Evening Star Newspaper, April 12, 1925, Page 56

District National Guard While negotiations are being made for transportation for the of the 12Ist Regiment of Englneers, Military Police and 260th Coast Artillery, Guard of the District of to the places of their annual encampments, there seems to be a probability now that the local troops will get a taste of real Army transportation—that i, aboard an Army transport. The War members ‘ompany National Columbia, Department is said to be considering | the assignment to Chesapcake Bay and tributaries this Summer of an Army transport for the sole pur- pose of transporting the militfa of this city, Maryland and Virginia to their camp sites. Like the District with the exception of the coast ar- tillery, the Maryland and Virginia guard organiz will go to Vir- ginia Beach, Vi, this Summer for their annual period of training. The coast urtillery will go to Fort Monroe during the same perfod . that engineer regimént and the Milita Poli Zompany «t Virgin Beach, August 16 to 30. Consideration is being given to rail and water transportation, but, of course, if an Army transport is asigned here it will by water, and it is believed that the expens will be considerably cut down in this event. It is the hope that Arm transport will be assigned, in ac cordance with the plan being idered by the War Department. that event even if private water transportation is chartered, it is planned to have the troops leave here Saturday afternoon, August 13, and the trip at night, so that they arrive at Virginia Beach in daylight and make camp promptly, ready to begin the intensive training on Monday morning. Should the trip e made in daylight, the troops would arrive in camp at night The long water trip would be more comfortable for the men if made aboard a regular transport, as they have le bunk provixion for them, ch is not available on any of the steamers in this territory A number of the officers and men are discussing plans for a motor caravan to the camp site. They plan to leave here in automobiles and re- port for duty directly to the camp. In fact, the Coast Artillery Unit, commanded by Maj. Walter W. Burns, has asked permission to have the entire organization transported to Fort Monroe in motor trucks. It is proposed to take two days for the trip, camping overnight in pup tents en route. This, it is believed, would be valuable training for the men. organizations, con- The War Department has called on the National Guard of the District of Columbia for its history, which is to be put out in a War Department publication, together with the his- tories of other organizations. Lieut Col. C. Fred Cook, adjutant general's department, has been detailed to pre- pare this work, which will require considerable detail searching. So far the history of the tion local organiz has been traced back as far as 18 3, and the story of its achievements Rr"‘\\th and in wars in defense will make most interesting reading plying the sary information the War Department, the suggestion has been made that it be published here in pamphlet for for distribu- tion to those interested in the orsan- ization. 3 country nece o To obtain an eligible list from which men will be selected for commissions as second lieutenants the 121st Regiment of Engineers exam tion will be held at the Armory, 47 L street northwest, beginning April 14. While the eligible list is good for one year. and men will be selected from it fram time to time as vacan- cies occur in the commissioned per- sonnel of the regiment, there are at| the present time three vacancies to be filled | Licut in an n T. Rebert has resi his commission because of the that he has gone to Arizona. He was | attached to Company B. Lieut. E. L. Englehart, Company F, has moved to Grafton, W. Va, and has resigned, &nd Lieut. William A. Gormley, Com- pany A, has been transferred to the tional Guard Reserve on his own application because he could not give the necessary time required of an ac- tive officer. The examining board is composed of Col. John W. Oehmann, commanding the regiment; Maj. W. R. Covell Assistant Engineer Com the District of Columbiz spector instructor of the Maj. George W. Allen the medical detachment, gned fact | a Guard, and commanding Efforts are being made to interest rome local surgeons in the National Guard, with a view to getting two of them for commissioning in the med- fcal detachment. Those interested may get details on the appointments upon application at the Armory, 472 L street northwest. There are two yacancles Mmade by the resiznations of Capt. Sidney C. Cousins a : Boyce R. Bolton g _The annual inspections of the 260th Coast Artillery were made during the week at the outfit's armory, Water and O streets southwest. The inspec- tiond were made by Capt. Oliver T Bucher, United States Ar Coast Artillery Corps, from Fort Monroe, Va ; The 1st Separate Battalion, colored troops, will have its annual campment at Saunders Range, near Annapolis, this Summer, dates already have been set for Au- EUSt 2 to 16, but the Maryland Na- tional Guard has requested that the dates be advanced to July 12 26. This request was made, it was said, because this is the rifie range of the Maryland National Guard, and the presence of the District organization will interfere somewhat with plans already made for target practice for the Maryland organizations. Pay rolls for the quarter ending 31 have been completed and forwarded to the finance officer, 3rd Corps Area, Baltimore, Md., it was an- nounced at headquarters. The office and men will receive their checks for drills during this quarter within