Evening star., 1925-05-24
District National Guard

, of this type with the big guns along
! the river. One side of the drill hall
! of the armory at Water and streets
| southwest has been given over en-
| tirely to this work. and under the di-
rection of Maj. Walter w. Burns, COM
manding the organization, the elab-
| crate paraphernalia has been set up.
Sergt c. +. Coanshock. L. S. Coast
Artillery, assigned here as one of the
instructors. went to Camp Holahird.
Md, last week to select a number of
motor cycles which will be assigned to
the local organization for transporta-
ton, and which will be taken on the
trip TO camp.
Capts. Thomas A. Lane and Clar-
ence S. Shields, 121st Regiment of En-
gineers. have completed their course
of instruction at the United States
Army Engineer School at Fort
Humphreys. Va.
Plans are being made by the engi-
neer regiment to publish a regimental
magazine. which Will be used for con-
veying information for the members
| themselves and also for the purpose
! of acquaintinG interested people in
| the work Of this organization and
thus increase the membership. The
editing and printing will be by mem
| berS of the command. x f1atbed
printing press. printing pages 1SX2l
inches. has been authorized and
probably will be assigned to Com
pany +.
! Negotiations are being conducted by
! Capt. +. G.. hewitt. quartermaSter of
the 10Th Division, with the Norfolk
and Southern Railroad for the pur-
! pose of getting special excursion
rates for the members of the l21St
Regiment of Engineers and 18th
! Military Police Company when they
/ so into camp at Virginia Beach in
August. Special rates will be asked
! for between the camp and the re-
| sort proper and between the camp
| and Norfolk. and ii is expected that
Il number of the men will want to go
on liberty to Norfolk, particularly
| on Saturday and Sunday when they
are relieved from drill. The railroad
company has offered a 12-cent rate
| between the resort and camp. but this
| is not considered reasonable as il is
only a very short ride and efforts
are being made to have a scent rate
established. The rates between the
camp and Norfolk have not been dis
Cussed.
Recruiting for the 121st Regi-
ment of Engineers has been re-
sumed with a view to filling up
number of companies with full
quota in time for camp. AS a part
| of the intensive campaign to obtain
recruits, the Engineers have obtained
the loan of the building at 1924 +
street northwest, where Capt. Roy
| w. Keesee, Company A, and a detail
of men have fitted up attractive
quarters. 1t will be kept open in the
day and evening with n view to at
tracing young men to serve with
the guard.
Maj. Gen. George w Richards.
chief of the militia bureau of the
War Department. has definitely
turned down the request of Maj. Gen
Anton Stephan, commanding the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Co
lumbia, for a reorganization of the
260th Coast Artillery Corps from
| two battery TO three battery or
| ganization. strenuous fight was
made by the local men for this re-
organization, but it was turned down
| because it was said it would increase
! the amount of funds needed, because
of the increase of pay to the officer
| personnel and the addition of Ger
| tain equipment, and also because it
might furnish a precedent on which
other States might rely in asking
for an increase of their units.
Local guard officers point out that
| 1t was not the intention of President
Coolidge when he directed a curtailing