Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-13
D. c. GUARDDV|S|0N
TO Be REORGAN|zED
War Department Issues
0rders-Gen. Stephan
to Command.

REORGANIZATION Of the 29th National
Guard division. comprising the troops
of the District Of Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia, has been directed by
the War Department, resulting in the
addition of some units to this city.
organization of which will he under
taken at once by Brig. Gen. Anton
Stephan, commanding the District of
Columbia Militia.
Gen. Stephan, II is understood. will
be commissioned a major general and
placed in command of this division.
which will in return result in pro-
motion of other officers of the local
guard to comprise his staff. He will.
when commissioned, and officially
ordered in command, have represent
atives and aids In both states.
VIII Have Dual Command.
Commissioning Of Gen. Stephan as
a major general and assigning him
to command the goth Division will not
relieve him of the command of the
District of Columbia Militia. He will
function in the dual capacity of major
general commanding the 29th Division
and brigadier general commanding
the District of Columbia Militia.
One of the new organizations added
by the War Department to the Dis
tricts quota Is that of a military
police company. organization of which
will be undertaken Immediately by
Gen. Stephan. This company will be
one of the most attractive companies
in the guard, as it's members VIII
probably be mounted on motor cycies
and will have military police authority
whenever called into active service;
The District Guard also has mad
added three coast artillery companies
and organization of these VIII De
started in the near future. The DIS
under the reorganization. combat
company of engineers recently was
made a company of infantry.
Transfer From Maryland.
The allotment Of three coast ar
tillery companies comes as a trans
fer from Maryland. On the other
hand. the War Department ordered
transferred from the District one
field artillery brigade headquarters
battery, saith Artillery Brigade; the
104th Field Artillery ammunition
train; the 10th Field Artillery
regimental headquarters. including
medical department detachment: the
10th Field Artillery regimental
Headquarters; the 10th Field Artil-
lery regimental service battery; the
LIST Battalion of the 10th Field Ar
tillery, Is INNS
In the final lineup the District of
Columbia will have one infantry d.
vision headquarters, one infantry di-
vision headquarters company and
detachment, one headquarters spe-
cial division troops, one military
police company, one motor cycle
company. one ordnance maintenance
company. one combat engineer regi-
ment, one division train, Quarter
master Corps; five coast artillery
companies and one infantry bat
talon (colored).
There will be several choice va
cancies on the STAFF of the major
general commanding the 29th Dr.
vision. One Of them is division ad-
tenant colonel. In addition, there
will be one aide with the rank of
captain, first or second lieutenant
and one captain or first lieutenant,
Quartermaster Corps
The chief of stan Is allotted to
Virginia and other appointments,
aside from those named for the Dis
trfct. are divided between the two
states. The latter will make their
nominations to Maj. Gen. Stephan
when he is commissioned as such
and he, in turn, will make the rec
tions from the District or Columbia.
to the War Department through the
headquarters of the Sd Corps Area, for
official appointment.