a short time. en- Md., The to veral improvements involving some construction have been autho 1zed by the War Department to be made on the guard rifle range at Camp Simms, Congress Heights, D. C, As these involve some engineering, several of the companies have applied for permission to do the work, thus giving the men an opportunity to put to practical use some of the armory instruction they have received dur- ing the Winter. A.wagon bridge and a foot bridge, of reinforced concrete, are to be built over the creek in the lley near the target butts. Company A, Capt. Keesee, commanding, seeks to bulld the foot bridge. Sergt. Alex. Thil, Company A, has desigaed the bridge, and the specifications now are being checked pending final approval, The work will be done by the men on Saturday afternoons, The water supply at the range also is to be ex tended, involving the laying of addi- tional mains, and a fence is to be built around the swimming pool. Company A spends nearly every Saturday afternoon and Sunday at the range. Here these men don the spec- tacular uniforms of the old Corcoran Cadets, memories of the days when each guard organization had a dis- tinctive uniform. The company now being sponsored by the Corcoran adets Veterans' ociation, Maj. Eugene Edwards, president. Many the members of Company A were members of the old 3rd Infantry, which was the direct descendant of the Corcoran Cadets, the 1 After sup- | | the purpose of preparing the men for | can be NAVAL RESERVES. Local naval reserve officers and men who plan to take their annual cruises in July and August next, it now seems certain, will make them aboard the U. S. destroyer Toucey of Division 25, Squadron 9. This de- | stroyer is in active service now with the fleet, but, according to present plans, will be detached in July and | August for service with the District organization. It is commanded by Lieut. Comdr. C. Gulbranson, and Lieut. W. F. Dietrich, until recently on duty in the office of naval intelli- gence at the Navy Department, is her executive officer. The Toucey Is being ordered here for tw . One is that the No. 56, the present £ ship is to be relieved of fur- duty here after the June cruise, and the U. S. destroyer Allen, which s to come here to relieve her, may not be ready for the Summer cru The other reason is that it is felt desira- ble to have the local reservists make a cruise aboard a destroyver in full commission with the fleet and be trained there before undertaking to take out one of this type of vessels, whose intricate machinery requires experts. “Che Allen, which is to come here | permanently, is now at the Philadel- | phia navy yard, where she has been out of commission since the war, and it will take more than $50,000 to put her in full commission. When the funds are authorized it will take about 50 days to do the work, and it is not believed now that she can Pructical disintegration of the en- tire structure of the Natlonal Guard is the substance of the tense tele- graphic messages which have been received by the War Department this week upon the announcement that the President had partially with- drawn his suspension order withhold- ing the payment of armory drills for the country's armed citizenry under the deficiency act. It Is stated that the limitation of 48 drills imposed upon the States’ forces will, in all probability, bring this question for a decision before the court. In othe words, during the next three months there will be some National Guard units who will have no drills, as they have already had the prescribed al- lotment authorized under the new or- der. From the adjutant general comes the report that the National ard of Ohio already held 46 drills. With only two more drills au- thorized for the armed citizenry of Ohio between now and July 1, it means the breaking up of various organizations in_ the 37th ational Guard Division. The order practically terminates the holding of any more drills for the State forces of the State of Connecticut. Reports from Ari- zona indicate that a few of the Guard units have already held extra drills, some of which have already held | drills. This means that those units who have held over the authorized | number of drills cannot hold any | more until after July 1. Tennessee, | Ilinois and South Dakota report that the existing conditions with re- | spect to these armory drills are ex- | | tremely discouraging. In the State of Maryland the number of drills| held by the different units range from a minimum fizure of 37 to a maximum number of Conditions are re- ported very bad in the 28th National | Guard Divi. n (Pennsylvania), while a similar state of affairs exists in the National Guard forces of the District | | of Columblia. In the name of economy an at-| tempt is being made, it is pointed| out by those familiar with the case. to save about $300,000 or $600,000. | The 48 drills will take all the money | with the exception of this amount. | The National Guard authorities for the several States are confronted | with a difficult task, as the last three | months prior to the training eamp instruction beginning July 1 are the most important period of the guards- men. This is the recruiting period, during which time more drills are held than in any other quarter for of Ohio their participation in the combat training while in camp. As a result of the limitation placed on the num- ber of drills which may be held, it seen that some of the units will not be authorized to hold any | more drills between now and their training camp instruction. War De- | partment authorities point out that | instead of the