Evening star., 1925-04-12


Military Police Company and 260th
Coast Artillery, National Guard of
the District of Columbia, to the
places of their annual encampments,
there seems to be a probability now
that the local troops will get a taste
of real Army transportatfon-that is,
aboard an Army transport. The War
Department is said to be considering s
the assignment to Chesapeake Bay
and tributaries this Summer of
an Army transport for the sole ,pur-
pose of transporting the militia of
this city, Maryland and Virginia to
their camp sites.
Like the District organizations,
with the exception of the coast ar
tillery, the Maryland and Virginia
guard organizations will go to Nir-
ginia Beach. Va, this Summer for
their annual period of training. The
coast artillery will go to Fort Monroe
during the same period that the
engineer regiment and the Military
Police Company are at Virginia
Beach, August Is to 80.
Consideration is being given to rail
and water transportation, but, of
course. if an Army transport is
assigned here it will be by water,
and it is believed that the expense
will be considerably cut down in this
event. 1t is the hope that an Army
transport will be assigned. in ac-
cordanCe with the plan being con-
sidered by the War Department.
In that event or even ii private
water transportation is chartered, it
is planned to have the troops leave
here Saturday afternoon, August Is,
and make the trip at night, so that
they Will arrive at Virginia Beach
in daylight and make camp promptly,
ready to begin the intensive training
on Monday morning. Should the trip
be made in daylight, the troops would
arrive in camp a night.
The long water trip would be more
comfortable for the men if made
aboard regular transport. as they
have ample bunk provision for them,
which is not available on any of the
steamers in this territory.
y number of the officers and men
are discussing plans for motor
caravan to the camp site. They plan
TO leave here in automobiles and re-
port for duty directly to the camp.
In fact, the Coast Artillery Unit.
commanded by Maj. Walter w Burns,
has asked permission to have the
entire organization transported to
Fort Monroe in motor trucks. 1t is
proposed to take two days for the
trip, camping overnight in pup tents
en- route. This, it is believed, would
be valuable training for the men.
The War Department has called on
the National Guard of the District
of Columbia for its history, which is
TO be put out in War Department
publication, together with the his
tories of other organizations. Lieut.
Col. {. Fred Cook, adjutant generals
department, has been detailed TO pre-
pare this work, which will require
considerable detail searching. So far
the history of the local organization
has been traced back as far as 1903,
and the story of its achievements
growth and participation in wars in
defense of the country will make
most interesting reading. After sup
plying the necessary informa tion to
the war Department, the suggestion
mas been made that it be published
here liz pamphlet form for distribu-
tion to those interested in the organ
ization.
To obtain an eligible list from which
men will be selected for commissions
as second Heutenants in the l21st
regiment of Engineers an examina-
tion will be held at the Armory. 472
Il street northwest, beginning ApriI
II. While the eligible list is good for
one year, and men will be selected
from 1t from time to time as vacan-
cles occur in the commissioned per-
sonnel of the regiment, there are at
The present time three vacancies to
be filled.
Lieut.. Nelson T. Robert has resigned
his commission because of the fact
that he has gone to Arizona. He was
attached to Company B. Lieut.. Z. L.
EnSlehart, Company F, has moved to
Grafton, w. Va, and has resigned
and Lieut.. William A Gormley, Com
pany A. has been transferred to the
National Guard Reserve on his own
application because he could not give
the necessary time required of an ac-
tive officer
The examining board is composed of
Col. John w. Oehmann, commanding
the regiment; Mai. w. Z. f. Coyell,
assistant Engineer Commissioner of
the District of Columbia and also in
spector instructor of the Guard. and
Maj. George w. Allen, commanding
the medical detachment
Efforts are being made to interest
some local surgeons in the National
Guard, with a view to getting two of
them for commissioning in the med
zeal detachment. Those interested
may get details on the appointments
upon application at the Armory. 472 /,
street northwest. There are two
vacancies, made by the designations
of Capt. Sidney c. Cousins and Cant
Boyce r. Bolton.
The annual inspections of tbe osotr
Coast Artillery were made during the
week at the outfits armory, Water
and o streets southwest. The inspec-
TONS were made by Capt. Oliver b.
Bucher, United States Army Coast
Artillery Corps, from Fort Monroe.
The 1st Separate Battalion. coIored
troops, will have its annual en-
campment at Saunders Range. Nd
near Annapolis, this Summer. The
dates already have been set for Au-
gust TO 16, but the Maryland Ma
tonal Guard has requested that the
dates be advanced to July - to 26
This request was made, it was said
because this is the rifle range of the
Maryland National Guard, and the
presence of the District organization
VIII interfere somewhat with plans
already made for target practice for
the Maryland organizations
ray rolls for the quarter ending
March 81 have been completed and
forwarded to the finance officer, 3rd
Corps Area, Baltimore, Md, it was an
nounced at headquarters. The officers
and men will receive their checks
for drills during this quarter within
short time.
Several improvements involving
some construction have been author
lied by the War Department to be
made on the guard rife range at
Camp Simms, Congress Heights, D. c.
AS these involve some engineering,
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