Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1930, Page 64

‘Whatever else the National Guard of the District of Columbia may be lacking in modern armory facilities for the training of the citizen soldiers for service in the field in time of war, it will not long be without one of the most modern infirmaries. Maj, George J. Allen, veteran medical officer of the ‘Guard, nowon the State staff, has been suthorized by Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, commanding the Guard, to acquire equipment necessary for setting up a medical department which not only will be able to handle cases developing in the armory, but will be the central piace for the training of men for service in this important department. Gen. Stephan last week visited the United States Veterans' Bureau, and, with Maj. Allen, went over the elaborate infirmary equipment there for the han- dling of all kinds of cases, and at that time discussed with Maj. Allen the needs to equip the proposed new Guard insti- tution. It will be the new medical center of the Guard, and its operation will be supervised by Maj. Allen, whose lJong service not only with the Guard at its annual encampments, but with it in the fleld has ably fitted him to handle this new project. The new infirmary will be assigned one of the large rooms in the National Hotel Building, recently acquired by the Guard as an armory, and the work of fitting it up will be started immediately. Modern sanitary floor covering, such as is found in the best operating rooms in hospitals, will be purchased, together with operating tables, sterilizers and medical Kits. It will be the first time in the history of the Guard that such a medical cen- ter has been planned on such an elabo- rate scale, to be in charge of the chief medical officer. Work on the project is to be rushed, and it is probable that it will be ready for service before the annual inspections which are scheduled to begin on May 13. All of the major medical work of the Guard, according to present plans, it was said, is to be handled in the new medical center. Maj, Allen, in addition to his duty as the state staff medical officer, has, at recent encampments of the Guard, been attached to the 29th Division staff as the division surgeon, and it is under- atood that he will go to Fort Meade this Summer the_ division surgeon, when the 20th Guard Division goes there for the first division maneuver since its organigation. Gen. Stephan said that he the uwmdlmemurwbedzvfl?odmw the best institution of its kind in the Militis, and to that end would give e to Maj. Allen in his worl ry. This new medical center will be separate and distinct from other medical units of the Guard which are attached to the line organizations. When completed, it its facllities will compare th those in any modern wanted ‘When the two new District of Colum- bia Commissioners who recently took the oath of office have settled down in in for the provision of a new and built armory for the permanent of the Militia of this city. It is the belief that the two new Com- missioners will be in a more receptive mood for considering such a project than any board heretofore. Commis- sioner Reichelderfer was for many years surgeon of the local Militia, hav- Ing the detall now filled by Maj. Allen. He is thoroughly familiar with the problems of the local Guard, and ha w in some of its unsuitable armories is in a position to know the handicaps under which it has worked for a number of years. Gen. Crosby, it 18 hoped, will give favorable considera- tion to any proposition submitted by the local Guard officials, and by virtue of his military training will be able to fully visualize the difficulties under which the Militia officers and men now work in the building that is more or ufieg'u; Smfimm tly suggested to T Smoot recent the Guard officlals that they take the matter up with the District Commis- sioners and seek to have those officials 01 ‘They did not get very far with previous ‘boards, but it the belief that y will receive more consideration now than ever before. There are among the subordinate of- ficials of the District government some who have proved stumbling blocks to eny efforts to obtain such legislation, end their objections have been based ipally on the ground that the Dis- t taxpayers should not be compelled to pay for the construction of such a bullding. They contend that the local Guard is a Federal one and that the money for any building, if provided, should come from the Federal Treas- ury. Even in the face of this, it is known that officials of the guard are consider- ing taking the matter up with the pres- ent officials, with & view to getting their approval to some legislation which can be presented to the next Congress, as it is not believed that there is time flgugh now to have any such matter dled by the present Congress, Considerable