Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24
District National Guard

with the arrival officially of Spring,
plans are being made by the members
of the National Guard Of the District
Of Columbia to take to the field at
Camp Simms, Congress Heights, D. c..
the militia rifle range, for practice with
the rife and pistol. Everything has
been placed in readiness for the troops,
and every effort will be made to FIX
convenient periods for the members OF
the Guard to take their annual tests
with the firing pieces with which they
are equipped for field service.
It was announced at the brigade
headquarters that the range is now open
for voluntary practice on all days ex-
cept Monday of each week, except when
there are troops encamped on the
range, and then only after o'clock
pm. on each week day: ! o'clock on
Saturdays and all day Sundays. The
reason that such restrictions are i'm
POSED. is because the local range is
loaned to regular organizations sta
toned in Washington and vicinity for
their annual practice, and as the Guard
is the host IL does not want its own
men to interfere with these regular
duties. But all militlamen will be given
notice of the presence OF other troops
on the range. so that they will not need
to make useless Journeys to the Heights,
Unit commanders of the Guard nave
been instructed to take the necessary
action to arrange split drills and other
assemblies of their organizations at the
range, and make all preparations to
complete the firing of the requisite rec
ord course by individuals under their
command before the beginning OF the
field training periods in August. 1t Is
believed that this gives ample time for
every officer and man to appear at
some time on the range, and fire the
necessary score.
In past years it was the practice to
order the organizations out into the
field for several days each year, when
they would camp on the range until
their scores were completed. But this
has been stopped and the men required
to appear at other times. One of the
reasons for this is that it does not take
the men away from their civilian en-
ployment, and saves some of the criti-
cisr1 formerly voiced because Of the alb
sence of men in Federal employment on
military duty.
Unit commanders also have been ad-
monished to encourage all members OF
their respective organizations who have
been furnished cards emitting them to
individual practice, to make the fullest
range.
Capt. J. c. Jensen, Ordnance Depart
n1ent, executive officer of the range, has
been directed to take the necessary steps
to arrange for the various units to prac-
tice. During the practice, the Guard
scouts also will be on the lookout for
good material for special training for
the rifle team, which will represent the
Guard in various rife matches to be held
during the current year, including the
annual match with the team represent
ing the midshipmen at the United
states Naval Academy. The best shots
in the Guard are picked for the national
team, which completes with Guard teams
from other parts of the country and also
with those representing the regular es-
adjustments.
Instructions have been issued that
company funds and all other money ac-
courts of units of the local Guard will
be inspected prior to April 80 next and
designating those who will make the in
spections. The command officer of
the 121st Regiment of Engineers has
been directed to appoint officers to in
spect the accounts of the Headquarters
and Service Company. Band and Medi-
cal Department Detachment Of that or
ganization.
bdCLallOn ana SlnllldT uillG COIIlIlduu-
ers have been instructed to inspect the
accounts of companies and detachments
within their battalions, and Capt.
Claude Burlingame, State staff, has
been designated to inspect the accounts
of Company A, 372d Infantry.
The order further directs that any
irregularities found in any of the &C
counts, and which are not corrected be-
fore or as result of this inspection,
will be reported at once to the brigade
headquarters Inspecting officers have
been given until May Is next to report
the results of their inspections to the
headquarters.
Prvt. Candida M. Rillon, 29th Mill
tary Police Company, has been ordered
transferred from the active to the re-
serve list of that unit on account Of
business interference with his per-
Torrance of military duty.
An honorable discharge has been or
dered for Prvt. Robert r. Ryan, 29th
Military Police Company, on account
of his removal from the District Of
Columbia.
TOURS.
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