Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20
THE CIVILIAN ARMY
nzedRes ona Guard
BY LIEUT. STEPHEN F. TILLMAN.
BY LIEUT.. STEPHEN F. TILLMAN.
Organized Reserves-National Guard

| inspections ana. BudTO uuly. WV
monies and rifle Workmanship.
Advanced red course-All branches.
Citizen training, physical develop
| ment. hygiene, disease prevention
sanitation and first aid. infantry
Drill in close and extended order IN
GLIDING company. Study and use or
automatic rifle. Infantry combat, in
Guiding scouting, patrolling, musketry,
combat exercises in the field and rifle
mark smanship. Field artillery-Bat.
, terry dismounted and mounted. School
of gunner and cannoneer. pistol
craftsmanship. Eauitation and horse
manship. Care of animals. harness
and material. Driving and draft
tactics. Cavalry - Cavalry drill
Study and care of equipment. Saber
! and saber exercises. Pistol marks
| manship. Cavalry tactics. Musketry,
| care of animals and signaling. coast
| artillery-Close- order drill, including
| the company. Gunners instruction.
Battery drill. Subcaliber and service
practice. Field service. Engineers
Close-order drill. including the com
pany. Rife understanding. Bridges,
rigging, demolition, field fortihcatlons
aud practice marches.
There will. be no air service for the
! citizens. military training camps.
Reports from all of the nine corps
areas In the country. as of April 80,
! of progress in enrolment OF students
J for the c. NJ, T. &. show that the sra
Corps area is in the lead in the num-
, Der of applicants accepted and notI-
| fed. The quota for the Fort Monroe
! camp has been filled. Two thousand
more are required for the basic red
! course for beginners. based on the
| popula ton. OF the three states ana
! the District Of Columbia in TINS area.
! Maryland is behind both Pennsylvania
! and Virginia in enrollments for the
| camps. No doubt many young men
! contemplate putting in their applica-
/ tions later. is the opinion expressed
! by Col. Heron. It" is believed these
i men think there is plenty of time. be-
| cause the camps do not open until
! June 26. This may be the cause OF
many losing their chance to attend
| the camps. 1t takes time to conduct
/ the physical examinations and to rem,
/ der candidates immune from typhoid
! fever and smallpox. The necessary
| correspondence in connection with
/ the acceptance of the candidate after
! he has passed the physical examlna
! tion and the formal notice of enroll
ment with travel orders giving free
| transportation in cases where the
| citizen desires government trans
/ portation also takes time. Maj. Al
| fred H. Erck. L. :. A.. in charge of
citizens military training camps al
| fairs at 3rd Corps area, and Col. Her
ron. in charge OF local activities. ad
wise all young men to send in their
applications at once TO 90 1orps
Area. Standard Oil building. C. NJ. T.
/ c. Baltimore. Md.
! Eleven reserve officers Army of
| the United States. have made april
| cation to take the instructions
which will be given by the chemical
warfare service at Edgeheld arsenal
| from June to June is.
! Regimental headquarters OF the
! 12lst Regiment of Engineers. 29th Di-
| vision. District Of Columbia National
Guard. will be held al Camp Simms.
' - -. ttHer CT n
| September ,. Headquarters and service
company Of the regiment will go 10
camp from August 10 10 September :"
! at Camp Simms: the 1st Battalion
. will train from July % 20 August L.
| while the End Battalion will be in
Camp from August 10 to September =
! officers and enlisted men employed
| in both governmental and private
J service have been instructed 20 take
| up at once with their respective en-
| ployers the matter Of leave of alb
sence for the training period. Omcers
and enlisted men who are unable 10
| obtain approval for this leave will
| report the matter in writing through
J soon as possible. The training period
! Will be with pay. and governme mental
/ employees will receive certificates en-
! fitting them to military leave for the
! camp period.
! 4 handsome Maryland state flag
! was recently presented to the 9TH
| Maryland Infantry by former officers
| of the regiment. The nag was
founded upon the Calvert coat of arms
! and was first carried in battle. in
| minor engagement in 1888 between
| the Maryland and Virginia colonlsts.
| The regiment dates its history from
| December 10. 1876. when ii was first
organized. II served through the war
/ of the revolution and also took part
/ in the war Of 1912. The regiment was
| reorganized in 1867 and again in 1919:
| During the world war the reglmentai
Headquarters and headquarters and
! supply companies formed those COM
ponents- of the 10th field artillery,
commanded bv Col Washington
/ Bowie. jr.. and >the twelve line COM
, panies were incorporated in the l15th
| Infantry. The MACHINE Gun Company
became part Of 4 10th Machine Gun
Ea talon.
The District Columbia National
for the summer bking TO the develop
ment Of better lprale in the guard,
: closer co-operatid among the different
organizattons. and 2 enlishten the pub
adequate national defense.
meeting of the executive committee
OF the new welfare council was held at
the armory. 472 l. street northwest.
May IA. and plans were made for an
extensive recruiting and advertising
campaign and athletic and other ac-
tivities which Will bring il before the
public. This council is composed OF
the officers and two enlisted men of
each company. Can't. Harry F. Glad
man, Company c. 121st Engineers. Dis
trct Of Columbia National Guard, was
elected chairman: Lieut.. Robert G. Nc
Cartee. regimental headquarters, secre-
tary: Capt. Sydney Morgan, head
Quarter and service company. treas
rrer: and Capt. John r. Kahn. Com
pany. publicity and recruiting officer.
recreation camp along the upper
Potomac has been provided and an
ideal place for boating. swimming and
fishing obtained which will be open
to suardsmen at all times. Teams
from each company are shooting at the
Camp Sims rife range each Wednes-
day and Saturday afternoons. and the
District expects to have the best team
ever sent from the District to the ma
tional rife matches at Camp Perry,
Ohio. this fall.
Another company will be mustered
in before the annual encampment in
July. for which an intensive recruiting
! campaign is being waged. This will
complete the I'd Battalion, 121st En-
| gineers.
r One at a Time.