Evening star., 1924-08-24
DISTRICT TROOPS :. =:
END CAMP TODAY
Engineer Guardsmen Finish
Successful 2 Weeks Train
ing at Fort Humphreys.

By staff Correspondent.
FORT HUMPHREYS, Va, August
o3-Having m lie such marked
strides in it's training as to bring
forth the voluntary praise of Regular
Army observers. the 121st Regiment
of Engineers. National Guard of the
District of Columbia. will formally
end the 15-day field activities
which it has been undergoing here
and will return to the Capital CITY
tomorrow. The officers and men will
return to their civilian occupations
for another year. except for the
weekly drill period in the armory,
412 l. street.
The troops. including the 29th Mill
tary Police Company, will pass
through their final review tomorrow
morning at $50 o'clock. after which
they will Immediately entrain at the
station in the post here. A post en-
gine will draw the train over the
5-mile spur to the main line at
Accotink Station, when they will head
for Washington. The troops will ar
rive at the Union Station at 1880
o'clock and after detraining, headed
by Col. John w. Oehmann. command
ing the regiment, and the 12lSt En-
Sipeers' Band. they will march to the
armory for dismissal The line OF
march. as announced by Col. Och
mann, will be west on Massachusetts
avenue, northwest, to Fifth street
and north on that thoroughfare to
the armory at 472 l. street north
west.
Veterans Tanned.
Those who came down to watch
this local military force VIII see
column of veterans. tanned under the
heating suns of field service and
hardened under the heavy work OF
the strenuous drill program that was
mapped out for them by Col. Och
mann and Maj. w. +. X. Covell,
Upited States Army Engineer Corps,
senior instructor assigned to the
local guard unit
Before entraining. however, Col
Oe!rmann will present several gold
medals for efficiency shown in TINS
encampment. on marks given by the
Regular Army Instructors The in
structors worked all the afternoon
on the data obtained during their
observations during the encampment,
and reported the winners as follows:
The End Battalion was declared the
winner in the competition for high
est battalion efficiency a camp. This
medal will be awarded to Maj. Julian
S, Oliff, its commander. Lieut.. c. +.
Snithson is adjutant OF this bat
TALON.
Company f of the End Battalion
was declared to be the company
which showed the greatest improve
llent in its work during the two
wfek encampment, and gold medal
for this showing will be awarded to
Capt. Clarence Shields. The other
officers of his command are First
Lieut.. George L. Evans and Second
Lieut.. James r. Quade.
Company B. 1st Battalion. was de-
clared TO be the outfit which showed
the greatest efficiency in engineering
during the encampment. and gold
medal will be awarded to its COM
nander, Capt. Ralph F. Childs. whose
juniors officers are First Lieut.. Nell
son T Robert and Second Lieut.. w.
A: Knight.
Award Medals Mt Review.
THESE medals, the gift of Col Och
mann, will be presented at the final
inspection and review, which will be
held on the parade ground at the post
tomorrow. The officers will be made
to the center of the formation, and
the medals will be publicly pinned on
them by Col Oehmann.
;One of the most important details
of the camp. from the viewpoint of
the troops, will take place tomorrow
morning also, when Maj. j. r. Lusby,
qtartermaster and United States
property and disbursing officer, will
distribute more than $4,000, the
amount necessary for the pay of the
officers and men during the two
weeks of training.
:Col. Bell. L. S. A, in charge of
the training in the Third Corps Area,
Was a visitor at the camp this after
nbon. Accompanied by Col. Oehmann
hf made an inspection of the
charters and of the equipment of the
men, and to Col. Oehmann expressed
himself as highly pleased. He said
that the National Guard this year had
shown much improvement over last
year. During the inspection of bar
racks he especially commented on the
excellent appearance of the quarters
of Company X. After the inspection,
he ate dinner at the enlisted mems
mess of the headquarters and service
company.
There have been no complaints
from the men as to the food served
them, and it has been done at reas-
enable figure. As an instance of this
the second battalion mess, in charge
Of Sergts. W. l. Green and s. E.
Profit, has fed its men for SO cents
a. day. The meal served last night
is typical Of others served during the
period or the encAnpment, and the
menu follows: Roast pork. string
beans, mashed potatoes, stewed to-
matoes, bread and butter. fruit
punch, cake, ice cream, cigars and
. cigarettes.
First Lieut.. j. c. Jensen and Second
Lieut.. Quade were especially COM
mended by Maj. W. z. r. Covell
senior instructor. for the high state
Of efficiency shown in their engineer
ing work during the encampment, and
they were the only two officers
singled out for this comment.
When the main body of troops
leave tomorrow there will be left be-
hind a detachment of 25 men in
charge of Capt. E. H. Grove, camp
qlartermaSter, for the purpose of
clearing out the barracks used by
tie men and turning in the equip
n1ent belonging to the post. This
detail will return to Washington by
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