Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13

| Wnlle several units OF the District Of
columbia National Guard are engaged
IN big divisional war game at Fort
George @. Meade, other branches here
encampments In various parts Of the
East. The 29th Division Headquarters
ana division headquarters units, the
permanent station Of which Is here,
were the first to take the field with
other organizations of the division,
which Is composed of the militias of
this city and the States of Maryland
and Virginia.
All Of last week the various bodies
have been theoretically moving great
bodies Of troops throughout the area in
the vicinity Of Fort Meade, Maj. Gen.
Stephan and his staff establishing
headquarters near Laurel, moving myth
ical battalions against an imaginary
enemy by means of messages sent by
telegraph and telephone over some 80
miles OF wire laid out by the divisional
signal company on Thursday the d.
vision was ordered to mass near Priests
tween Washington and Annapolis. They
are supposed to stop the movement of a
Red enemy" moving in from Chesa-
peake Bay.
The large scale exercises, the first
participated In by the division since
its organization, will continue through
out the week. Next Saturday the citizen
soldiers will pack up their war tools
and instruments and leave the camp
for washington to be placed on an in
active status for another year. At the
same time the officers will assist in the
preparation incident to the departure
of the next unit, the 121st Regiment of
Engineers, from Washington for Fort
Humphreys, Va, where that organiza-
ton will go into camp for two weeks Of
field training. 1t will be the first time
In several years that the Engineers have
had to make their own camp. Previously
they have occupied barracks at Fort
Humphreys, Va, or have used the per-
manent camp of the Maryland National
Guard at Camp Albert c. Richie at
Cascade Md.
!. The 29th Division Headquarters has
received notice Of the relief from active
duty and the retirement of Lieut.. Col
Walter v. Shipley, Quartermaster
Corps of the Maryland National Guard.
Col. Shipley has served at various
times in the field with local troops,
whenever the division headquarters was
in training. He was the divisional
transportation officer. It was said ct
headquarters here that Col. Shipley has
accepted position with the Central
Railroad of New Jersey, which requires
him to spend most of his time in New
York.
1T is with genuine regret" says the
order for his retirement, that the
Governor and Commander in Chief
accedes to the request of Col Shipley
for retirement, and he desires to record
in general orders his grateful apprecia-
ton Of Col. Shipley's more than 90
years faithful, loyal and meritorious
service on active duty with the Mary
land National Guard"
First Lieut. William F: Bulls, Bat
terry B. 260th Coast Artillery, has beer
. ordered to report to Mai. Frank C
, Schof1eld, president of an officers ex.
! aiming board, for examination for pro.
motion to the rank of captain Of Coast
Artillery. The board will meet at the
! Coast Artillery Armory.
Lieut.. Col. Peyton G. hewitt has beer
designated as assistant adjutant gen.
eral of the local militia. The order says
that during all periods of absence OF
the adjutant general of the local
militia he viii act in that capacity.
: Pvt. Alex j. Stuart, jr., Company e
!2lst Engineers, has been honorably
discharged to enable him to enter the
United States Military Academy.
A reapportionment of the enlisted
personnel of the various units of the
local Guard is provided for in orders
just issued. The figures indicate that
the total number of enlisted men al
lowed the local Guard has been in
creased during the month from 921 to
967, or 46 men. 1t was said that this
increase was allowed by the department
on account of the mastering in of Bat
terry E, the new machine gun unit OF
the 260th Coast Artillery, which COM
pletes the battalion organization Of that
outfit. While the battery is allowed SIS
men in the reassignment, it was said
. that the addition over the normal in
crease was obtained by transferring men
from other units.
: The allotment Of men to the various
3, units follows:
: State staff, IA; Headquarters De-
tachment, 29th Division Special Troops,
8; Headquarters Detachment, 2eth Di-
vision, S. 29th Division Military Police
Company, go: Medical Department De-
; tachment, 121st Engineers. %; Head
quarters and Service Company, 121st
Engineers, including band. 80; Com
pany A, 121st Engineers, 60; Company
B, 12lst Engineers, So; Company c.
: 121st Engineers, g. Company D, l21st
Engineers, So; Company E, 121st En-
gineers, IS; Company F, 121st Engi-
J: neers, so; Headquarters Detachment
and Combat Train, 260th Coast Artil-
lery, rs; Medical Department Detach-
, ment, 260th Coast Artillery, IL; Battery
A, 260th Coast Artillery, SO; Battery B,
; 26Oth Coast Artillery, SO: Battery c,
260th Coast Artillery, So; Battery E,
260th Coast Artillery, SIS; Company A,
272d Infantry. 70.
Commissioned officers are authorized
for each unit In numbers not exceeding
those authorized by the Militia Bureau
tables of organization for the unit con-
cerned. Enlistments to fill vacancies
caused by separation from the active
: list only will be made in units which
are now at the strength prescribed in
the above list. Units have been or
!. dered not to exceed the strength desig-
mated unless prior authority is received
from the brigade headquarters. How
ever, the commanders of the companies
have been instructed to keep on their
rolls only such personnel as is active,
and whose attendance can be secured, In
order that there will not be in any or
ganizatior personnel that should be
eliminated.
Second Lieut.. John K. CUNNINGHAM,
Battery C, 260th Coast Artillery, has
been transferred to Battery E for duty.
Congratulations have been extended
to Company D, 121st Engineers, on the
report received on their recent annual
inspection. In sending the report, Gen.
Stephan said:
i 1.-THE commanding officer and per-
sonnet of Company D, 121st Engineers,
are congratulated on the very salts
factory rating secured by their or
@nigation at the annual armory in
spection. The remarks of the inspec-
tor as to the effective leadership from
| both commissioned and non-commis-