units upon their ar- | rival at the various summer training | camps engaging at once in tactical maneuvers, the primary purpose for which the Summer war games are held, the first five davs, or one-third | of the field training period, will have | to be devoted to the fundamental principles of the soldier. The total | expended annually for National Guard | field training amounts to about $10,000,- 000, of which from $2,000,000 to $3,000,- 000 will now have to be emloyed in teaching the rudiments of military life to the rank and file of the Na- tional Guard when they arrive in camp. In commenting upon this sub- ject, an officer prominent in National Guard affairs for many years declared that the drill limitation feature of the order not only makes null and void the great amount of constructive work done by the Militia Bureau of the War Department in.building up the several States’ armed forces dur- ing the past four or five years to a total aggregate strength of 190,000 officers and men, but that it will seriously affect the efficiency of the National Guard, destroy its present high degree of morale and is mis- taken economy. Approximately 100 Ordnance Re- serve officers will be given their 15 training at Springfleld Armory, Frankford Arsenal, Philadel- a.; Picatinmg Arsenal, N. J, and the Presidio of San Francisco, Calif.. probably from May 31 to June 14. Up to the present time selection has not been made by the Ordnance Department of the reserve officers who will undergo this _trainin Plans are also contemplated to give this - instruction in the office of the chief of ordnance, Munitions Build- inz, Washington, D. C., and at one or two other ordnance establishments. Approximately 25 Reserve officers of the Coast Artillery, Field Artillery, and the Ordnance Department, will be given instruction at Raritan Ar- senal, N. J., from April 12 to April 26. Practical instruction will be given in material, in the methods of equipping an organization and In using and maintaining the various items of ordnance equipment. Orders have been issued Maj. Albert S. J. Tucker, Infantry, that upon his completion of his present duties as student in the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., he is detailed for duty with the Organized Reserves of the 3d Corps Area, and Is assigned to duty as assistant to Lieut. Col. John Scott, Infantry, executive officer of the Or- ganized Reserves in Washington. It is expected that Maj. Tucker will re- port to Col. Scott about July 1. Capt. Irvin V. Todd, Finance De- partment, who has been on duty at reserve headquarters in the Graham | Building, has been ordered to duty in the office of the chief of financ His duties will Dbe taken over by Capt. James B. Golden, Field Artil- lery, assistant executive officer. in | addition, ta the latter's present duties . SUNDAY be made ready in time for any of the cruises to be made this Summer. The May and June cruises.will be made, &s usual, on the Eagle, and the only changes contemplated are those to be made during July and August. 1t is probable now that the July and August cruises will be made to Hali- fax, and this is understood to be wel- comed by the officersrand men of the local reserve, as most of them prefer a Northern cruise during the Summer months than a_Southern cruise. While heretofore the Eagle has been manned entirely by naval reservists and commanded by a local reserve of- ficer, as she will be on the first two cruises this Summer, on the two latter cruises the officers and men will be under a regular officer, who com- mands the Toucey. Some of the regu- lar crew of the Toucey will be shipped ashore before she comes here and her complement will be about 50 per cent regular and 50 per cent reserves, “Bugs” for the last several weeks have thrown an impediment in the drills, exercises and schools of the local naval reservists and have served to fhrow the officers and men into rout, so far as carrying on the routine is concerned. Between being all cut up with the vaccine points and consistent stabbing with the hypo- dermic needle, shooting typhoid bugs into them, the local reservists have found it hard cruising. Orders were issued that all officers and men who were to take the cruises this year must be vaccinated against smallpox and prophylacted against typhoid. Each drill night many of them marched over to the navy yard dispensary to get their “shots” and uts.” And the doctors were about as effective in laying them up in the sick bay as they are in getting them back to duty when they are taken ill from other causes. Civilian Army News at reserve headquarters, until Capt. Todd's successor has been selected. That athletic training will play important part in the 1925 Reserve Officers’ Training Camps and the Cit- izens' Military Training Camps this summer is evidenced by the naming of & number of nationally known ath- letes as athletic officers who will supervise this training at Fort Eus- tis, Va.; Fort Humphreys, Va Monroe, Va., and Camp Meade. Heading this group is Lieut L. Ornstein, a reserve officer, who chairman of the South Atlantic sec- tion of the American Athletic Unfon, and who is a well known organizer of all types of athletics. Others in- cluded in this list are Capt. Chas. J. Mabbutt, Q. M. C., coach of the Arm. boxing team in the 1924 Olympic games at Paris; Capt. Vernon E. Pritchard, F. A., assistant foot ball coach at West Point, and head coach of the 1924 3d Corps Area foot ball team; Lieut. Victor P. Noves, F. A, one of the best halfbacks ever developed at the Naval Academy, and Lieuts Patrick W. Timberlake, F. A.; Fran- cis T. Dodd, F. A.; Henry Tyler, an C. A. C.; William G. Devens, C. A. C. 