information on the posed 29th Division maneuver to be held &t Fort George G. Meade this Summer have been received by Maj. Gen. Steph- @n, commanding, and his staff. This information 1 be imparted to the other officers of the staff and discussed #t a meeting to be held in Rich- mond, Va,, in the near future. Orders for the convening of the staff, which is composed of officers of the Guard of $his city and Maryland and Virginia, already have been issued by the com- ™ Gen. Etkphan sa L D] sald that it will be one of the most interesting mimic war oper- ations participated in by the division since its organization followng the war. The division staff, starting out from Fort Meade as a base, will move to a new site, from day to day, working in the peninsular bounded by the Potomac and Patuxtent Rivers. A large number of troops will be assembled for the maneuver, including the division head- %u‘mn troops attached to the local Speclal facilities for the storage of elothing have been provided at the new armory. The crowded conditions in buildings heretofore assigned to the Guard for armory purposes have made it necessary to pack the clothing in such a way that when it had to be Botten out for special occasions special arrangements had to be made to make Bt _presentable. brvim :h large number of rooms avail- e le new armory, & special room :ube«n-n!.‘nedtomhunnsomt the clothing can be placed on han; nd particular means taken to prof from moths. In these rooms will be stored the overcoats and the new roll- collar uniforms which soon will be dssued by the War Department. These latter uniforms are for Winter use only, end they are to be stored during the Summer. They are only to be issued to the troops for wear on parades ~nd other 1lik» ceremonies. Later Summer roll-collar uniforms will be issued. lers have been issued for all units #0 have the clothing hung in the rooms fiovided for it by May 1, at which time, co-operation with the Department of Agriculture, the rooms and clothing will be fumigated to kill all moths and moth eggs, following which they will be sprayed with a moth preventive in order o preserve them. ‘With the approach of the annual dnspections the general attendance of 1 units of the local Guard seems to be proving, judging from the weekly drill Yeports received at the {:md- q All excert one of the units s reported as satisfactory or better for the week just closed. Five of the or- ganizations mustered more than 90 |cent of the men on their rolls, which 'gained for them the classification of superior in attendance, and in this the Headquarters Detachment, with their percentages, follow: Medical Department Detachment, 260th Coast ' Artillery, 90.30; Headquarters Detachment, 29th Division, 91.83; Quar- termaster Corps Detachment, 91.66; 29th Division Military Police Company, 90.76. The other units, in their respec- ml'f classifications, with percentages, follow: Excellent: Headquarters and Service Company, 121st Engineers, 84; Head- quarters Detachment and Combat Train, 260th Coast Artillery, 83.87. Very satisfactory: Company F, 121st 3. Company A, 121st Company C, 121st Engineers, 77.94; Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery, 77.46; Battery C, 260th Coast Artillery, 71.66. Satisfactory: Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery, €9.49; Company A, 372d In- fantry, 64.78; Company D, 121st Engi- neers, 6451; Company B, 121st Engi- neers, 63.33; Company E, 121st' Engi- neers, 60.29. Unsatisfactory: Medical Department Detachment, 121st Engineers, 57.89. ‘The band, 121st Engineers, did not have an assembly last week, headquar- ters reported. Private, first class, George J. White, Co. Budget Plan . time. 10 Delivers This Suite to Your Home oup, ) Ethpbivfihn Special Troops, ‘ops the t with 100 per cent. The others in Buy on The Hecht down payment . . . and the rest in convenient sums, over a period of THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, APRIL 27, 1930—PART FOUR. has been promoted to corporal in Com- pany O, 121st Se William B. Harmon, Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery, has been honor- ably discharged on account of removal from the city. Pvt. Jerry E. Bartron, B, 260th Coast Artillery, has been dropped as a deserter as of May 27, 1928, he having failed to attend drill on or after that date and all effort to locate him having failed. Corpl. Pedro C. Villalon, Company A, 121st- Engineers, has been reduced to private. Upon his own request, Sergt. Alva H. Strawmyer has been reduced to private in Company F, 121st Engineers, while Pvt. Ernest S. Atchison has been promoted. ‘The large annual turnover in person- nel of the National Guard makes it nec- essary that the greater part of the yearly training of the militia be basic, according to the 3d Corps Area head- quarters, which has just issued training instructions for