Evening star., 1927-04-17

General orders for the movement Of
units COM posing the National Guard
of the District Of Columbia to the
training areas selected for their an
nual encampments have been issued
by brigade headquarters. Upon receipt
of the general order the individual unit
commanders will be expected TO pre-
pare detailed orders for the move.
ment of troops and equipage, ana
make arrangements for the trans
portation. Three separate campsites
viii be occupied by the units of the
Guard. Fort Monroe. Va; Fort
Humphreys, Va. and Cascade, Nd
The unit commanders attention mas
heen invited to certain Guard regula-
tions and training instructions Whlch
will govern the movement or troops
and the period of training in the held
THE orders. in general, explain the de-
tailed reports which will be expected
witl, whom arrangements for the NOV
ing OF troops and supplies must be
made, the limit on food and mateilal
to be consumed and the Communication
allowance for the advance guards sent
ahead OF the main bodies oI troops
with equipment and stores.
officers and men are to be held to
strict accountability for property IS
sued in camp, and unless II clearly
apuears that properly was lost or
damaged through no fault OF the Gus
todian, he will be required 10 pay
for it.
The report Of the annual armory in
spections for the following units, mace
bv Mai. sam T.. McCants, on duty at
the Organized Reserve headquarters
in this city. showed the organizations
TO be very satisfactory: state stan
corps and departments, headquarters,
29th Division; headquarters, special
troops. 29th Division; headquarters
detachment. special troops, 29th Divi.
sion. 2sth Military Police Company and
Company A, 372d Infantry.
The provisional appointment Of
sergt. Sylvester r. Blackwell, Com
pany A, S72d Infantry, TO be second
lieutenant In that organization, was
announced at brigade headquarters.
A comprehensive and intensive
training schedule for the officers and
men of the 121st Regiment of En-
gineers has been mapped out for the
quarter ending in July and officers
and men are directed to perfect them
selves in many OF the details before
the annual encampment at forf
Humphreys in the Summer.
Four schools have been established.
and the company commanders have
been directed TO give special attention
10 the selection Of men 10 attend them
and the final judgment as to EN-
trants and the ability Of the men 70
| absorb the courses will be left with
| the instructors.
| The sketching school viii be in
/ charge OF First Lieut. Mushake: the
in oh HF
/ Harhin, regimental plans and training
! officer: the map reproduction school
! in charge Of Technical SerGt. Kaye
/ and the carpentry school in charge o.
1 Master Sergt. Hunt
/ The general lines TO be followed by
I the regiment in training during this
| quarter have been laid down in the
| regimental order and the company
| commanders are instructed TO prepare
/ hesdetails and submit them through
/ the battalion commanders to the reSl-
mental headquarters,
Inspections will be held by COM
panies, .on the first Tuesday in each
month A separate school is 10 be es-
/ tablished for the instruction of re-
cruits, in order TO keep them sep
arated from the main body Of troops
80 as not TO hold them hack in their
drills and schools.
The recent order from brigade
headquarters declaring Pvt. Melvin
W Leaman a deserter has been or
kdered revoked. and the man has been
restored to duty in Company A, l2Ist
Engineers. The order says that Pvt
Leaman having been absent without
leave since August IA, 1925. he will
have the period of his enlistment ex-
tended nv a uariod Of one wear sever
months and eight days, and win not
be discharged by expiration Of tern
! 81 service until October 80. 1928
The following men Of Company u
/ l2ist Engineers, have been ordered
transferred TO the reserve list Of tina;
unit: Pvts. William +. Chinault
Isaac r. Craddock, JohnAI Cribbin
Lester S. keefauyer, ThossRs O. Lea