Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
District National Guard

Following out its annual custom, the
National Guard of the District of Co
lumbia sent group Of It's crack rifle
shots to Annapolis, Md, yesterday
where they had their rifle match with
a team representing the midshipmer
ct the United States Naval Academy.
Headed by Capt. Just c. Jensen, ord
nance department, designated as team
captain, the team was as follows: Capt
Clearance S. Shields Company e, 12ls,
Engineers; First Lieut. Thaddeus "A
Riley, Company e, l21st Engineers;
First Lieut.. Walter r. Stokes, medical
department detachment, l2lst Engi-
Company e, 121st Engineers; Stan
Sergt. Alex j. Thrill, State detachment;
Sergt. Louis A. Robertson, Headquar-
tiers and Service Company, 121st Engi-
neers; Sergt. William D. Putnam, Com
pany E, 12lst Engineers; Sergt. Gilbert
l.. johnson, Company E, 12lst Engt-
neers; C@pl. Eugene A.. Ross, State
detachment; Corpl. Franklin r.
Brickles, Company A, 121st Engineers;
Pvt. (First Glass; Harry B. Parsons,
12lst Engineers; Pvt. (First Class H.
NJ. Boudinot, Company E, 121st Engi-
neers; Pvt. Theodore L. Herrell, Com
pany z, 121st Engineers; Pvt. Phillip
c. Geraci, State detachment.
Upon the completion Of their shoot
the officers and men composing the
team returned to Washington. For
nent have been practicing on the local
range In an effort to prepare them
selves to beat the midshipmen.
The target range at Camp simms,
Congress Heights. D. c., is now open
for voluntary practice on all days ex.
cept Monday or each week or when not
I,xrf rr0,,c ay1ro Y,nrnd IN the range
and on those days after 4 pm. on each
week day, / pm. on Saturday and all
day on Sunday. Unit commanders OF
the Guard have been instructed to take
the necessary action to arrange split
drills and other assemblies OF their
organization at the target range so as
to complete the firing OF the record
course by individuals under their COM
mand before the beginning of the field
training encampment.
Individual members Of the organi-
zation who have been furnished cards
authorizing them to fire on the target
range will be encouraged to make full
use of the facilities. Capt. j. c. Jensen,
ordnance department, executive ofncer
Of the range has been directed to ar
range the time for the use Of the range
by the various units.
The fact that the order directs unit
commanders to arrange for their men
to fire on the range before the annual
encampment indicates that no firing for
qualification will be allowed during the
coming Summer encampment. AS the
War Department has indicated that
some of the time at the coming en-
campments will be devoted to maneu-
vers to test the ability of the Guard to
take its place in the field in time OF
q national emergency, this VIII take
the time which heretofore has been al
lowed to them for target practice.
However, the War Department for the
past several years has been diScourag-
ing the practice Of many organizations
holding of their target practice until
the encsmpment period because Of the
fact that this time was needed more
for actual field training.
While at the camp at Cascade, Md,
the troops had available range which
they used to some extent, but they are
going to Fort Humphreys this year,
that Ii the major portion Of them. The
other troops, composing the divisional
organization, viii not have any time
for target practice, as these troops will
be engaged in q command post ex-
ercise, with Fort George G.. Meade, Md,
as base. and win be on the 60 from
day to day.
Ohicers Of the 2sth Division staff
resident In Washington, headed by Maj.
Gen. Anton Stephan, commander of
this unit, In addition to his command
of the local Guard, left Washington
Friday afternoon for Richmond, Va,
where was held yesterday one Of the
periodical conferences, during which
war games are played. Particularly, al
ence prior to the annual encampment
they discussed the coming command
post exercise which will be carried out
as a division problem at Fort George G..
Meade, Md, In July. A certain amount
of information has been received by the
general and he desired to 90 over It
with the members Of his star, who are
officers Of the Maryland and Virginia
Militia.
The officers regard the coming
nnaneuver as of vast Importance, as It
Is the first one of its kind in which
the 29th Division officers and men have
been called upon to participate since
the division was organized. All Of the
division headquarters troops In Wash
ington will participate, together with
Regular troops, at the Army post. The
maneuver will carry the troops miles
away from the base. and 1t was indicat-
ed that the headquarters Of the division
will move from day to day as the ex-
will require two weeks.
The officers who went from WASH
ington, In addition to Gen. Stephan,
were: Mai. Edward II. Grove, quarter
master; Col. John w. Oehmann, en-
gineer officer; Lieut.. Col. Peyton O..
hewitt, adjutant general, and Capt r. L.
Walker, judge advocate general ofsthe
local Guard, who is acting as aide-de-
camp to Gen. Stephan In the absence
Of Capt. Morgan.
During the conference an ofacer of
the Quartermaster Corps Of the Regular
Army addressed them on the formation
and operation of division train.
Last night the members Of the stan
were the guests at a banquet of the
Richmond Blues, who were celebrating
the anniversary Of the formation of that
famous unit.
The following officers have been de-
tailed to duty at the Guard rife range
on the dates noted to conduct record
target practice In accordance with train
ing regulations and to perform such
other duty as may be assigned them by
the executive officer, Capt. Just G. Jen-
been instructed to be at the range at
o'clock on the day to which they have
been assigned to perform duty. The
assignments follow:
First Lieut. M. A. Miller, 260th Coast
Artillery, and Second Lieut.. Samuel W.
Marsh, 121st Engineers, May IL; First
Lieut.. Rex P. Mulligan, 260th Coast Ar
tillery, and Second Lieut.. William A.
Gormley, 12lst Engineers, May ID; First
Lieut.. ThaddeuS A. Riley and Second
Lieut.. Albert j. Kubeldzis, both of the
121st Engineers, May Is; First Lieut.
John D. Powers and Second Lieut.. VIII
liam r. Lane, both Of the 121st Engi-
neers, June /; First Lieut.. Hugh Everett
jr, l21st Engineers, and Second Lieut.
Percy o. Huff, 260th Coast Artillery
June 8; First Lieut.. James r. Quade