the current year. The statement points out that exact train- ing in the fundamentals will invariably be required, and adds that thorough basic training in a few subjects is pref- erable to training in many subjects with indifferent results in each. The statement defines basic training as that necessary to prepare to receive instruc- tion in the next higher group. It outlines the training objective of all Guard units in this area as follows: 1 that is, if we took a certain quantity. would sell at this price with no effort at all, we took them. ‘To maintain every National Guard unit in condition to function effectively at existing strength and without further training, when employed in minor emer- gencies by the State and Federal au- thoritles and to provide a sufficiently trained force, capable of rapid expan- strength, which, with the can be employed in time of war as an effective component of the Army of the United States. No organization will be allowed to extend beyond the basic training with- out previous approval by the area head- quarters. Detailed instructions are given efor the preparation of training programs. It points out that organiza- tlon commanders and instructors should emphasize the distinct benefit to be de- rived by the intelligent use of the train- ing chart in each unit, and adds that a properly worked out training chart system assures each individual complete instruction in every subject. This should contemplate, the instruction says, the extensive use of non-commis- sloned officers as Instructors on the drill floor. Such charts should contain a detailed statement of subjects for in- struction, divided into lessons, with texts indicated. Lessons should cover drill period instruction and require- ments for qualifications should be stated in each lesson. Advancement, the corps area officers point out, should be in conformity to the capacity of the indi- vidual to learn. As to battalion and higher command- F STRE ~ Colonial Four-Poster Bed Outfit $ 39.50 Three Pieces 1. Mahogany or Walnut Poster Bed. 2. Simmons Coil Spring. 3. Inner-Spring Mattress. (Fourth Floor, The Hecht Co.) Knowing that these Promotions have been announced for 1 named Marine Corps Notes d Marine Corps circles are interested in | spectively, have been the deliberations of the various examin- | grades i’gauud; ing boards of the corps on account of the | son, Capt. Arthur D. N fact that the new regulations anent pro- | Lieuts. Donald G. Willis, Raymond A. motion, retirement, etc., all angles con- | Anderson, sidered, will remedy stagnant conditions | J. Stuart, Ralph D. McAfee, James H. heretofore existent. It is stated that|N Hudnall, Frank E. ns, ir.; nothing official will be announced as to | Thomas C. Perrin, Lenard B. Cresswell, the deliberations of the selection boards| St, Julian R. Marshall, Tilghman H. (line and staff), respectively, till same | Saunders, Le Plfie Cronmiller, jr.; Ken- has been approved by the Secretary of meth B. Chappell, William A. Hamilton the Navy, and this announcement ap-|and Samuel K. Bird. proximai be about the 1st of July. Lieut. Col. Emile P. Moses, who is at resent attached to the Army War Col- lege, this city, will upon completion of ers and their staffs, the instructions |the course be detached therefrom and point out, training is to be such as to | assigned to the Naval War College, New- insure individual maximum proficiency | port, R. I., as a student (senior course). in the particular staff duty to which as- | Chief Pay Clerk Arthur D. Sisk, at signed; thomufh basic training in the | present attached to corps headquarter§ tactical principlesapplicabletothebranch | this city, will sail from New York,N. Y., and organization, administration and on or about May 7, for duty at Marine supply of applicable subordinate units; | barracks, naval operating base, Pearl preparation of correct and applicable | Harbor, Hawail. Mr. Sisk has spent training programs and schedules, con- | about 25 years in the corps, having first duct of training and informal tactical | been attached to corps headquarters inspections; annual correction and im- | when it was located in the Mills Build- provement of mobilization plans; con- |ing, in 1907. In 1908 he was sent to the duct of formal tactical inspections by | Philippines and later was transferred brigade and higher commanders only; | to duty in Hawali, the West Indies and command and staff instruction of bat- | various stations in Central America. talion or squadron progressive with [Mr. Sisk, who is married and has a fam- unit training, through the medium of |ily here in this city, expects to take conferences, map problems, terrain ex- | them with him. ercises and command post exercises. Second Lieut. Presley M. Rixey, here- THE HECHT CO. National 5100 ET AT SEVENTH American traditions. 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