Evening star., 1925-04-26
District National Guard

! exceed the total allowad the command
as a whole.
| Gen. Stephan's order follows:
! Pursuant to instructions OF the
chief of the Militia Bureaaa establish
] ing a nlaximum strength Tor the Ma
| tionai Guard of the DistrtC>t OF Column
| bia, for which Federal aid will be ex
| tended, the following strengths for
units are established as a maximum
which the unit concerned may main
! tain: no establishments beyond this
maximum strength noted will be- made
unless specifically authorized: ,Heao
quarters and Service Company TN
gineers), 72; medical detachment am
gineers}, %; lettered companies tEn
gineers), 65; Military Police Company
! so: lettered batteries Coast Artillery
65 Iettered companie ,Qnfantry), a.
| "Reglmental and separate battalion
| commanders are authorized to raise
| the maximum strengths of units un-
| der their command so long as the
| total strength of the regiment or
| separate battalion concerned does not
exceed the total authorized maximum
strength of the units comprising such
regiment or battalion.
Personnel which is surplus over
and above the maximum authorized
strength will be absorbed by routine
| separations. No enlistments will be
made in units now above the maxi
mum authorized strength until their
strength has been reduced to the max
imum quoted herein"
Mai. Gen. Stephan invited the Rich.
mond Light Infantry Blues to stop off
in this city in May. when they are
scheduled to go 10 New England for
patriotic celebration, and be the
guests of the National Guard of the
! District of Columbia on sightseeing
| trip of the city. The use of the
armory as sleeping quarters also was
offered them.
However. Mail NJ. F. Neale, com
manding the Organization. said that ii
would be impossible to accept the in
vitation, as it was not deemed de-
sirable so close to- the training camp
| period to keep tine men away from
| their business
THE courtesy OF your invitation, -
said Maj. Neale i'm reply, was ap.
preciated very much by members OF
| the Blues. when 1t was read to them
at drill, and with spirit such as
this prevailing throughout the division
we should have the best National
| Guard division in the country"
The Blues is the modern organiza-
ton, the 1st Battalion OF the 1S3rd
| Infantry. 29th National Guard Divi-
sion. This division is commanded by
Gen. Stephan and comprises the Ma
tional Guard of this city, -Maryland
and Virginia.
Pay checks for the quarter lending
March 81 were received at grand head
quarters last week and Immediately
distributed for Companies A. G.. T.
and F Medical Detachments, 121st I'm
gineers. and the 29th Military Ponce
Company. The others are expected
during the current week.
The esprit de corps in the local
| rise. according TO those who keep a
close watch on the organization. The
men are taking a great interest in
their respective orga niZations, and
many of them work long hours after
| drill in order to fix up their quarters
! in the makeshfft arnory which they
| are required to use. Many of them,
when their pay checks are received
each quarter. use a portion of 1t for
| the purchase of equipment to make
| the quarters attractive.
Two members of the Headquarters
and Service Company. 121st Engi-
neers, students at the Corcoran School
of Art, are decorating the walls of
their quarters with army scenes. Pvt.
| Stuart T. Williams has just COM
pleted an attractive painting on the
wall of these quarters showing a land
anti-air craft battery at work. 1t is
most realistic. and the work of the