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E.; E In all probability, of the officers mentioned above, those of the Engi- neer Corps will be sent to Fort Humphreys, the Coast Artillerymen will be sent to Fort Monroe, and the Field Artillery officers will be sent to Camp Meade. The regulations governing the ap- pointment as a reserve officer, under the new regulations for the Officers’ Reserve Corps, are the cause of con- siderable conjecture among those de- siring to enter this component of the Army of the United States. This is due to the fact that those interested in entering the reserve forces of the country are not fully conversant with the provisions contained in this section of A. R. 140-5 Primarily, appointment as a reserve officer is based upon the fact whether or not the appointee possesses the quali- fications to satisfactorily perform the dutles required of the grade and sec- tion to which appointment is desired. Under the procurement objective of the War Department general mobili- zation plan there ix imposed during peace time a limitation upon the total mber of reserve officers in any sec- tion and grade, “with the exception that this will not serve to limit ap- pointment, in any grade and section for which he is eligible and qualified, of any person—(1) Who has had World War service; (2) Who is an approved graduate of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; (3) Who s an approved graduate flying cadet; or (4) Who is an approved graduate of the blue course of the Citizens' Military Training Camps.” In every case the appointment will be for 5 years. Appointments in force at the outbreak of war, “or made in time of war, will continue in force until § months after the termi- nation of the war, should the 5-vear period covered by the appointment terminate prior to that time.” In order to determine an applicant’s fitness for appointment as a reserve officer, examining boards will he con- vend by corps area commanders at places within their territorial juris- diction, and they will pay particular attention to the professional qualifi- cations. general qualifications, moral A gz WASHINGTON, D.» €.y APRIL 12, character and the physical qualifications of the candidate. Professional qualifi- cations include the professional fitness of an applicant, the general qualifica- tions cover general education, appear- ance, personality, experlence, bearing, and general adaptability for a military career, while moral character and phys- ical qualifications are prescribed by the regulations and instructions which may be issued by the War Depart- ment from time to time. Relative to reappointment and can- cellation of appointment to the third component of the Army of the United States, paragraphs 16 and 17, of se tion II, of Army Regulations 140-5, read, respectively, as follows: ‘“Reap- pointment—Upon the expiration of the period of appointment, a4 reap- pointment without change of grade or section will, in general, be ten- dered without application, provided the record of the appointee shows thut his qualifications and attention to duty have been such as are ex- pected of a reserve officer of his grade; the possession of a certificate of capacity for promotion earned as hereinafter indicated will be consid- ered as the best evidence to this effect. If reappointment is not tendered, the | adjutant general will notify the of- ficer concerned of the fact and rea- sons therefor. No physical examina- tion will be required for reappoint- ment. “Cancellation of Appointment—An appointment or reappointment ten- dered must be accepted or declined promptly. If acceptance is not re- celved by the adjutant general within 60 days of the date of tender, the ap- pointment or reappointment, in general, will be canceled.” | Announcement made by the War Department this week that ap- pointments of officers in the Militar Police Corps Reserve have been tem- porarily suspended due to the exist- ing surplus of officers In this section During the period of suspension ap- plications for appointment in that section will not be forwarded to the War Department, except those cases in which examination with a view to appointment in the Military Police Corps Resercve has been held prior to the receipt by corps area and de- partment commanders of instructions of April 3, 1925, to hold no more ex- aminations for appointment in that section. was During the week orders were is- sued to the following reserve officers residing in Washington: Maj. Edward A. Goldman, Senior Reserve, having been assigned to the Non-Divisional Group, is assigned to the 13th Corps Medical Headquarters in the capacity of director of laboratory for corps troops and assistant medical inspec- tor; Second Lieut. Thomas L. McTwig- gan, Quartermaster Reserves, also of the Non-Divisional Group, is assigned to Motor Transport Company No. 917, 13th Corps. The following second lieutenants, having been assigned to the Non- Divisional Group, are assigned to units as follows: Watson P. Shep- herd, Quartermaster Reserves, to Motor Transport Command No. 357; Raymond A. McMillan, Pield Artillery Reserve, to 571st Artillery (75-mm. Portee) Devers R. Weedon, Field Artillery’ Reserve, tn 4824 Artillery -mm. Portee): and Orville F. San- defur, Infantry Reserves, to 521st I Also Slimline coats beauti- Even capes of heavy silk crepe. Twills, flannels, cheviots, figured jacquard silks and satin—the former of bright jewel shades admired everywhere. Sizes 16 to 42. [N The Hecht Co. 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