Evening star., 1928-10-21

Inspections of all small arms and au-
tomato guns in the possession of the
National Guard of the District of Co.
lumbia was begun last week. under the
direction of Capt Arthur H. Luse, Ord
nance Department. assistant to the
ordnance officer of the Sd Army Corps
Area, with headquarters in Baltimore,
Md.
Lieut. Col. Frederic H. Smith, ad-
jutant general of the local militia, said
that this was an annual inspection
which is conducted for the purpose OF
finding what rifles and automatic guns
! are in need of repair. and which should
be sent to the arsenals for repair and
which could be done by the personnel of
the unit having them in their posses
SION. 1t is expected that following the
inspections and the subsequent repairs
the ordnance equipment will be in
as fine shape As that of any organi5a-
ton in the country
The inspections began Thursday with
one company of the 12lst Engineers,
two companies of the same regiment on
Friday and two companies on Saturday.
Beginning tomorrow, two more COM
panies of the Engineer regiment will
be taken up, and then for the next two
days two batteries on each day of the
"
| special troop units will be given atten-
| ton on Thursday. and the inspection
will end with survey OF the equipment
| in the possession of Company A, 372d
Infantry, on Friday.
Commanding officers of units we're di-
rected by Col. Smith to have rep
resentative of the company present dur
| ing the inspections, or, if this could not
be done. to give reason why. In the
event that any one from the company
could not be present, the officer was re-
quired to deliver the keys to the United
States property and disbursing officer.
Five enlisted men last week took the
examinations for selection as candi-
date from the organization to West
Point The War Department has al
lotted one appointment to the District
of Columbia. and the man who makes
me highest marks in the examination
| gwen by the United States civil service
/ commission will receive the coveted
post. The five men who took the exami-
nations are Paul v. Evans, Edgar c..
Doleman. Douglas C. Gilbert. William j.
cave and Ralph E. Ramsey. The sue
cesful candidate, however. will have to
take the usual entrance examination, it
was said
! The training schedule for the o60th
Coast Artillery. prepared by First Lieut..
| William j. Heale. acting plans and
| training officer of the organization, has
been forwarded to brigade headquarters.
| following its approval by Maj, Walter
| w. Burns. commanding the unit It
! provides that the training objective for
the current drill year is to reach a
stage in training where the organiza-
| ton will be sble to function efficiently
as battalion of Anti-aircraft Coast
| Artillery. in which each organization
accompanies its mission in an eff
cient manner, and to prepare for the
field training period next Summer at
| Fort Monroe, Va.
Each unit of the battalion is re-
duired to keep posted a training chart
| at all times. which will show at a
| glance the state of training of the or
| ganization. To insure the attainment
of the objective. one drill each quarter
| for each organization will be devoted
| to training inspection by Maj Burns
or an officer designated by him to make
! the inspection. Unit commanders will
| be held accountable for the proper prog
ress of their respective commands.
The training Of range sections. Spe-
! cialiStS and cooks is stressed in the
order, and it is required that particular
! attention be devoted to the care of arms
and equipment, so that the men will be
| as proficient in the care of the arms
and equipment issued to them as they
are in their use. Time also will be
| devoted to the tactical employment of
anti-aircraft artillery. as we'll as to its
! mechanical functioning.
The allotment of hours for the drill
year for EACH subject follows: Artillery
drill, "a hours: Infantry drill, IL hours
interior guard duty. 6 hours: physical
| training, hours care of arms and
| equipment. hours riot duty, hours
| first-aid instruction, hours; personal
! and social hygiene, 2 hours military
! courtesy, 3 hours, reading of the ar