Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22

It was announced at brigade head ~uar-
tiers that contract had been awarded
to the Blue Ridge Transportation Co.
OF Hagerstown. Md, for the troop
movement at the rate of $4.70 per man
per round trip. The troops will be
loaded right at the armory door. and
will be taken direct to their tents III
the camp grounds.
Officers and men travelling for the
local Guard must obtain regular Gov
eminent transportation or lose the
money they pay 1t was indicated IN a
memorandum sent to all troops by MAI.
Gen. Anton Stephan, containing the
| following excerpt from an opinion by
the Controller General Of the United
! States
1.-The intent and effect of the require
ment Of the standardized travel regula-
tons that transportation requests be
used when practicable is that such re-
/ quests should be used in all cases III
which there does not exist some good
reason from the Governments stand.
point rendering their use incapable OF
being put into practice.
| Accordingly have to advise that
credit will not be allowed for any pay
ments as reimbursement for cash fares
| in excess Of 81 paid in connection with
travel performed after June Is, 1879.
| In absence of a clear showing that
transportation request could not nave
been used for the travel"
The figures compiled bv the Sd Corps
Area HEADQUARTERS. at Baltimore. on the
correspondence school courses show ior
the local Guard that In the adjutant
generals department there were en-
rollments. 2 students and s certin-
rates of completion of courses issued'
in the engineering branch there we're
a. enrollments. II kept up the course
sad 46 certificates were issued: IN the
Infantry course there were 4 enron"
ments. students and certificates: IN
the Judge advocate generals department
there were enrollments. students ana
4 certificates; in the ordnance depart
ment there was | enrolment; IN the
ouartermaster department there were
errollmnnts. 3 students and 4 ceroN-
Gates. This gives total OF "a enroll
mnnts. "a students and IS certificates.
The discrepancy between the number
of enrollments and the number OF
students. II was explained. was due 10
tl-a fact that SC . of those who en-
rolled did not keep up the courses. and
the difference between the number OF
students and the number of certificates
Is due to the fact that several certifl-
Gates may be issued to each student.
The Ouartermaster Corps Detachment
again heads the list of units In tn.
matter of attendance, having pushed
out of first place the Medical Depart-
ment Attachment 26oth Coast Artillery.
a new unit. which has held the too
place for more than a month Both
of these organizations were In the
superior class. the former with per-
centage of 9a.3s and the latter with
percentage of 90.
The other organizations. in their re-
spectiye classifications. with percentages
of attendance for the week. follow:
Excellent-Headouart Detachment,
Special Troops. goth Division. $500;
Company F. l2lst Engineers, 85.72:
Headquarters Detachment 260th Coast
Artillery, 8261: Headquarters Detach-
ment. goth Division. S2.26.
Very Company A. 372d
Infantry. 1888: Band. 12lst Engineers.
1888: goth Military Police Company,
1859
Satisfactory-Battery C, 260th Coast