Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23

Adjutants general Of the National
: Guard Of the various States of the
country are scheduled to assemble here
on April II, IS and Is to discuss prob
s lens concerning the Guard This meet
81 ing is being held in pursuance of di-
/. fections given at the last annual con-
vention of the National Guard Asso-
> citation of the United States.
The meeting is to be held In the
Munitions Building, and also viii be at
tended by officers from the Militia
Bureau of the War Department, which
deals directly with the National Guard
affairs. The officers viii give expert
enceS of various problems which con-
front the various State Militia organl-
cations, and, by exchanging of views,
: seek 10 reach solution which will be
for the general good of the organiza-
: ton. The local National Guard will be
represented at the conference by Lieut..
Col. Frederic H. Smith, adjutant gen.
eral, and Lieut.. Col. Peyton G. hewitt,
adjutant general of the 29th National
Guard Division, which comprises the
militia Of this city, Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
Capt. Steward M Grayson, COM
mander of the Medical Department De-
tachment, 26oth Coast Artillery. has
been ordered to appear before a board
of officers, of which Mai George j.
Allen, State staff, is president, for eX-
animation for promotion to the rank of
major.
While the Headquarters Detachment
of the '260th Coast Artillery is I'D to full
strength, members of that organization
are being urged to bring in enough men
so that the new machine gun organi-
zation, Battery E, may be formed and
mustered into being. Efforts have been
under way for some weeks to recruit
enough men for this organization, new
one allotted to the District troops.
1t was pointed out that men for the
Headquarters Detachment have to have
special qualifications, such as expert
ence as radio operators, telephone re-
pairmen, truck drivers and visual sig
nalmen.
Mai William Mckee Dunn. Virginia
National Guard, has been assigned as
assistant chief Of staff of the 18th Ma
tional Guard Division, in accordance
with recommendations of the division
commander, according to orders re-
ceived here from the adjutant general
of the Virginia National Guard at
Richmond.
= Little or no opportunity was given the
members Of the local Guard to witness
any Of the festivities incident to the
George Washington birthday anniver-
sary ceremonies in Alexandria yester-
day. They just went into the city,
paraded and came right out again.
The orders issued provided for the
troops to be landed in the city within
two blocks of the beginning of the
procession, and, after marching, they
were loaded on the trains and started
back to Washington, before the entire
parade had been completed.
The Quartermaster Corps Detach-
ment reached 100 per cent in its at
tendance of personnel at the drill last
week, and was at the top of the list
OF the organizations classed as superior.
Two other organizations in this grouo
were the 18th Division Military Police
Company with a percentage of go. 90
and the Medical Department Detach-
ment 260th Coast Artillery, with a
rating Of 92.s5. The other organiza-
tions in their respective classihcations,
with percentages, follow:
Excellent-Headquar Detachment.
29th Division, 1887: Headquarters De-
tachment and Combat Train, 260th
Coast Artillery, 82.14; Headquarters and
Service Company, 121st Engineers,
Very Company c, l21st
Engineers, 1908; Battery B, 26Oth
Coast Artillery, Tab; Company F, l21st
Engineers, 7O49.
Satisfactory Company B. 12lst En-
glneers, $685.; Company A, 12Ist Engi-
neers, $685.; Medical Department De-
tachment, 121st Engineers, 68.42; Bat
terry B, 260th Coast Artillery, Sta:
Company A. 372d Infantry. 1888; Bat
terry A, 26oth Coast Artillery, 622e;
Company e, 121st Engineers, 61.54.
Unsatisfactory - Headquarters De-
eachment, 29th Division, Special Troops,
STA; Band, l21St Engineers, $3.50:
Company D. l21st Engineers, 52.3s.
The appointment of Sergt William
Il. Land, Company e, 12lst Engineers.
as second lieutenant of engineers, and
his assignment to Company z, was an
nounced.
Much interest is being evinced by
the officers and men of the local Guard
IN the plans of the War Department
70 nave the militia show to the ARMY
az the coming field encampments Just
what 1t can be expected to do in the
way Of field activities in the event of
q call to the colors. Heretofore, the
troops have had more or less regular
form OF drill routine in camp, with
possibly short march toward the
END OF the encampment. This, it is
oeLeVed, did not give the organizations
an opportunity to show Just what thew
could do In the event of a sudden order
to take the field
In accordance with instructions is
sued by the War Department local
troop commanders are pIacine in their
camp schedules this year a period of
Two or three days during which there
VIII be active field exercises which are
destined to show the observing ARMY
officers VINO will be detailed to the
camps Just what can be expected from
the Guard units in backing up the reg
ular Army in time of a national
these exercises be included in the camp
training schedule will materially
shorten the routine activities, and will
require certain amount of intensive
training in the days just prior to be-
ginning the maneuvers. However. it
Is understood that both officers and
men are enthusiastic over this pros
pect of obtaining some real battle
training experience, and are entering
Fundamentally into the plans.
The personnel Of the local Guard is
being combed by Capt. Just C. Jensen.
Or7lance Department, who has been
koe3gnated captain of all rife teams
Ach VIII represent the local militia in
al competitions during 1880, for candi-
dates for these teams, but particularly
the one which will participate in the
national matches, when it will be
pitted not only against other militia
teams, but organizations representing
the Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
No recommendations as to personnel
nave yet been made to headquarters,
but a close check is being made on the
scores being made by members of the
Guard firing on the indoor range of
the Guard, and will be continued when
the men go to Camp Simms, Congress
HeightS. D. c. the rife range of the