Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15

larger commands to put so men or
the rolls. All organizations must have
this number on the rosters in order
to be permitted to take part in the
annual encampment. and they must
take 60 per cent of this number into
camp in order to receive Federal pay
for the tour of duty.
Lieut.. Col. Peyton G.. hewitt. ad
jutant of the Goth Division. has dis
patched a memorandum to all mem
bers of the 29th Division staff calling
their attention to the annual encamp
ment period and asking them whether
or not they will attend. He pointed
out that orders for this duty are issued
| by the authorities of States concerned
and directs and officer who has not re
ceived orders to proceed To Virginia
| Beach to communicate with the State
adjutants general to obtain them and
the necessary authority for transpor
| tation
| Capt. Raymond NJ Peak who has
| just relinquished command of the goth
Military Police Company, and who has
| taken the examination for transfer
| to the Quartermaster Corps of the
local Guard has been ordered to report
to the commanding general, 10Th
| National Guard Division, for special
duty and instruction. pending the
transfer. The order directs also that
he be carried on the rolls of the
special troops, 29th Division, on head
quarters detachment
| Following the receipt OF application
from a number Of former enlisted men
Of Company a. 372d Infantry, for re-
enlistment, Capt Arthur Newman has
put up to headquarters the matter OF
taking these men in. He calls atten-
| ton to the fact that the applications
are the result Of the return OF the
| command to it's former armory at
| Twelfth and u streets northwest, and
points out that the table of organlza-
tons, approved February 10. 1925,
gives the peace enlisted strength OF an
| Infantry company as 90 men, and asks
| for a. ruling on the following QueS-
| lions: Whether the enlistment of men
who have served in the LIST Separate
| battalion and who desire to serve again
may be classed as re-enlistments. and
whether this company may be re-
cruited to the peace enlistment
strength as shown above?
Reply has been made by Gen. Ste
phan inviting his attention to Pro
visions of General Order No. 3S, dated
October 81, 1925, which limits enlisted
strength of lettered companies of In
fantry to 65. This general order was
predicated on instructions from the
chief. Militia Bureau, limiting the
strength of the entire National Guard
of the District of Columbia to an en-
listed strength of 720. Any increase
authorized for your unit would of ne
Cessity have to he deducted from an
other unit. which would be unfair to
that organization. The matter will
be given further consideration at any
time instructions of the Militia Blu
reau as to limitations of strength are
removed
Efforts now are being made by Maj.
Gen. Stephan to locate a drill hall
suitable for the local Guard to drill in
during the Winter months. as there
IS no space in the present makeshift
armory now being used to house
the troops. He has just written let
ters to the Washington Terminal Co.
and to the Railroad Young Mems
Christian Association. asking for their
aid in providing a place for the
Guard during the inClement weather.
After calling attention to the proX-
unity of the present armory to the
Union Station, Gen. stephan wrote:
This building is in no way equip
ped for indoor drill and at the pres
ent time it is necessary that drills be