Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07

Field training periods for the sew.
sral units OF the local National Guard
nave been selected by brigade head
quarters and forwarded to the head
quarters OF the Army Third Corps
area at Baltimore, Md, for final ap
Sroyal. Approval by the Army au,
rhorities is expected to be made as a
matter OF routine, and preparations
are TO be made on the tentative dates
selected.
Tho 121st Regiment of Engineers
col. John w. Oehmann commanding
the largest contingent Of the local
lnilitia, will camp at Fort Humphreys
Va, from August 10 to 90, inclusive;
the 2e0th Coast Artillery, Maj. w. w.
Burns commanding, at Fort Monroe
:. Va., from July Is to August |, in.
elusive. and Company A. 372d In
faRtry. Capt. Arthur c. Newman com
handing, at Saunders Range, near
Annapolis, Md. from July to August
II.
Neither the camp site nor the date
Tor the period Of field training have
been selected for the Goth Military
Police Company, commanded by Capt.
Raymond NJ. Peak. Efforts are being
made to find a camp for this outfit
where it can obtain field training
under the best circumstances for an
organization of it's kind. Heretofore.
It has been camping annually with
the 121st Regiment Of Engineers. but
1t was said that conditions are not al
ways favorable for training an in
fantry company with an engineer regi.
ment, and this year an effort would
be made to make q change.
The matter OF q camp site for this
outfit is to be taken up at the division
star conference Of the 29th National
Guard Division, with a view TO ascer-
tanning whether or not 1t would be
both feasible and desirable to have
his unit train this year with the d.
vision staff. 1t was said to be very
likely that the division staff this year
would take its course Of field instruc-
ton at Camp Trinkle, at Virginia
Beach, Va, where the Engineers also
trained last year. 1t is understood
that the members Of the staff are de-
sirous that the camp for this contin-
gent be held there. and In that event
1t is likely that the military police
will stage a return engagement at tho
Virginia Summer resort. Whfle the
idea of sending them to Philadelphia
for the sesquicentennial celebration
has not been entirely abandoned, 1t
was said that II would seem more
likely now that 1t will go to Virginia
Beach. At any rate, 1t is quite GER
tain now that it will not go to camp
WITH tle lLuSlllecT IeSilIlcill dS IL lids
heretofore.
The resignation Of First Lieut.. John
Paul Shepherd OF his commission in
the 260th Coast Artillery has been &C.
cepted by the President, according to
advices received at headquarters from
the Militia Bureau Of the War De.
partment.
Promotion Of First Lieut.. Charles
Earl Smithson to the rank of captain
and adjutant of the 12lst Regiment Of
Engineers has been recommended to
brigade headquarters by Col. John w.
Oehmann, who has asked that Lieut..
Smithson be ordered before q board Of
examiners to determine his fitness for
promotion.
Lieut. Smithson has just been re-
Iieved as adjutant Of the I'd Bat
talon Of the Engineers and promoted
to regimental adjutant. The new
tables of organization for Engineer
regiments which became effective on
January I. last. provided for a captain
as adjutant Of an Engineer regiment,
and this promotion In rank has been
recommended to make tho personnel
Of the local Engineer regiment con-
form to the requirements Of tho new
tables.
Capt. Clay Anderson. Z. S. Army
Engineer Corps. instructor Of the local
Engineer regiment, has sent g. letter
of commentator to brigade head.