Evening star., 1926-05-02

Investigation now is being made by
a board of officers of the Sd Army
Corps Area, which includes this dis
trict, TO determine whether or not all
military reservations. camp sites or
rife ranges in the area are needed al
this time. and whether il will be pos
sible to do away with any of them in
the interest of economy.
In this connection the commanding
general of the Sd Corps Area has been
informed by the local Guard author
tiles that the local Guard rifle range
at Camp SimmS, at Congress Heights,
ID. c., is necessary to this section. ana
asking that no steps be taken to do
away with 1t.
1t was pointed out that in addition
to being used by the local National
Guard it also is used by the ReSe. We
officers Training Corps, Regular
Army units in and around the Capl-
tai City, and also that it is much
used by the War Department in its
demonstrations and service lnspec-
tions of ordnance material. The board
of officers is expected to visit this
vicinity within short time.
The Militia Bureau of the War De
partment has been requested by local
Guard officials to award Company r,
l21st Engineers, Capt. Clarence
Shields, commanding. the national
trophy awarded annually by the War
Department to the unit of the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Colum-
hia attaining the highest figure of
merit. This company attained a t1g-
uro of merit last year in its rifle train
ing of 935, and this has been certi-
N,.2.. 4 1h
highest figure of the local Guard.
Permission has been given by the
local Guard authorities to the Head
quarters Company. L. :. Army, Dis
'rict of Washington, to use the Con
eresS Heights Rife Range for its rifle
practice from May ! TO 81. The per-
mission was requested by Brig. Gen.
=. D. Rockcnbach. commanding the
District of Washington.
Brig. Gen. Milton \. Reckord, COM
manding the National Guard of Mary
land, and secretary of the National
Rifle Association. has been informed
that the local Guard officials concur
In his suggestion that the national
rifle matches be held at Philadelphia,
Pa, this year in connection with the
Sesquicentennial celebration. Lack of
funds will prevent the national
matches being held at Camp Perry,
Ohio, this year and the rife associ-
alton is planning to handle the
matches, for which the Government
formerly provided much of the funds.
In view of the fact that Company
A, 372d Infantry, District National
Guard. will hold it's annual encamp-
ment with Maryland troops at Saun'
derS Range, near Annapolis, TINS
Summer, the commanding general of
the MARYLAND Guard has been asked
by the local Guard authorities II they
desire to make arrangements for the
purchase of subsistence for these
troops.
Daniel b. Lloyd has successfully
passed his examination for second
lieutenant in the 10Th Division Special
Troops, the new detachment formed
here, and Claude Buringame has
passed his examination as second lieu
tenant of the 29th Military Police
Company, according to an announce
ment of Mai. Louis c. Brinton, senior
instructor of the local Guard.
Lieut.. Lloyd was formerly second in
command of the Goth Military Police
Company, while Lieut.. Burlingame is
a veteran officer of the Guard. having
been for many years connected with II
in the old Sd DC. Infantry before
the war. However, he recently re-
enlisted and is starting in again at the
bottom of the commissioned list.
Pvt. Mark A. Williams, Company
g, 121st Engineers, has been honor
ably discharged from the local Guard
because Of business interference, and
Pvt. Robert w. King, of the same
command has been ordered honor
ably discharged on account of re-
moyaI from the District of Columbia.
The new unit recently organized in