Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29


been trailing In the very unsatisfactory
class for most of the year suddenly
reached che satisfactory attendance
class, indicating that many of the men
of these organizations are in the Guard
for the sole purpose OF attending tne
annual encampfnent IL has been Win
SifIculty that several of the units nave
Kent up their strengths during the year.
but within less than three weeks OF the
time they are to go to camp they SUD
6enlp show up with the most creoltsnie
attendance Within a year.
Some of the organizations which have
been struggling along below the mini
mum strength required by the Militia
Bureau of the War Department as
prerequisite to their attending the an
nual encampment have been hetpeo
somewhat by new cnlistmentS. New
enlisfments have been accepted since
July u. despite Sn order issued some
months ago that new men would not De
taken into the Guard within month
of the time Of departure for the annual
encampment. nor would any men be
transferred from the reserve to the
active list Just prior to the departure.
This order was issued II was explained
because the transportation OF new men
Ia the annual encampment usually held
hack the units in their training. be-
cause these new men could not carry
ns, as the men who had been Attending
drills regularly during the winter
months
OF the 10 separate units composing
the local militia. and for the first time
since the return of the troops from
their last annual encampmentS, the at
tendance report issued last week SHOWS
that there were no units IN the I'M
satisfactory classes,
The CusrtermaSter Corps Detach-
rnens. headed by Capt. Fletcher +.
Rsrrsdortf. which holds the record Tor
topping the attendance list, out OF 70
drills mas held the top OF the list l9
times. and again last week IL headed
the list. with 1884 per cent OF Its mem
bership present The band OF the l2iSt
Engineer Regiment headed by War
rant Officer Never Goldman. is second
on the list. with a record of 90.9l per
cent. while the Medical Department
Detachment. 260th Coast Artillery,
Cant S. NJ Grayson, commanding, Is
a close third with percentage OF So.oV.
This last-named organization, the BABY
outfit OF the Guard. out of the nine
drills which il has held since Its &C
centsnce BY the Federal Government
has been III top place eight times
The other organizations. in their
relative order, with attendance per-
centHges, Hollow
observation-disclosures Detachment.
snecisl froous, 2Sth Division, IS 90;
Company r. i2Ist Engineers. SS.4l:
Headquarters Detachment. 260th Coast
Artillery. 1896: Headquarters Detach-
nent, 2eth Division, Sl6S-
Very isfactoTy--C0mpany A. SI2d
Infantry. 1887 Battery C, 26oth Coast
Artillerv. 1919: 2sth Military Police
Company. 1878; Headquarters and
service Company. l21st Engineers.
Fa.4a; Battery B, 26oth Coast Artillery,
so.Is Company B, I2lst Engineers
satisfactory - Medical Department
Detachment, I2lst Engineers, 6s.5I
COMPANY y. 12iSt Engineers. $500
Raftery A. 260th Coast Artillery, $500
COMPANY A. I2Ist Engineers, 6O66'
Company C. I21st Engineers, 5000.
Mai Gen. Anton Stephan. command
ing the 29th National Guard Division
has outlined the training plans OF the
division staff which viii be carried
out hy the organization during the an
nusl encampment at CASCADE No, pc
tween August IL and 26. The Head
Quarters. 5stll. and Headquarters. 9lsf.
Infantry Brigades. components OF the
eofh Division, from Maryland and var
rims. will be included in the training
nisnx. as they also viii be IN camp
at the same time.
-rhe offIcers viii theoretically operate
the divisional troops. most OF the tram
fnr being by map problems, beginning
on August - with troop movement
hv truck, then on August 10 oy the
formation Of an advance guard, iol-
lowed By divisional night halt on
August is.
mars will be given on August Ii. Wnen
fire divisional officers will engage IN
rlstol practice on the camp range,
firing the dismounted course. TnE VIII
- on Saturday, and the following day
-,iYi ne given over TO rest and the re-
eenssoy of visitors, many Of whom are
expected 10 come from Washington 10
see the District citizen soldiers IN
csusp. Monday there VIII be recon
noissance party in the surrounding
mountains. and on the following Gay
= demonstration OF a division en- route:
on August ~ and % the STATS viii
BE- out Of camp for "a hours, on
osv and night command post eXer-
else during which the officers VIII put
in their sleep wherever and whenever
tFev can get 1t. AS there probably
viii be little opportunity for rest dur
ing This long exercise, no duties have
heen mapped out for the following
Gsv. Friday, so that the oihcers tnen
NAV obtain their rest. The last oay
IN camp viii be given over TO the
preparation OF program tor the
ernory training during the ensuing
srnory drill year. The stan WIZ ieaFt
camp on August rs.
Reports made TO the Militia Bureau
Of the War Department BY the iocai
brigade headquarters show that there
we're I.045 officers and enlisted men
IN the local Guard On June 80. These
figures we're called for by the War De-
usYtment in order 10 nix the salary
Of tire United States property and dis
luysing officer Of this district during
the ensuing fiscal year.
TIE figures show for the assigned Ast
there were So officers, ] warrant of1lcer
and 924 enlisted men. and Tor the hn-
assigned list, 4 officers and SO enlisted
men.
Orders for the field encampment OF
the local Guard were issued by brigade
headquarters during the week. II pro-
vides that all field equipment Of the
units which will 90 20 Cascade, Nd, on
August u viii be transported by truck.
II also provides that the advance and
rear defschmentS be detailed for three
days preceding and one day following
the encsmpn1ent Of the respective units,
o. follows. 6luaTtermaster Corps, State
staff, Officer and 10 enlisted men,
i2Ist Engineers, officer and 10 en-
listed men; goth Division Headquarters
Detachment. officer and enlisted
men; 18th Military Police Company, 2
enlisted men, 260th Coast Artillery, ]
Officer and enlisted men and Com
pany A. 572d Infantry. enlisted men.
The following enlisted personnel 81
each company and detachment which
Is to 90 TO Camp Albert &. Richie viii
proceed there At O'Clock pm. August
Il. 80 a. 10 be available Ia camp on
Sunday morning for the preparation Of
me noon meal in sufficient time 70 be
served shortly after the arrival Of the
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