Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

and possible to obtain will be put be-
hind the two bills which have been
introduced in Congress providing for
the transfer of the Pension Building
to the National Guard Of the District
Of Columbia for use as an armoiy as
soon as the structure is vacated by the
General Accounting Office.
Mai Gen. Anton Stephan, COM
manding the local National Guard as
well as the goth National Guard Divi.
sion, comprising the militia OF this
CITY and the States of Maryland and
Virginia, has sent letter to each en-.
listed man of the local outfit calling
attention to the bills in Congress and
adding that 'it is believed that there
IL an excellent chance OF securing the
enactment of this proposed legislation
at this session Of Congress, and with
that end in view your assistance ana
the assistance OF your friends and as
sociates In urgently needed and solicit
ed in order to secure the desired IA
yored action. Any suggestions which
will be helpful in securing the enact
ment Of this proposed legislation
should be submitted to this headquar-
| ters.'
The regular drill night of the 2G0th
Coast Artillery Battalion, Maj. Waiter
'|~'@
changed from Thursday to Tuesday
nights at $40 o'clock. Drills have
been suspended during the Christmas
holidays, and IL was also announced
that the next scheduled drill viii be
held January 3.
Sergt. Eugene s. Potter has been
reduced to private in the Medical De-
tachment OF the 12lst Regiment Of
Engineers.
pvt. Raymond w. Macomber, Com
pany A, 121st Engineers. has been
honorably discharged from the local
Guard because of his removal from
the District of Columbia.
The training program for the Head
quarters Detachment. 18th Division,
towering the period until August 81.
1923, has been laid down by Lieut..
Col. Peyton G.. hewitt, division adju-
tant, as follows:
All sections will be separately train
ed I'm the basic principles governing the
operation of the respective branches
concerned.
The senior non-commissionedo officer
in each section will be responsible
for the training Of his section. except
as hereafter indicated. and in his alb
sence the next senior will carry on
instruction work.
The General Service School publ
cation. Command STAFF and Logis
tics, together with Army Regula
tons and Training Regulations which
pertain. will be utilized as the basis
of this instruction.
Mobilization plans OF the 10Th d.
vision will be utilized and developed
as much as possible by all sections
Each staff section will prepare lists
and submit TO adjutant's section list
showing all Office equipment. station
cry. supplies. etc. necessary for the
section concerned to begin as an op'
Grating unit in the field at the begin
ming OF the field training encampmen'
of 1928.
Each staff section will prepare a
map tack set. including designations
and signs for use Of the section con
| cerned.
Recruits enlisted for the Headquar
tiers Detachment. 18th Division. VII
be assigned 20 the Headquarters De
tachment Special Troops, esth d.
vision. for recruit instruction. in &C
cordance with War Department reg
uiations and upon completion OF such
training will be given permanent as
signment to a section.
Mai. James r. Lusby. United States
, property and disbursing officer for
the District OF Columbia, each drill
. night for instruction.
The ordnance section will report Il
Capt. ]. &. Jensen. Ordnance Depart
ment. each drill night for instruction
The limiting OF an range firing OF
course \ for the rife. courss
II for the machine gun ant
the dismounted course for the pistol
for National Guard Troops has re
suited. according 10 the Militia Bu
, rsau. In a material reduction in the
. time formerly needed for this train
ing during the field training period
and n corresponding gain in the time
| devoted tn other instruction, The
firing OF the longer courses in pre-
| vious wears necessitated an undue
speeding up OF the range practice dur
ing field training in order that II
might be completed during the three
days allowed. This naturally tended
70 lower the standard OF the training
in such organizations. and ii also
served to reduce the number Of Quai-
ifications THAI might have been OBJ
tanned with less rapid and more uni'
form range practice From infornaa'
the present limitation on the courses
10 he fired has already eliminated this
unsatisfactory condition 10 a large
extent.4 From the reports received
in the Militia Bureau il is noted that
n greater degree o. interest IS being
shown in the Importance OF the pre-
! paratory training prior to range i1r~
ing. which Improvement is reflected
by the increased tjnae now being al.
lotted 10 this phase Of Workmanship
Training in the arrnory training SEIZED
uled.
The PRONUNCIATION OF revised Ma.
,ionai Guard regulations under the
plan outlined in National Guard Reg
ulations Nc. has been practically
completed by the Militia Bureau i;
WAS announced. bur there remain =
few paragraphs az National Guard
Regulations. 1899. which can not I've
reScinded until completion ~ certain
pamphlets now under preparation,
As soon as the pamphlets or
changes are received the correspond,
Ing paragraphs ~ the 1872 reSu,a.
tons should be considered as 81 No
effect, When the entire list ~ pro.
posed revised pamphlets il com-
pleted. a revision ~ National Guard
Regulations, M, /. VIII b. published,
which viii rescind In its entirety Ma.
tlonal Guard Regulations. laS@.
In order tn assist in the training
administration and inspection W the
National Guard there are required for
this duty total of $50 kesular Army
officers and SEA enlisted men as SER
geant Instructors, While the number
NJ Instructors and sergeant Instructors
required vary in the different crsaHt>
aaIsons. depending IN the state ct
training and the diSperStcn ~ its
units, the basis 81 assignment should