Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
District National Guard

< With the announcement Of the camp
site for the 260th Coast Artillery, Ma
tional Guard Of the District of Column
bia, provision has been made for thu
annual training periods of all the loca
militia units this Summer. It hac
been planned to send this organization
to the Army Proving Ground at Aber'
deem. Md, and this was carried in the
list Of camp training places. but 1t haS
since been changed to the old training
ground Of this organization, at For
Monroe, Va.
It is understood it was at first
planned not to send the Coast Artillery
to Fort Monroe because 1t was believed
that other units might be using the
anti-aircraft equipment there at the
time when the local Guard usually
takes its training.
The local brigade headquarters re-
ceived last week the lengthy instruc-
lions carrying the details for the con-
duct of the Summer training camps
The local Guard win be scattered in
four different places. In addition to
the above assignment, the 121st Regi-
naent Of Engineers will 60 to Fort
Humphreys, va: the 29th Division staff
and division headquarters troops will be
sent to Fort George G. Meade, Md, for
the first division maneuvers since its
organization, while Company A, 3T2d
Infantry, colored troops, will go to
Camp Albert G. Ritchie, at Cascade,
Md, In the midst Of a number OF
mountain Summer resorts. 1t was said
that the assignment of the Engineers to
the Virginia camp, instead of sending
them back to Cascade, where the troops
have had such fine camps, is because OF
q practice of rotation. It Is planned, 1t
was said, to send them one year TO Hum
phreys, another time to Virginia Beach
and then again to Cascade. The only
objections to Humphreys as a
camping ground, it was said, were Its
proximity to the city and the lack OF
recreation facilities nearby.
The instructions for the holding Of
the camps say that programs for the
field period must reach the headquar-
ters of the Sd Corps Area, in Balti-
more. at least two months prior TO the
opening of the camps. Visitors, accord
ing to the training schedule, are to be
given q cordial welcome at all the
camps, and add that ceremonies as q
courteSy to visitors viii be held at such
time as not to Interfere with scheo-
niles of instruction.
As the Fort Humphreys camp viii
Furnish facilities for bathing In the
Potomac River, it win be necessary TO
make special arrangements during the
swimming periods, In accordance with
The instructions given. The program
calls for the giving Of instruction to
non-swtmmerS, provision OF adequate
observation and life-Saving means;
checking swimmers In and out OF the
bathing area by roll call or other
means; provision Of safe restricted
area for non-swimmers and to cause
swimmers to battle in pairs for better
observation and quick reporting OF acci-
dents.
The Summer training period Of 1880,
the circular from the corps area head
quarters says, win make greater de-
naand on the regular organizations than
usual. Not only will certain reductions
and readjustments of garrisons have
been carried out, but the corps COM
xnand post exercise will be conducted
at Fort George G. Meade July 6 to 19
calling for the withdrawal Of consid-
cradle personnel from posts and sta
tions. The situation, the regular ON
GERS point out, win demand the most
careful coordination and forethought
and an economical use Of both person
mel and material. It is, nevertheless
expected that the command viii carry
the load successfully.
While National Guard camps VIII b
IN command Of the militia officers
there will be Regular Army d1recto
Of training on duty. He Is DEFINED q
that officer of the Regular Army VIII
serves In the capacity of adviser to tn
National Guard camp commander rela
tive to training matters, and who CO.
ordinateS and directs the activities o
such other Regular Army instructor
personnel as may be present. How
ever, it was pointed out that the re