Evening star., 1926-06-06
District National Guard

Company and Headquarters Detach-
tment, 18th Division, Special Troops,
have been designated to take four
day intensive training period at Fort
Humphreys, Va, in orders just issued
by Maj Gen. Anton Stephan, COM
manding the local Guard. The pur-
pose of this preliminary training camp
Us to familiarize the officers with the
training schedule and to give them an
opportunity to SO familiariZe them
selves with the conditions prevailing
at camp as to be able to settle down
to work quickly when the main body
ef troops is sent there for training
ibis Summer.
The officers will be in camp from
0rfne 2S to July /, inclusive. Reports
Ut headquarters indicated that prac-
tically every officer of all the units
fnsnt. and it is expected they Will
materially profit from this duty.
The rife team of the United States
Marine Corps at Quantico, Va, dele&At-
ed the rifle team of the local seIuaru
in a match held there last Week ps
rs points, according to figures com
billed and reported to headquarters Dv
Cant. j. G.. Jensen, Ordnance Depart
ment, in charge of the training OF tne
local team. The Marines showed thelr
superiority at each of the four ranges
and kept the lead from the start: me
score was Marines 2,343 and National
Guard 2.268.
The individual scores of the local
shots follow: Lieut.. Riley, 231: Capt.
Jensen. 229; Capt. BernsdorH, 20;
PVT, Votava, 233: Sergt. Riley, 2Z3;
Corpl. Barry. 226; Tee hnicai sergt: t.
Kaye, 22S; Staff Sergt. Thlil, 30
Lieut.. Mcmahon, 2l9, and sergt'
Shricker, 22S. u eo,
The score at the various stages 1ol-
low: 200 wards, slow fire, Marines 446,
t;uard 43S: 200 yards, rapid fre, Ma,
rinos Az. Guard 452; 300 yards, RAPID
4irn Marines 46l, Guard 436, and b0O
Yards. slow fire, Marines 959, Guaro
p43.
1.uI1 nrenarationS are being mace
h,. tha officials Of the local Guard TOT
"A movement from the present arnlory:
Uhich must be vacated at the eno OK
+bis month because of the expiration
of the lease, and on Whlch reLe~ai
has been refused. The Dulluins mas
heen sold to q local department Store'
'.1,;nb viii use IL for a warehouse.
Everything will be packed ana ready;
81 that as soon as a building is found
ybere will be no delay in gettlng OUT
hut something must be found beiore
Inne 40. as the valuable equipment
cannot be laid out in the street.
officials Of the Guard are quite nope
Sul that before the end OF the inoi.n
some place may be 1ouilu ~ VIM ,a ot
least to store the property ana aI
least rooms for the assembly or com
NAMES. but they have given up nope
IF obtaining q building satisfactory IN
ol1 resnects for armory purposes; tnat
ss including drill hall and places for
training contingents OF patlaiioi'
strength. o,,+ &c
The Guard, it was pointed OUT. rs
Facing a situation more serious thaii
A. has experienced in any time In ltS
Sistorv. The fund allowed for rental
nurnoses is so small that no bulldlng
Thich is satisfactory and at the same
rime comes within the allowance can
be found, although the officials nave
secured the city and have heio III
s,Tnaerab,e conferences with property
owners It is serious hanolcap " ali
nreanization whose predecessors nave
given an excellent account OF them
salves in all cases where the country
has called upon them for defense, ana
n is most certain that strong repre.
sentation will be made to Congress at
she coming session to provide q per.
s,aanent huilding for the Guard. or at
ieast provide sufficient funds Tor
rental. SO that a satisfactory building
may be rented on a long'term lease.
1t is the hope Of those havang the
matter in charge that they wlA %
able TO go to Congress at the next ses,
sion with a concrete proposition, ana
during the Summer 1t Is expected thdt
"details will be worked out.
ORDERS have been issued to all unit
Aonoman nders whose outfits are quar-
Tered in the L Street Armory to have
their equipment ready for movement
by June 80.
The training schedule Of the 2sth
Military Police Company, capt. RAY
Lnond NJ. Park commanding, has peen
Snnroved. This organization will ar
rive in it's camp at Virginia Beach on
August 10, making the trip to Nor
folk by boat and by train to the camp.
The schedule mapped out is an inten-
sive one, including practice marches,
hut the recreational side has not Deen
overlooked, as two afternoons Will pc
given over to athletics. The men VIII
get practically every evening OF 1oT
recreation at the resort, and suff1clent
time to take dips in the Atlantic. The
members Of this unit will have more
opportunity this year to enjoy the re-
sort than they did last year, because
af the fact that they will be the only
unit in camp. Last year. when the
Engineers also were there, this or
ranization had to furnish large con-
tingent of men for military patrol
duty at the resort each evening, and
this, coupled with the intensive train
ing schedule in camp during the day,
worked a considerable hardship upon
them.
Officers attached to the staff of Maj.
Zen. Anton Stephan, commanding the
beth National Guard Division, COM
posed Of the National Guard of this
city, Maryland and Virginia, assem-
bled here in conference yesterday
10 discuss division affairs and to work
but the periodical war problem to keep
the staff in training. This Is the only
National Guard division composed OF
three separate units which has organ
fzed successfully under the national
defense scheme and whose division
staff is getting the training necessary
10 make it function as a unit in time
bf war. This fact has been called to
khe attention of other division COM
k1anderS in other parts of the country,
hnd this outfit has been held up as an
Example. In fact, instructions have
been issued that other staff officers
must obtain the training with their
6taffs so that they may work as a
INIT, and dissatisfaction has been eX-
Dressed with the plan Of some OF them
bf officers taking only field training
bm their respective States with home
bnits.
The war problem handled yester
Hay was prepared by Maj Louis c.
6rinton, jr., senior division instructor.
4 During the interim between the
morning and afternoon sessions, the
division officers We're the guests of
their commander, Gen. Stephan, at a
luncheon given at the City Club.