Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1931, Page 54

District National Guard Announcement of the training places and dates for-the annual encampments for the Nationial Guard of the District of Columbia for the coming Summer show a general shift of the sites, and for first time in its post-war his- tory the 260th Coast Artillery will not take its training at Fort Monroe, Va. |2 but will go to Cascade, Md. Seven units of the local Guard will go this year to Camp Albert C. Ritchie, at Cascade, Md., the State camp site of the Maryland National Guard, while the 121st Regiment of Engineers, the largest unit in the organization, will go to the camp site of the Virginia Na- tional Guard, at Virginia Beach, V. These changes in camp.rs! said, will meet With thg"approval of the officers and_me the organization, and PRLUEMAMY th-se of the Engineer M\l?ent. which took its training last ‘year at the base of United States Army Engineer Corps at Fort Humphrew: Va. Camps close to the Capital City, in the past, have not met with much approval from the organization, because * the men look forward to these training riods to get a trip some distance from 59 home station. ‘The units which will go to Camp Ritchie, at Cascade, from August 9 to 23 are: State Staff Corps and Detach- ments, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 29th Division; Headquar- ters and Headquarters Detachment, Special Troops, 29th Division; 20th Military Police Company, 260th Coast Artillery and Company A, 372d ‘In- fantry. The Engineer Regiment is scheduled to g> to Virginia Beach camp for training from August 17 to 31. The order announcing the dates and places says that all personnel will be Tequired to attend the encampment of their respective units and will arrange their affairs and request necessary leave to enable them to attend. The explanation given at headquar- ters for the transfer of the Coast Ar- tillery unit training site from Fort Monroe to Cascade this year is that it is now a mobile anti-aircraft organi- zation and the service in the mountains will give it a better opportunity for training. When it was first organized subsequent to the World War, it was explained, it was strictly a coast de- fense organization and necessarily had to take its training at the fixed guns at Fort Monroe. Two years ago its status was changed, but it continued its en- campments at the Virginia post. The encampment this year will be a con- siderable relief from the routine at Fort Monroe, and it is believed that the officers and }nen will look forward to it ‘with great pleasure. ‘The - eers have taken their tional Guard Division,, of which it is a part. It has also been to Cascade. ‘The Cascade camp has proved very popular among local Guard units, situ- ated as it is in the mountains, and close to the Summer resort of Pen Mar. However, the special training facilities ed there by the State of Mary- have proved attractive. There are of which were made by the local r Regiment during its last period there, two years ago. officer personnel of the 260th Coast Artillery was materially incregsed last week with the appointment of four men from the ranks to second lieu- tenants. The vacancles, it was said at were created 7, 19, 20 and 21, respectively. their placement on the immediately C. Scofleld, for examination for their commissions, and passed that examina- also. R allecs T Do assigned tg Battery A, Pate went to Battery C and Angier went to the Headquarters Detachment and Combat Train. Rogers was assigned to_Battery C. However, all the vacancies were not filled, it is said, and an examination for the eligible list for second lieu- tenants of the same organization was announced for February 19. This ex- amination will be held under the pro- visions of General Order No. 31, 1926, as amended by General Order No. 2 of the same year and General Order No. 37 of 1929, and will be open to any enlisted man of the 260th Coast Artil- lery whose application is approved by the company and battalion commander. ‘The requirement for six months’ serv- ice in the local Guard is specifically waived for this examination. Applica- tions must be filed at the brigade head- quarters not later than February 16. | The following board will conduct these examinations: Maj. Frank C. Bcofield, Coast Artillery Corps, U. 8. A., inepector-instructor of the local bat- talion; Maj. Stewart M. Grayson, Med- ical Corps, D. C. National Guard, and | Capt. LeRoy S. Mann, Coast Artillery Corps of the local Guard. When appointments are made as a | result of these examinations, it was said, the commissioned personnel of the unit will be filled, and the organization will have officers to prepare for the annual | training encampment. Sergt. Willlam C. Bower, Company D, | 121st Engineers, now on the eligible | list for promotion to the commissioned ranks, has been ordered to appear next week before a board of officers headed by Col. John W. Oehmann for examin- ation for promotion to second lieutenant of Engineers. Only two units of the local Guard were able to muster sufficient men at their weekly drill last week to obtain the classification of superior in at- tendance by having at least 90 per cent of their men present. They were the State Detachment, with 93.33 per cent and the 29th Division Military Police Company with 9322. The other units, in their respective classificftions, with percentages, follow: Excellent: Headquarters Detachment, srecm Troops, 85.70; Band, 121st En- gineers, 83.87; Company A, 372d In- fantry, 82.60; Headquarters Detach- ment, 20th Division, 80.43; Medical De- partment Detachment, 121st Engi- neers, 80. | Very satisfactory: Headquarters and Service Company, 121st Engineers, 77.08; Medical Department Detachment, 260th Coast Amrlery. 