Evening star., 1924-07-23
PAY CHECKS GIVEN
BATTERY A MEN
First Cash for D. c. Guards
men Since Muster In for
Fort Monroe Stay.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspatch TO The Star.
FORT MONROE, Va, July %
Yesterday was pay day. for the
members of Battery A, 260th Artillery,
District National Guard, here for
their first two weeks annual encamp-
ment. Checks to cover armory drills
for the quarter ending June 80 were
received from the finance officer, Sd
Corps Area. Baltimore, Md, and were
Immediately distributed to the officers
and men. This is the first pay that
members of the battery have received
since being mustered in on June II.
The various beaches and resorts in
the vicinity of Fort Monroe are prov
ing popular with the artillerymen.
All duties, except necessary camp
duties, end at $3.50, and the men are
free until reveille. There are no re-
strictions on the camp. No guard
duty is required and passes are un-
known. The commanding officer is
very anxious that all members of the
outfit take advantage of the recrea-
tional advantages available here, and
as soon as the duties assigned for hte
day are finished nothing is left in their
way to prevent leaving camp. For
those who do not care to leave, the
camp bathing beach is within $50
feet of the barracks, and the men
are required to go in swimming at
least twice a day, Immediately upon
rising in the morning and at pm.
Hot and cold shower baths are pro-
vided in camp.
New High Speed Record.
new high record for speed in
loading, sighting and firing was set
yesterday by the troops, 26 seconds
from the load and fire commands be-
to- t;ror hn
days record by 2 seconds. Second
Lieut.. James d. Eggleston was exec
utive officer of the gun crew making
the record, Sergt. Leroy S. Mann,
gun commander, and Sergt. Lyman
E. Morris, plotter. Private Perry w:
Michaels. 624 G. street northeast, and
Private Floyd B. Matthias. 3S44 Thir-
ty-second street, Mount Rainier, Md,
received slight foot injuries at gun
drill yesterday morning.
Yesterday afternoon was devoted TO
study of gun construction and opera
ton under direction of Maj. Walter
w. Burns, commanding, who is CIV
ing a series of lectures in artillery
work
A trip is being planned to occupy
the last two days of camp, which in
cludes visit to Fort Eustis. Va,
ment will be studied: Instruction
will also include anti-aircraft and
railroad artillery. The training at
the. guns here is in charge of Sergt.
Dewitt NJ. Branden, sergeant in
structor of the organization: assisted
by Sergt. Joseph Uzella and Private
James Robinson, the latter two having
been detailed by Maj. Z. w. Putney,
commanding the 18th Regiment OF Har-
Dor Defense Artillery, to assist the
District Guardsmen.
The entire battery is spending to-
day in observing the Citizens Mill
tary Training Corps students at ser
vice fire from Batteries Parrott. An
derson and Eustis. Tomorrow will
be devoted to gun drill and sub
caliber fire practice. Sub-caliber hre
will commence Friday and Saturday.
a smaller gun being placed inside
the barrel of the large 12-inch gun
and fired at targets in exactly the
same manner as the larger guns.
SATURDAY afternoon VIII sL,b be DEVOTED .rso ID
being arranged for Sunday and
large number of Washington people
are expected down Sunday and Mon
day to observe the service firing with
the 12-inch gun.