Evening star., 1926-10-31

Two citizens mill m
tary traini n & III
camps and one II. G. STEVENS.
encampment OF
the 121st Regiment of Engineers. of
which he is now member. He is a
graduate Of Central High School. He
resides at 1925 Third street.
All of the young men who took
the preliminary examination October
% for first position, which will mean
the one appointment allotted to the
local Guard, have been urged by head
quarters to be prepared, as there is
the possibility that more than one
might be selected. 1t has occurred
on several occasions that the local
Guard has been allowed more than it's
quota because other Guard organiza-
tions in the States could not fill theirs.
The appointments from the Ma
tional Guard of the country are not
comulative-that is, If an organiZa-
tion fails to fill its quota one year it
cannot save 1t for another year, as
the law provides for the appointment
of a certain number of young men
each year from the country's Ma
ttonal Guard. If any State fails to
pass candidate, then the position is
given to some other State or Terri
tory which can produce a man to
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While on the verge of a long siege
on the armory situation of the Dis
trfct Guard to get proper home for
all of the units assigned to the Capt.
tai City the officials of the local mill
tia now are confronted with the
problem of making immediate tenta-
tive plans for the annual field en-
CampmentS. In compliance with
letter from the Militia Bureau of the
War Department, the brigade head
quarters here has asked Col. John w.
Oehmann, commanding the 121st En-
gineers, and Maj. Walter w. Burns,
commanding the 260th Coast Artillery,
to forward Immediately to brigade
headquarters their recommendations
with relation to the matter of hold
ing the 1927 field training encamp-
ments, in order that the War De-
partment may be informed.
There appears to be certainty that
the coast artillery training camp Will
be held at Fort Monroe, Va, as usual,
as this is the nearest place for these
men to practice with the big coast
fortifications and large guns. and the
372d Infantry probably will go to
Saunders Range, near Annapolis, Nd.
The training point of the 29th Mill
tary Police Company will be selected
by the commanding general and
there is a probability that it may go
to Pen Mar, the new site of the camp
of the Maryland National Guard:
1t is believed that efforts will be
made next year to take the l2lst
Regiment of Engineers again TO Nlr-
ginia Beach, Va, as it is believed that
q camp held some distance from the
home station of the men serves to
raise the morale of the corps. 1t IS
not believed by many familiar with
National Guard activities covering an
experience of many years that it Is
good to always keep the organization
close to home ties during the training
period. Many of the men join the
Guard just for the trip it provides,
and, it is contended, trip such as
that to Fort Humphreys IS too snort
and in too close a contact with their
homes.
Col. Oehmann, during the last en-
Campment, expressed the ueSire 70
go to Virginia Beach in 1927, although
he made plans for returning again TO
U1mphrevs. because that is an en-
pinoer camp. and it is believed that
from n purely military standpoint the
organization can receive llS peSl
training there for all kinds or en-,
rineering equipment is available ana
there is plenty of Government laiiu
TO maneuVer over. But, 1t was po!hl
ed out, though the military tralhine
In urinary. nevertheless there Is the
,oorale of the orga nization to be kept
nm if if is to live a successful NE,
.nd the expense of the additional dis
rance for moving the troops VIII more
Than nav for the loss OF training at
one camp now and then. beslues'
Virginia Beach is the mopliiZalioii
noint of the goth National Guard DlVl-
Sion of which the engineer resIlileni,'
thnrn
iarize the officers ana men Will ''t0
Law of the land. .o
The letter specifies that the intorma.
zion with regard to the District OF
columbia shall be in the handS Oh t,le
Militia Bureau as early as practlcapie'
but not later than November 10.
The individual company match OF
tho Headauarters and Service Com
many 121st Regiment of Engineers,
u,os held last week at the Natlonal
Cuard rifle range, at Camp Slmms'
congress Heights, d. C., ana SONS
exceIlent scores were made by the or
f3cers and men. according to reports
received at bridage headquarters.
In the individual team match Tecn-
nical Sergt. Frank B. Kaye won nrst
nriye. Transport Platoon Sergt. joseph
F. Padgett finished second ana corp
=
padcett was first in Tyro matcn.
r,ecbnical Sergt. Henry Il. Cockrell
second and Pvt. Qst class Benjamin
J, Stevens third.
The scores of the participants FOL
Cow: Sergt. Kaye, 276; Capt. u. r.
DUNN. commanding the outht' Zos'
I,irst Lieut.. William 1. Mushake, 256;
Sergt. Padgett, 243; Corpl Bowman
$40. First Lieut. Robert G. MacCartee,
o8s: Sergt. Cockrell, 230; Pvt. stevens
o1S. Corpl. John Fl. Shellhass, I'll;
pvt. list class) Crispolo q. Donate
2os. Corpl. Patrick Bradley. 1873; Pvt.
list class) Ralph +. BARLEY, 19S, ana
Corpf. Lloyd Nell, 1875.
This is the only company TO plan
a rife match among its members TINS
wear, and it has been the cause OF
much favorable comment at heao-
quarters, where everything posslole Is
being done to encourage the offlcers
nnd mon to strengthen themselves in
Lille craftsmanship. 1t was the nope
that more organizations would plan
such matches, but to date there mas
been no indication of any such move
nent on the part of any of the other
commands.
The regular Guard matches are to
Ia hold next month at Congress
Heights range, where valuable money
nrizes and medals will be awarded.
There is a possibility that some OF the
companies may plan individual COM
many matches to be fired at this time
Al the present time the Guard is
somewhat handicapped in training ITS
personnel in craftsmanship because
~ the lack of proper armory facilities
The officers directing the destinles Oh