76.47. Company | F, 121st Engineers, 74.60; Company C, 121st Engineérs, 72.58; Headquarters Detachment, 260th = Coast _Artillery, 7187, Company B, 121st Engineers, ;g.g: Battery E, 260th Coast Artillery, Satisfactory: Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery, 66.66; Battery C, 260th €oast Artillery, 63.33; Company E, 121st En- gineers, 61.90. Unsatisfactory: Company A, 121st Engineers, 59.37; Company D, 121st En- gineers, 55.53; Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery, 54.23. ’ Corpl. Howard C. Mills has been or- dered reduced to the grade of private in Company P, 121st Engineers, upon the recommendation of the company ‘The following hat ordered o serve list of their respective organiza- tions on account of business interfer- :nct; with the performance of military uty. Corpl. Marvin R. Jameson, Head- quarters and Service Cnmpfin{, 1215t neers, and Pvt. John E. Anderson, Division Military Police ‘Company. ‘The training proggam for the 121st Engineers for the,énsuing quarter pro- vides for the establishment of a re- cruit school tqégive newly enlisted men $1.50 Shoe Cabinet Four sliding drawers; washable. $1 75¢ Iron Skillet No. 8 size; cast 59(7 $1.50 Squeeze-Ezy Set bo:“g)t:la qt. mfl, r wasl g 808D.... aee 89‘: a thorough basic training before being sent to their companies. However, pro- vision is made for the incl n in the school of enlisted men who; are not keeping up in their companiesy and who may be benefited by heln&‘ sent to the school for training with the new men. All new enlistments, {rrespective of their efficiency, must be sent to the school. ‘The recruit school will be held each drill evening, and will be sent there by the company commanders im- mediately after the ascembly. Instruction is to be given by capable and especially qualified enlisted men. Each company is required to detail one instructor for the school, to report to the plans and training officer. Jects, Preparatory rifle exercises tion and gas mask drill will ‘Wade. cial year was $400,000, In addition to the regular monthly ' period of last year. Sale conferences of the commissioned per- sonnel, the officers will be required to attend a school designed to better qual- ify them as instructors and to stand- ardize the instruction in various sub- given by Capt. J. C. Jensen, Ordnance Department. Chemical warfare instruc- on PFebruary 3 by Pirst Lieut. ‘The deficit of the British exchequer at the end of the first half of the finan- ,000 in comparison with™ $350,000,000 at the corresponding Monday—Pettit Auxiliary, will be val Lodge Hall, east. be given ‘Tuesday — Pettit Camp, John E. ple. Benjamin F.. Motley, clal visitations will be made of MEETINGS THIS WEEK. Fourth street and Pennsylvania avenue south- Pennsylvania avenue southeast; Lawton Auxiliary, Pythian Tem- department commander, announced last week offi- lows: January 23, Miles Camp; February 10, Pettit § Camp; ry 13, r‘;e“y Camp; February 18, Urell Camp; March %, pw‘nn Camp, and March 16, Astor dop. Pettit Camp Comdr. Edwin Comdr. Vietor E. Watkins presid! The report of the death of Oumrx John H. Goss was announced. Annual reports were read by Past Comdr. Leo N. Deviin, Quartermaster T. A. Hud- low: Contact Officer Jacob Orken, and of the Auditing Committee by Chair- man Coulter. Comdr. Watkins announced the fol- lowing committee chairme; lief, Willlam O. Ohm; Memorial, William E. Rink; Auditing, H. B. Coulte Pension Officer, Jacob Orken; Employ- ment, Willlam L. Mattocks; Recruit- ing, Albert Michaud; Press, H. L. Leslie. Remarks were made by Past Depart- ment Comdr. Benjamin F. Motley, Past Department Comdrs. Samuel G. Ma: son and Lorin C. Nelson and Charles A. Strobel of Pettit. Admiral George Dewey lary met January 19 at ple. Mrs. Evelyn M to_membership. for a Spring carnival, met January® 13, with J. Robb in the chair. Four new members were mustered into «the camp, as follows: James F. Arm- strong, Company G, 1st Washington Infantry: Green L. McComas, Company E, 1st West Virginia Infantry; Milton Politzer, United States Navy, and Wil- liam H. Springs, Company F, 1st North Carolina Infantry. A past commander’s e was presented to Charles A. Strobel by Samuel G. Mawson, depart- ment chaplain, Harden n Na- 921 cess. 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