID cities of
Maryland.
All mess halls and kitchens have been
screened, new road built into the camp
and reservoir doubled in capacity. The
location of the camp is ideal as all of
the benefits of the mountain resort are
coupled with the advantages of all the
water sports on the l9-acre lake. There
are 20 canoes and boats and 150-foot
| wooden pier into the lake from the club
house The evenings are cool enough
to sleep under blankets, and the high
altitude makes camp free from rnoSqui-
toes. August 10 will be Governors day,
when Gov. Ritchie will spend the day In
camp. There will be review of the
regiment and presentation of prizes and
medals by him. Sunday, August S. will
members of the regiment as we'll as the
veterans of the State in the American
Legion and other veteran organizations
have been invited to be present. A spe-
cial regimental parade will be held In
their honor
Rife Range Program.
The rife range which Is one of the
most complete in the country with 20
targets at 200 yards, will be busy place
as competition will be keen among the
rifle companies for the largest number
of qualified men for which large PEN
nant will be awarded. Similar pennants
win be awarded the best machine gun
company and headquarters company
The regimental chaplain. Rev. Frederick
C. Reynolds, the wartime chaplain of
the 1l5th Infantry, will have charge of
the recreation features of the camp.
Military training will occupy the morn
ing hours. while the afternoon periods
viii be largely devoted TO athletics and
water sports. Ceremonies, such as pa
rades and guard mounting. will be held
in the late afternoon and evenings,
There win be entertainment features
every night such as band concerts,
movies and boxing bouts.