Evening star., 1925-08-09

Beach for two N M
weeks tr lining. - .-A-,----
The 18th Division AireS L. 1roiaha
headquarters car will be sent from
Washington in charge OF Pvt. Iroialid'
Plans have been completed for the
dispatch of the local Guard tor the
annual encampment, which VIII pe
started next Friday afternoon ana
night The 121st Regiment Oh Enel-
neers and 29th Military Ponce CON
pany. commanded by Col Jonn W i.
Oehmann, will proceed TO VIZ nc nc
Beach. Va, where they will camp lor
two weeks on the rifle range OF the
Virginia. National Guard. The 2botn
Coast Artillery, commanded by MAJ.
Walter w. Burns, will hold its annuai
period of training at Fort Moilloe'
Va. where the men Will be put
through the daily PAGES with the Dig
guns that command the approaches
through the Virginia Capes
For the movement or the enSlHee, >
and military police the steamer South
Iand has been chartered, while the
coast artillerymen will proceed over
land in a motor train. All OF the
heavy camp paraphernalia Will be
loaded aboard the Southland at her
dock here next Friday. and every
thing will he prepared for the move
nlent of troops Friday night. Accord
ing to present plans, the troops VIII
7.anort at the armory early Friday
evening. for which they Will receive
armory drill pay. Shortly before
o'clock they will be assembled, and
with full packs will march to the
steamboat wharf. headed by the lZIst
Regimental Band. The line of march
has not yet been mapped out by Col.
Oehmann.
AS soon as they arrive at the dock
the troops will be marched aboard the
ship to the places which will be as
signed them, and it is planned now
TO have the ship cast off from her
dock at 8 o'clock, steaming slow
" down the river and bay that
night. The troops are expected TO ar
rive at Norfolk about 10 o'clock sat
urdav morning when they VIII debark
and step aboard special trains placed
on the dock and will proceed dlrect
10 the camp. The unloading OF troops
will take place right in the camp
where the railroad has a spur line.
The euuipment will be Immediately
unloaded and placed aboard express
cars and is expected to arrive at the
camp soon after the arrival of the
troops. The officers and men Will
have all day Saturday in which to
make camp, and be ready for day
of rest Sunday. This will fit them 10
begin the intensive training Schedule
carly Monday morning.
All stateroOmS aboard the steamer
win be occupied by the troops, three
men to each room. The men will
have breakfast aboard the transport
before they debark Saturday morn
ing. and if they are delayed en- route
they will be served lunch, Col. Och
mann having been instructed and
authorized to make the necessary ar
rangementS.
The 260th Coast Artillery will leave
here FRIDAY afternoon in motor trucks.
Meals will be prepared en- route in the
rolling kitchens and they Will camp
two nights on the road. According to
the present plans, these troops will
leave here shortly after noon Friday
and will proceed by way of Water
street and the Highway Bridge to Fort
Humphreys, Va, on which reservation
they will camp for the night. Getting
under way early the following morn
ing they will proceed to Richmond,
Va, and camp there on Saturday
night, proceeding to Fort Monroe
early the following morning.
The men of this organization are
looking toward to this trip with a
great amount of pleasure. They are
anxious to get the experience and in
struction of travelling by motor train
and of making camp each night. The
movement of troops to camp in this
manner was authorized upon the re-
quest of Maj. Burns.
In addition to this movement of
troops, there will be a special camp
for the 29th Division headquarters at
Virginia Beach, but the instruction in
this camp will be distinct from that of
the other troops. Col. Oehmann has
been designated as commanding Of
ticer of the Engineer camp. Maj. Gen.
Anton Stephan, commanding the local
National Guard and the 29th National
Guard Division, will command the di-
vision camp, to which will go not only
officers from this city, but from Mary
land and Virginia, as the militia OF
these two States and the District COM
prise this division.
With Gen. Stephan, there will go
from here Capt. Peyton G.. hewitt,
Quarternaaster Corps 29th Division. 1t
has not yet been determined whether
Cen Stephan and Capt. hewitt will
proceed with the troops aboard the
chartered vessel or go via the regular
boat.
The following men enlisted in the
District National Guard last week:
Eugene NJ. Moriarity, 1900 II street
northwest, Company c, 121st Engi-
ueers: Mark A. Williams, Kingston
uVenue, Capital Heights, Md, Company
G.. I21st Engineers; James H. Rogers,
1923 First street northwest, Company
-. 121st Engineers; Joseph Stmi, 223
Seventh street northwest, Company
ID. 121st Engineers; Harry ]. Daniels,
glS NJ street northwest, Company f,
l21st Engineers; Henry l.. Won Aim.
7Ol East Capitol street, Company b,
121st Engineers; Francis G. Smith, 81
y street southeast. Company f, 121st
Engineers; Austin N. Wilkinson, 1925
Sixth street southeast, Company d,
l21st Engineers; Guy Elmendorf, 1142
Seventh street northwest, Company
G. 121st Engineers; Charles j. Dulin,
2i1 Eleventh street, southeast, Com
pany d, 121st Engineers; Richard S.
Dulin. 211 Eleventh street southeast,
Company d, 121st Engineers; Eldon
l.. Mosling, 235 Ninth street north
east, Company D, 121st Engineers;
Chauncey b. Stewart, 704 A street
northeast, Company d, 121st Engi-
neers; Isadore Bryan, 426 M street
southeast, Company D, 121st Engi-
neers; John +. Beachum, st. Eliza
beth's Hospital, Company D, 12lst
Engineers.
There are several vacancies on the
staff of the Twenty ninth National
Guard Division which are to be filed,
and it is expected that the appoint
ments viii be made before the di-
vision headquarters goes to camp.
When the division was organized GER
tain staff positions were assigned to
the various States, and these positions
will be retained permanently by them
although the particular officers may
leave for .arious reasons.
Gen. Stephan has been advised by