Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

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pressed forward under the direction OF
Maj. George ]. Allen. senior medical
oficeg OF the local Militia, This new
plan for the medical department Of the
Guard Is designed for the purpose of
centering the examination Of recruits
for enlistment, periodical physical
examination Of officers and the inocula-
tion Of newly enlisted troops with ty-
phoid and para-typhoid serunns.
While this work now Is being per-
formed In the medical attachments of
the several units, 1t Is the desire of
Gen. Stephan, he said, that this work
be centered in one place. 1t will thus
relieve the medical officers and men of
the attachments from much Of the
more time for drills. Their drills now
are interrupted by the necessity of look
ing after physical examinations and the
administration Of serums, 1t was said.
1t is understood that Mai. Allen has
submitted tentative plan for the OPP
Grafton of the new medical center,
which includes the assignment of only
one enlisted man as an assistant. When
recruits are enlisted or others re-en-
listed, 1t is the plan to have them sent
Immediately to the new medical center
for examination, and, If they are found
qualified, thGn to Immediately admin
lister the required serums. This will
obviate the necessity Of having large
groups of men at intermittent intervals
being relieved from their regular drills
for this purpose, or even, as has been
done IN some cases IN the past, waiting
until they arrive at the annual encamp-
ment. It Is the plan to have them
qualified physically in every way within
q short time after they are enlisted.
A large room on the mezzanine floor
OF the srmory close to the office OF Gen.
Anton Stephan, who Is fostering the
new center, has been selected and it
will be equipped under the direction of
DR.. Allen. It will be enameled white,
equipped with instrument cases, steril-
tiers, operating tables, ETC., In fact prac-
tically everything which will put 1t on
q par with modern operating rooms.
It also will serve as flrst-aid room for
the treatment of any cases developing
during drill nights.
All officers Of the ordnance and quar-
termaster departments Of the State staff
hereafter will be known Is members Of
the State Detachment of the local
Guard, in accordance with orders is
sued by the War Department.
recapitulation has been made of
the numerical strength of units of the
local Guard, and the organizations have
been authorized to maintain active en-
listed personnel to the maximum
shown below:
State staff, IS; Headquarters De-
tachment, goth Division Special Troops,
8; Headquarters Detachment, 29th Di-
vision, 4S: 29th Division Military Police
Company, 64 Medical Department De-
tachment, l21st Engineers. 10; Head
quarters and Service Company, 121st
Engineers and band, 81; Company A,
12lst Engineers, 81; Company B, 121st
Engineers, so; Company C, 121st Engi-
reers. So: Company D, 121st Engineers,
81; Company E, 12lst Engineers, So:
Company F, 12lst Engineers, go; Medi-
cal Department Detachment, 260th
Coast Artillery, 10; Headquarters De-
tachment and Combat Train, 260th
Coast Artillery, 80; Battery A, 260th
Coast Artillery, 70; Battery c, 260th
Coast Artillery. so, and Company A,
S72d Infantry, II.
This gives total enlisted strength to
1o,aI Guard of 921. AS these figures are
maximum, organizations which have
reached their allowance will only be al
lowed to take new men to fill vacancies
caused by separations from the active
list. However, unit commanders are en-
joined to keep on their rolls only such
personnel as is active and can be pre-
vailed upon to maintain regular at
tendance.
The number of organizations which
could muster enough attendance at
drill last week to obtain a classification
Of superior dropped to three, but gen.
orally the attendance was shown, in the
hgures compiled and made public by
brigade headquarters, to be good. The
three organizations which succeeded in
maintaining the top classification, with
their percentages, were: Headquarters
Detachment, 29th Division, Special
Troons 100; Medical Detachment, 260th
IUast Artillery, $3.50, and the 29th Di-
vision Military Police Company, 92.18.
The other organizations In their respec-
I'VE ciassifications, with percentages in
attendance, follow:
Observation-Disclosures Detachment,
a9th Division, 1888: Quartermaster
Corps Detachment, $3.50; Headquarters
and Service Company, 121st Engineers,
e2e7.
Very Observation-Disclosures De-
tachment and Combat Train, 260th
Coast Artillery, 1912 Company F,
t2ist Engineers, rs; Battery B, 260th
gineers, I'LL; Company c, 121st Engi-
neers. 70.59; Company E, 12lst Engi-
neers, 1888.
Satisfactory-Compa B, 121st En-
yineers. sl.e6; Company A, 121st Engi-
neers, 7056.
Unsatisfactory - Battery c, 260th
Coast Artillery, $685.; Company d,
i31st Engineers, 5S.06; Battery A, 260th
Coast Artillery, $3.50.
Very nsatisfactory-Medical Detach-
tnent. l2lst Engineers. 42.10.
Company A. 372d Infantry, did not
! hold ar. assembly during the period
covered by the above report.
The commission of DR.. Stewart M.
cirayson as a major in the Medical
Corps of the local Guard has been re-
revived, it was announced at brigade
headquarters. Maj. Grayson is COM
mander of the Medical Detachment OF
the 260th Coast Artillery.
Headquarters also received the COM
mission of Second Lieut.. William Il.
Lane as an oficer in the Engineer
Corps. He Is attached to Company T..
l2lst Engineers.
Capt. G. H. Slough. on duty with the
Engineer regiment Of the Pennsylvania
National Guard at Philadelphia, Pa,
has been ordered to washington Tor
temporary duty In connection with the
snnual inspection, by the Army, OF the
l2is. Engineers. He will take the place
ST Capt. S. NJ. Karrick, on duty at
50 corps Area f1edOQudIlcio az In
t!n1ore.. Nd, who had previously been
ordered here for this purpose.
The annual inspection of the local
Guard will begin on May Is, and much
Of the drill and training now taking
place is for the purpose of preparing for
this annual event, when the officers OF
The Army make the check-up to deter
mine the readiness of the organization
Tor field service and to ascertain
whether their equipment also is ready.
Authority has been received from the