Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12

field for its annual PERIOD OF tram
ing for the past four months, and on
last Tuesday night actually completed
the packing Of its equipment. secret
orders were issued Yesterday afternoon
TO the oficers and men to assemble on
Sunday, this for the purpose Of test
ing the rapiCiity With which they could
be prepared Tor the field.
This test mobilization is intended to
show the rapidity with which the
troops can be assembled from their
businesses and occupations on short no.
tlce. prepared to take the field for
any emergency. il is usually done III
the arnlory drill period. without any
such preparation as has marked the
activities for the present encampment
Within II hours after the notice is
sent out, the organization Is expected
20 be ready to take the field. Each unit
commander is supposed to keep a rapid
assembly roster. by which upon notlil-
cation of the unit commander, ne
calls \ couple of men under him, ana
they in turn each notify two more, ana
SO on the notice spreads out in tanlike
fashion until every member OF the
unit Is notified 10 report to the armory
at once However. last night the men
had all made preparations and knew
that they had 10 report at the armory
at $50 o'clock this morning. long be-
fore the secret mobilization orders
were sent out late yesterday afternoon
The result viii be that the mohili-
Eauon will not be a real test OF the
ability of the local GuardSmen TO get
from their homes into the field. and II.
Will partake more of the routine as
sembly. However. the Guard ohlclalS
were very cautious TO prevent any leak
In the plans.
Each unit commander must report
immediately after the time set for the
assembly the time the order was re-
ceived. the hour and date it was COM
pleted, the strength by officers and
men. the number absent. total number
in the organization, the number OF
men necessary to bring the organiza-
tion to peace strength and the number
necessary TO bring the organization 70
war strength. He also must report the
deficiencies III equipment. and the eStl-
mated time it will take 70 prepare the
organization 10 start for the theater OF
operations.
After a two-week stay at Fort Mon
roe. Va, the 260th Battalion Of Coast
Artillery returned 10 Washington yes
terdav to be denobilized for another
year of armory training, They have
been studying anti-aircraft firing at the
Virginia post and were trained in the
work of searching airplanes out OF the
sky at night with the powerful Search- /
lights They also participated in target /
practice. firing at moving targets towed /
BY alrplanes.
Within a few hours after their ar
rival the biggest contingent OF District /
troouS will move out early today Tor /
Camp Albert c. Richie, at Cascade, /
Md. for two weeks of field training /
This viii include the I21St Regiment /
of Engineers. the 29th Division troops, /
the 29th Division staff. the 18th Mill |
tary Police Company, the Medical De- |
partnent detachment and Company A, |
S72d Infantry.
The camp TO which these troops are I
going is said by Guard onciais 10 DC /
one of the most attractive that has /
been available to the Guard for many /
years. located. as it is. in the Blue /
Ridge Mountains, close TO the SUM- /
ner resort Of Pen Mar and only few /
miles from the Gettysburg battlefields /
Permanent camp facilities such as I
stone mess halls and witchenS have been I
erected by the State OF Maryland, and /
all Of the tents which the troops VIII /
occupy have been floored. They were /
used by the Maryland troops, which .
( left camp only a short time before the
arrival Of the District Of Columbia con-
tingent.
IN addition. there are recreation ia
ciiities available on the camp site, In
GLIDING a large clubhouse and an artl-
fetal lake, covering 10 acres, which Is
used for boating and swimming. Dane
ing is provided at the clubhouse. In /
addition 70 these recreation faculties
there is a large target range on the /
ground which the rife experts may use /
any time they are not participating In /
the actual drill work OF the encamp- !
ment.
One of the duties OF the engineers /
at this camp viii be TO increase some /
Of the permanent facilities. The militia
Bureau has authorized funds Tor the
purchase of material with which to
build concrete machine gun pits at the |
rife range, so that the engineers may /
have them for practice. Work on this
construction viii be started early to-
morrow, so that they VIII be ready for
use before the encampment period ex-
pires
As bridge building is one of the i'm
pOrtant cuties OF the engineer regiment.
The troops viii get some valuable train
fne and al the same time aid in the
permanent improvement Of the camp
when they construct two perma-
ncnt bridges in the vicinity OF the lake.
Private Everett c. Nickel Company
r I2Ist Engineers. has been honorabiy
discharged on account of his removal
1iom the District Of Columbia
Brigade headquarters announced the
acceptance by the President Of the
United States Of the resignation Of
Second Lieut. Alfred l.. JorgenSen, |
Company B. i2lst Engineers. Lieut.. |
Jorgensen is a brother Of Capt William
r. Jorgensen, commanding Company G,
12ist Engineers.
Sergt Richard H Hart. Company E, /
i2lst Engineers, has been appointed /
second lieutenant and assigned 10 Com |
pany 3, same regiment. second Lieut.. |
John .. Powers, Company F. l2ist En- /
gineers, has been promoted 10 first lieu /
tenant and reassigned TO the same unit. !
The 2sth Division Signal Company.
from Norfolk Va. notified division
headquarters here that II was trans
porting 10 camp its lOud-gpeaker public
address system, which would be avail
able for use at any ceremonies which
might be held al the camp during the
next two weeks.
First Lieut.. Rex p Mulligan. 260th
Coast Artillery, has been notified by the
War Department that he has been COM
rnisgiOned in the same rank IN the
Coast Artillery branch Of the Ofilcers'
Reserve Corps of the Army.
Second Lieut. Pearson c Conlyn.
Company f. l2Igt Engineers has been
commissioned n the same rank IN the
Engineer branch % The Officers Re-
serve Corps.
Mai T. II Grove. commanding the
2ssn Division headquarters troops. went
30 Cascade last week 10 make prepa~
Yations for the accommodation Of the
division staff which viii be nobllized