Evening star., 1924-06-09
BIG WAR GAME OPENED
BY NATIONAL GUARD
2Sth Division, in Camp at Virginia
Beach, Studying Coast De.
fense Problems.
GEN. STEPHAN COMMANDING
u. C., Maryland and Virginia
Taking Part.
By a Stsf Correspondent

Taking Part.
BY Stsf Correspondent
HEADQUARTERS 29th NATIONAL
GUARD DIVISION. virginia Beach.
Va, June s.-Starting one of the big
gest war games in postwar National
Guard history, the 29th National
Guard Division, comprising militia
troops OF the District of Columbia.
Maryland and Virginia, Maj. Gen. An
ton Stephan of Washington, com
mandiag. today plunged directly into
problem for the defense of the At
lantic coast from Delaware TO the
Carolinas
cen Stephan has established his
1neaoqoarters at the rife range here
ta tooln Whlch point he is directing the
trict of Columbia Ffeuratively there
IS division encamped at this point
put literally there are several hundred
neIo' stan and company officers from
ments of enlisted men from all arms
or the service, with officers ef the
Inlted States Army as instructors
and observers.
Campaign Opens To-day.
All of yesterday, and during the
i.
trains were sent in from the main
line to the spur leading into this
camp. This afternoon the big game
started in earnest. and will last until
THURSDAY morning. when the forces
Will be returned to their home sta
tfons The last to arrive was Brig
Gen. NJ. A. Reckord of Maryland, com
| manding the 5sth Infantry Brigade
Besides the 5Sth, there is represent
ed here the 91st Infantry Brigade.
| fantry Brigade. Virginia National
Guard: 1880 Infantry Brigade, Vir-
ginia National Guard; 1st Maryland
Infantry. representing units in Kens-
ington, Hyattsville and other points
in Maryland adjacent TO the District:
5th Maryland Infantry from Balti-
more; 10th Field Artillery. Maryland
National Guard. from Baltimore; Air
from Logan Field. Baltimore: 104th
Medical Regiment, Maryland National
Guard, Baltimore; 121st Regiment
Engineers. National Guard, District of
Columbia
Camp Orsnni IA ati0n Completes.
Organization of the camp was com
pleted today with the issuance of
orders by Gen. Stephan making GER
tain camp details and assigning the
various troops and schools. Capt.
Peyton G. hewitt. y. G. D. c.. was
designated camp adjutant: Maj. Way
| erly ". La Prade was named camp
quartermaster: Mai Harry +. White.
Tergfnia National Guard, medical Off
Ger, Mai. r. T. Barton of Winchester,
Va, was detailed In charge of the
school for company officers and Sc
| lected enlisted men.
Brig. Gen. S. Gardner Waller, Front
Royal. Va. is in command of the
| Virginia units.
Gen. Stephan also designated the
following grounds for instruction
purposes: First, general officers and
| their staffs; second, commanding Off
| GERS of infantry regiments and their
| STATS. In this group is Col. Oehmann,
commanding the 121st Regiment EnGi-
neers, y. q. d. c.; third. commanding
officers of field artillery and their
STATS; fourth. comanding officers OF
engineer regiments and their stans
fifth, commanding officers of medical
regiments and their stats: sixth.
commanding officers Of infantry bat
talions and their stanS and oncers
of the air. companies.
EARLY Morning Movements.
Oficers of the Distict of Columbia
National Guard with others were
turned out of their hunks early today
and by $50 o'clock were in the field,
formed into infantry companies for
instruction.
at home here since shortly after their
rival there was a drenching rain
which turned this place into Literal
camp of mud and when they went into
the field today the rain was coming
down in torrents.
The plan for instruction in connec-
tion with the war games is a full one
and will keep the officers busy in the
field from early morning until late In
the afternoon and it includes prob
lens dealing with every implement OF
land and air warfare. Airplanes were
flying over the camp all morning and
f1a ENY
United States marines gave a touch Of
realism to the program.
ID. C. Contingent ON Special Train.
The District detachment made tho
trip from Norfolk to Virginia Beach
yesterday on a special train. Gen.
Stephan was met at the station and
| camp by Mai. La Prade and Capt.
Jackson for many years member OF
| the District National Guard, and now
with the Virginia detachment The
general was assigned quarters in
large home on the field over which
| few the two-starred flag OF q major
general.
This afternoon the entire detach-
ment is out on the Atlantic coast di-
recting the work OF the 18th Division
| in repelling an imaginery force. There
behind the sand dunes which predo
mate, they are mapping & OUT prosfneS SfpE
under the direction of Gen stephan
who. receiving his reports in head
| quarters here. Is transmitting orders
| for the movement or the various arms
| under his command.
| Ijeut. Col. Townsend, with MARYLAND
| National Guard. headquarters, BAIT
| more. Lieut.. Col. Davies, with the
| virginia National Guard, heaoquar
with the District OF Columbia Ma
| 4;opai Guard