Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14
District National Guard

10, and will be under the direction OF
fare Service of the Army, and the Sec
end will be held on August Is.
The usual 24-hour command post
exercise will be held also this year.
During this exercise regular division
headquarters, with the necessary sub
headquarters, will be set up in the near
by mountains, and miles of commune
cation lines will be laid along the road
sides in an effort to defeat an imaginary
enemy. The officers will have regular
war maps. and by means of orders is
sued from time.to time, and reports
received from outpost stations, will
work out war problem under the
guidance of the Regular officers. They
will live for "a hours under actual field
service conditions.
In this work they will have the sup
port of the division signal company
from Norfolk, Va, and the air service
of the Maryland National Guard.
Other features of the program follow:
August IL, solution of war problems and
organization, including the preparation
of combat orders, dispatch OF messages,
etc, all based on the Battle of Gettys-
burg: August IA. conference on mohi-
lization plans; August is, map prob
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rail, and another map problem on Au-
gust II.
Sunday will be a day of rest for the
personnel, and the second week will
begin on Monday with a flank guard
map problem; August 20, a terrain exer-
else, dealing with reconnaissance and
attack; August 81, map problem, deal
ing with supply. The camp will con-
clude on August "a. with conference
at which there will be a critique of
camp work and discussion of the staff
training schedule for the ensuing year.
In order to carry out their training
properly, it has been suggested to the
officers that they take to camp with
them the field service regulations, the
field service staff manual, command.
staff and logistics, text book. tactical
principles and decision. tables OF organi-
cation, reference data and combat
orders.
Brigade headquarters has received
from Miss Mabel r. McComas, hostess
of the Service Club, located on Lake
Roger. in Camp Richie, letter stat
ing that she would be glad to make
reservations at the club for members
Of the local Guard. The club is operated
under the direction of the camp in a
large SGOIl6 UullulIlS cIeCbtu Uy lie
Maryland National Guard. Special rates
are provided for the families of the en-
listed personnel.
Capt. S. M Grayson, commanding
the Medical Corps Detachment. 260th
Coast Artillery, has been assigned to
duty as medical director of the en-
campment of the Washington High
School Cadet Corps, now being held at
Camp SimmS, the National Guard rife
range at Congress Heights, D. C.
Pvt Richard M. Whiteside, Quarter
master Corps Detachment, State staff,
has been honorably discharged on &C.
count of removal from the District OF
Columbia.
Pvt. Woodrow w. Gray, Company D,
121st Engineers, has been honorably
discharged, to permit him to enlist In
the United States Army.
Pvt. Charles I. Fisher has been
transferred from the reserve to the
active list of the goth Division Military
Police Company.
The following members of the 121st
Regiment of Engineers have been hon
orably discharged Or account Of re-
moval from the city: Staff Sergt. Will
liam H. Scott. Medical Department
Detachment, and Corpl. William